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Old 02-10-2010, 12:25 AM
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FWD, is not a muscle car.

Muscle Car = 2 door, rear wheel drive, V8, higher then average hp/lbs ratio, affordable.
Old 02-10-2010, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by master_disaster
haha im not letting mine go, i bought it my senior year in highschool and ive been using it for a DD, got a daughter on the way tho so my wife is getting a civic lol this thing will go to the grave with me, better yet no... when i die i want my family to put me in the driver seat, take me out to a cliff, throw a brick on the gas and dump the clutch it will go down with me lol OR... my daughter will get it if she can handle 400+ HP by the time im dying lol
That when I got my Camaro,senior yr...With my first child it was all good,then I had my second child on the way.And I had to part way with the Black Widow(camaro)got my 04 impy(LS)and decided it wasn't enough power.So I traded her in for my SS,like I tell everyone I should have gotten rid of the old lady and kids(LOL).Well at least my lady is tellin me I should get another Camaro,cause all the fun we had in that car(where my son was created,back seat of the RS)
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I would definatly say NO to muscle car. maybe yes to performance
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Old 02-10-2010, 04:34 PM
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No to musclecar, yes to performance. Just look at Heypals car.
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aw crap now I'll have to update the thing...eh **** it all get around to it.
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No FWD to a muscle or performance car. RWD or I wouldn't mind an AWD. FWD in general is just not that good. having a Muscle car be FWD would be pretty rough. since they dont handle to good anyway & having all the high hp & tq go to the front wheels & steer???
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I use to own a third gen,and it was my first V8

Now dont chew me out,but would you call this a muscle car

Old 02-11-2010, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 1CL3ANSUP3RSPORT
I use to own a third gen,and it was my first V8

Now dont chew me out,but would you call this a muscle car


that better not be a saturn... lol it looks like it was modeled to match a firedbird with a neon/eclipse wing on it lol
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Originally Posted by master_disaster
that better not be a saturn... lol it looks like it was modeled to match a firedbird with a neon/eclipse wing on it lol
You do realize that it is a Firebird... Right?
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Originally Posted by rice reaper
to me a Muscle car has to be a domestic 2 door RWD V8 powered. FWD = tunner, how can you call a car muscle if it cant kick the *** end out when you hit the throttle?
no, FWD is rice. Import RWD is a tuner. The line between rice and tuners is blatently obvious, rice - civics sentra "SE-R's with stupid body kits, paint matched windsheild wipers etc, Tuner- Supras, RX7's GTR's etc, my buddy has an FCRX7 that absolutey rapes my car ffrom a dig or a roll.

Tuners are level with muscle in my eyes, especially RX7's ive never been able to out run a TII
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Originally Posted by ZexGX
You do realize that it is a Firebird... Right?
thought so but it just looks too short by that pic my bad, thats the early 4th gen isnt it? and the wheels threw my off
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Originally Posted by master_disaster
no, FWD is rice. Import RWD is a tuner. The line between rice and tuners is blatently obvious, rice - civics sentra "SE-R's with stupid body kits, paint matched windsheild wipers etc, Tuner- Supras, RX7's GTR's etc, my buddy has an FCRX7 that absolutey rapes my car ffrom a dig or a roll.

Tuners are level with muscle in my eyes, especially RX7's ive never been able to out run a TII
You've obviously never seen a fast FWD car... They're quite scary if you aren't expecting it.

Originally Posted by master_disaster
thought so but it just looks too short by that pic my bad, thats the early 4th gen isnt it? and the wheels threw my off
Yeah, it's a 93-94 Firebird and it's all stock with the exception of a badge or two, the chrome, and that rice wing.

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Originally Posted by ZexGX
You've obviously never seen a fast FWD car... They're quite scary if you aren't expecting it.
I agree, I know a guy or two who own such said hondas, I won't ever own something like this but dear God they are like 10 to high 9 second cars one of them can be driven on the street and has done so.
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no ive seen my fair share of em, i just dont like them, torque steer is a PITA and its just a stupid platform to start on in my opinion, i do have to say though its funny when you see a FWD with slicks hahah
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Originally Posted by master_disaster
that better not be a saturn... lol it looks like it was modeled to match a firedbird with a neon/eclipse wing on it lol
its a V6 Firebird ,but i guess the rice wing gives it 20 more HP...Now dont get me wrong I love F-Bodies,but that right there is ...

As for torque steer,its pretty "NARLY" but fun!!!If I could do it all over again,I would have went w/a G8 GT(stupid pontiac for goin under when i got the Impy)...Oooo well,Im pretty happy with my ballsy grocery getter(headers on the way
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baby got back !!
YES SHE DOES
Old 02-11-2010, 09:07 PM
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Nope I can't think of any. Impalas will never be the same. 96 was the last year of excellence and true muscle.
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This is why they aren't muscle cars....

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80909664/
Old 02-12-2010, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Skidog5150
This is why they aren't muscle cars....

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80909664/
http://www.streetfire.net/video/Tran...des_727191.htm


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