your telling me you fended him off UNTIL 120MPH WITHOUT VTEC?????
let me get this straight....... correct me if im wrong but your motor sounds like a 160-168hp motor and i hope if you swapped it you had bolt ons.... so around 140-150whp pulling 2400-2900lbs and without vtec i assume its less
is good for roughly mid to high 14's with decent street tires @ around mid 90 traps (if you had vtec)... vs. a car that stock from the factory does mid 13's at around 107-110 traps? im suprised you fended him off for so long... i think he was in overdrive the whole time and just started to try @ 120