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Old 05-24-2006 | 09:18 PM
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I didn;t say a 2v doesnt compare...I know a built 2v is a force to be reckoned with...but a built 2v costs about 3 grand
 
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Old 05-24-2006 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack The Ripper
Damn dude, you just dont appreciate anything you got do ya?
seriously, keep the GT and build up your engine, the only thing that really limits the GT is the fact that its a 2v, thje only way to really get a lot of power out of a 2v is to spray it or blow it
 
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Old 05-24-2006 | 09:19 PM
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i am tired of all your damn complaining about u owning a GT...come on man you dont drive something slow til you drive a V6 stang...it makes me cry its so slow at times...but hey i am only 17

at least u have something that can even spin tires from 1st to 2nd and can wake up people in the middle of the night

dont act spoiled...

but i agree i should have gotten a sweet camero...couple people at my school have one...one has a badass black t-top (only way i would buy one) its a freak Ls1 that is faster than **** stock...and still looks badass...i think its an 02...then there is a guy with like a 95 z28 that doesnt look as good but it has like 450rwhp with some sort of stroker engine with performance heads, cams, etc but no S/C

and i recently saw a tricked camero with a damn blower...WOW serious power

just be happy with what you got man...i mean if u dont want it give it to me...i will sure as hell take it
 
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Old 05-24-2006 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack The Ripper
Damn dude, you just dont appreciate anything you got do ya?
what does that have to do with it? I just said I would have taken a cheaper car then I have...but when you constantly lose to ****in neons (srt-4s), civics, and eclipses...you (I) start to regret the lack of research I did when I first looked into getting a car...it's not that I don't appreciate my car...I'm just sick of it being so slow, and to make it fast, it costs so much money...it's a money pit that doesnt give anything back...that WS.6 was one of the first races I've ever won..

OK, a Cobra is a little much (money/car quality wise) for somone my age, (which I've realized so I'm not TOO bummed about not getting it)...but a sprayed ls1 wouldnt have been..I mean cmon slappy..you lost to a lexus...he beat you in a race...while riding in comfort

anyway..I've gotta get back to Lost
 
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Old 05-24-2006 | 09:26 PM
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WTF mate?
yea....he posted on MPH saying that he isnt gonna make shortblocks anymore...
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Old 05-24-2006 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by TClark22
i am tired of all your damn complaining about u owning a GT...come on man you dont drive something slow til you drive a V6 stang...it makes me cry its so slow at times...but hey i am only 17

at least u have something that can even spin tires from 1st to 2nd and can wake up people in the middle of the night

dont act spoiled...

but i agree i should have gotten a sweet camero...couple people at my school have one...one has a badass black t-top (only way i would buy one) its a freak Ls1 that is faster than **** stock...and still looks badass...i think its an 02...then there is a guy with like a 95 z28 that doesnt look as good but it has like 450rwhp with some sort of stroker engine with performance heads, cams, etc but no S/C

and i recently saw a tricked camero with a damn blower...WOW serious power

just be happy with what you got man...i mean if u dont want it give it to me...i will sure as hell take it
I really was happy with my stang..for a while...then I started dumping money into it and getting little results...I'm just fed up with it...maybe i should buy a beater civic and drive it for a month..maybe I'll like it more....I dunno...it's a v8 and it puts down about 220 rwhp...sucks


BTW how much did your 6er cost?
 
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Old 05-24-2006 | 09:27 PM
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its not like a lot of other cars have it easy either, my cousin has an evo 8 with beefed up internals and is running a full 23 pounds of boost and makes 330 at all four wheels... and my bro is running just over 6lbs unintercooled and is making 365 at the wheels. w00t
In the end to me... being 17, doesnt really matter what i drive... i can't see myself driving anything else, i have no desire to drive an F-body sitting in one. Try it out...
 
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Old 05-24-2006 | 09:31 PM
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lol...evo 8 is a BAD comparison...those cars cost ALOT of money for LITTLE power...and even evo 7's are still expensive



and I have sat/rode in f-bodies..i didn't really care about the interior/exterior...when on the stock engine, tranny, rear...it nearly broke my neck
 
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Old 05-24-2006 | 09:32 PM
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you are a 17 year old highschool student. why dont you worry about a 25k 400hp sports car when you have your life on track and when you can afford it. Ill tell you right now, you CANT afford that car unless someone else is for you.

Your mom bought you an 01 GT, why dont you just be content and gratefull for what you have?
 
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Old 05-24-2006 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by MattJ
you are a 17 year old highschool student. why dont you worry about a 25k 400hp sports car when you have your life on track and when you can afford it. Ill tell you right now, you CANT afford that car unless someone else is for you.

