I traded in my jetta on a new truck everyone bow your heads for a moment of silence please. I will post pics of my new baby when I take delivery tomorrow :D
http://westcat.homeip.net/gallery/al...0816_sized.jpg
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I traded in my jetta on a new truck everyone bow your heads for a moment of silence please. I will post pics of my new baby when I take delivery tomorrow :D
http://westcat.homeip.net/gallery/al...0816_sized.jpg
did you drive her fast one last time? Rev up her engine? Brings a tear to my eyes.... what a pretty car. And your getting a truck? :(
JD......... I am sad. You went from looking at a JEEP to this...... Hmmmmm (just kidding)
:D I pick it up at 4pm today. Its like christmas
http://www.svt.ford.com/images/galle...ht_image09.jpg
I'm looking to go NASA racing or back to the SCCA at some point, so I'm looking for something along these lines:
http://store5.yimg.com/I/supra_1786_5966670
Supras are very nice and also very expensive. Parts are also outragous but if you got deep pockets then more power to ya. There is a red twin turbo thats dyno'd over 700 hp that runs around my home town. One of the reasons I am getting out of a sport compact / import is the cost for go fast parts I spent well over $5k in go fast bits and still could have spent alot more where as with the domestic the parts are alot more reasonably priced. This has been my experience anyways. Anyways Supras are nice
The reason import prices are more expensive is because they last.. you don't have to re-purchase them every 10,000 miles like domestic. ;)
Supras are not cheap.. all depending on how far you want to go. You can get a nice Twin Turbo for around $20K in decent shape with not needing much more than a 'freshening'. If you plan to race it competitively, that is not much of a concern anyways as you will be doing some work to the car regardless.
If you go Mk3's, you can get them in good shape for well under $7,500 and with a few grand in parts, you can have 400hp.
There are Supras for sale on SupraStore.com from $20K up to $110K.
How fast do you want your wallet to go? :D
Why is there a spoiler on the car???? It's front wheel drive, it defeats the purpose......
:-)
Whatever you do, make sure you get paneling on the sides. Help shows that your not afraid of saying "I'm Old"!
Hey Yoga Man, A Toyota Supra is NOT FWD. It's RWD and with that cars stock top speed, the spoiler does actually have an effect on handling. Even more so when modified and pumps our 700 - 1050 hp. ;)Quote:
Originally posted by [AK]StitchJones
Why is there a spoiler on the car???? It's front wheel drive, it defeats the purpose......
:-)
Nobody drives them at top speed nearly often enough to justify the spoiler unless they live in Nevada. And not even then.
Admit it - it's simply bling bling (not that there's anything wrong with that.) It's like the mag on my paintball gun.
I've always thought that when the day comes that my non-existant kid goes to buy his first car, I'd make sure it was a front wheel drive with the biggest rear wing in the world.
I figure it would limit the top speed to about 60 mph, not because of the drag but because at any speed above 60, the front wheels come off the ground...
As I said, when purchased and used for racing, it most certainly has an effect although there are more effective after market spoilers for racing. For every day driving? Little effect. Very similar to a Porsche or Crossfire auto-spoiler that engages once you reach a certain speed. I generally do not like "handle" spoilers.. but I did like that factory spoiler from Toyota on the Supra. The Supra also had the option of a retractable front spoiler. Those twin turbos are butter! The first kicks in around 2000 RPM for a smooth impact and then the second gives you a serious kick in the ass around 4500 RPM. I dream of getting one of those babies hooked up on the front stretch at Watkins. The fastest I've ever driven was in the 140 range in a GT-1 back in the SCCA. That's a rush until you realize the down slope and ever decreasing distance to the 90 at the end of the run. Then you better have durable underwear. ;)Quote:
Originally posted by [AK]Squidly
Nobody drives them at top speed nearly often enough to justify the spoiler unless they live in Nevada. And not even then.
Admit it - it's simply bling bling (not that there's anything wrong with that.) It's like the mag on my paintball gun.
But I whole heartedly agree in general... I think its funnier than hell watch kids put those huge touring spoilers on Crapaliers, Civics, and Acura's. LOL As long as they like the looks, I guess that is all that matters. As long as they aren't fulling themselves into thinking it 'helps' their performance.
