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Old May 5, 2004 | 10:33 PM
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my buddy who owns a shop has been working on my car for the last couple of months, doing maintence down to fixing up my true duals and converting me to a wet nitrous kit. his shop lately has been getting alotta rice in and he's gettin gpissed cause all they talk about is how fast their cars are. specifically 3 guys.

first one has a 00 civic si, he claims to haev lots of work done but after having to replace a few gaskets on the kids car which has 75k miles on it, he's noticed none of the stuff he claims to have. basically he has a cai, k&n, aftermarket head, header, full exhaust. its not too bad, its flirting with rice imo. could lose the simple body kit and carbon fiber hood that doesnt fit real well. but each time he goes in to the shop he claims a new quartermile time (ranging from 14.0-12.9 now). and i've seen this kid drive and he sucks.

2nd is a 97 neon, just your regular mom and pops neon with a fart can and k&N this kid is kinda cool actually. but he's the kinda guy that is slightly misinformed. he's young so i let it slide but he wants to race me just for ***** and gigles.

3rd is mr fast and the furious. neon green integra. claims a type r, but its a stock block, cai, and a far can as well. u know the kind of fart can im talking about too, the one that has a 2 inch inlet and a 8 inch outlet that most likely hurts his performance. he has 18 inch rims on that sucker and this thing just looks horrible. and its disgusting sounding.

basically the guy that runs the shop wants to help make some money off of me by letting me take these kids on toput them in their place. in return for me to beat their asses, he's gonna give me a new set of nittos for the back for the new ss 10 spokes i got in a trade for some audio stuff i had laying around, he's gonna split my winnings with me 50/50 as well, but he's also gonna give me a few other things if i can just put these guys in their place...

my only concern is, A. i know the first guy can't drive for ****. and i dont relaly know these kids. I hate racing people i dont really know cause i dont know if they are gonna be able to handle their own car. and i dont want anything to happen to mine. Should i just waste my gas on these ****** just to get some extra income and some parts for free or should i back out and just let them think they are gods gift to the earth...whats your take?
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Old May 5, 2004 | 10:49 PM
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i say go for it, i dont mind racing a ricer to get tires
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Old May 5, 2004 | 11:04 PM
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I love the smell of burnt rice GO FOR IT!
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Old May 5, 2004 | 11:07 PM
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I say race them...have them line up one behind the other and take them down one at a time. Also, make sure to tell them to turn their A/C off--don't want any ricer excuses
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Old May 5, 2004 | 11:12 PM
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Oh yeah....and you definetly can't beat getting a set of nitto's AND half of the cash. Thats a sweet deal. Just be safe.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 11:30 PM
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general consesus seems to be go for it....thing is...do i spray or go N/A....that wasn't supposed to rhym sorry lol
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Old May 5, 2004 | 11:41 PM
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I don't think you'll need it...but if you want to make it a blood bath then use the spray
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Old May 6, 2004 | 12:10 AM
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Make sure to race the tegra last and spray on him for sure just to shove it in his face for having an ugly car. Then spray on the others if need be but I doubt you'll need it. Besides if he's like any integra guy I know he's probably the ring leader and probably thinks he's unbeatable. Own those punks.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 12:19 AM
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eat some rice, and get free tires? hmmm, sounds like a great idea!
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Old May 6, 2004 | 12:27 AM
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Nice... Take these punks out... You really shouldn't need the nitrous, but bring it along, just in case...
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Old May 6, 2004 | 12:43 AM
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you probably wont' need the nitrous even if they get an emergency shot put on their own cars. anything big enough to beat you would grenade their engines.

i say use it anyway. if you're worried about them doing something stupid, they can't hit you if they're BEHIND you.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 01:23 AM
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I say spray it and really embarass them. Get vids too.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 02:26 AM
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free tires... and cash.... "nuff said"
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Old May 6, 2004 | 03:21 AM
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THis sounds like a video game...
Just whoop their ***. You won't regret it. Just keep a wary eye on those ricers and their immense torque steer :joker:
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Old May 6, 2004 | 05:36 AM
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Get your *** out there and rape those little bitches Tyson style.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 07:04 AM
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You shouldn't need the spray for any of them but, I would use it just to prove a point. Show them what American power looks like.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 10:23 AM
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yeah i know i wouldn't have any problems doing it without the juice. i was just wondering if i should use to to make a statement. My buddy who owns the shop, and who is trying to set this **** up is gonna video tape it. if it goes well and is just too funny ill have a friend of mine host it on his website.

I am gonna see if they would be willing to take it to a track. I mean that is where racing belongs, then this way we can get official slips and if they lose ill make them get that **** tattooed to their arm so they can't lie about it lol. well atleast two of them, one of them i've met and he's pretty cool. the others...we wont get into that.
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