why mod ,if no run???
07-30-2002, 06:21 AM
#1
why mod ,if no run???
i am sick of these people!!! you know the ones. the people who mod there car but won't step on the gas. let me explain:
last night i was driving back from getting my haircut and this mazda 626 passes as i turn onto the street. i get through traffic to get to him and we get to a light ,but we are both 2 cars back from the light. i pull up next to him and his car has rims and exhaust. mine, bone stock w/the ugly gxe rims. so we get through the light and pull onto 395 by the pentagon i pull upp next to him and look over ,he doesn't look back ,so i hit it and let off. nothing.... he just sits there. whats up with these people??? he's got mods and i'm stock slow and he won't even run. but check this-
i am almost to my exit and i pull up on this cavalier w/exhaust and rims. i look over at him and start
but to my surprise he puts it down. of course i waxed him, but we didn't have much room ,too much traffic. but i gave him the thumbs up for running. thats cool. he knew he was outmatched but he did it anyways. now that straight up 
i respect that , but i hate these over people who just pose!!!
kj
last night i was driving back from getting my haircut and this mazda 626 passes as i turn onto the street. i get through traffic to get to him and we get to a light ,but we are both 2 cars back from the light. i pull up next to him and his car has rims and exhaust. mine, bone stock w/the ugly gxe rims. so we get through the light and pull onto 395 by the pentagon i pull upp next to him and look over ,he doesn't look back ,so i hit it and let off. nothing.... he just sits there. whats up with these people??? he's got mods and i'm stock slow and he won't even run. but check this-
i am almost to my exit and i pull up on this cavalier w/exhaust and rims. i look over at him and start
but to my surprise he puts it down. of course i waxed him, but we didn't have much room ,too much traffic. but i gave him the thumbs up for running. thats cool. he knew he was outmatched but he did it anyways. now that straight up i respect that , but i hate these over people who just pose!!!
kj
07-30-2002, 06:29 AM
#2
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yeah I hate that.....
Often times I'll see a (modded) car in my rearview driving like a maniac through traffic and when he finally pulls alongside me he'll slow down. Then when we line up at a light I automatically assume that he wants to run but the light turns green and the guy is sitting there waiting for me.
Happens more than I'd like.....but I do have my share of kills
......and losses too of course.
Often times I'll see a (modded) car in my rearview driving like a maniac through traffic and when he finally pulls alongside me he'll slow down. Then when we line up at a light I automatically assume that he wants to run but the light turns green and the guy is sitting there waiting for me.
Happens more than I'd like.....but I do have my share of kills
......and losses too of course.
07-30-2002, 07:39 AM
#4
No offense my man, but I am moderately modified and you won't find me going from a red light. Maybe he just has the sense to keep it on the track. I'm not trying to lecture, you do what you want, but don't critcize people for keeping racing on the track.
I will add that I do get caught pushing ahead of a car or two on an on ramp or on the highway...but drag racing on local streets from redlights, just ain't my thing and I think I'm justified in modifying my car despite that.
I will add that I do get caught pushing ahead of a car or two on an on ramp or on the highway...but drag racing on local streets from redlights, just ain't my thing and I think I'm justified in modifying my car despite that.
07-30-2002, 07:51 AM
#6
Then of course there's the issue of respect. If he knows that your car is faster why race?
Take me for example, when i see an LS1 or the like. I won't even think about racing them whether on the road or track.
Take me for example, when i see an LS1 or the like. I won't even think about racing them whether on the road or track.
07-30-2002, 07:56 AM
#7
Originally posted by soundmike
Then of course there's the issue of respect. If he knows that your car is faster why race?
Take me for example, when i see an LS1 or the like. I won't even think about racing them whether on the road or track.
Then of course there's the issue of respect. If he knows that your car is faster why race?
Take me for example, when i see an LS1 or the like. I won't even think about racing them whether on the road or track.
I know what you're saying though.
07-30-2002, 08:05 AM
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Originally posted by MichaelAE
Even though you know the inveitable result, it is still nice to see how close you came.