Your mom bought you an 01 GT, why dont you just be content and gratefull for what you have?
like I said a couple posts up...It's not even about the cobra anymore...you are right...i really dont need a 25 thousand dollar car

but I guess I'm just pissed that I've spent so much money on this car..and it's still so slow....I'm saying I wish I would have researched cars more...**** I could have saved my mom a few thousand bucks
 
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Old 05-24-2006 | 09:47 PM
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like I said a couple posts up...It's not even about the cobra anymore...you are right...i really dont need a 25 thousand dollar car

but I guess I'm just pissed that I've spent so much money on this car..and it's still so slow....I'm saying I wish I would have researched cars more...**** I could have saved my mom a few thousand bucks
No matter what youve got, someones got something bigger and badder. its just the way it is. Id love to stick 6 grand into a kenne bell but why? Yeah its fast but does it justify 6 thousand dollars? no, not really. I could pay it off but I dont want to stick that kind of money into the car right now. I still have payments on this so im adding whenever i got a couple extra bucks. Id rather put 6 grand into a house down payment instead of something that pushes air into my engine. A lot of people think unrealisticly sometimes. A vehicle is THE WORST investment you could ever make in your life besides flushing your money down the toilet or something.

You think your car is slow? Well Ford offers 4.56s for your car. Not enough? Well they also offer 4.88s. Still not fast enough? Well put 5.14s in your car and youll have an 11 second mustang that rides at 5 grand at 85 mph.
 
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Old 05-24-2006 | 10:03 PM
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I knew this going to happen.......
 
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well put dead on in my opinion
 
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Great post; very well thought out and great points made. The youth of today WANT EVERYHTING NOW regardless of what it is. They need to get their priorities in order and focus on the long term solution and not short term WANTS. I am not that old either as I just turned 36 so I can relate to the folks that are even in their late teens as my age is not alot older then you all are. Not to mention I have 2 22yr olds working for me making good money at 60k a year plus bonus so that is what you all need to be aiming for....a CAREER!!!
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LOL, that thing wasnt 30k new. i think yer trying to squeeze a few grand on us.
besides, you diddnt buy it new. and You diddnt buy it. Not many have a car nearly as nice as yours at your age.

Baseline mustang GT could be had for what, 25k?
So what cars were cheaper than the mustang GT AND faster?

I can think of a ton that were slower.

As far as the lexus goes, that bitch had 309hp. stock. im sure it was still stock. and he got the jump on me so whatever. im not really that upset about it.

i just think this is rediculous man. I got my mustang and yah, it aint the fastest car out there, but she turns heads everywhere i go and she can haul some ***. And i LOVE this car. Seriously, im like those guys in the car wax commercial all transfixed by the shine, pouring beer on nachos and mowing through flowers.. And hell, Ive beat Magnum Hemis, Charger Hemis, any VW, Honda, ACURA, i can name a crapload of cars that either of our cars would rape. Werent you just bragging about beating a W06? And now yer saying yer car is SLOW?

Man, i see cars that can beat mine. and i dont care. I got my mustang, i busted my *** to get to the point where i could get this car, but a HOUSE and BILLS and just about everything else was a lot higher on my priority list. I appreciate the hell out of my car and if i see some kid driving around an SRT-4 with his hat on sideways thinking he is so cool cause his car is faster talkin ****, well, he may have a faster car but chances are that is the nicest car he will ever have and he is probably gonna total it or destroy the engine cause he doesent appreciate it. Spending all his time and energy on the car probably means he aint gonna be doing **** for his future, so his car may be faster but so far not only do i have a nice car but i have been kicking *** at life in general. in 5 years all he is gonna have is the memory of that car and a **** job serving me at the drive through. I am happy for them to have a sweet fast ride, but i feel bad for them cause they may NEVER have a car that nice again. To have something like that at that age puts an unrealistic expectation of what life is about. Hell, i couldnt afford my first car untill i was 20. My parents werent poor, they just said i had to buy my own. And thanks to them i appreciate my car through and through.

seriously man, if you want a REAL fast car then get yer *** in gear with yer education, find a good paying career and be like my neighbor with a mother****ing top-fuel racer, a corvette c5, and a ****in GTO. that guy LAUGHS at car's like Dom's because he is used to going the 1/4 mile in 6 seconds when he needs his speed fix, and for daily driving he has a car that would whoop any of ours on a real track, and beat most of ours on the dragstrip.

btw, i hate that little leprechaun bastard.

why does everyone insist on having crap now? you got a long life to live. Would you rather have a "decent fast car" now? or a top end super high performance car in 10 years?

