Well I was heading down a three lane road coming up to a light that was red already. There is a Blue Evo sitting there in the front of the pack. We are both in the middle lane when the light turns green. I was still pulling up to the light behind the Evo, and he was about 50 yards in front of me when he decides to hit it. I was going about 20-25mph when he does so and I figure I'll just punch it and see if I can catch him. Well to my disbelief I catch him pretty quickly and just stay at his bumper for a couple seconds before getting over to pass him. I get over and the next light we are coming up to changes yellow so we both start slowing down. He then shoots over to the turn lane and revs. I point straight to run and rev back ( I hate when they turn off and don't run after revving). He accepts and gets next to me at the light. He shakes his head while he is looking over and revs some more. I of course rev back and start laughing(I should have blew him a kiss cause he was doing the gay thug driving lean). Anyways I just had the tranny rebuilt and the car feels a lot stronger now that it's not slipping. I hold the RPMs up just a little before the light changes green and he does nothing. I look over and get even more excited cause now I know he has no clue how to launch his own car. Lights green and I'm off for like a second before I look back and see him just sitting there while traffic goes by him. I see him trying to start his car cause he just stalled it. I start laughing so hard. and continue to drive normal with the rest of traffic. He finally gets it started and catches up to me and says that his starter is bad . I say ok and he quickly does a u turn at the next light instead of racing me again. I just kept lauhging the rest of my drive, for that was the easiest Kill I have ever had. Sorry for the long story, I just like to give details so no one is confused.

 

yeah i guess when the starter is bad that the car doesnt launch??? lol

nice kill man

 

What does a bad starter have anything to do with stalling the car in the first place Maybe he thought the race was supposed to be from a unstarted car. Stupid ricers.

Good kill!!!

 

If infact he already HAD a bad starter on a brand new car (which he did not) then he needs to sell that POS and get something real

Good kill...he sounds like a *** lol

 

the bad starter was the guy driving lol

 

wow, most guys with evo's, wrx's, etc know enough not to blame that on a "starter", thats funny

 

...and this is exactly why I installed an aftermarket, high output starter on my car as my first mod.

 

I actually was thinking I might get taken off the line, but once I noticed he was not holding his RPMs at all I was like here goes the easy kill. Didn't think it would be that easy.lol

 

Those cars do one of three things on the launch...bog, fry the clutch in a high RPM launch, or stall. Your riceboy friend obviously didn't realize that no torque 4 banger + AWD = stalled engine

Stalled autos can be nasty off the line, just powerbrake it up and let 'er rip!!

 

nice kill. that's pretty fun that he stalled! i can't believe he said he had a bad starter! HAHA that's the lamest excuse i've ever heard... even worse than "my floor mat got caught underneath the gas pedal"

 

Or "I missed 3rd" with an auto....

Loses whatever cred he had to the lameness of the excuse....

Jim

 

Doesnt a fried starter add like 50hp, that was so gay.

 

Obviously your VERY unaware of the fact that those cars COME FACTORY with a 2 Step built in, not many people even know how to use it. The typical V8 owner would mistake it for being him "Bouncing off the limiter like an idiot".
By that point, your probally screwed if your not making more power or dont know how to launch

Those cars do one thing when the 2 step is used correctly, and thats FLY out of the hole. I suggest you be careful with the EVOs you mess with, where im from, every single one is in the 11s, and no, they dont break parts like we think they would beacuse of the AWD. Its scary what theyve done with those things.

 

EVERY SINGLE one is in the 11's

They NEVER break

I don't know who your trying to fool, but you're only fooling yourself.

2 step?? Yea, thats great. I prefer to launch my car without some retarded *** launch control garbage. Its called skill, torque, and RWD.

I've seen Evos launch with that stupid system, and I've seen them get ripped out of the hole by stalled autos with slicks. Its nothing special, just another way to break your fragile AWD drivetrain.

 

Well said

 

I'm glad not everyone on here is a rice supporter

 

Not really.

You do realize that to launch an auto with a stall and slicks takes less skill then launching an AWD right?

 

Dude im telling you, i know of PLENTY in the 11s where i go by and they NEVER break for the most part, even their trannies work fine afterwards. Some guy is REALLY ****** things up with an evo up where i go up too. Keep in mind there are plenty of cars that can smoke him, but its impressive for what hes done.

BTW, if you ever intend to own a turbo car in your life (who doesnt?) you will probally eat those words about "the retarted *** launch control garbage" since a 2 step is how most of the turbo cars out there break such high numbers despite no low end tq. by you not knowing the UNIVERSAL (both import and domestic) use of a 2 step and thinking its "ricer device" shows how close minded you are on not only imports, but a turbo car all together.

Fragile AWD drivetrain? and your 7.5 is any better? my cobras IRS is any better? they are if you upgrade. I know of more evos in the 11s and 10s on stock drive trains beacuse like you even said, a WELL launched AWD car doesnt need to bounce off the rev limiter or launch high if it HAS A TWO STEP IN IT TO BUILD BOOST OFF THE LINE. Evos are pretty nasty in the hands of a TRUE DSM owner beacuse they donbt care about looks or much else besides running nines and looking stock. DSM owners kinda scare me a bit when you see their serious, for example, the same guy that owsn that evo i always speak of, owns a nine second DSM of some sorts as well.

Its VERY easy to make an evo fast on a budget if you know all the tricks.

The way some people post on this forum i wonder who REALLY goes to street racing spots, and who just has the occasional highway encounter and has some buddies with fast cars. cause were i go, ANY damn car is usally in the 11s in most cases.

 

Hey maybe the guy was planning on running you with his starter.

 

He might as well have said that his flux capisator went out