I have a friend with a bick riviera, prob. somewhere between 2000 and 2004, not really sure, and he wants to race. The rivieras got a v8, and I with a neon have a little 2.0(dohc) His is an automatic though, and I have a 5 spd, what would my chances be, and how would I increase them??

 

Ok first of all they stopped making the riviera in 99 and its a supercharged V6. I found this online for your viewing pleasure:

so that car has a 4 speed auto tranny and 240 hp against your 2.0L, basically he will destroy you NOW. But that can always be changed with mods and of course turboing your car lol

 

easy u want to win, 5 hours and 550 dollars.
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haha true true

 

but doesnt the riviera weight alot more then the neon?

 

With a larger engine than the neon, I wouldn't doubt it was heavier. but you think for every 100lbs less/more you weigh you gain/lose 1/10th of a second. so I've heard. I'd still go with the spray or turbo it, a I4 against a v6, almost no compititon especially with over a 100 hp advantage

 

yes it does weigh alot more but you have to remember the riviera is a supercharged V6. So it has some power.

 

He'd probably get u. It would still be fun though.

 

An 8th Gen Riviera weighs in at 3800lb's...but he'll still kill you because of that nice 280tq from that supercharged 3800 V6. You'll have to break into the 14's to beat him...it should run similar to a Grand Prix GTP which is usually in the high 14's stock...

Oh, and you have a SOHC unless you did a head swap of some kind...