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Old May 25, 2007 | 04:16 AM
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Yeah, in my 151 HP Mazda 3. Seriously guys... this isn't the first time, but for some reason this car attracts all the 4 banger cars for races. Needless to say I didn't race him, but he was rolling to my left on a two lane road. This truck moved out of the way so I sped up to get to a better cruising speed. The EVO rides my *** for a little bit, then swings out and passes me going WOT. I had to floor it a little to beat a yellow light. He must have thought I was trying to catch up and starting weaving through traffic like a maniac, LOL

EVOs, WRXs, riced out civics, etc. keep bugging me. They must think I have a Mazdaspeed 3 or something. It's a sharp car with tint on it, great interior, but power.... no way. I can't wait to get my damn vette running again, then they'll have something to worry about
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Old May 25, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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Old May 25, 2007 | 09:09 AM
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LOL that's how I feel driving my saturn, it doesn't even look fast, but everyone wants to be a tough guy when you're not in your fast car, and won't even mess with you when you are
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Old May 25, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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I get more races in my beaters than anything else i've owned!
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Old May 25, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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That's why I want to build a nice little sleeper.
Maybe I'll sneak a turbo on the wife's Tahoe when she isn't looking.
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Old May 25, 2007 | 10:27 AM
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People always want something when I'm driving my 6 speed Wrangler. ****, it must be because it's yellow...

Lol, hope you get your car going soon. What's wrong with the Vette?
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Old May 25, 2007 | 10:49 AM
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Hell I'm a private investigator and drive an 05 dodge grandcaravan for a surveillance vehicle and I've beaten a couple civics that were trying to race just because I didn't have the typical 4 kids in the back and I drive it like a bat out of hell. My 180 hp and 210 ft lbs is sometimes just too much for the ricers....
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Nothing was really "wrong" with my car... but it wasn't running optimum, so I decided to redo the car right. Maggie got sent out, looked over and upgraded to the intercooled version with 90mm snout. In addition a custom "blower" cam is going in along with brand new LS6 heads with the lightweight valves and the supporting goodies.
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