Even though you know the inveitable result, it is still nice to see how close you came.
a Mustang Cobra (on the street) the other day and got
(surprise, surprise) DESTROYED! When I caught up to the guy at
a red light he turns towards me with this huge sh*teating grin on his face. I mouthed
the words, "nice car" he gave me thumbs up
and when the light turned green we drove off to our respective destinations...
07-30-2002, 08:28 AM
#11
i hear ya
Originally posted by MichaelAE
No offense my man, but I am moderately modified and you won't find me going from a red light. Maybe he just has the sense to keep it on the track. I'm not trying to lecture, you do what you want, but don't critcize people for keeping racing on the track.
I will add that I do get caught pushing ahead of a car or two on an on ramp or on the highway...but drag racing on local streets from redlights, just ain't my thing and I think I'm justified in modifying my car despite that.
No offense my man, but I am moderately modified and you won't find me going from a red light. Maybe he just has the sense to keep it on the track. I'm not trying to lecture, you do what you want, but don't critcize people for keeping racing on the track.
I will add that I do get caught pushing ahead of a car or two on an on ramp or on the highway...but drag racing on local streets from redlights, just ain't my thing and I think I'm justified in modifying my car despite that.
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07-30-2002, 11:22 AM
#13
Well considering racing on the street/freeway is ILLEGAL, that might be a deterant for some.
Your arguement really doesn't make sense. Why buy a car that goes over 80mph when the limit is 70mph maximum?? So 98% of the people who buy cars didn't buy the right car because they won't run at 100mph?
It's his car, he can really do whatever he wants(or not do whatever he wants).
Your arguement really doesn't make sense. Why buy a car that goes over 80mph when the limit is 70mph maximum?? So 98% of the people who buy cars didn't buy the right car because they won't run at 100mph?
It's his car, he can really do whatever he wants(or not do whatever he wants).
07-30-2002, 11:34 AM
#15
Originally posted by Jeff92se
Well considering racing on the street/freeway is ILLEGAL, that might be a deterant for some.
Your arguement really doesn't make sense. Why buy a car that goes over 80mph when the limit is 70mph maximum?? So 98% of the people who buy cars didn't buy the right car because they won't run at 100mph?
It's his car, he can really do whatever he wants(or not do whatever he wants).
Well considering racing on the street/freeway is ILLEGAL, that might be a deterant for some.
Your arguement really doesn't make sense. Why buy a car that goes over 80mph when the limit is 70mph maximum?? So 98% of the people who buy cars didn't buy the right car because they won't run at 100mph?
It's his car, he can really do whatever he wants(or not do whatever he wants).
Always trying to start an argument, eh Jeff?
You must be a lawyer!
07-30-2002, 02:29 PM
#17
WWIII underway
lets add this to the fire-
why put on an exhaust that sounds like a lawnmower on acid and add the soup can on the end of it if you don't want people trying to beat the **** out of your ricer want to be POS. if you want a loud sounding exhaust get some headers and some flowmaster duals and sound like a real man, otherwise stay quiet in the sleeper mode.
that should get the fire started
i'm sorry ,just so much built up hostility
kj
why put on an exhaust that sounds like a lawnmower on acid and add the soup can on the end of it if you don't want people trying to beat the **** out of your ricer want to be POS. if you want a loud sounding exhaust get some headers and some flowmaster duals and sound like a real man, otherwise stay quiet in the sleeper mode.
that should get the fire started
i'm sorry ,just so much built up hostility
kj
07-30-2002, 02:36 PM
#18
Re: WWIII underway
heh, I'm sure that's what all the Z06,Cobra,TT Supra,Buick GN, WS6 guys say about us.
Originally posted by kjpierce
lets add this to the fire-
why put on an exhaust that sounds like a lawnmower on acid and add the soup can on the end of it if you don't want people trying to beat the **** out of your ricer want to be POS. if you want a loud sounding exhaust get some headers and some flowmaster duals and sound like a real man, otherwise stay quiet in the sleeper mode.
that should get the fire started
i'm sorry ,just so much built up hostility
kj
lets add this to the fire-
why put on an exhaust that sounds like a lawnmower on acid and add the soup can on the end of it if you don't want people trying to beat the **** out of your ricer want to be POS. if you want a loud sounding exhaust get some headers and some flowmaster duals and sound like a real man, otherwise stay quiet in the sleeper mode.
that should get the fire started
i'm sorry ,just so much built up hostility
kj
07-30-2002, 02:49 PM
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Dispite the unknown fact that you have AE door sills and various other stuff I have no interest in racing you dispite you obvious advantage attributed your indiglo radio *****.
