It's a lot slower then a stock Evo, no where near the sheer acceleration. Trust me ive owned a few, but there diffrent horses for diffrent courses. Ones a GT Cruiser with a nice chasis imo and the other is a road going rally car. Evo's are faster but ive had more honest driving fun in a 350z on the wales run then i have had with any Evo.
I wouldnt say its a lot slow than a stock Evo! And I've raced a few Either I've come up against crap Evo drivers, or they aint that much quicker. I think Ben will agree that in a straight line, his stock Evo VIII FQ300 wasnt massively quicker than mine. They sure do feel quicker, but side by side accelerating, it doesnt pull much of a lead. A modified Evo, its no contest, they whoop the Zed.