bluetwo
11-29-2004, 07:28 AM
it was not even close. the supercharged V6 (1mz-fe from an avalon) with nitrous owned by Brad Bedell destroyed the competition in the latest Ultimate Street Car Challenge (January issue should be at your local bookstore by now).
http://www.mr2oc.com/showthread.php?t=69294
1200 total points - highest ever.
Base Price 2nd 103pts
Car Show 2nd 79 pts
Guru Pannel 5th 69pts
Dyno (Peak power) 4th 46pts -- 442hp
Dyno (Power Delivery) "area under the curve" 2nd 96pts
Emissions 5th 96pts
Grandma Test 4th 71pts
Driveability 3rd 93pts
Fuel Economy 1st (43.8mpg WOW) 120pts
Acceleration (Drag) 4th (12.69@122.20) 92pts
Aceleration (20 - 100) 1st (7.28sce) 110pts
Braking 1st (99.29 ft) 110pts STOCK brake system
Skidpad 3rd(tie) 74pts 1.021g ---At this point he could not loose!
Road course 9th(tie) 78.42 sec cruised around the course with the AC on.
Gross display of Horsepower 1st 24pts
incidentally, there is also a new book on the market called Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies, written by another member of the MR2 Community (David Vespremi), is available pretty much everywhere (B&N, Borders, Amazon.com, etc).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0764571427/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-7031503-5260114#reader-link
that's his MR2 on the cover.
http://www.mr2oc.com/showthread.php?t=69294
1200 total points - highest ever.
Base Price 2nd 103pts
Car Show 2nd 79 pts
Guru Pannel 5th 69pts
Dyno (Peak power) 4th 46pts -- 442hp
Dyno (Power Delivery) "area under the curve" 2nd 96pts
Emissions 5th 96pts
Grandma Test 4th 71pts
Driveability 3rd 93pts
Fuel Economy 1st (43.8mpg WOW) 120pts
Acceleration (Drag) 4th (12.69@122.20) 92pts
Aceleration (20 - 100) 1st (7.28sce) 110pts
Braking 1st (99.29 ft) 110pts STOCK brake system
Skidpad 3rd(tie) 74pts 1.021g ---At this point he could not loose!
Road course 9th(tie) 78.42 sec cruised around the course with the AC on.
Gross display of Horsepower 1st 24pts
incidentally, there is also a new book on the market called Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies, written by another member of the MR2 Community (David Vespremi), is available pretty much everywhere (B&N, Borders, Amazon.com, etc).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0764571427/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-7031503-5260114#reader-link
that's his MR2 on the cover.