Anyone raced their rides?
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eskimochaos
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MikesToy said:
That is my favorite. You get some "super cool" giudo in a 95 civic with chrome hubcaps and a 10" diameter exhaust. I just look at them, gradually ease the throttle then hit the floor when I know the trans is fully engaged.....I have never just slammed the pedal to the floor.....is this bad?
charlier180
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RonMAIDEN said:
Speaking of racing... I was at a car show a couple of years ago.
During a break from the drag racing they had a "Run What You Brung" race.
I happened to catch part of this action when a Black 4Runner was making a couple of passes down the drag strip.
Some of my friends suggested I race the black 4Runner with my Silver one.
I did not feel like unhitching my car trailer at the time and did not think the track would let me drag race with the trailer in tow.
Probably would have not done all that bad considering some of the times some other vehicles were doing that day.
IIRC, the Black 4Runner that day was doing around 16-17 seconds in the 1/4 mile.
eskimochaos
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charlier180 said:
I assume then it was a V6
leftyguns21
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I like your signature eskimochaos , but its McCain...not McCaine there is no E.<BR><BR>not to jack the thread, or turn political but it sure is nice to see someone not on the nobama kool-aid.<BR><BR>and back to the thread...I have not raced anyone from a stand still but I was side by side with my buddy in his accord (in my 3rd gen) down the freeway and once I mashed the gas he could not keep up
eskimochaos
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leftyguns21 said:
Thanks dude, I feel really silly now. Too bad my generation is falling for Obama's socialist ideals; however, my grandfather the ultra smart conservative says the dirt that the media is going to uncover on obama will swade the election and it will not even be CLOSE. He grew up in a politically corrupt town.
Obama wants to tax us to increase global spending.
He wants to down-size our military and "disarm our nuclear missles"
Increase taxes for upper-middle class.....on an on.....fvck this pisses me off.
There is ONE thing everyone needs to know.....the bigger the government gets, the worse off everyone is....period regardless of income, status, etc!!!!!
Anyway, I love racing my 4runner.... I especially LOVE flooring it infront of a tree-hugging prius driver!!! Hahaa that is pure satisfaction!! lol
leftyguns21
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eskimochaos said:
Correct. I couldn
eskimochaos
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thanks for the link. I feel bad for you having all those "sillies" rallying in your city: anyway good luck. Im leaving the country if Obama gets elected....hopefully export and import taxes on 4r's are not too high.
BROOKLYN
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Re: Re: Anyone raced their rides?
whats up with the giudo remark,
and qiudos hate civic's they drive hooked up sedans and suv all blacked out rocking hip hop or pots and pans music wit there hat to the side wearing muscle tees.
im just messing with you you can call us giudos all you want it dont bother me.
just dont say we drive 95 civic thats offensive
eskimochaos said:
whats up with the giudo remark,
and qiudos hate civic's they drive hooked up sedans and suv all blacked out rocking hip hop or pots and pans music wit there hat to the side wearing muscle tees.
im just messing with you you can call us giudos all you want it dont bother me.
just dont say we drive 95 civic thats offensive
eskimochaos said:
Don't want to thread jack, but I do have 1 comment. Many would argue that the current economic crisis we are facing is the result of lack of government regulation in the financial sector. While I don't believe government regulation should be extensive, some is necessary. Lets face it, we have a lot of greedy people eager to scam the system banking on investments/gov to bail them out in a crisis. While I don't think government bailouts are good, in extreme situations, they are necessary. And the money has to come from somewhere....
Add that to our corroding infrastructure and education system and we are in one big financial mess. Meanwhile, it is a fact that the 'rich' are getting richer. And in the last 10 years, the whole idea of tax breaks for the wealthy will trickle down to the common people, they will pay taxes and the economy and gov will be boosted hasn't worked. In my shallow opinion, this is due to a shift in where the 'rich' are making money. Traditionally, when a company that employed many people, such as GM, was given a tax break during profitable times, they would hire more people and increase wages. This boosts the economy. But when investment firms, oil companies, and tech companies are the ones making money, companies who do not employ as many such tax cuts have no one to trickle down to. The problem comes up when companies such as GM post a $15b loss....
My main point is the gov needs money, and badly. We have a growing number of social problems that must be solved if we hope to remain a superpower. This all takes money. If not from taxes, where would it come from?
And on the racing topic, why would you want to race a 4runner? By an s2000 then have fun with that
charlier180
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eskimochaos said:
Getting this thread back on topic.....
Yes, I believe the 4Runner I saw making passes on the drag strip was a V6. Unless they removed the "V8" grill emblem....
2 pages of posts and not a single time slip? I should have ran mine at the 1/8th mile while I was there watching. My truck only had 500 miles on it and didn't want to abuse it. Now that I have 1300, I'd run it in a heartbeat. There was a nissan titan running that night along with a scion Xb- I got bored before he finished so I didn't see his time.
No joke on those V6 RAV4's. I rented an SUV from Hertz and they let me pick from a line-up for 4- I saw the "sport" badges and 17" wheels, so I took the RAV4 without knowing it had 269HP. Holly smokes, that little thing scoots. I was really impressed.
And it got 20mpg with 4 people onboard and luggage on the highway. Too bad it can't pull my boat...
No joke on those V6 RAV4's. I rented an SUV from Hertz and they let me pick from a line-up for 4- I saw the "sport" badges and 17" wheels, so I took the RAV4 without knowing it had 269HP. Holly smokes, that little thing scoots. I was really impressed.
And it got 20mpg with 4 people onboard and luggage on the highway. Too bad it can't pull my boat...
signalbobby
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my trd s/c 4runner ran a high 13 1/4mile.
That's smoking for an SUV! What's a stock 05+ V8 good for? Just curious. Mine gets out of it's own way, but after a 12 second Subaru STI, nothing is "fast" to me anymore. Well, maybe a motorcycle... but I suck at launching them on the dragstrip- unlike my brother and friends who ride 8 second "street legal" bikes.
Oh, and keep politics OFF this forum. At least go to the off-topic sections.
Oh, and keep politics OFF this forum. At least go to the off-topic sections.
