A funny story

General Lee 01 · May 10, 2001

I remember A funny "incident" from one of the first times my mom let me drive on the road. It was back like 8 months ago. I was out on US Route 360 (3 lane highway) this particular stretch had a Stop light every 5 miles or so.

Anyways it was back when I was just getting used to the RPMs and when I'm supposed to shift (My mom still says to this day I shift too late). I was at one of the lights in the far left lane and I needed to get to the far right. There was a tow truck in the middle lane. I thought i could outrun him and cut over in front of him from a safe distance. So the light turns green and we both charged for it. Well, his engine was louder than mine so I couldn't hear it but I saw it was reving at 3500 so I shift to 2nd, it goes clearly thru 4th gear but just one prob. He's still beside me, so I figured I could slam it into 5th and blast by (one of those testosterone things I guess). Well, I Slammed the Shifter............BACK DOWN TO 3RD!!! The engine was SCREAMING at 4500 (He was still right beside me, so it was still hard to hear my engine over his) (I've never seen the tach go up so high). So I ended up dropping back behind him. I was dissapointed, So in frustration, when I pulled into my driveway (2 miles away from the "incident" ) I Popped the clutch and just let the front wheels (it's a honda) rip into the gravel.

I know it's mean, but I was still learning, so I pretended it was accidental, til mom caught on.

(Edited by General Lee 01 at 11:31 pm on May 9, 2001)

76BBSub · May 10, 2001

If your mom thinks you're shifting too late, and 3500-4500 RPM seems like high RPMS, she must be a VERY conservative driver. When I drive 4-cylinder standard shift cars I like to run em to at least 3500 when cruising around, and the redline is the limit when pouring on the power. Play it cool with mom, but when you get your own car (truck?) you can play with the Rs a little more and see what the engine really likes. Of course, this is how I blew the engine in my first car ('79 Honda Prelude)...a few too many Rs a few too many times...

Jeff

Zane · May 10, 2001

Heck! Your tame general! You should see when we drive our 00 corvette and 97 Z28! Its right up to 5500! And those are V8's. :biggrin:

Of couse we don't drive it like that all the time, but its fun none the less.

General Lee 01 · May 10, 2001

Quote: from 76BBSub on 8:55 am on May 10, 2001
If your mom thinks you're shifting too late, and 3500-4500 RPM seems like high RPMS, she must be a VERY conservative driver. When I drive 4-cylinder standard shift cars I like to run em to at least 3500 when cruising around, and the redline is the limit when pouring on the power. Play it cool with mom, but when you get your own car (truck?) you can play with the Rs a little more and see what the engine really likes. Of course, this is how I blew the engine in my first car ('79 Honda Prelude)...a few too many Rs a few too many times...

Jeff

Yeah, She NEVER runs it past 3000 RPMs. I think the red line on this car is 5000.

You'd be surprised, There's holes in the driveway from when I let er rip. I used to do it everytime I pulled in the Driveway, until mom caught on to the fact that I was doing it on purpose.

Hey Zane,

What do your parents drive when you and Josh take the Vette and the Z28 out.

Zane · May 10, 2001

Quote: from General Lee 01 on 10:50 am on May 10, 2001
Hey Zane,

What do your parents drive when you and Josh take the Vette and the Z28 out.

Josh drives the Camaro as his vehicle to school, and my father drives the Vette to work in the spring, summer and part of the fall. When he cannot drive the vette, he takes the Camaro, and Josh takes the bus to school. I drive my truck and my mother has a Conversion Van. When ever i drive it, its only for trips to the store or the such.

General Lee 01 · May 10, 2001

Quote: from Mervz on 12:25 pm on May 10, 2001
Quote: from General Lee 01 on 10:50 am on May 10, 2001
Hey Zane,

What do your parents drive when you and Josh take the Vette and the Z28 out.

Josh drives the Camaro as his vehicle to school, and my father drives the Vette to work in the spring, summer and part of the fall. When he cannot drive the vette, he takes the Camaro, and Josh takes the bus to school. I drive my truck and my mother has a Conversion Van. When ever i drive it, its only for trips to the store or the such.

What are you driving now that the ZR2 is in the shop? BTW, have you gotten it back yet?

Zane · May 10, 2001

I got it back the same day it was in.

Kania2k1 · May 11, 2001

We had a 86 honda Accord 3 door that we bought new and I used to run it to about 4k before I shifted. I remember riding with a friend in high school and he'd shift at about 3k also, and it felt like he was just into the powerband:)

76BBSub · May 11, 2001

As young enthusiastic drivers it is your duty to press these little engines and see what they are worth... you may blow one or two, but it;'s the price you pay! or your parents pay, as the case may be

Jeff

General Lee 01 · May 11, 2001

Quote: from 76BBSub on 12:23 am on May 11, 2001
As young enthusiastic drivers it is your duty to press these little engines and see what they are worth... you may blow one or two, but it;'s the price you pay! or your parents pay, as the case may be

Jeff

Trust me, if I blow the dagon thing I'M PAYING FOR IT. LOL

76BBSub · May 11, 2001

yeah, I had to pay for mine too...do you have any idea how long it takes to get the money for a new clutch or rebuilt engine when you work at Jack in the Box?? LOL

Jeff