I took the wait, i got my car now and i love my car way more than you love yours.

anyways, done with my rant.

diddnt mean any offence on anything.
 
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Old 05-24-2006 | 11:21 PM
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you guys are completley misunderstanding me...I know a have a F U C K I N G NICE CAR!!!! it's damn nice...and quick


but i would rather have a F U C K I N G fast car than a nice car....I'm a horsepower junky...and this NICE *** CAR isn't putting out the power I'm looking for..

I don't wan't "everything" i could give a **** about exterior and interior quality, ride quality..whatever the ****. I just want some GODDAMNED HORSEPOWER with out spending a rediculous amount of money

and I'm pissed at MYSELF..for not realizing earlier, that even those this is a MOTHER F U C K I N G NICE CAR, it puts down **** for horsepower...for a supposed "muscle car"


so I hope you understand me witht he help of all those caps...maybe you're ADD *** can pay attention to what I'm saying


in short...I WANT A FAST CAR, I COULD GIVE A **** LESS IF IT'S NICE AS HELL OR NOT

the cobra woulda been nice...because it's damned nice, and damned fast...but very unrealistic




btw, don;t take all the cussing seriously...it's just for effect
 
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I personally think you don't appreciate what you got. Think about it like this, there are guys out there your age that have nice cars (you included) BUT THEY pay 3-4-500 a month for them. You got lucky and don't have to pay s**t for yours. you got an 01GT FREE AND CLEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There's nothing wrong with having a fast car, and if you want something faster....great!! I don't care who you are, no matter what you buy, you'll always want more power. But I wouldn't complain about the car you have seeing as to how it was FREE!!!!!!!! Honestly that's a LOT of power for free....
 
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Old 05-25-2006 | 05:54 AM
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I just drive my mom's V6 Touareg whenever I start feeling like my car isn't fast enough. Works like a charm
 
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Old 05-25-2006 | 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Jack The Ripper
LOL, that thing wasnt 30k new. i think yer trying to squeeze a few grand on us.
besides, you diddnt buy it new. and You diddnt buy it. Not many have a car nearly as nice as yours at your age.

Baseline mustang GT could be had for what, 25k?
So what cars were cheaper than the mustang GT AND faster?

I can think of a ton that were slower.

As far as the lexus goes, that bitch had 309hp. stock. im sure it was still stock. and he got the jump on me so whatever. im not really that upset about it.

i just think this is rediculous man. I got my mustang and yah, it aint the fastest car out there, but she turns heads everywhere i go and she can haul some ***. And i LOVE this car. Seriously, im like those guys in the car wax commercial all transfixed by the shine, pouring beer on nachos and mowing through flowers.. And hell, Ive beat Magnum Hemis, Charger Hemis, any VW, Honda, ACURA, i can name a crapload of cars that either of our cars would rape. Werent you just bragging about beating a W06? And now yer saying yer car is SLOW?

Man, i see cars that can beat mine. and i dont care. I got my mustang, i busted my *** to get to the point where i could get this car, but a HOUSE and BILLS and just about everything else was a lot higher on my priority list. I appreciate the hell out of my car and if i see some kid driving around an SRT-4 with his hat on sideways thinking he is so cool cause his car is faster talkin ****, well, he may have a faster car but chances are that is the nicest car he will ever have and he is probably gonna total it or destroy the engine cause he doesent appreciate it. Spending all his time and energy on the car probably means he aint gonna be doing **** for his future, so his car may be faster but so far not only do i have a nice car but i have been kicking *** at life in general. in 5 years all he is gonna have is the memory of that car and a **** job serving me at the drive through. I am happy for them to have a sweet fast ride, but i feel bad for them cause they may NEVER have a car that nice again. To have something like that at that age puts an unrealistic expectation of what life is about. Hell, i couldnt afford my first car untill i was 20. My parents werent poor, they just said i had to buy my own. And thanks to them i appreciate my car through and through.

seriously man, if you want a REAL fast car then get yer *** in gear with yer education, find a good paying career and be like my neighbor with a mother****ing top-fuel racer, a corvette c5, and a ****in GTO. that guy LAUGHS at car's like Dom's because he is used to going the 1/4 mile in 6 seconds when he needs his speed fix, and for daily driving he has a car that would whoop any of ours on a real track, and beat most of ours on the dragstrip.

btw, i hate that little leprechaun bastard.

why does everyone insist on having crap now? you got a long life to live. Would you rather have a "decent fast car" now? or a top end super high performance car in 10 years?

I took the wait, i got my car now and i love my car way more than you love yours.

anyways, done with my rant.

diddnt mean any offence on anything.
Damn...you sound like...like a grown man! You are exactly right, and so is MattJ, and I am taking the same stance. Jon, dont get so caught up in the horsepower aspect. Take the initiative here, if you REALLY want more horsepower, either a) buy nitrous, or b) SELL YOUR CAR AND BUY A DAMN LS1.

