Street racing on Discovery channel

[StrangeLove]

Exactly how did they get chosen to be on that show... I want a turn!

Also, the title of the show is WAY off, it was not about street racing at all...

[NeedCAforS13]

that dumb chick couldn't drive!!! Of course the DSM broke something, but she still couldn't keep up... that was just sad:( The show was kinda cool though:) they should make it a weekly thing like monster garage! lol

Sean

[scruffy63]

i don't think they would get enough free parts on a weekly basis. but then again I could be wrong.

[NeedCAforS13]

monster garage gets alot of stuff for free, but yeah... you have a point

Sean

[Nismo31]

u were able to fill out an application to be on the show, i did and recieved a denial letter..idk why, maybe i shoulda said my last name was Rodriguez or said im a woman.

[nlzmo400r]

that wasnt a BAD show, but man i can't believe she posted all her new info on the internet. I thought the two cars that were very UNFAIR, i mean an AWD turbo talon, against a FWD civic? atleast they used slicks or the civic wouldve gotten waxed even worse. Nice set ups though, both cars seemed pretty clean and straightforwrad. O, did anyone see that 24o coupe (i think?) beat the SRT4 inthe beggining!!!!!!!!!

[scruffy63]

i saw it. it was really clean looking it was burgundy right?

[ride4lame]

that show was UBER lame. civics are stupid. nitrous isn't that cool....and that stupid ho started to cry when she lost. thats was a huge waste of my time that i could have spent doing....nothing...

[Camel]

So, is it worth staying up till midnight to watch the replay?

[goomba240]

No its the usual crap.. A honda lost and a Dsm broke hahaha.. It was funny though... The guy asked the girl what she had done to her car and she was like " ughh its got a b16'er 2 cam motor engine with a &quote T34 turbo &quote Im guessing she meant t3/t4 oh yeah and she said it had "NAWZZZZ" Then the guy was making fun of her and saying "Hey dude this girls goin' for 11's" and I guess she thought he was being serious and she said (in the most serious voice) "No I dont know if it'd be that fast I think its too heavy" ohhhh man thats great

[Silent Drifter]

Uber GHey! Lamest civic ever!! They only needed the MT on the right wheel haha no LSD POS!!! 9.6 with a turboed b16 an n20 lmao hahaha o my thats great. The talon did pretty well 8.1 which is good for high 12's im pretty sure even with a broken axle. Totally unfair race but 10k into a civic that cant even run better than 15's haha.

[TurboKA37]

i dont think she new how to drive it too well. and that was halarious when she was doing a burn out to warm up the tires and only the right wheel was spinning. i think the talon could had taken her with just minor bolt ons. its a 1/8 mile track so the AWD deffinatley has an advantage cuz of the launch. i say with equal drivers and them racing a 1/4 mile the race would have been much better

[slow s13]

ya, I thought the mickey thompsons on the talon where a little overkill that probly contributed to the drive train problems and the 1/8 mile favored the talon as well. I dont think I would want that talon team workin on my car either.

[ShadowKnight006]

I don't think the girl w/ the civic appreciated what everyone just "handed" her, ya know? Of course I liked the other "build crew" better anyway, the honda builders seemed to P.O. me(P*** me Off) with the whole statement that a DOHC has 2x the potential of an SOHC. Instead of tapping the potential they already had and showing their skill, they just basically said "hey let do an engine swap".

[goldollar]

The show was a good idea, but the end results werent as good as the effort! For example there wasnt enough info or detail on the cars setup, just upgraded turbos. WTF is that? I think if the show had been a 3 part series one show dedicated to each cars build up, and a final show with a race it would have been better. And they shoiuld have used better cars. Dont get me wrong, im not bashin hondas cause almost all of my friends drive civics, some are fast some arent. But im gettin tired of seing civics. Wheres all the other tunner cars with swaps other than vtec.Someone needs to to tell all these show producers whats really goin on, id love to see a show with Toyotas, Nissans, and Mazdas and whats up with all the expouser on the west coast, what about the east, we do things on this side of the country too! Just my 2 cents.