In my Max or Vette we will never know who is faster, unless you end up crashed somewhere else.
In my Max or Vette we will never know who is faster, unless you end up crashed somewhere else.
07-30-2002, 03:34 PM
#23
Originally posted by tbirdrob
New deterrent in Florida--effective July 1st, racing is no longer a moving violation with an $80 fine. It's now a misdemeanor, which means you go to jail and pay a $500 fine!
New deterrent in Florida--effective July 1st, racing is no longer a moving violation with an $80 fine. It's now a misdemeanor, which means you go to jail and pay a $500 fine!
07-30-2002, 04:12 PM
#24
waving the white flag..... i give already
Originally posted by see5
Dispite the unknown fact that you have AE door sills and various other stuff I have no interest in racing you dispite you obvious advantage attributed your indiglo radio *****.
In my Max or Vette we will never know who is faster, unless you end up crashed somewhere else.
Dispite the unknown fact that you have AE door sills and various other stuff I have no interest in racing you dispite you obvious advantage attributed your indiglo radio *****.
In my Max or Vette we will never know who is faster, unless you end up crashed somewhere else.
thats all i was looking for was just a little fun. i am not a racer at all. i can lose my job for getting a ticket like that. don't ask what my job is , cuz i can't tell ya.
i just put on a spoiler ,so your vette wouldn't stand a chance.j/k
07-30-2002, 05:18 PM
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Re: waving the white flag..... i give already
Originally posted by kjpierce
if you were driving your max or vette on the highway and someone was next to you in a car with the tuna can exhaust and rims ,maybe nice looking car. tell me you wouldn't want to have a little fun. doesn't have to be a full blown race ,maybe just a little a couple of down shifts and thats it.
thats all i was looking for was just a little fun. i am not a racer at all. i can lose my job for getting a ticket like that. don't ask what my job is , cuz i can't tell ya.
i just put on a spoiler ,so your vette wouldn't stand a chance.j/k
if you were driving your max or vette on the highway and someone was next to you in a car with the tuna can exhaust and rims ,maybe nice looking car. tell me you wouldn't want to have a little fun. doesn't have to be a full blown race ,maybe just a little a couple of down shifts and thats it.
thats all i was looking for was just a little fun. i am not a racer at all. i can lose my job for getting a ticket like that. don't ask what my job is , cuz i can't tell ya.
i just put on a spoiler ,so your vette wouldn't stand a chance.j/k
I run 12.1 in the Vette but do not want to provoke a bad event on the street.
07-30-2002, 07:35 PM
#27
Re: Re: waving the white flag..... i give already
Originally posted by see5
Sorry, not to be arrogant but I am an old guy and have a long history of legal racing back to my Datsun 510 and would not race another Max or Vette on the street. Set up for next weekend at the track sure!
I run 12.1 in the Vette but do not want to provoke a bad event on the street.
Sorry, not to be arrogant but I am an old guy and have a long history of legal racing back to my Datsun 510 and would not race another Max or Vette on the street. Set up for next weekend at the track sure!
I run 12.1 in the Vette but do not want to provoke a bad event on the street.
must be nice to be able to choose which one to drive depending on how you feel that day. "hmmmm maybe i'll take the max, or better yet the vette, no i'll just take the.......... ok maybe its not so easy to choose.
i get to choose from a s-10, a Kawasaki Vulcan, and the Max. not too difficult of a choice, even when the wife takes the Max.
nice cars
kj
07-30-2002, 07:56 PM
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Re: Re: WWIII underway
Originally posted by Jeff92se
heh, I'm sure that's what all the Z06,Cobra,TT Supra,Buick GN, WS6 guys say about us.
heh, I'm sure that's what all the Z06,Cobra,TT Supra,Buick GN, WS6 guys say about us.
