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Old 04-25-2009 | 02:35 PM
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I was at a stop light and a red rx8 was beside me. As the light turned green it shot out really quick and I was kinda snoozing. well I took off and spun for a bit. the car of course shifted way to early into 2nd gear. all the while the rx8 got about 2 cars ahead of me but then i finally gripped and pulled it back like someone had a cable tied to it and yanked it backwards. i passed it around 80ish mph. and then just let off. turned out it was a girl i went to high school. I told her good launch. and we talked for a second because neither of us realized at the time who the other was.

i need some better tires. i kinda miss the days of being able to just press gas and go without worrying about burning rubber in my other cars
Old 04-25-2009 | 08:29 PM
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nice kill!
Old 04-25-2009 | 08:56 PM
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Good kill. Tires dumdumdum man.
Old 04-26-2009 | 02:42 PM
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Default heh i know

my current tires are 265 fuzion zri, they were decent when i was stock but i def need something wider and stickier. because i cannot launch in first no matter what. i just spin. and even in second the tries if i dont stay perfectly straight and the road perfectly smooth around 60mph will try to start spinning again. i need to find some good rear tires to fit on my 18" c5 rims i got on the back.
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^Sounds like you need some radials my friend.
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i actually wish i still had my stock you polished 16" rims. 16" 285 nittos are so much cheaper than 18" l
Old 04-27-2009 | 08:38 AM
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Good kill,

Yesterday there was a blue RX8 driving like a ricer, with no shirt, visor tilted ever so slightly, with his head hardly above the dash, right on my brothers bumper. Mine you I'm riding with him in a '00 ford exploder because he has his permit. Man I was wishing we were in my G8. Oh well.
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Originally Posted by GXPPOWER
i actually wish i still had my stock you polished 16" rims. 16" 285 nittos are so much cheaper than 18" l
Believe me, I know all too well . Buying radials will suck.
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Originally Posted by LS1_K1DD
^Sounds like you need some radials my friend.
are his tires not radial lol. You got some old redline bias plys on there? lol




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