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Originally Posted by cantdrv55
I have to admit that I did. When I was 27 y/o, I bought a brand new 1987 Honda CRX Si. That thing was pretty quick off the line and handled pretty well for a front wheel drive. I was living in the San Fernando Valley at the time but worked in Santa Monica. There were P-cars galore there as yuppies were everywhere. I never tried to take on 911s but 944s were fair game. I think the CRX beat the 944 to 60 but it topped out at 115 mph. Still, that car was FUN.
Now, when someone tries to street race me in my 911, I just think back to how I was back in the day. Makes me smile a little.
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I have been known to engage in the occasional street race.
Some of my favorite performers:
83 928S 4.7L V-8.(approx 300rwhp) Best 1/4 mile in 13.67 secs.
68 LeMans 355cid ZZ-4 GM roller cam motor(400hp), 12 bolt posi 4.10, Turbo 400 w/3000rpm stall, Best 1/4 mile 12.44secs.
83 Buick T-Type Turbo 3.8L SFI Turbo V-6@18psi (400hp) Best 1/4 mile 12.8 secs.
96 Eclipse GS with transplanted 98 Turbo motor (approx 250hp) Best 1/4 mile 13.8 secs.
89 Cougar XR7 w/ tranpslanted Mustang GT 5.0L HO V-8 (250hp) Best 1/4 mile time 14.86 secs.
There were more, but i didn't take pix of all of my cars when i had them. :-/