Author Topic: Funked:New WRX in the neighborhood (Read 6146 times)

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #90 on:** March 17, 2004, 02:25:42 PM »

The Healey is too small for me to fit in.
The Elky is like having an entire NASCAR grid driving around in your skull. I'm told that there was tire smoke and I got a bit sideways but my vision had narrowed to a small circle the size of a walnut so I couldn't really tell.

Gixer · « **Reply #91 on:** March 17, 2004, 02:28:01 PM »

Never been a big fun of Japanese Turbos, I know WRX's etc handle great with power etc but imho I prefer cubes over turbos. Though I did watch a WRX scream past a Posche the other day while the Porsche was overtaking a long line of traffic which was fun to watch.

Though for me personally the onyl car to own is a Jeep, I've always wanted/dreamed of owning one and now I finally do. Though the $$$ on extras and especially shipping cosuts is starting to hurt.

For speed there is only one, and that's a superbike. For racing,track days, passing WRX's in 3 rd gear and drifting around corners. When you have something that has more HP then weight you know it's going to be exciting. Especially in a V-Twin.

Of course for pure insanity I enjoy speedway singles and sidecards on bikes. Think in states it's refered to as flat tracking.

Just my two cents. Some awsome rides pictured in the posts.

~~...-Gixer~~

Staga · « **Reply #92 on:** March 17, 2004, 02:29:56 PM »

Well I'm quite sure I'd enjoy a ride in a 468cid Camino with 6-speed Richmond (IIRC, correct if wrong).

Chairboy · « **Reply #93 on:** March 17, 2004, 03:16:34 PM »

I used to be a 'There's no replacement for displacement' guy too, but I've seen some pretty amazing things done with japanese cars.

Regarding the ultimate acceleration, I have to second the bike comment. My Suzuki Bandit 1200 is a mid-range sport/standard bike and it can do 0-60 in around 2 seconds. And THAT'S not the fastest bike by far.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #94 on:** March 17, 2004, 03:18:45 PM »

Laz needs to do a best of both worlds thing, drop in low comression pistons, and then install a pair of turboes. I saw them do it with some Pontiac in one of the mags, lol.

They showed pics of one that was supposed to be running 1200 HP?

Gixer · « **Reply #95 on:** March 17, 2004, 03:24:50 PM »

"I've seen some pretty amazing things done with japanese cars"

I know it's amazing how many subs they can fit into such a small space.

~~...-Gixer~~

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #96 on:** March 17, 2004, 03:26:06 PM »

I found the link!

Twin Turbo 61 Pontiac!!

Staga · « **Reply #97 on:** March 17, 2004, 03:27:41 PM »

Chairboy This was visiting at my work at last autumn... I heard it was quite fast, too

lazs2 · « **Reply #98 on:** March 17, 2004, 03:31:01 PM »

2stony... I don't believe I ever said anything to you. My comment was to wildthing because I did not understand how he got a certain quarter mile time but it should have been better except he broke axles? that doesn't make since.. you break an axle and you don't get a time. I have no idea what your car looks like and even if you told me what it was I probly still couldn't pick it out of ten other jap cars the same color.

I rode in funked's wrx/neon... It is fast... it is faster than a lot of the muscle cars were back in the day and it is comfortable and it handles and it has airconditioning and will cruise at 100mph for a couple of years on a tank of gas probly.

My car is loud and it jars ya and bangs your head on the back and side windows and makes obnoxious fumes from tires and gets 10 mpg and such.. but it does have a vintage air air conditoning system and it is fairly easy to find in a parking lot.

The Healey is just a toy for getting a lot of attention... nothing to interest you serious fast and furious types. Can't even break into the 11's with street tires... well.. maybe the 11's but not the 10's.. Lots of old antique stuff on it that would make you techno boys laugh.

lazs

Staga · « **Reply #99 on:** March 17, 2004, 03:35:57 PM »

I'm smiling loud

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #100 on:** March 17, 2004, 03:44:15 PM »

Speaking of Neons, the 04 SRT-4's have 15 more hp (230) and they finally put a limited slip in it. That's the one (new) domestic car I would be interested in other than the Z06.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #101 on:** March 17, 2004, 03:50:00 PM »

FUNKED1
But does it come with a color coded purse?

Jeeez! A neon?

WldThing · « **Reply #102 on:** March 17, 2004, 04:02:37 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
someone... or a bunch of someones.... are/is paying you to run a car in the 13's wildthing? Guess I really do need to learn about cars.

Do you think my elky would look ok to you if I painted the steering wheel red and plastered a bunch of decals all over the car? Maybe if I yanked out a few plug wires I could get into the 13's but nothin I can do about both back tires smoking.

My Healey is kinda small tho (sorry rear wheel drive posi) so maybe you could give me some of those neato modern styling cues so that I could get the admiring glances from the fast and furious crowd like you do?

lazs

Did i tell you, you need to learn about cars? Nobody is paying me, im doing all the work, the crap in my car doesnt come free or cheap, i had to pay almost half or more than half for some of the stuff in the car.

Jeez, it's called respect for someone elses hobby, learn it Lazs.

WldThing · « **Reply #103 on:** March 17, 2004, 04:16:48 PM »

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Originally posted by GtoRA2
Maybe its just me, but if I had to chose to ride around in

This

Or

This

The classic Musclecar is going to win. Hell I bet 99% of car people would side with me on this one. I only thought Senior citizens bought sebrings...

If you dont know what my sebring looks like dont care to comment, i have put endless amount of work into my car.. You telling me that you like Muscle cars over my car doesnt hurt my feelings at all. Im just saying something like looks like HALF CAR - HALF truck doesnt catch my eye at all.

My original Sebring:

After some mods: Engine bay, etc..

......

WldThing · « **Reply #104 on:** March 17, 2004, 04:19:17 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
wildthing probly doesn't even know what a 69 el camino looks like.

and... have you seen his car?

lazs

Yeah i have seen that car and rode in that car, Peace of crap. My opinion of course.