Vette vs Typhoon???

[ynkedad]

While at the gas station, a guy who was at the pump across from me asked how much hp my vette has. ..I told him.
He then told me that he "dusted" a vette like mine just the other day with his Typhoon (Turbo) which had something like 330hp.? I asked him if it was a c5 or c6 but, he didn't know. All he knew was that it looked like mine but, wasn't sure if it had pop up headlights or the kind I have.

He seemed like a nice enough fella but, I wonder if he passed a vette on the road and feels like that qualifies as "Dusting" a vette?

["Backyard Mechanic"]

Performance
Base Number of Cylinders: 6 Base Engine Size: 4.3 liters
Base Engine Type: V6 Horsepower: 285 hp
Max Horsepower: 4400 rpm Torque: 350 ft-lbs.
Max Torque: 3600 rpm Maximum Towing Capacity: 0 lbs.
Drive Type: AWD
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Was he smoking crack

[ynkedad]

Hey Rob,

Yeah, I believe it was one of them. I told him I didn't have a clue as to what type of vehicle he was refering to. He told me to look it up. So, I did and found a vette racing a typhoon on youtube. And the vette smoked it!!!

[shakedown067]

Those take very kindly to mods, and most owners by now have moded them well. They'll do 12's or better in the quarter. From a stand still they are deadly with the All Wheel Drive. Stock they run high 13's in the quarter with a 0-60 time around 5 sec flat which is C4 corvette times. You can get them to high 300hp and high 400lb-ft of torque which would start pushing it to the C5 range for a standing quarter mile.

Now that's said, I personally wouldn't doubt it'd smoke you from a stand still (first 100 ft), but you'd catch him real quick. Also, did the corvette driver even know they were racing? I'm pretty sure there are a few cars around here that claim they smoked a 96 corvette, but I never gave her more than half throttle. :thumbs:

If you ever see a typhoon or syclone at the track, they are very fun to watch. They can launch HARD. They can rev up to 4,000+rpm, drop the brake and off they go really quick.

[RevXtreme 1]

Originally Posted by shakedown067

Those take very kindly to mods, and most owners by now have moded them well. They'll do 12's or better in the quarter. From a stand still they are deadly with the All Wheel Drive. Stock they run high 13's in the quarter with a 0-60 time around 5 sec flat which is C4 corvette times. You can get them to high 300hp and high 400lb-ft of torque which would start pushing it to the C5 range for a standing quarter mile.

Now that's said, I personally wouldn't doubt it'd smoke you from a stand still (first 100 ft), but you'd catch him real quick. Also, did the corvette driver even know they were racing? I'm pretty sure there are a few cars around here that claim they smoked a 96 corvette, but I never gave her more than half throttle. :thumbs:

If you ever see a typhoon or syclone at the track, they are very fun to watch. They can launch HARD. They can rev up to 4,000+rpm, drop the brake and off they go really quick.

There is one down here putting over 600 to the wheels....lot's of boost. It's very possible. Like the time I raced a AWD Talon years back when the C5 ran 12's, it had fenders all differnt colors & the guy had only 1 arm (really!)....he ran a low11 waxing my butt!

[Ms. AntiVenom]

We also have one of those Typhoon guys around here, and with his mods he will give you a run for the money.

[Z06 Rocket]

My wife surprised me once while she was in my C4 and I was behind her in her import. She lit them up and dusted a Typhoon next to her, best I could tell the Typhoon knew it was a lost cause and let up near the century mark while the wife was well in front of him.

[Rich Z]

Heck, I don't care how fast you can make it go. It's still a soccer mom transport to look at. Just from looking at it, there would be no glory in beating it, and nothing but humiliation if beaten by it, so why bother?

[LS2POWA]

Syclones are deadlier. Imagine that turboed awd drivetrain, but in a s10 body?

Got a buddy up north who owns a modded braphoon(bravada w/typhoon drivetrain swap). Hes dumpin over 500 to the wheels, said he'll only race me in the 1/8 cause he knows theres no topend on those trucks.

hell i still wanna go for a ride in a awd beast, always wanted to own one, but theres no good automatic awd cars out there lol.

[shakedown067]

I'd love to have a Typhoon. Would be a great grocery getter and would be useful once I have kids. Certainly won't get rid of the vette though.