08-01-2002, 09:01 AM
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What I f*ckin hate is the as*holes who buy the supercars and drive like they are 80 years old. Hi, my name is Jonathan Jones and I suffer from road rage and I am not trying to get treatment. The camaros, firebirds, mustangs, supras, bmws, corvettes, etc. have the ability but drive 10 mph under the speed limit, really set me off. I have to pass and cut in front of them just to make a point. They need to trade their car in for a gay Beetle or the ever popular Yugo. Then I will feel sorry for them (but still pass them and cut in front). The camaros and firebirds are designed for one thing: to go fast. Overall the car is a piece of crap and if it had any other engine than the 5.7, then no one would buy it.
08-01-2002, 09:22 AM
#33
Originally posted by Lumbee799
What I f*ckin hate is the as*holes who buy the supercars and drive like they are 80 years old. Hi, my name is Jonathan Jones and I suffer from road rage and I am not trying to get treatment. The camaros, firebirds, mustangs, supras, bmws, corvettes, etc. have the ability but drive 10 mph under the speed limit, really set me off. I have to pass and cut in front of them just to make a point. They need to trade their car in for a gay Beetle or the ever popular Yugo. Then I will feel sorry for them (but still pass them and cut in front). The camaros and firebirds are designed for one thing: to go fast. Overall the car is a piece of crap and if it had any other engine than the 5.7, then no one would buy it.
What I f*ckin hate is the as*holes who buy the supercars and drive like they are 80 years old. Hi, my name is Jonathan Jones and I suffer from road rage and I am not trying to get treatment. The camaros, firebirds, mustangs, supras, bmws, corvettes, etc. have the ability but drive 10 mph under the speed limit, really set me off. I have to pass and cut in front of them just to make a point. They need to trade their car in for a gay Beetle or the ever popular Yugo. Then I will feel sorry for them (but still pass them and cut in front). The camaros and firebirds are designed for one thing: to go fast. Overall the car is a piece of crap and if it had any other engine than the 5.7, then no one would buy it.
I'd say not everybody looks at performance as their number one reason for a car purchase. Sometimes, somebody might buy a car for a number of other reasons and just happen to get a fast car in the process.An example. My next door neighbor and I went car shopping recently. He is in the market for a mid-sized sedan or coupe. We drove the 330ci and, after the drive, all he wanted to know is how much for the Harmon-Kardon stereo option. Once finding out the difference between the 325ci and the 330ci were only the engine size...he immediately started pricing out the 325ci. I told him he was insane and the saleman wisely said, "Different strokes for different folks."
If somebody buys a Vette because 30 years ago, they made out with their first girlfriend in one, and want to re-live that...then they buy a Vette...not even thinking about the fact that it goes 0-60 in 4.x seconds...because it is not why they are buying the car.
Maybe you would be happier if they sold a Vette with a Geo Prism engine just for those who don't care about performance.
08-01-2002, 11:26 AM
#35
Lumbee, when you drive your maxima, do you feel the urge to race every Geo metro that comes up to you? That's probably how all the Vette, Porsche, SupraTT, etc.. guys feel about us. Why waste the gas? If you really feel the need to run those guys, offer then $50, I'm sure they would take the bet.
BTW. It's THEIR car, they can do exactly what they want with it. (as long as they don't drive 20mph in the left lane )
BTW. It's THEIR car, they can do exactly what they want with it. (as long as they don't drive 20mph in the left lane
)
08-01-2002, 11:31 AM
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Originally posted by Lumbee799
What I f*ckin hate is the as*holes who buy the supercars and drive like they are 80 years old. Hi, my name is Jonathan Jones and I suffer from road rage and I am not trying to get treatment. The camaros, firebirds, mustangs, supras, bmws, corvettes, etc. have the ability but drive 10 mph under the speed limit, really set me off. I have to pass and cut in front of them just to make a point. They need to trade their car in for a gay Beetle or the ever popular Yugo. Then I will feel sorry for them (but still pass them and cut in front). The camaros and firebirds are designed for one thing: to go fast. Overall the car is a piece of crap and if it had any other engine than the 5.7, then no one would buy it.
What I f*ckin hate is the as*holes who buy the supercars and drive like they are 80 years old. Hi, my name is Jonathan Jones and I suffer from road rage and I am not trying to get treatment. The camaros, firebirds, mustangs, supras, bmws, corvettes, etc. have the ability but drive 10 mph under the speed limit, really set me off. I have to pass and cut in front of them just to make a point. They need to trade their car in for a gay Beetle or the ever popular Yugo. Then I will feel sorry for them (but still pass them and cut in front). The camaros and firebirds are designed for one thing: to go fast. Overall the car is a piece of crap and if it had any other engine than the 5.7, then no one would buy it.
08-01-2002, 12:04 PM
#37
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Originally posted by alembicf1x
What I hate is aholes like you who feel the need to get their aggression out on the road and endanger other people's lives needlessly. Who cares if they're driving slow? Just pass them and get over it, there's no need to start a road rage incident over something as trivial as that.
What I hate is aholes like you who feel the need to get their aggression out on the road and endanger other people's lives needlessly. Who cares if they're driving slow? Just pass them and get over it, there's no need to start a road rage incident over something as trivial as that.
Who endangers others more? Who increases danger on the road?
Most of the time, I slow down to "politely" flash them while other traffic is just blowing by them in the right lane yet they STILL don't move over. Sometimes they are oblivious that other traffic exists and once I flash them they get pissed off and REFUSE to move over. Then as I give up and start to pass on the right, they speed up to attempt to block me.
These stupid *** heads need to understand that the LEFT lane is for FASTER traffic. By NOT obeying POSTED signs that the right lane is for SLOWER vehicles(above OR below the speed limit!!) they are putting MORE people at risk by their actions.
Now that's what pisses me off!
08-01-2002, 12:10 PM
#38
Re: ...
I think they do that to avoid rock chips(bug gaps in traffic). So you should not only pass but when you slide back in, go a little too far left and give them some pebble candy. :evil:
Originally posted by IceY2K1
The problem is more than 50% of the time the ***** is hoging the left lane SLOWING traffic down. Then I and most of the other traffic must make a DANGEROUS manuver(sp?) to pass the ******* on the right.
Who endangers others more? Who increases danger on the road?
Most of the time, I slow down to "politely" flash them while other traffic is just blowing by them in the right lane yet they STILL don't move over. Sometimes they are oblivious that other traffic exists and once I flash them they get pissed off and REFUSE to move over. Then as I give up and start to pass on the right, they speed up to attempt to block me.
These stupid *** heads need to understand that the LEFT lane is for FASTER traffic. By NOT obeying POSTED signs that the right lane is for SLOWER vehicles(above OR below the speed limit!!) they are putting MORE people at risk by their actions.
Now that's what pisses me off!
The problem is more than 50% of the time the ***** is hoging the left lane SLOWING traffic down. Then I and most of the other traffic must make a DANGEROUS manuver(sp?) to pass the ******* on the right.
Who endangers others more? Who increases danger on the road?
Most of the time, I slow down to "politely" flash them while other traffic is just blowing by them in the right lane yet they STILL don't move over. Sometimes they are oblivious that other traffic exists and once I flash them they get pissed off and REFUSE to move over. Then as I give up and start to pass on the right, they speed up to attempt to block me.
These stupid *** heads need to understand that the LEFT lane is for FASTER traffic. By NOT obeying POSTED signs that the right lane is for SLOWER vehicles(above OR below the speed limit!!) they are putting MORE people at risk by their actions.
Now that's what pisses me off!
08-01-2002, 12:12 PM
#39
Re: Re: ...
Originally posted by Jeff92se
I think they do that to avoid rock chips(bug gaps in traffic). So you should not only pass but when you slide back in, go a little too far left and give them some pebble candy. :evil:
I think they do that to avoid rock chips(bug gaps in traffic). So you should not only pass but when you slide back in, go a little too far left and give them some pebble candy. :evil:
...but not a bad idea!
08-01-2002, 12:14 PM
#40
Re: Re: ...
Originally posted by Jeff92se
I think they do that to avoid rock chips(bug gaps in traffic). So you should not only pass but when you slide back in, go a little too far left and give them some pebble candy. :evil:
I think they do that to avoid rock chips(bug gaps in traffic). So you should not only pass but when you slide back in, go a little too far left and give them some pebble candy. :evil:
A little too far left is usually semi tire carcus or cactus so it's not worth it.