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SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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saw a wreck today in front. a Taurus had slammed into....somthing. The closest car was on the side of the road, a Mirage with a body kit. OR either the taurus had knocked thecar it hit into the 15 foot pic the construction guys were diiging to put a new road in :lol:

 

anyway, I don't get it. Mirage has like 94 HP.

a body kit? 94 HP. a body kit. 94 HP?

 

isn't that going in the wrong direction? that car needs to lose every ounce it can. 0-60 is rated at "sometimes".

 

sure the car is so small they could make a paper miche(sp) body kit out of a piece of 8.5x11 copy paper, but that dosen't mean they need too.

 

Let's assume it a has a famous ricer mod, a turbo. so its got 120 HP now? high boost. 135HP now? A BODY KIT!!!!

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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Not bashing you, but.....

 

People been modding the VW Bug since.....Oh.....What...1940?

 

Just about all of them are in the double digits in the HP dept. But I have seen some bada$$ bugs out and about. Of course.....I like the VW "Thing" too.... So take that with a grain of salt.:thumbs:

 

Half the crap we put on our trucks is worthless, following the same line of reasoning that we use when bashing ricers. 285s, fender flares, cab clearance lights, bed caps/covers, and many other things do nothing but add weight to an already gravitationally challanged vehicle. Not to mention a lot of truck owners spend just as much in the performance category with little or no return for their investment. He!!, I have Flomaster duals on the 92, and they actually hurt (low-end) performance.

 

They aren't my cup of tea either, and I will laugh at their fart-cans and pooper-scoopers for the rest of my days....But I can respect the fact that they have (at least) a constructive hobby that doesn't do anything to me other than make me laugh everytime I see one.

 

I'm just happy that they like cars, instead of a less constructive passtime.

 

/.02 :lol:

MCourson Senior Enthusiast

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Just about all of them are in the double digits in the HP dept. But I have seen some bada$$ bugs out and about.

Not the guy that used to show up at the local 1/8th mile. He has a VW Square back with a center mounted SBC. :lol:

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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ahem, I do nothing but "construtive mods" to my cars. The headlights help me see better, especially when working. The seat covers are more confortable, and improve the overall appearance of the interior, while making it more durable, (for work). The exhaust frees up about 14 pounds and adds around 10 HP. the CAI dosen't need explaining. All the synthetics decrease driveline losses and improve mileage. The wheels and tires I want will improve handling, and help whenever I start tracking it.

 

Most the stuff ricers do HURT their car's performance or value.

 

IF they do something to actually improve their car, they aren't exactly a "ricer".

 

I'm pretty sure that mirage was driven by a girl at my school, and if I'm right, she sure as heck isn't any kind of tuner.

 

Beetles are classic, with so many possibilities.

 

I don't see any guys around here driving a "Toyota Corolla dune buggy". or a "Dodge Neon Street Rod"

Import Hater Enthusiast

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I've been saying it for years. "Rice" isn't a type of car. It's a mentality. A pursuit of futility perhaps.

 

We put mods on our trucks. Some are for show, some are for go. But we really didn't buy trucks to go racing now did we? So it doesn't matter too much how much more "go" we put in them. But the ricers...their focus is racing. Drag racing for the most part. Now why would you be interested in drag racing, then decide to buy a unibodied, front wheel drive car that comes with a dinky engine where any form of torque not only left town...but never showed up? Those fools are going wrong right from the get go. Of course they have all their cop outs about imports getting better mileage, reliability, and refinement...but once you build a race car out of something even an import, those attributes go right out the window.

 

Rob

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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My point was....You are bashing things that (by your line of reasoning) half of the people on this board (I'm one of them, no flames please guys :lol: ) are guilty of doing to their trucks.

 

1. Adding weight, not performance.

 

2. Sacrificing driveability/durability in order to look better.

 

It's their car, not yours. Let them have it. Just point, laugh, and drive on, but don't hate on them just because they choose to spend money on something different than you.

 

And I wasn't bashing you about what you do to your car....It's your car. Modify it to your liking, not anyone elses.

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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I've been saying it for years. "Rice" isn't a type of car. It's a mentality. A pursuit of futility perhaps.

 

We put mods on our trucks. Some are for show, some are for go. But we really didn't buy trucks to go racing now did we? So it doesn't matter too much how much more "go" we put in them. But the ricers...their focus is racing. Drag racing for the most part. Now why would you be interested in drag racing, then decide to buy a unibodied, front wheel drive car that comes with a dinky engine where any form of torque not only left town...but never showed up? Those fools are going wrong right from the get go. Of course they have all their cop outs about imports getting better mileage, reliability, and refinement...but once you build a race car out of something even an import, those attributes go right out the window.

 

Rob

Yeah....But I don't care what your state of mind is.

 

I respect the bejeezus out of anyone who can make an 11 second car out of a V6.

 

Oh and it better not be 11 seconds in that 1/8 mile crap either...It has to be in a full-on quarter mile thank you. :lol:

 

 

 

 

Oh, and anyone who can build that fast of a car out of a V6, knows that FnF was a really sh!tty movie, in all regards.

tmf6902 Senior Enthusiast

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Oh, and anyone who can build that fast of a car out of a V6, knows that FnF was a really sh!tty movie, in all regards.

Come on now....when that tractor trailer drove over the mustang that was pretty cool....and the ejector seats in that car in the end were pretty cool too. Besides those two scenes....yes the whole movie sucked ass. :lol:

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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Only part of the second one that I saw were the previews....So, no ejection seat goodness for me. :lol:

 

Sad part is, my aunt (doesn't see me but once per year) bought me that DVD last year. It's still in the plastic.

tmf6902 Senior Enthusiast

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Only part of the second one that I saw were the previews....So, no ejection seat goodness for me. :lol:

 

Sad part is, my aunt (doesn't see me but once per year) bought me that DVD last year. It's still in the plastic.

Don't worry it was just as crappy as the first, although there was a cool scene with some american muscle cars. The only reason I really rented it was because it was filmed right by my apt here in FL, and they closed down my gf's school for a while, while they shot there for a week. It's kinda neat to see places you know in a movie.

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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Well, judging by how they pi$$ed all over an American muscle icon with that retarded wheelie launch in the first movie......It would be hard to watch the second.

 

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Import Hater Enthusiast

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I respect the bejeezus out of anyone who can make an 11 second car out of a V6.

Don't get ready to bow just quite yet. A Buick Grand National, or even something that you might find on this board, a GMC Syclone/Typhoon could get into the 11's without much work.

 

Getting a 17 second Civic to run 10's or 11's...that's something to respect. But then wonder why they spent so much time on making a car that fast when they could have started with a fox body mustang and made an even faster car.

 

Rob

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