[Onizuka]

I think the DOHC swap was the smart thing to do, let me remind you they only had like 30 hours to do everything. She definatly had no appreciation for the thousands of dollars of stuff she was given.

Did anyone notice the White R34 GTR in the shop the honda was being tuned at?

[goldollar]

Yeah i saw it. There was like two or three of them. They had some nice cars there

[916drifter]

what a cheater...using NOS... wut happened to all motor and turbo.super chargers

[goldollar]

what a cheater...using NOS... wut happened to all motor and turbo.super chargers

Took the words right out of my mouth. I really hate nitrious. In my opinion its a cheap way of making power, whateva happened to craftsmenship and good quality motor builds. I hardly know anyone who uses "NOS" and i know alot of people how drive fast cars in my part of town.

[sr20meplease]

i didn't like the show at all. thier "accidental" meeting...that had to have been staged.anyway not to go far off subject....why is everyone against nitrous? its a power adder...why does everyone say its cheating?

[L0sT]

so is there going to be another episode? or was this a one shot deal? if they are going to have another one, i hope they have a nissan in it! and have the apex crew work on it! my bro said that the guy lenny from the apex crew was the first person here (hawaii) to take a civic into the 10's (in hawaii)

[DorikinGTSt]

because you can bolt-on a "dry fogger" system to any car/truck/mini van/zamboni and make power.

Extracting power from an engine through proper tuning takes skill. Turbocharging (and supercharging) requires some knowledge and talent (when done properly). Boost lag, flow ratios, and efficiency have to be tailored to the particular application, and thankfully an Asian number-cruncher does most of that before he puts a certain turbo into a bolt-on kit.

That is why a kit for a 1.6 liter Honda engine gets a different turbo than one for a 3 liter Nissan engine. Nitrous kits are all the same: a big bottle, a button, and some hose.

You can get technical with it, syncing up injection at certain RPM and gear, but that just automates the process of hitting a button.

I wouldn't call it cheating, because in a drag race the goal is to go as fast as possible, but you won't earn any respect. A Chimp can press a button, but can he extract 250+ lb-ft torque from a CA18DET? People on this board can, but they have trancended pushing a button.

basically, you wouldn't give any respect to some kid who beat you in his mom's 3-cylinder GEO if all he did was bolt a 75-shot onto it. If you would, you are a fool.

[JohnI3laze]

Yeah IMHO nitrous is for pansies who just wanna go faster with no actual effort or wrench-time. These are people who don't care about the "hows" and "whys" going fast. They just want results.I am soooooo sick of people I know asking me "when you gonna get NAWS for that b!+ch?" "uhhhh probably never"

[burnin240sx]

ya, I thought the mickey thompsons on the talon where a little overkill that probly contributed to the drive train problems and the 1/8 mile favored the talon as well. I dont think I would want that talon team workin on my car either.

they looked shady but sounded like they knew what they were doing since they said if he doesn't launch right he is going to break the drive train.

and shame on apex'i for not installing a LSD. all i could say when i saw the civic with a 1 wheel burnout was OMFG. but then again it sounded like all the parts were sponsoerd.

[annunziato39]

If the show is replayed they show a street race between a red srt-4 and a 240sx. Its kinda early in the program. I was just wondering if anyone else caught that. and yes, the nissan won.

[s86d]

well in 30hrs both teams built really good cars (quality does come slowly) and i knew the AWD would win against the FWD... I wont lie though while i was watching i was really hating on that civic. :pface

Seriously if built right all cars can be great. Honda just really has a bad reputation with the pop. scene and stupid people.

[Camel]

I saw it too.

[SloS13]

and shame on apex'i for not installing a LSD. all i could say when i saw the civic with a 1 wheel burnout was OMFG

Same here. Very retarded.

I only saw the last 10 minutes. I felt SO bad when that girl started crying. I wanted to take her in my arms and tell her everything was going to be okay, then kick her in the teeth repeatedly and have sex with her mom while she watched.

Okay, that was a bit overboard but you see what im sayin'

[Onizuka]

I think it may have been better if they didnt pick the two most common "tuner" cars on the planet...

[catty]

I think it may have been better if they didnt pick the two most common "tuner" cars on the planet...

yea i definatly agree