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Old May 2, 2003 | 02:52 PM
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Thats what you get when you race. :nopity
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Old May 2, 2003 | 02:55 PM
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Maybe there is justice in this world !
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Old May 2, 2003 | 02:59 PM
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That was soooo funny! "aw dude, it's on. Your M3 is slowww!" I thought that part was funny. I don't think the guy in the M3 even noticed these guys, what tools.
Silly ricers.
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Old May 2, 2003 | 04:40 PM
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HOLY CRAP! hahaha. would suck to be kid. yeah, the first video sucks, more of an audio file than video. but that second one, i can only get about 1.5 minutes but, damn, that's some damage.
i'll be the M3 guy just drove by: :D :seeya
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Old May 2, 2003 | 04:48 PM
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The guys in the M3 probably turned right at the light anyway. Hehehehehe.
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Old May 2, 2003 | 11:48 PM
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Is it just me, or do they sound like they're high? :lol: Wouldn't surprise me . . . what were they thinking with that 4-banger?? :yawn:

Stick with the :chevy next time. :thumbs: :thumbs:
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Old May 3, 2003 | 01:43 AM
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Did you hear them bouncing off the rev limiter at the light? Holy crap.

If I *ever* bounce off the rev limiter in a car, I always feel guilty as sin for at least ten minutes.

I don't even rev my 'vette past 5k.

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Old May 3, 2003 | 02:06 AM
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i feel sorry for the guy-but id feel worse if he hadnt been hot rodding the car on the street right after badmouthing a beamer. :conehead
oh.. and as quoted already
"here we have.... a humongus piece of block."
"and... another .... huge....piece of block."
"oh! and another piece of block."
"oh! ....thats pretty!"
:hat
he sure seems calm in both videos. if it were me i know id be inventing new four letter words for at least ten minutes. but i dont *try* to blow up my motor so hopefully i wont have that problem.


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Old May 3, 2003 | 01:26 PM
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Did you hear them bouncing off the rev limiter at the light? Holy crap.

If I *ever* bounce off the rev limiter in a car, I always feel guilty as sin for at least ten minutes.

I don't even rev my 'vette past 5k.

-Steve
They probably don't even know what a rev limiter is nor it's function. What's even scarier is that half of those guys in the ricers are just like that one. STUPID! I know that if I had videotape of me acting that stupid I would have burned the tape before I even opened that hood. What morons, I don't feel sorry for them cause they got what they deserved. It's just unfortunate that they probably still won't learn from it. :rolleyes:
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Old May 3, 2003 | 01:30 PM
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I dont know if he`s reving against the limiter.Could be a Launch controller.. :smash: :cheers:
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Old May 3, 2003 | 08:53 PM
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Steve, I bounced off my rev limiter like that in my eclipse about a month ago. I got it washed at a carwash and I was driving it away and the floor mat must have been stuck in the gaspedal when they were cleaning it and sure enough it sounded just like that. Except louder! I was pretty scared at the time, but it sounded pretty cool too. I had never bumped it against the limiter like that before (hit it for split seconds but nothing like that). No point in me doing that in a race as I have no traction with FWD anyway ;)

In the vette I rev up to 6k occasionallyl but not very often. If I got a C5 I would probably rev it if it felt like it had any power up there. On my Eclipse is makes all the power up high so unfortunately gotta keep it up there. I beat the crap out of that car (as you have experienced) but its done well. And I've done well by it (no overboosting lilke that!)
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Old May 3, 2003 | 09:08 PM
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The eclipse owner posted on some other boards that it was a launch controller not the rev limiter.
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Old May 3, 2003 | 10:48 PM
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That's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time, he actually says he's gonna test his tranny, should have said he was going to test the motor :lolg:
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Old May 4, 2003 | 12:50 AM
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Dayum... he seriously killed that engine.... :eek: :eek: :eek:
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Old May 4, 2003 | 01:51 AM
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Ter- Yeah, you surprised the heck out of me when you went nearly 360 degrees on the tachometer. :) Somehow, I felt like I was a special friend! By the way, you should see if Mountain View custom alignment will set your steering box for you. They did mine, and it feels great. My only concern for you is, when you set the box, if you set it too tight, it can cause damage...

You'll have to give my car a drive again, after I put the smart struts on. I feel it's a lot better in the corners, but I still think you'll skid it quite easily. :)

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Old May 4, 2003 | 02:44 AM
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What dumbasses... and they're joking about it on film. Mommy and Daddy must've paid for that car.. If I ever did that (which I never will), I'd be kicking myself for a long time! That's why I hate ricers, they're so stupid and will never learn.
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Old May 4, 2003 | 03:13 AM
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Old May 4, 2003 | 03:15 AM
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:party:
I celebrate thier demise...
Too funny....

Lama'z...

eclipse ... isn't that a car for little girls to get back and forth to school in?

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Old May 4, 2003 | 08:53 PM
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What dumbasses... and they're joking about it on film. Mommy and Daddy must've paid for that car.. If I ever did that (which I never will), I'd be kicking myself for a long time! That's why I hate ricers, they're so stupid and will never learn.
F'in Morons. He blew his engine sitting at the light. He was bouncing off the rev limiter like a stupid azz just sitting there. The funny part about it was the M3 wasn't even playing. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: What an idiot. Serves his ricer azz right.

Just watched the aftermath video and this idiot doesn't even know a engine parts. Whats with this dudes fingernail also?


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Old May 4, 2003 | 09:08 PM
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I have seen a lot of videos, even C5 burnouts where the driver has the car pegged against the rev limiter. What ever happened to watching the tach ?

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