just came back from my 'cruise' as i was dropping a mate off at home. i live just north of sutherland, and he lives past wollongong.

anyway - on my way down, i noticed a very sexy car, came out to be magna sports. raced it down the hill - very nicely done by the other driver (130's most of the way down) - on a straight though - as i tried to push the accelerator through the floor, i noticed how quickly he pulled away, and i mean QUICKLY.

so the question comes to this - what's the difference between my 2002 advance, and his sports? not sure of the year, but i'm guessing 2002 also - due to the tail lights.

btw - i noticed the car stopping to accelerate after reaching 215 - how so? is that the comps limit? as the car doesnt struggle to get to the speed at all even on a straight.

after noticing how much petrol it guzzled tonight - i stopped a petrol station back at sutherland, and noticed how dirty the front was from hitting all the flies :( - will have to see if i can take the grill out tomorrow, as i'm sure its packed with 'crap'

for anyone in the area - i made a new personal record tonight - 14 minutes from wollongong uni to sutherland.

thanx guys

dah...14mins....thats *** skitz bro.

was this magna a dark colour? if it had UND-13S plates...thats a *** menace...his car has a lot of work dun to it...lives around engadine...engine wise and suspension...pretty kool dude actually. his car pulls like a 16yr old boy...its a sweet lookin ride aswell

how do you know what a 16year old boy pulls like

yeh! ooo bad call. please edit. :lol:

try doinga search n the sports Xinus. lots has been covered on the technicality of the sports.

but also, you never know whats under the hood, do yah :oops:

Trav

[quote:2f4c155756]but also, you never know whats under the hood, do yah [/quote:2f4c155756]

An engine?? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Go a sports any day.. saves you buying white dials and exhaust and fog lights :D

This was a dark blue/green (it was VERY early in the morning) - it looked stock to me :?

anyway - lets do some searching...

Could it be auto v manual?

warren....i know cause i used to b one...

stock as in ride height n stock wheels...

did u notice the plates?

nope- didnt pay much attention to the wheels :(

pretty sure it was stockish (height and wheels), although we were both pushing 200+, it was a bit hard to check out his wheels

.. what's the difference between my 2002 advance, and his sports? not sure of the year, but i'm guessing 2002 also - due to the tail lights.

..

You hang around these forums and you don't know?

About 8 kilowatts and 3 Nm. Not much.
Was his manual? was it modified? we don't know.

Cheers. :D

mah...ah well....least it was fun.


u coming on sundays cruise?

im in engadine...close 2 u i beleave!

1. If it's a manual (sports), then gear changing / takeoffs will be a lot quicker than the automatic TJ Advance. I've noticed on crusies too, that even the 3.0L manuals can pull off quicker. Though without A/C the auto box still does pretty good most of the time.

2. Exhaust - Is yours stock? If so, then there's your problem. When I went to a straight though Lukey muffler, higher RPM range was improved a lot, certinally made 'racing applications' a lot better. Now once I hit ~80k/hr, etc, the car want's too keep on pulling and doesn't seemt to die off as quick.

3. Was your AirCon OFF? This makes a HUGE difference. Racing?=No AC :)

BLKWGN:

I'd love to if i aint working (most likely will be - how else will i finance my mods? :))

Where is it? What time?

My exhaust is stock - as is the rest of the car. The aircon was probably on full blast as my friend was playing with it (for about 30 minutes - bloody hell, first he brings it to 28 degrees, then down to 21- argh...)

so you reckon those two factors alone could/would/will contribute a lot to the performance (not much i understand) of a car ?!

Absolutely.

The stock muffler would've held you back compared to the straight-though job that are on the Sports models. When the AC is on, my Advance feels laggy, and doesn't hold the gears as long when redlineing it :D

Though keep in mind, if the other fella had a manual, or other mods...extractors/unichip???...then that might explain things too.

Definately affects performance. Your aircon will probably shut off after 3000 rpm but that's to protects itself.

driving after work at about midnight tonight a stock looking TE-TH model white magna pulled up next to me at 80km/h, just as the speed limit was about to hit 100, so i dropped to 3rd (not expecting him to race) and took off. Wasnt even watching him but i glanced in my mirror and he was nowhere, he was next to me and keeping with me and racing the bastard! haha.
no idea if auto or manual but i was slowly pulling away (wasnt watching all that closely as i had to take an exit up ahead).

Anyways point is this is the 2nd time i have raced a 3rd gen magna. i wouldnt of thought a magna vs magna race would be common :shock:

i saw a white magna racing through the city behind me a couple of days back

i've never seen anything so sexy - it was lowered with a kit on - couldnt see the plates, but as we both changed lanes, i saw it in my rear view mirror from one side to the other of the road - i was WHOOAAA....

i seriously am falling in love with my car :? and the front of the magnas...


ahhh - some one cork it

:lol: :lol: :lol:

its staring at thornleigh? maccas. leavin engo about 8am this sunday morn...meetin the others at maccas at bout 9-930...then heading up newcastle for the day.

if ur coming let me now...

just looked at where thornleigh is - yikes :D

quite a hike for me at 8 in the morning after a formal and an after party and clubbing...

but sure - i'm in :D

http://www.nowwhereroute.com/travelmate/mapmaker/mappage.aspx?Type=kangaroo%20point_NSW_thornleigh_ NSW

who else is coming? as in what are the numbers so far? magna's only? or other cars too?

im bringin my commo....only cause these guys luv me...n i wanted 2 go2 newie ages ago when i owned a magna

how do you know what a 16year old boy pulls like

We were all 16 once ;)

[quote:90cb7f9b85="4PLEAZN"]how do you know what a 16year old boy pulls like

We were all 16 once ;)[/quote:90cb7f9b85]pretty much the same as a 20yr old! LOL

More hair and a bigger gut ;) That's all thats different

Actually..in my case it's less hair! hahaha

you have less pubic hair than a 16 year old boy? eewwww

Retard! I wasnt talking about pubic hair ;) lol

I've cut my hair recently remember? *slaps you on the forehead* hahahah

you have less pubic hair than a 16 year old boy? eewwwwso why is it so great for this to be the case for women but not men? theres a lot to be said for keeping trim! :shock: