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Old 06-15-2016, 07:09 AM
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I was surprised how well the V did

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Nice job! That's pretty cool when you can beat a supercar like that lol
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Awesome V, I think that I have seen you running around in the Ashburn area, thing sounds nasty!
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yeah the owner of the V lives in Leesburg
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Yes that was some good runs. How much was that V making power wise?
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Rumor is the V is in the 700whp range... More info on this can be found on the CTSVowners forum...
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I would think you would need more than that to run like that with a McLaren since their power to weight ratio is way better than the V. McLaren has better gearing and MUCH lighter and depending on which one because I cant tell I have seen dynos of well over 500whp.


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Rumor is the V is in the 700whp range... More info on this can be found on the CTSVowners forum...
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Sorry Vince... this is from the owner of the V...

That was me in the V. Car makes 674whp. The second race was kinda bs but we have a rematch scheduled for Sunday.

http://www.ctsvowners.com/forum/19-c...mclaren-2.html



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I would think you would need more than that to run like that with a McLaren since their power to weight ratio is way better than the V. McLaren has better gearing and MUCH lighter and depending on which one because I cant tell I have seen dynos of well over 500whp.
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Oh wow!! .


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Sorry Vince... this is from the owner of the V...

That was me in the V. Car makes 674whp. The second race was kinda bs but we have a rematch scheduled for Sunday.

http://www.ctsvowners.com/forum/19-c...mclaren-2.html
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