too much show, with not enough go...

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BMW///M3

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thats what the "performance" world is turing into. My stupid, stupid, generation is doing it too. Im ashamed. Ya just stand at an auto show and scream" speakers, body kits, and painted flames dont make you go ANY faster!" I dont care too much for the import movement, or other ricey-cars(hey, thats what tehre called), but i have respect for the ones that ARE actually fast.

What brought this on?

I was helping my brother move into his new apartment, an directly across from his parking row is a newer chevy truck sittin there. Its white, with flames, clear tailights, chorme wheel(the wheels were nice) and primered custom tailgate and bumper. lowerd by about 2 or 3 coils, im guessing, for an even stance. You could tell he had the stock tail pipe form a Vortech welded on the stock V-6 pipe. How did I know it was a 6? well, for those of you gearheads, you may have noticed the distinct intake wine a 4.3 Vortech makes. I was lookin at the truck, and he was lookin at mine. Me and my brother were going back to get another load of stuff form where hes leaving. My brother gets out of his Jimmy and come up to my truck to tell me we pcikin up a load from somewhere else first. then he says, "waste him", as i reminded him of the 4.3 wine, as thats what hes got in his Jimmy. The guy had still been lokin at me, so i start it up and let the glass-pac muffler do the rest. the guy backed out and left. Either he knew I could burn him, or he dodn t know and was gettin ready to get burned.i back out and start to catch up to him, i wasnt planning on racing, but as i pulled out of my space with a loud, violent sctrach(A.K.A. near burn out, the sound it makes) and the other truck leaves. was lauging too hard to to drive, so i stopped and the other truck left the place. he was goning the other way anyway.

My point? he looked faster than he was even close to being.
 
I have never built a car/truck in the real world. Not enough resources or priorities. I don't know which, but when I do, I have always had a vision building it from the ground up and from the inside out.

I couldn't agree with you more. What use is a good lookin' vehicle with the apearence of "wonna race" if my Buick Lasabre V6 can smoke it without even thinking about it.

I guess some people might have some of the following issues:

*shallow self worth
*shortage of funds and must compromise
*lack of knowlege
*spends more time with the engine off than with it on.

:cheers:
 
Originally posted by Pako
I have never built a car/truck in the real world. Not enough resources or priorities. I don't know which, but when I do, I have always had a vision building it from the ground up and from the inside out.

I couldn't agree with you more. What use is a good lookin' vehicle with the apearence of "wonna race" if my Buick Lasabre V6 can smoke it without even thinking about it.

I guess some people might have some of the following issues:

*shallow self worth
*shortage of funds and must compromise
*lack of knowlege
*spends more time with the engine off than with it on.

:cheers:

LOL. thats funny
 
Yeah, I believe the same.
Ive done lots of work on my z24, but looking at it, youd think it was stock. Sleeper.
Some ppl like the all show and no go, not me.
I too just cant understand why someone would go through all the trouble to make their car look fast, but do nothing to make it faster.
If I see one on the road, then Im going to challenge it. Its funny, cause he may think he can take my stock looking car and he will wind up getting spanked.
Good post man. Glad to see someone else with my same philosophy.
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Makes me wanna take my '98 Saturn SW1 and see what I can do with it. The engine is tough, the powerband wide, and the chassis light.

OTOH, superior skillz can sometimes beat superior hardware. Given the driving skills of a lot of these posers and boy-racers, I may not even HAVE to do anything to that 100 HP engine to show 'em the tail-lights of my li'l green wagon! :lol:

Imagine the blow to their fragile egos...
 
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