Joke Thread

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[richard wysong]

I had that happen to 1 of my race cars, it still ran, when I drove it onto the trailer the piston came out and was laying on the ground smoking

[garagerog]

2 hours ago, richard wysong said:

I had that happen to 1 of my race cars, it still ran, when I drove it onto the trailer the piston came out and was laying on the ground smoking

 

Just out of curiosity what compression ratio did your race engine have and were you using either nitro or NO2?  Non-race engine rod throwing story: Way back when my brother had a friend with a bone stock 383 in a '68 Charger, after the rod made it's way out of the block and deflected by the inner fender well it bounced off the highway punching a fist sized hole through his gas tank, talk about adding insult to injury!

[richard wysong]

It was just a stock chevy 350 small block in a 75 Nova SS, ran the strictly stocks at the roundy rounds, Handling was more important than hp, I replaced it with a .30 over 350, 12.5-1 , 194 heads.  My friend wound his GTO a little to tight and put a connecting rod through the frame under the engine

Edited July 8, 2025 by richard wysong

[KARNUT]

I only had one engine issue in all the years I did test and tune. I was only interested in out performing my brothers. My one brother only raced one vehicle his 79 little red truck he bought new. I had more than a few. He had just changed the cam, added headers and changed to a 391 gear. I was playing with my latest a 69 dart GTS. Stock it ran 14.02. His stock was 15 in the quarter mile. The changes woke the little red more than I expected. I pulled him at the light granny shifted second. That wasn’t smart. He was coming causing me to hold second and flat shifting third keeping me just ahead. Flat shifting forth is when the bearing spun. I stayed in it beating him. It held together getting me home. For the next 6 months I still drove it around the block. Just when I was going to rebuild it someone gave me more than I had in it. Just when I noticed a 65 gto my next toy. Fun times when muscle cars were still around for cheap.

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[Grumpy Bear]

4 hours ago, txab said:

 

One of Dizzy's new tricks it to lock/unlock about three times before it will STAY locked. I understand. 

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[KARNUT]

I always check when I lock my vehicle doors. I don’t like to hear a beep or horn so I pull on the handle. The odyssey unlocks by putting your hand on the handle. When I first got it I thought it wouldn’t lock even though I heard it. That reminds me when I got our Z-28 in 1994. I thought it had an electrical problem. The radio stay on when you pulled out the key. Sitting in it I retrieved the owner’s manual. I pumped the window switch and it rolled down. Now I’m convinced I bought a problem car. While reaching for the manual my wife comes out of the house wondering what’s going on. I picked up take out. I explained the deal started leafing through the manual the radio turns off. Dinner is getting cold I try to roll up the window. It doesn’t go. I switch the key on the radio comes on. Frustrated I open the door the radio turns off. I hit the window button nothing happens. That’s when we figured it out. Reminds me of when my grandkids found a rotary phone in the play room closet. One asked where’s the camera? 

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