As Sonic Said, that was pretty funny about the front wheels coming off the ground! :D
Hey thread Jackers this is bout My New TRUCK Yo hehehe :D
So is it a 2004?
Yes, its a 04 charcoal grey, I plan on taking it to the track and see what it will do in the quarter. I will take a couple pics tonight.
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/C6..._gallery01.jpg
When it comes out I think I'm getting one :D
(I really think I am)
Although I may wait for the next Z06 just incase it does come out with a removable top like the coupe (only reason I didn't get a C5 Z06 is because I don't want a Hardtop Vette)
I would love to show you my tail lights when you get yuor z06 :P
POST PIX PLZ!
k thx bye
Sweet!!
Friends of ours just bought one with the crew cab and we took it out last night when we went out to dinner with them. Very nice ride and the cabin is very low road noise which is a bonus.
That would be a rouche not a lighting ;) there is only regular cab lighting. The rouche is a F150 with rouche body kit suspension and egine mods, still very nice. It was a toss up for me between the Lighting and the rouche I went with the lighting since it out performs the rouche and price. Ride is tight but not too tight. Handling is impressive especially for a truck all in all I am very impressed.
mmm Lightning..
BTW: most moronic kids with the huge spoilers on their FWD cars do belive it has an effect on handling... just FYI since I know plenty of them..
I've been in a Camaro going about 145 before, but I wasn't driving it.. only wish I could have been. Fastest I have driven is 125 in my old 95 Grand Am, and it wasn't even a high output.. though the person that owned it before me did do a couple engine mods (I need to fix the govenor and mod the engine a bit so that I can actually get my HO GA to get over 125, hits a 109 limiter atm)..
btw, heres a pic of my car.
http://ren.shockwave-inc.com/New_0001.jpg
The picture quality is kinda crap.. but thats cause my Digicam is kinda crap..
Cool paint !
Man, you guys are just plain crazy.
I drivzes a new kick every week. How?
Causze I just jack my rides baby!
Got a F1 in the back yard!
Check out some of the pictures here at an illegal Japenese custom car rally.
(FWIW, I'd love to live in Japan for a while. Very Blade Runner-esque. :) )
Holy moly, my eyes are bleeding after this one:
http://www.youatemybreakfast.com/ima...u/DSC00132.JPG
The Japanese are freaking weird.
Working in Riohmond which is lotus land, I get to see some funky crap driving around. Wings that should belong on a top fuel dragster, dash boards with more dolls and crap than a 6 yr old girls bedroom. But my personal favorite was the pull down shade/blind on the drivers window !!
What's with all the hoses coming out of the hoods of some of those cars? Hydraulics?
OMFG !! I really hope those exhaust pipes don't catch on here. That has got to be one of the most retarded things i've seen in along time.
Bribo, those hoses are extrenal oil coolers maybe for the turbo not sure, all those cars are setup for drifting which is the latest craze basically they drive around a race track sideways its actually pretty cool to watch kuz you can appreciate the skill involved in doing it without crashing. I guess your oil gets hotter in Japan *shrug*
Drifting is starting to catch on over here in the US as well. The SCCA and NASA have even started Drifting competitions for it's organizations.Quote:
Originally posted by [AK]JD
OMFG !! I really hope those exhaust pipes don't catch on here. That has got to be one of the most retarded things i've seen in along time.
Bribo, those hoses are extrenal oil coolers maybe for the turbo not sure, all those cars are setup for drifting which is the latest craze basically they drive around a race track sideways its actually pretty cool to watch kuz you can appreciate the skill involved in doing it without crashing. I guess your oil gets hotter in Japan *shrug*
The funny thing is that oil coolers do absolutely nothing without airflow *through* them. Screwing one to your bumper without proper airflow only serves to expose you as an idiot.Quote:
Originally posted by [AK]JD
Bribo, those hoses are extrenal oil coolers maybe for the turbo not sure,
I'd say the same thing about those 5 foot tall exhaust stack in the back, I mean i thinks its cool to have your exhaust comming out at head level :D