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like mentioned earlier. MAYBE 1 out of 100 run decent. the turbo/nitrous hondas need a fair amount to run 13's much less 12's. the higher end stuff like subies or mitsu's do it with minor mods but cost alot to start. the srt4's seem to be the most common that run hard. i like puttin on my bibs and walking around the stagin lanes talkin to em. eventually somebody will wanna show my old roadmaster wagon how fast they are :lol:

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Alright, I got one from over a year ago.....

There's a punk kid running around up town with a custom painted fart canned import, I had just left my club's Friday cruise-in with my 97.

I had got caught by the last light in town and up comes this kid next to me (4 lane divided highway), He blips his fart can a couple times so I look over. He looks at me and points ahead, I look down the side of his car then look back at him over my glasses, I pointed at him then pointed to myself then pointed ahead and he shakes his head yeah.

I busted out laughing my azz off, The look on his face was priceless !!!

When the light changed I took off as normal and he just sat there, To this day he won't get with-in four car lengths of my truck.... :lol:

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.....and most of them "kick in" because of something called "BOOOOOOOOST".

I'm sure we would all agree though that there is nothing more retarded than big ole meaty slicks..................on da frunt!!!

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Look, I'm not going to take anything away from the guys that are actually putting it down. I respect anything fast. Will I go out and build one? Probably not. But even my local dirt oval has a 4 banger class now. Why do you think that is? Because the older camaro driving stock class is thining out. Sanctions see the issue and want to keep it alive, so they make new classes.

I can go on about how many slow domestics are out there with their RV cammed motors too. Both sides have their slow cars and there fast ones. For Gods sake, look at us, we are racing trucks :)

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hahaha this is true and as for the hook up thing and them all kicking in at 50 because of boost ya thats true but the subies and evos are 4wd and they hook hard if set up right... like all ricers most of them are yes made to sound like a 2 stroke dirtbike ( high pitch and annoying when revved excessively ) but those few that are done right hall ass. sadly i still havent come across one of those good ones haha

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I'm glad there are people in this community like you; I see way too much import hating going on, just like I see domestic hate going on in the import community. It really is a sad thing.

Personally, I own both a modified Honda and my 87' Silverado, and I love them both, but for very different reasons. The Honda is light and tossable, and the Silverado will be the "big power" vehicle.

I'm currently in the middle of a build on my Honda. When I'm done, the 2.2L *naturally aspirated* 4 cylinder will be putting out around 250 crank horsepower. Even at it's current power levels, it's a lot of fun. It actually makes more torque than horsepower right now, so it's a lot of fun off the line. It won't be the fastest thing on the street with the new engine, but it will be a blast to drive.

I don't care if it's a Honda, or a Chevy. If you built it and you enjoy, what more can you ask for? I just think it's silly to bash on someone for their choice of vehicle to mod.

Just for kicks and giggles, here's my stock Honda dyno chart to laugh at. Don't worry about hurting my feelings, I laugh at it too! Hopefully when my truck is finished, everything on this chart will be a multiple of 3 or 4 (except RPMs)!

http://smash.systemsabuse.com/img/accordDyno.jpg

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the thing i've always laughed at is that honda makes more hp out of their bikes than cars :lol: . imports todays are the five-ohs of the 90's. they get a bad wrap simply cause every 12 year old lookin fukker on the planet has one it seems. i have a buddy with a decent modded civic on juice that runs low 13's (maybe even high 12s). it is a real streetcar so he gets some purdy good looks at the track since most fast hondas are gutted. he won't even associate with the ricer kids at the track :lol:

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You can call me a HATER. Dont bother me. Most people that i have seen calling others haters usually don't have crap themselves. Have you ever seen a hard worker with their life in order (possibly millionaire) call someone else a hater? Other then rappers i have not seen one. One done right i respect, but the ones i see every day, i dislike.

I dislike imports because every other person in one puts a muffler on it and thinks they have a race car. And all the race stickers and body graphics add 200hp right?

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I didn't specifically call anyone a hater, I just said there is a lot of import hating going on; I see it in the import community too, they hate on domestics all the time. You are always going to have people doing tacky modifications, regardless of being an import or domestic; is it really fair to single out imports? I know plenty of people that threw a muffler on their domestic car/truck and thought they were hot stuff out on the streets. Take the kid down the street from me, for example. He's got a lowered, fart canned, ricer tail light and sticker fest Cavalier, and he revs at everything.

It's very much a two way street.

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You know after thinking about it, really isnt imports. I really lump all the guys in Cavaliers, Neon, honda, anything like those into one group. I know what your saying though.

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this makes me think of two words...CHERRY BOMB :lol:



ok, maybe glasspack too :chevy:

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Had one pull up and start revving at me while driving my wife's bone stock Nissan Xterra one night. I spanked him through first gear, then let off. The Xterra will pull 1st gear pretty hard, but fall on it's face in second. The kid just turned off, embarrassed I guess. I got a good chuckle out of it, even though my wife thought I was being a bit childish for even doing it in the first place. Especially in her grocery getter.

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Oh yeah, no bigger annoyance than a glasspack with a huge chrome megaphone funnel mounted on the end of the tail pipe! You know, the one that pops for 20-30 seconds every time they decelerate. I rate that right there with any of the fart can/wonton piped cars.

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I was thinking the same, or my dad talking about using water pipe for exhaust on the 57 ford... Really

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I was thinking the same, or my dad talking about using water pipe for exhaust on the 57 ford bach in the day... Really

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Ok I have to agree ALOT of us started out with old novas ,chevelles, darts or what evers....you know who you are and put the old cherry bomb to them with a set of Craggars!!!:metal: OH and don't forget the old Gabrial High jackers or a set of shackles so you could get that set of G 60 poliglass tires on the back!!!!...I know I was one of those Kool kids!!!

Physko71 is your wife related to my X because she would Beoch about me doing the same thing.....

KQQL where did you get that poic in your avitar?? I was at a race in onterio and that is a sick show of horse Power and torque

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I couldnt agree more. I really refer to most guys on here as my friends. Tell the wife all the time, "My friend said....."

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Hey, as long as it's all in good jest! :lol:

Believe me, I cringe just as much as you guys do when I see a riced out car!

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Yup.. Them ricers are killing the world..



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Hmmm......Wonder what a big block would sound like thru a couple of fart cans ? :lol:

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You would probably blow the cans right off the ends of the exhaust. lol

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^^lol

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I had someone try to tell me that "ricers only exist in the US", and in Japan they had more respect for the performance and handling of the vehicle. I was about to believe him and then saw this
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/the_kimo/main.jpg

Modded garbage trucks?
http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/ima...56135306444604

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I have officially seen it all:lol: