I hate Tuner Transformation on Speedvision

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xjon
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With a passion. I guess that is why I watch it. Now I know why Stern haters listen more than Stern listeners.

Tonights episode was a Mustang. Yes, I think they did do a good job at the end. I kept on turning the channel. But one of the knuckleheads described the car as "pound for pound, it's one of the best all-around sports cars out there". At least the other guy chimned in about the power to weight aspect.

They also do a before and after test of the car. Of course, the after test shows much improvement with all the mods. WHat gets me is that the after test was done when the track was wet. How can you get an accurate 0-60, 400ft slalom, and skid pad test with those conditions?

Just plain LAME!

BTW the 0-60= 5.0, and thte skid bad was .91, and the slalom was 61mph. that is what I think I remembered it as but don't quote me on it.


SeVa-S13
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Mustang/Camaro guys consider themselves "sportscar" drivers and it's of no use to try to explain to them otherwise.

240DRFT
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i think those guys have no clue what there doing. the supposedly "suspension/brakes" guy didnt even know what slotted rotors and ss brake lines were. and have you ever noticed how they usually send the car to shops to do the actual work while they stand by and watch.

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xjon
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I thought I saw them getting dirty tonight but I did notice they always have a company rep there telling them what to do.

Seva- No, these are not the muscle car guys you see on Spiketv. This was the first domestic I've seen them work on. They normally try to do imports.

I would never give them the keys to my car. This one time the guy got his car back and you can just tell he was turned off by the fancy crap they put into it. (I remember, he wanted a "low key" car and they went over the top, or something)

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krazy skwerel
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Damn I wish i could have seen someone be disatisfied with their car. I have been waiting for that so long. I want to see them be like "WTF did you do to my car!?

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nismofly
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i hafta say the best part is the "vinyl and decals expert." you know you have problems when one of them rolls around

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LOL!

I have yet to see this show.

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nismofly
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o you are missing some quality entertainment

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Dammit I better get crackin! <end sarcasm>

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Mr1der
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that mustang was nice...

I still prefer the Cobras...they can be made into a trackbeast.


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