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Why Are S4's Faster?

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Old 01-14-2003, 01:28 PM
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I know that s4's have less power, but weigh less. S5's have more power, and weigh more, but were faster when they were new.

What's confusing is that s4's are typically faster, at least from what I've heard. Why is that?
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Old 01-14-2003, 01:47 PM
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less wieght, and the s5's arent that much more powerful (15hp? and 200lbs)



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Old 01-14-2003, 02:03 PM
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Yeah, but s5's were faster new.
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Old 01-14-2003, 03:19 PM
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they arent that much slower either
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Old 01-14-2003, 03:29 PM
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last time i checked S4s were slower... my s5 TII took a S4 TII with ease... and he had a resonator instead of a cat... i had a cat
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My S4 took an S4 with ease too, so that means they're all the same.
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Old 01-14-2003, 05:50 PM
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stock for stock, mod for exact same mod. a S5 should be faster. all other things being equal. S5's have nicer interior, higher redline. lots of other stuff
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Old 01-14-2003, 06:26 PM
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Yeah, I do like my s5 a lot more than my friend's s4
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Old 01-14-2003, 08:39 PM
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The fastest stock Fc was an s4 T2. 0-60 in 5.4, read that in a magazine, maybe it was road and track, some japanese model. I have always heard that s4 n/as are faster than s5 n/as too.
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i kept up pretty good with chainsaw's FC (s4&straight pipes) and i got a vert..i think it a myth..i have killed SE s4's many times
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