pparaska Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 Well, the Honda's all rev at me and do fly bys. No, I won't even give them a millimeter of my gas pedal travel... Guys in V8 Mustangs all look. Always a puzzled look... A pair of college age guys in a mid 90s BMW M3 (black with the M multi-colored stripes across the hood, some sweet looking wheels and huge tires filling up the wheel wells) buzzed by me and nailed it. I followed and pulled up on their left at a light (rural area). They were digging the car and I was digging theirs - it was really tastefully done. We were throwing compliments back and forth and the guy in the passenger seat says to his buddy "LISTEN to that thing!" (I guess he liked the lopey idle and rumbling exhaust). I grinned and said "Small Block Chevy". They flip out. Then the driver says "Man, that's a sleeper." I said "Yeah, until you hear the exhaust!" The driver wasn't as playful after that. There was no one around, so I went for it when the light changed, tire smoke in 1st and 2nd (damn, I need to get some camber out of that rear end) chirped 3rd, then 4th. They were very small in the rear view mirror. I know they weren't trying to race though. Pretty cool experience though! (Len, the Pro 5.0 shifter on my Tremec 5spd is very solid and fun to bang. A real close second to a Muncie - I remember what that's like! Fun!) The guys at the local street rod/muscle car cruise in always let me park with them. They hear the thunder and just grin. The guys at the MD Z club Cruise In last night seemed to like it, even though it was the only non-stock Z there. Some realy nice Z's showed up - a pair of red Z31s, a 280ZX Turbo, another 280ZX, a really nice all-original 260Z, and a 96 Z32. A few others too. My 6 year old daughter that went with me asked why everyone was crowding around my car. Yes, I was a bit taken with that! BTW, she complains that when I hammer the gas peddle, it hurts her stomach . Note to self: Don't take the daughter along unless I can keep the pedal in it's first 1/4 of throw. No races yet. I need to get the 650 DP on, do some alignment, and hit the drag strip soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zpeed Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 hehehe, so thats what it feels to not drive a fast sports car for forever... hehe... u must think everything paid off in the end.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest comeandzpa Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 Pete, in response to your comment on the civics, WELL SAID. They are a popular car here, and they always blow past me while im cruising, looking for a kill. My thoughts are, if I WANTED to do double the speed limit, I could. Blowing past someone unexpectedly on a straight is not at all impressive. Hell, I've been smoked by grandma's late 80's buick in that reguard. It's all about gettin' them off of the line. Check my post in scotty's thread for more on my thoughts on this.... P.S. when are you gonna pay me a visit and convince my dad to fund a swap?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z ya Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 Sounds like fun Pete. I would love to see a video of you car. Fast and clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted July 23, 2002 Author Share Posted July 23, 2002 Thanks, z ya! Fast is relative. It feels quick to me, but I'm getting used to it already. And there's always the guy down the street with the D-1 supercharged 383 in a 64 Nova - runs low nines on street tires, after blowing off some intake tubing! Yep, there's always someone faster! I do have a digital 8 sony cam corder. What I need is a decent computer to hook it to for downloading vids and editing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 Sweet! Nice vibes from your posts and your car!! Must be nice---my day WILL come and I have some big plans ahead... Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LIghtningZ Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 Cute comment about your little one !! reminded me of when my dad use to take me for rides as a kid in the family car.... A PUMPED 76' F-250 460 C-6 (The dash still has the CLAW marks i put in it!!! he used to pull our 40ft mobile home with it at a comfortable 85MPH all day( 70 uphill)!!! Hmmmmm maybe thats why im a sick minded Speed freak.... Dear ol Dad!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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