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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 01:25 PM
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Well anyways as im driving down the freeway today cruisin at bout 80 ish, this Yellow plymouth prowler comes up the entrance ramp and gets on. Im a little eager so i get on it a little to catch up. Well there is a 17-18 year old kid in it with a chick. He i tried egging him on a few times but he had no part. Whats up with these cars. They look funny but are they fast? Think i would have taken him. Weird that a young kid in a prowler wanted no piece. Must be that Borla o nthe stock LS1, lol
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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From what I have heard prowlers are damn slow, they do have two less cylinders than us though. Maybe he knew better and didn't wanna get embaressed in front of his girl.
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 01:40 PM
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I heard that the front end design with those flimsy fenders are not made to handle high speeds and will shake.

Maybe that is why???
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 01:45 PM
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I heard they are made just for show. They weigh a ton and have no pwer to back them up. I also can't imagine them having any real power adders. Maybe a SC or NOS could make it "quick".
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 01:48 PM
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yea maybe. He prolly knew enough not to mess. Hey Detroit Muscle. I think i saw you the other day on 21 mile and gratiot? I was sitting at the stoplight on 21 and you were on gratiot i htink it was going down towards Hall Rd. You went first and got on it a bit threw the intersection, I heard a nice chip. Let me know if you saw me. Car is in sig. Later
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 02:07 PM
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according to this they run a mid 14.
http://www.albeedigital.com/supercou...0-60times.html
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 03:22 PM
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Typical Mopar...too heavy and underpowered
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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Ah, the good old Prowler... also known as the Gayslomobile.
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Hey Detroit Muscle. I think i saw you the other day on 21 mile and gratiot? I was sitting at the stoplight on 21 and you were on gratiot i htink it was going down towards Hall Rd. You went first and got on it a bit threw the intersection, I heard a nice chip. Let me know if you saw me. Car is in sig. Later
Might have been me since I do tend to go and cruise Gratiot often on the weekends, but I don't remember seeing your car. I try to keep an eye out for any cars I notice off here and your rims would probably give it away easily. We'll have to meet up sometime though.
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I love prowlers. Always have. But yeah, not a race car by any stretch of the imagination.
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 07:43 PM
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O ok, he prolly knew his car wasnt so tough than, they jsut carry a hefty price tag. Yea DetroitMuscle, i talk on AIM with one of your buddies in your car club. We'll have to meet up and cruise sometime. Im in Port Huron so its bout 30 min drive to 21/gratiot ish for me. I am down there a lot for golf though. Well thanks for the input. Too bad the guy i nthe prowler knew enough to not get blown out an embarrass his girl by me, lol. Later
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Sounds good whenever you wanna meet up just PM me and let me know.
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I'm with Crabhart, I think the Prowlers are really, really cool looking throw-back cars, unlike that dorky other car that I can't think of the name of but you see alot of them. They did a great job with the look of the car, just not very fast. If they put the SRT-8 Hemi in it than you'd have something. very unique car that stands out in a crowd with ***** to back it up.
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Originally Posted by KB99WS6
I'm with Crabhart, I think the Prowlers are really, really cool looking throw-back cars, unlike that dorky other car that I can't think of the name of but you see alot of them. They did a great job with the look of the car, just not very fast. If they put the SRT-8 Hemi in it than you'd have something. very unique car that stands out in a crowd with ***** to back it up.
I'm thinking you mean the PT cruiser? Test drove one of those once. all the acceleration of a speeding snail and NO interior space.

I'm not sure you could fit a V8 in a Prowler. the hood get pretty narrow pretty quick.
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 10:33 PM
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Yes the damn PT Cruiser! There's a guy in his late 40's early 50's I know at work that has one, blue with the little chrome Torq thrust wanna-be wheels and its always spit shined. I think he thinks he's got something. I feel like telling him, dude don't you know that's gay. But I don't have the heart. I figure if he's happy, all the power to him...or lack of. As long as he's happy I guess...
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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its an awsome car what are u guys talking about. it is under powered but look at the hood i dont think it could fit a much larger engine than the six thats in it. but there is no other car that looks like it cept some hot rods which are bad ***.
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Originally Posted by CrabhartLS1
I'm not sure you could fit a V8 in a Prowler. the hood get pretty narrow pretty quick.

i HEARD, not sure if its true that a hemi (not the new one) fits in them and has been done. the howler concept a while back had a v8 in it but they changed the look around and it was ugly.
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its an awsome car what are u guys talking about. it is under powered but look at the hood i dont think it could fit a much larger engine than the six thats in it. but there is no other car that looks like it cept some hot rods which are bad ***.
4 cylinders in PT's correct? I mean, 6's are somewhat torquey, no redeeming value to those little 4s. The best optioned engine for them is the same motor in the SRT-4.
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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 01:43 PM
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I love the prowlers, think the they look cool as hell, but they have nothing under the hood. A 6.1 hemi would be a fun addition.

But yea, anyways, speed wise they're nothing special. I've seen times range from high 14's to mid 15's trapping around 90mph. I guess they'd be a good race for a stock 3rd gen tpi f-bod or 5.0 stang, but an ls1 is in a completely different league.
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Originally Posted by Vendetta
Ah, the good old Prowler... also known as the Gayslomobile.
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