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shouse
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Do you know what the difference is b/t a Porcupine Puffer and a Mercedes is?
- The Puffer has it's pricks on the outside.
j/k guys
- The Puffer has it's pricks on the outside.
j/k guys
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motohead
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funny stuff shouse.ya jack,i wish i could afford both.unfortunately,we could afford a beamer or the like but then i could not have a truck.not enough flow in this house.so i'll take my truck anyday over the beamer or benz.much more functionality for this household.my wife has the family car/suv,an isuzu trooper.bout the best we can do around here i am afraid.....trooper is a 4wd too.....functionality all the way around....:joy:
motohead
Member
got some other buddies who have some of those little import cars with the fartcan exhausts.hate to say it,and no offense meant,but those little cars will smoke a beamer,a benz and some vettes too if they are stock vettes.buddies have blueprinted the motors,polished the internals,built them up and then thrown twin turbo kits or superchargers on em.they move out.long as they build em right,instead of just throwin a crappy sounding exhaust on em,better watch out.one of my buddies has got a acura that has a turbo kit,nos,polished,ceramic headers,chip and all that crap.i have rode with him and get these dudes in nice sports cars try to race him and it is no contest.has blown the doors offa beamers benzes and the like.too fast for me lessun it is on two wheels..........
ctm474
Member
Originally posted by motohead
got some other buddies who have some of those little import cars with the fartcan exhausts.hate to say it,and no offense meant,but those little cars will smoke a beamer,a benz and some vettes too if they are stock vettes.buddies have blueprinted the motors,polished the internals,built them up and then thrown twin turbo kits or superchargers on em.they move out.long as they build em right,instead of just throwin a crappy sounding exhaust on em,better watch out.one of my buddies has got a acura that has a turbo kit,nos,polished,ceramic headers,chip and all that crap.i have rode with him and get these dudes in nice sports cars try to race him and it is no contest.has blown the doors offa beamers benzes and the like.too fast for me lessun it is on two wheels..........
I was always amazed why somebody would spend that much money to crack 300hp - my car pushes 400 and all I had to do was drive it off of the lot. The only 2 things that noz is good for is permanent engine damage or having your car explode because you got rear-ended. I find that the problem with most imports (besides Germany and Italy) is that the people only want to race about 100ft where they can take advantage of the fact that thier car is so light and it can take off fast and not have to worry that thier car has no top end speed. Usually when they pass a vette it's because the guy in the vette didn't realize that he was racing.
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shouse
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lol exxactly.
I don't understand how people can justify spending $20k on a 15k car, just doesnt make sense. And comparing a modded out car to an unmodded car is a bad comparison. I agree if done right a 'rice' can be a decent car, but cant beat a BMW/Benz/Caddy/vette.
I don't understand how people can justify spending $20k on a 15k car, just doesnt make sense. And comparing a modded out car to an unmodded car is a bad comparison. I agree if done right a 'rice' can be a decent car, but cant beat a BMW/Benz/Caddy/vette.
tangman99
Active Member
There is always something faster whether it's a Corvette or Acura with a fart can (I prefer the phrase Grapefruit launcher). My son is into the Ricers and is looking for Prelude right now to fix up. He live about 30 miles from the Gatornationals Dragstrip so we go over on street night quite often. There are more ricers there than you can shake a stick at. There are a few fast ones, but far fewer than you would think and those that are really fast (which to me for street is 12.99 or less) they have some serios money invested and it's not a kid owning it.
I watched about a dozen ricers running purging their NOS and they were running high 14s to low 17s. Now the EVO's and WRXs are pretty fun to watch launch with the all wheel drive. They get a nice little jump off the line. When I run, I'm almost stock and I'm in the 12.8 range.
The fun one to watch is an old beat up white and gray primered full size chevy van with old rusty chrome wheels. It has the front grill cut open with two clothes dryer hoses hanging out front to collect cold air. It looks like it is ready for the junk heap. The first time I saw it pull up to the line I almost spilled my beer I laughed so hard. I was not alone. I was also not the only sitting there with my mouth hanging open when it ripped of a 12.2. Talk about your sleeper.
I watched about a dozen ricers running purging their NOS and they were running high 14s to low 17s. Now the EVO's and WRXs are pretty fun to watch launch with the all wheel drive. They get a nice little jump off the line. When I run, I'm almost stock and I'm in the 12.8 range.
The fun one to watch is an old beat up white and gray primered full size chevy van with old rusty chrome wheels. It has the front grill cut open with two clothes dryer hoses hanging out front to collect cold air. It looks like it is ready for the junk heap. The first time I saw it pull up to the line I almost spilled my beer I laughed so hard. I was not alone. I was also not the only sitting there with my mouth hanging open when it ripped of a 12.2. Talk about your sleeper.
fishkiller
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moto- do you really think I would say something like that w/out being vertically gifted myself? I'm 6'5 6'6 ish. 225 lbs. I do think I would be looking down at you. If you want pics for proof, look up past threads on it.
This was taken 40 lbs and 2 years ago. My fiance here is 5'4. She's about 5'7 5'8 w/ those boots though.
jacknjill
Active Member
Originally posted by ctm474
I was always amazed why somebody would spend that much money to crack 300hp - my car pushes 400 and all I had to do was drive it off of the lot.
i think that exact same thing! my thoery is: if you are gonna spend that much money on a car, just save up the money you were gonna use to "pimp" the little civic, and buy a nice car.
motohead
Member
ya tangman,i have been impressed with the subarus for the past couple of years.i have a friend that has one but i think it is one of those legacy wagons or something along those lines.he buys a new one every two years so he must like em i guess.he lives in big bear in california so it fits his purposes with the all wheel drive.
motohead
Member
umm fishdude,ill pass on wasting my time looking for past threads about your heighth.it is of no consequence to me.neither is your weight.put simply,you took offense to a statement i made,inferring that it meant something it did not.i do not "look down"on people,just like to look down on the cars roofs.man,some of those beamers got nice moonroofs.so,that being said,lets move on from the pettiness and talk about cars.
motohead
Member
so anyway,moving on.lol.my buddy that has the acura i am talkin bout tangman,i think he spent about 14 grand total on mods.i personally would not do that,i would just buy a nice car off the bat.but i know how these guys feel.i like 3/4 ton trucks,and given the money would spend an arm and a leg to do with it what i would like to do.guess those dudes with the rice burners feel the same way about their little cars.i do not know how many horses he has under that hood,but it is quite a bit.he'll smoke me,but ill roll right over him......:joy:
fishkiller
Active Member
lol I'm over it! I just enjoy screwing w/ people sometimes. I use to own a rather large 96 Z71 tahoe. Fun autos! This one's for you!!
fishkiller
Active Member
nevermind, it won't work... i was trying to get this pic of a truck on top of a car... that's all...:notsure:
chainsaw5vent
Member
occasionallly the wife suffers through the need for cool factor
and will take my car before i know it.
motohead
Member
lol fishdude,i would like to see that pic.i liked those z71 tahoes.my wife likes em too.chainsaw,better get the wife a beamer before you end up in the van.we could afford a beamer,barely but then we could not have a truck.functionality over pleasure.wish i was rich.........but then again,we all know what we like to spend our money on,little oceans in our houses..........
fishkiller
Active Member
here here........
cowfishrule
Active Member
nice car man, but i have no desire to own one...
chainsaw5vent
Member
yeah motohead. she has hidden my keys in order to get me to take the van and she can go around in the 7. so once i get a few more bills paid for in the next year, i'll probably really shop hard for her very own 525/40iT wagon. she should be happy when that will happen.:jumping:
