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Well, this is why they aren't drag cars. (vid)
So I gave into some shenanigans with a guy named Andy in a Volvo 850 Turbo. He's a gearhead and likes euro cars, and asks if I'd like to take a drive.
Take a drive to someone in Porsche usually brings thoughts of curves and twisties. Thats not what he had in mind. I was thoroughly impressed with what his car has going on with it. I believe it's a 2.4 litre 5 cylider, turbo, pushing 15psi. he's making approx. 260 HP according to him. I don't doubt it. So for your viewing pleasure, watch as I get whooped by this thing on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkP2LMmQ9PE To my effect, rolling starts suck, but watch the second run, I light 'em up in second, and you really hear that nice Porsche sound, compared to the refridgerator motor sound of the volvo... Note he listed my car as being a normal 924, so that makes me look a bit better I guess. But for going up against a car with 100 more horsepower, I say I did nicely. I offered to take him on some twisties. He declined, knowing what the outcome of that would be,  .
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In before the lock........
But......I am actually amazed that you were even that close?
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Looks like his car is pretty slow....me thinks he might be overestimating his car a little
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Sweet vid, IM surprised you did that good on a stock 924S he only had about a cars lenght on you. Be careful when you chirp gears like you did, I had to relearn how to drive cus I was to hard on the tranny and poped 2 of them.
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My ex had a 850T and they are in my opinion slightly faster than a stock 944 or 924S.
They can however be made to produce some serious power, ive seen some videos of them lighting up the tires at highway speeds.
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Nice to see the 924S can do that well vs. a Volvo Turbo.
BTW Techno.. I love the videos you put up on youtube, especially the donuts vid with flames out of the exhaust.
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Thanks Craig, happy you enjoy them. I dont remember exactly whos car it was but he frequents the Rennlist forum. I have a couple of other cool videos of it that i will upload.
My particular favorite part of that video is when he drives off screen and you hear a backfire, the entire surrounding area lights up!
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i'll take him on in mine...
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Andy, the owner of the Volvo, has dome some slight modifications to the intake system, and has installed a pretty nifty boost controller I believe. I doubt stock 850T's run at 15psi.... do they? Seems a bit much for everyday use.
I have ridden in the car and to be honest It was hard to tell how fast it was being a passenger. It is an automatic but it pulls strong for an auto. But the video tells all I guess. The 850T's were awarded the name of being 5th Gear's best Sleeper Car. I'd say that's about right. And about the shifting, that was my dumb fault. I actually tapped the limiter as it came up faster than I had though, since on the 2nd pass I downshifted and started in 1st instead of 2nd (we were going slower)... On a standing start, the 924S would have been off the line much quicker than his car I believe. Quote:
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turbo to turbo is more like comparing apples to apples. then again, i still need to dyno my car...
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As far as the 850T to a 924S ... I don't think you could get two more different looking cars side by side.
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  i think you could fit the smart car into the hummer's gas tank..
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lol, funny you mention the smart car. I just saw a video on google videos of a smart car stripped out with a 1100cc streetbike engine in it. Search for it on google video, its worth seeing. Think 13000 rpm go kart.
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 Not sure if Zman would....... he has a zero tolerance policy on this kinda stuff. ........ the 944 world was just starting to get over the Volvo 740 Turbo wagon commercial (to a radar gun they are both the same)...........and you guys make another video for the world to see.
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wow
That would definitely go on my "Most Fun You Can Have With Your Pants On" list.
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The Kraut Burner
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