View Poll Results: 12 second CRX or 6spd Fbody
CRX
109
39.64%
6spd Fbody
166
60.36%
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12 second CRX or a 6spd Fbody
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Re: 12 second CRX or a 6spd Fbody
Originally Posted by JLUDE
assuming this was STRICTLY a drag car I'd take the F-body...more potential for the same investment. If it was to be driven on the street I'd prefer a CRX because, well I actually like taking turns at 3X the suggested speed and an F-body, being a land yacht, is not quite a handling gem.
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F body's in stock form will outhandle most cars on the road, despite being 3600lbs.
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Re: 12 second CRX or a 6spd Fbody
Originally Posted by ritz
I agree.
Just because they are heavy doesn't mean they can't handle. For the most part the main problem on F-bodies is body roll which can be taken care of with some swaybars. Back those up with some nice shocks/springs. Then you can get into the LCA's. It's not hard to make an F-body handle like a motherfucker. As soon as I get my front swaybar I'll be testing it out.
Just because they are heavy doesn't mean they can't handle. For the most part the main problem on F-bodies is body roll which can be taken care of with some swaybars. Back those up with some nice shocks/springs. Then you can get into the LCA's. It's not hard to make an F-body handle like a motherfucker. As soon as I get my front swaybar I'll be testing it out.
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Re: 12 second CRX or a 6spd Fbody
Originally Posted by spic
I love how many people bash the handling of F-body's when they've never driven one.
I love it.
I love it.
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Re: 12 second CRX or a 6spd Fbody
Originally Posted by blkmjk
i used oen a 88 firbird my self. that thing was a peice. sorry
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Re: 12 second CRX or a 6spd Fbody
Originally Posted by Shawn
Thats funny, Touring II results in SCCA's Road Racing series say otherwise. Especially when they're beating 350z's, Supra's, S2000's, Porsche Boxster's, and many other cars with only exhaust, shock absorber, and tire modifications.
F body's in stock form will outhandle most cars on the road, despite being 3600lbs.
F body's in stock form will outhandle most cars on the road, despite being 3600lbs.
I'd pay good money to see someone in an F-body outhandle an S2000 on ANY road course. It is simply not going to happen. It's called physics.
I won't say an F-body can't handle but no V8, 3600 lb car is going to keep up with an S2000 on a nice curvy track, I'm sorry. for very low investment an F-body can be cracking 12 second 1/4 miles but even modded to the hilt it would have trouble keeping up with a stock S2000 with anyone who knew how to drive the S2K in the curves.
You can't see one pro-driver take a few S2K's to school because he could drive an assume it's the car.
