yak

iTrader: (15)

Next week I will be putting a g5x3 in my car. Does anyone know of any good excuses to tell my parents as to why my car has suddenly become very loud and lopes really hard?

jaberwaki

spark plug going bad?

1jfuddle

iTrader: (7)

The cutout is leaking?

jrp

iTrader: (16)

just play stupid and brush it off

"what, i dont know why my car suddenly got so loud and shakes. im gonna take it in and have it looked at...."

yak

iTrader: (15)

yeah i was thinking about telling them i had a few bent/broken pushrods. I was just posting here thinking one or two of you might have a really good excuse.

SY KB 4.7L

Sounds like they have no clue about cars. Why not just tell them its the cam?

Keenov

iTrader: (5)

Bent pushrods sound totally different

Just tell them that you put the car back to stock and that is what it sounds like....

yak

iTrader: (15)

i thonught about telling them i made it stock again. I don't think my dad is that stupid

Luna

iTrader: (6)

tell your parents you are a street racer and you live your life a quarter mile at a time... lol

chpmnsws6

iTrader: (70)

put your stock catback back on it and then add a cutout... they won't be able to hear the lope then

felton316

Just tell them the truth, as long as its your money, they shouldn't care. I use to be in the same situation as you are 9 years ago, trying to hide all my performance parts from my parents. My dad found my nitrous bottle in my mustang 3 years after it had been installed, and he didn't really care after finding it. As long as I wasn't spending his money on stupid car stuff, he didn't give a damn. After that, he even had me install some performance parts on his truck.

Lithium

iTrader: (47)

If they ask just tell them to get over it . I am mean you already have all the bolt on's so I dont know why they would care if you put a cam in there.

LiquidFire350

iTrader: (8)

just put it in and leave it at that, if they say anything, tell them you made it faster, i mean what was your excuss for everything else

'Trust'

iTrader: (24)

I'd say go w/a stall first, especially if your planning on that cam, but if your gonna put it in anyway, put it in, and if they ask tell them what you did

natronathon

lol, tell em you switched mufflers and that the lope has always been there and that the new muffler is why you can hear it now. and the shaking is because the new mufflers made your fuel curves go a little wacky during idle, but that its pefectly normal for your situation, and absolutely nothing to worry about.

or

try the sarcastic excuse.

"well mom, i took it to the local tuner and they dropped a 500 cubic inch big block in it and i now have a thousand horsepower and do a burnout at every stop! What do you think!?"

mom "well, whatever, i dont need your lip"

Dad "dont treat us like we're stupid. I wasnt born yesterday"

You "well, why do you treat me like a hoodlum, a little bit of sound isn't killing anyone! Not to mention, i finally found the tone i want"

dad "what did you change on it then?"

you "i told you, i got a big block with a thousand hp"

dad "whatever, just dont ask for money when you brake something"

you "dont worry."

works almost everytime!

dlmater

iTrader: (7)

Whatever you decide to do, remember...It is always easier to ask for forgiveness than permission!

taintedmeat

iTrader: (1)

Tell them it has too much power, so you're putting in this cam to make it more sensible. You're done racing!

Weezzer

Take off all of the air intake components except the throttle body, cover the TB opening with a sock (fake them out with the ricer standard operating procedure).
Then when they ask about the change in sound just open the hood up and show them how with a minor adjustment the car runs better.
Afterwards take the sock off and replace the air filter and intake components.

Problem Solved!!!

yak

iTrader: (15)

yeah, i'm still thinking about what i'm gonna tell them. I think the besty thing to do is to tell them i have a bad rocker/pushrod and that it is a real bitch to change it. (tell them I need to pull the heads to do that) I'll tell them i'll fix it during the winter whenI take my insurance off. (when in reallity that is hello AFR 205's and 90/90).

josh99ta

iTrader: (1)

How do the kids these day afford 205s and a 90/90 combo? Good grief son, do your thing.

Secondly, the truth is always the best. Saves alot of headaches in the long run. If they ask what a cam does, it makes the car run better and sound better. Bottom line.