Solara vs tiburon

by **stainless** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:55 pm

hey everyone. This kid just got a stock v6 automatic Tiburon
and wants to race me later, im just wondering if you think I have a chance. He wont tell me the year.

I have a 2001 stock automatic v6 solara, thanks

by **lilmike2069** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:03 pm

Its only got 172HP

by **SPF 0** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:03 pm

IIRC, the V6 puts out less than 180hp. While I don't know what the Solara put out in your model year, you do have a signification weight disadvantage.

by **Toy1mzfe** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:54 pm

well since i was in the hyundai crowd for several years. They are rated at 183hp..

all v6 tiburons are 2003+ . The car is pretty heavy, so it might be close. The auto tranny is eh and how u say kinda sluggish. If its auto, they have shift-tronic, which is like sportshift.

any other specific ques?

by **Sebas007** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:11 pm

SPF 0 wrote:IIRC, the V6 puts out less than 180hp. While I don't know what the Solara put out in your model year, you do have a signification weight disadvantage.

V6 2.7L DACT output 170hp @ 6000/177tq @ 4000
it weight-in at 1333 kg or 2933 pounds
ratio weight/power = 17.25 pounds per hp

V6 3.0L DACT 24 soupapes output 200hp @ 5200/214tq @ 4400
it weight-in at 1480 kg or 3256 pounds
ratio weight/power = 16.28 pounds per hp

Since you're more torque you have all the specs with you.

by **jhenty** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:40 pm

tiburons are slow garbage, if you don't beat him I would be surprised.

by **Midias** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:49 pm

I had a dumbass auto tiburan with dual fart cannons and stickers try to race my 5 speed solara it had no chance.

by **SPF 0** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:25 pm

One of our patients works for Hyundai and his understanding that there is a major HP upgrade on its way for the Tiburon. FWIW

by **Eye8Pussies** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:34 am

^ not surprised...everything's about hp hp hp these days...

we mod just to keep up with stock cars...haha...

and since the tiburon is auto, you should be able to eat it. the 6spd is pretty quick though...that would be close.

by **jhenty** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:43 am

even a manual tiburon is slow ......7.6 seconds to 60, and thats a race car driver shifting.

by **rossman945** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:30 am

more than likely, the tiburon will win, even though you have more hp and torque. I raced one, and they have racing transmissions. From a roll, you would probably win though.

by **stainless** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:51 pm

from a dead stop we raced up to 120 and I was ahead by about 3/4's a car and he baked off. I'm 40 bucks richer ... WHOo!

by **jrzymuscle23** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:10 pm

by **mzfe5speed** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:28 pm

stainless wrote:from a dead stop we raced up to 120 and I was ahead by about 3/4's a car and he baked off. I'm 40 bucks richer ... WHOo!

good stuff, way to show that stupid ha-yun-dai up! :lol:

and that was on a closed course right :wink:

by **ClassySolaraGuy** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:35 pm

I wouldn't waste my gas on a tit o ron...LOL! :lol:

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