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There really is no need for bottom end torque when you have a quick revving motor that redlines at 8k. Torque helps on rear drive cars, but on front drive it only causes problems.
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What? Your Honda is not a bike, revving to 13k in half a second. Every car needs torque to launch properly. If you don't have low end torque, or a hyper-low reciprocating mass motor, you're not going to cut a good short time, and you won't ET well.
As for being scared of a 1.3l rotary or a Skyline, the rotaries' around here don't run long enough to be a challenge, and I'm looking forward to a Skyline run. For all the talk, and I am a Skyline fan, it's main purpose is not street-racing. From what I understand, in mostly stock form, it's not that much of a drag racer. As for modded-out ones, sure, they get quick. I've also only seen two 500HP+ Skylines, and both of those came and left Moroso Motorsports Park on trailers. So, I'm confident that I'll feed any Skyline I run across hot lunch.
Another main import v. domestic point: the tWisTiEEs. Did I spell that correctly? Fact is, gentlemen, most modern domestic sportscars are not the cows of your father's generation. My T/A has a 52/48 weight balance, a well-adjusted factory suspension, and will corner in excess of .9G with the tyres I have on it now. Anybody who thinks domestics aren't capable in this area are more than welcome to come autoX'ing with me. Meanwhilst, FWD imports are inherently dealing with a traction deficit because the same tyres are trying to turn and apply acceleration simultaneously.
I'm more of an enthusiast-artiste, enjoying the work people have put into their cars for what it is, an expression of that person's personality.
Imports can be made fast. Domestics can be made fast. The domestic will be cheaper, and the ratios are just higher. For every fast import, there's 75-80 others with bodykits' and fart cans spouting mag statistics, misconstruing facts, and gang-banging about screaming something about representing their props. For every fast domestic, there's maybe ten. Granted, there's a higher concentration of mullets in the domestic camp, but ricers have that whole visor thing going. Same concept, different application.
Can't we all just get along?
Cheers,
Max
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