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Old Jun 16, 2003 | 02:15 PM
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ok....im just venting here on stupid people and cars....last night i had this guy following me around while i was cruising.....the guy wanted to race me.....ok...get what he told me.....he owns a 1980 somthing mit. galant....he has exhaust (just a chrome tip...nothing else), a intake (a factory airbox with the top removed and a k&n filter), a chip, bored 30 over, and 100 shot of nos......said he ran low 8s in the 8th mile......some people....
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Old Jun 16, 2003 | 02:20 PM
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If its an early 90s galant vr-4 then its pretty serious. Turbo & AWD. Nice little sleeper.
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Old Jun 16, 2003 | 02:29 PM
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nope....no turbo....no nothing....dude didnt know what he was talkin bout...said just the chip put him up to 280 hp......a sleeper is one thing....this is what i like to call a ricer...haha
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Old Jun 16, 2003 | 03:48 PM
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ricers...........silly silly people

you should have just flippin waxed him in a race and laughed at him afterwards...........j/k
guys like that shouldn't be on the streets
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Old Jun 16, 2003 | 09:47 PM
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you should have raced him. you cant get caught if it only last to 50 :lol:
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Old Jun 16, 2003 | 11:21 PM
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well...i try not to gun it on the main beach road....cops are always out....and my car doesnt really....hide itself.....but yea....woulda loved to....maybe another time in a safer place
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Old Jun 16, 2003 | 11:27 PM
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What would 8 seconds inthe 1/8th equal to in the 1/4? 16 seconds, 15, 14. Put that sucker in his place. Tell him you want to race for titles and when you win you will be donating his car to Jerrys Kids or something.
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