Im glad you realize the cobra was a bad idea, but dont get too caught up in the car thing. BUY A F@#%^@! house! LOL You can probably sell your car and get right in a T/a if you want to, so look around, and quit complaining on my website (J/K shambles)
 
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Old 05-25-2006 | 06:13 AM
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eh I've already spent a **** load of money on this car...might as well keep on keepin on, LOL

spray here I come
 
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Old 05-25-2006 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Badfish
eh I've already spent a **** load of money on this car...might as well keep on keepin on, LOL

spray here I come
You are going to be pissed, you are going to spend 1000 bucks, have a perfectly safe setup and make more power than you would with a blower, and im talking, 500 ft/lbs Enjoy. Youll think to yourself, WTF didnt I do this earlier...
 
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Old 05-25-2006 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by madmatt
Damn...you sound like...like a grown man! You are exactly right, and so is MattJ, and I am taking the same stance. Jon, dont get so caught up in the horsepower aspect. Take the initiative here, if you REALLY want more horsepower, either a) buy nitrous, or [SIZE="5"]b) SELL YOUR CAR AND BUY A DAMN LS1.

Im glad you realize the cobra was a bad idea, but dont get too caught up in the car thing. BUY A F@#%^@! house! LOL You can probably sell your car and get right in a T/a if you want to, so look around, and quit complaining on my website (J/K shambles)
I'm not be biased but I've done alot of research on these cars and the LT1's and LS1's are probably your best option if you want cheap power. Remember how you said "Don't get an LT1, they are slow...." Well to your disbelieve I raced a fellow member on this board with basically the same mods as you except for the difference in gearing. He has 3.73's and you have 4.10, it's only like one tooth on the actual gear and let's face, they are damn close in gearing. Needless to say, I put about a bus length on him from 65 to about 115'ish.

With about $1,600 I can get a heads and cam package for my car that will put out 410rwhp - 430rwhp. Compare that to the $4,000 you have to spend to hit that level using a blower or the use of nitrous and you wouldn't even be safe with that kind of power on a GT block and internals. Not to mention the LT1 and LS1 internals are good to about 600hp-700hp.

I'm in no way biased and but I have come to realize that if you want power cheaply then you need to go the pushrod world.
 
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Old 05-25-2006 | 08:50 AM
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To be honest jon, i kinda feel like you. I've spent more money than you on my car and it still slow, but over time i've learned to love my car as i have alot of history with her! She looks good and can haul some ***...I'm thinking of keeping my stang, as i only have a about 13 more payments left...
 
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Old 05-25-2006 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Badfish
eh I've already spent a **** load of money on this car...might as well keep on keepin on, LOL

spray here I come
Instead of spending money on your bolt on stuff you should have bought a blower and then you would have a nicer and faster car than most Fbodies.
 
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Old 05-25-2006 | 09:13 AM
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lol, i remember sayin u were gunna go back for it and it was gunna b rolln outta the lot. wasnt dead on, but i was close
 
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Old 05-25-2006 | 09:14 AM
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It was me dude...i bought the cobra......sorry man..
 
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Old 05-25-2006 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 4.6 Love
It was me dude...i bought the cobra......sorry man..
LIAR!


I only know because it was me...
 
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Old 05-25-2006 | 09:29 AM
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not to get off the topic but...............

"LOL, that thing wasnt 30k new. i think yer trying to squeeze a few grand on us.
besides, you diddnt buy it new. and You diddnt buy it. Not many have a car nearly as nice as yours at your age.

Baseline mustang GT could be had for what, 25k?
So what cars were cheaper than the mustang GT AND faster?"


my car is fully loaded with black leather interior

STANDARD VEHICLE PRICE $20,965
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Old 05-25-2006 | 09:46 AM
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badfish, if srt4's are beating you then you really need to learn to drive... i beat modded srt4's before i even had my 4.10's. true, you're at a higher altitude so you have to deal with thinner air while they dont because of the turbo but it shouldnt make that big of a difference.

no offense to nitrous users but i say screw nitrous because its not always there when you need it and sometimes when you happen uppon a chance race you arent ready to race because you still have to open the bottle and arm the system. find a good used blower and you'll be happy for a long time. or look into the frpp supercharger, its positive displacement and is sure to be a lot more fun.

dont worry about the cobra because you have plenty of time left in life to get a cobra. just stick with your car and add a blower. you have a much nicer car right now than if you traded in for an f-body. just make it faster with forced induction.
 



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