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09-27-2004, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 1bdbrd
cool video. only thing that i find funny is that some of those imports were faster than some of those "muscle cars"...
09-29-2004, 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 1bdbrd
cool video. only thing that i find funny is that some of those imports were faster than some of those "muscle cars"...
09-29-2004, 11:13 AM
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did you watch the same video we did?
and no i dont know anybody in the video. but how do we know that any of those imports arent pushing some power? if i had a fast import, you can bet your *** i would rice it. because everyone (including me) thinks that a riced out civic is going to be slow. no one expects that to be fast. much like turd gens and fox bodies. its the primered ones in some cases that you have to watch out for.
Jeff im an idiot? ya your right tho. i really did think the 2x4 wing made that car mAd FaST y0.
09-30-2004, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 1bdbrd
cool video. only thing that i find funny is that some of those imports were faster than some of those "muscle cars"...
Actually, the only import i saw that would come close to anything the "muscle cars" could do was the MR2 that actually looked pretty sick. That's why i actually didn't like the video, because im not biased towards imports or domestics. I have a GN, i LOVE F-bodys, vettes, that kinda stuff but i also respect SOME imports such as MR2's (twin turbo ones only), nissan skylines, silvias, RX7's and sometimes even poopras (aka supras). I think im starting to get the idea that a lot of you on here are import haters and don't even want to give them a chance and that's cool and all cuz youre entitled to your opinion but i just think it's ridiculous that when you see something that actually is a quick import, your quick to say "rice" and start the hatin'. I just wanna say as a CAR enthusiast i think its stupid. You may think im stupid er whatever but at least im saying my opinion.
Also, I'm not saying everyone on here is stupid er whatever because im sure you know a lot about the cars you love, so i won't let this "rice" attitude keep me from coming here (whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you guys). I just wanted to give my 2 cents. Now someone else can have the
Later!!!
-boosted6
EDIT: here's a good import vid I want some of you to see---->http://www.streetracersonline.com/videos/d1.php
Enjoy!!!
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10-01-2004, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by boosted6
Actually, the only import i saw that would come close to anything the "muscle cars" could do was the MR2 that actually looked pretty sick. That's why i actually didn't like the video, because im not biased towards imports or domestics. I have a GN, i LOVE F-bodys, vettes, that kinda stuff but i also respect SOME imports such as MR2's (twin turbo ones only), nissan skylines, silvias, RX7's and sometimes even poopras (aka supras). I think im starting to get the idea that a lot of you on here are import haters and don't even want to give them a chance and that's cool and all cuz youre entitled to your opinion but i just think it's ridiculous that when you see something that actually is a quick import, your quick to say "rice" and start the hatin'. I just wanna say as a CAR enthusiast i think its stupid. You may think im stupid er whatever but at least im saying my opinion.
Also, I'm not saying everyone on here is stupid er whatever because im sure you know a lot about the cars you love, so i won't let this "rice" attitude keep me from coming here (whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you guys). I just wanted to give my 2 cents.
Also, I'm not saying everyone on here is stupid er whatever because im sure you know a lot about the cars you love, so i won't let this "rice" attitude keep me from coming here (whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you guys). I just wanted to give my 2 cents.
Speaking for myself... I've always loved American V8's. I've never liked imports or Eruo cars, no matter how fast or exotic they look. For quite a while, I even hated anything computer controlled. The GenIII's here changed that... but that's besides the point. No matter how fast the "other" cars are, they just don't have the "coolness" of a V8 loping away at idle or the sound as they take off.
When's the last time you felt a imports launch resonate in your chest from 50' away?
How cool is that new V12 M5's idle, when it's sitting next to a V8 F-bod with a simle 224/224 cam and free flowing muffler?
You can't put a 8-71 on top of that Enzo's motor, can you?
I openly admit that I'm an elitist, and I'm completely ignorant of other fast cars.
It's like Harley's vs Sportbikes vs Italian bikes... I don't think the three will ever completely get along.
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Originally Posted by 1bdbrd
ya the one with mostly late 70s domestic pictures? you do know that most of the cars weigh almost 4k pounds or made a whopping 175hp right?
and no i dont know anybody in the video. but how do we know that any of those imports arent pushing some power? if i had a fast import, you can bet your *** i would rice it. because everyone (including me) thinks that a riced out civic is going to be slow. no one expects that to be fast. much like turd gens and fox bodies. its the primered ones in some cases that you have to watch out for.
Jeff im an idiot? ya your right tho. i really did think the 2x4 wing made that car mAd FaST y0.
and no i dont know anybody in the video. but how do we know that any of those imports arent pushing some power? if i had a fast import, you can bet your *** i would rice it. because everyone (including me) thinks that a riced out civic is going to be slow. no one expects that to be fast. much like turd gens and fox bodies. its the primered ones in some cases that you have to watch out for.
Jeff im an idiot? ya your right tho. i really did think the 2x4 wing made that car mAd FaST y0.