Stupid Ricers
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Pro
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From: Near Lockport NY Black 1986 Coupe
Who would waste time modding up an 4 cylinder more than 400hp? Seriously, it's a waste of money. Plus V8s just sound better..
Instructor
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From: Holland PA
Alex
Drifting
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From: Texas
Well, to answer your question and to continue my "cute" story... Customers mod these engines to race in specific classes at the drag strip. There's alot of money to made with engines worked like that in those classes. People can loose their cars racing against these presumed "slow" cars. Most people would probably assume that their worked 8 cylinder car will beat any 4 cylinder... right?..
Alex
Alex
V8 proj seem to start a lil expensive but modding to get gains seems to be cheaper
Drifting
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From: Sparta Mo.
One of my first drag races (on a track) was back in 91. I had built a 325 hp 327 for my 64 Chevelle. I ran 15 flat in the 1/4. Pretty good for a street car back then. I got my @$$ handed to me by a VW bug. A four cylender VW bug. ....that ran a low 9 second pass.
His engine cost him $2,200 and he bought everything new. Never think the other guy can't beat you simply because you have a V-8 and he doesn't.
His engine cost him $2,200 and he bought everything new. Never think the other guy can't beat you simply because you have a V-8 and he doesn't.
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Woodinville WA
It has to be said...
Q: What do 200hp, 400hp, and 800hp 4-bangers have in common?
A: 15 sec 1/4 mile times.
I'll be the first to admire the work that goes into these engines, but being fast is not just a hp number. You have to have the set up in the tires, transmission, etc. to get it to the ground.
Dollar for dollar, I'll put my money in a car designed from the onset to be fast, instead of dumping it into a FWD grocery-getter. Tell you what, then $5k+ I spent on MY supercharger makes for a bunch more dropped jaws than any ricer set-up I've seen on the street.
And while I still get (and ignore) the idiots, I also don't let it bug me - most of them aren't trying to prove something, they are impressed and trying to see just how great your Corvette is.
Q: What do 200hp, 400hp, and 800hp 4-bangers have in common?
A: 15 sec 1/4 mile times.
I'll be the first to admire the work that goes into these engines, but being fast is not just a hp number. You have to have the set up in the tires, transmission, etc. to get it to the ground.
Dollar for dollar, I'll put my money in a car designed from the onset to be fast, instead of dumping it into a FWD grocery-getter. Tell you what, then $5k+ I spent on MY supercharger makes for a bunch more dropped jaws than any ricer set-up I've seen on the street.
And while I still get (and ignore) the idiots, I also don't let it bug me - most of them aren't trying to prove something, they are impressed and trying to see just how great your Corvette is.
Safety Car
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From: Detroit's West Side MI
I quietly pulled the 'vette up to have it dyno'd, expecting to impress the gaggle of 16 year olds standing around leaning on thier Civics and EVO's. They wandered over to see it go once loaded up. Nobody was impressed, and I was shocked to see it pull 276 HP when I was expecting over 100 more...
Once the guy pulls off the dyno and I go to get in and begin troubleshooting, he says "something's wrong, how do you get the parking brake off?" Yup. He dyno'd the car with the parking brake on. Genius.
The next week at the track I was relieved to see her pull 404 hp. Too bad there were no ricers around to see it
Burning Brakes
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From: Avatar Nazi Land Orange County, CA
Fell out of my chair laughing.... thats a text for the books my friend!
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From: Port Saint Lucie Florida
Well Im young and dumb but i know when im outclassed... I hate when i get a rsx type-s or whatever reving and letting the ring ding ding sound come out... If im in my Cosworth Focus i just hit my two step for a few seconds to let them here the super sequential Blow off valve go off 10 times... or in my vette i dont rev up at all i just sit there and release a little purge from the nitrous line.... that always gets the tails way under their legs and into their mouths... If u rev... Better be ready to have that bluff called buddy.
Also when i just drove my focus when it was a beater not a AWD Converted Roadcourse car i would rev at something fast just to race i couldnt care less about winning when i know im done in. Im 20 now so 4 years ago when i first starting driving i would enjoy seeing the fast cars ride by me like im pathetic (which i was now that im thinking about it). They just rev to see you go. that all so its a show of respect by anything. If their a-holes just smoke em and be done with it.
Also when i just drove my focus when it was a beater not a AWD Converted Roadcourse car i would rev at something fast just to race i couldnt care less about winning when i know im done in. Im 20 now so 4 years ago when i first starting driving i would enjoy seeing the fast cars ride by me like im pathetic (which i was now that im thinking about it). They just rev to see you go. that all so its a show of respect by anything. If their a-holes just smoke em and be done with it.
Last edited by LT1CorvetteBoy58; May 15, 2008 at 04:36 PM.
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From: Port Saint Lucie Florida
72lb injectors... i get 120-150 to a tank being nice to the car.
it might be a focus but... thats the whole point... only thing is... if i didnt have the electronically controlled launch set the poor car would fall on its face.... 451 ftpounds at roughly 3700rpm and the power is no where to be found but at 5500+ to little under 8800 rpm. The four banger is quick and nimble but catch my almost stock lt1 on the highway and that damn ricer will be far back in that mirror. two diffrent worlds i guess. i enjoy both. the 8 sounds nice and you look better in a corvette hands down...
