what the....Beat by a dodge truck?!?!?!

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AZhitman wrote:


Get outta the fast lane.

Wanna know what's worse?

Getting your a$$ handed to you by A new SUBARU FORESTER. Go look it up - that damn thing is quick (and stealthy).
The Subaru Forester is a total sleeper. This is all the advertising it got, then it stopped. So most people still don't know you can get them turbocharged:

Anyhow, everybody forgot to mention that the KA has NO HIGH END! Not to mention the retarded speed-cut.


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skydragoness5 wrote:Anyhow, everybody forgot to mention that the KA has NO HIGH END! Not to mention the retarded speed-cut.
And the Dodge does? It hits max torque below 4000RPM. And it has a limiter too. I hit mine once, messing around in first. Sounded kind of like a bass boat jumping a bunch of waves evenly spaced out.

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My speed limiter feels like I hit a tree. NOT a cool feeling when you're doing 120! The first time I hit the damn thing I thought a wheel fell off or something.

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I feel sorry for you guys...my speedo is the only thing that stops at 120.

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Megaseth wrote:i woudlnt mind having one of those new legacy GTs. mmmm, nice.
I'm working on the mum buying one. She loved her last Legacy and she said, and I quote, "I'd love to drive a manual again." Little does she know she'll never get to drive it, har.

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I would've gotten over, but I can guess how he feels. Pride can get the best of ya sometimes. THen again he was going 85 already. ANyway, it gives me a good reminder of not to do any type of hero-style passing untill I go turbo. BTW, 5.9 R/Ts sound good...real good.

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Dirtylou wrote:I would've gotten over, but I can guess how he feels. Pride can get the best of ya sometimes. THen again he was going 85 already. ANyway, it gives me a good reminder of not to do any type of hero-style passing untill I go turbo. BTW, 5.9 R/Ts sound good...real good.
You can't beat the sound of large displacement V8's!!* The next closest thing is a 20b. 4bangers sound good too, but only past 10k .

*Excluded are exotic cars

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I hit a 112mph speed limiter in my former 93 Accord. It feels like your mom is kicking you in the *** and reminding you to drive safely.

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Mr1der wrote:I feel sorry for you guys...my speedo is the only thing that stops at 120.
Yep. The end of the speedo doesn't mean the end of fun for me. It's just the beginning.

Mine goes to 125. Take that Ford boy!

Naw, I'm just kidding. As much as I love my car, I'm one supercharger and two cylindars short of your car.

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MinisterofDOOM wrote:
Yep. The end of the speedo doesn't mean the end of fun for me. It's just the beginning.

Mine goes to 125. Take that Ford boy!
You making fun of me? In my defense, my explorer will take your 240 in the snow

Seriously though, how hard is it to disable the top speed limiter?

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No, I was making fun of 1der.

An actually, I like the older explorers. My dad's company car used to be a first gen Explorer V6 with 4wd, and it was a damn good truck. The Explorer has devolved into a grocery getter, however.

I just know how much 1der loves his Fords, so I have to give him crap, since I despise nearly all of them.

Edit:Who says I have a 240?

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MinisterofDOOM wrote:No, I was making fun of 1der.

An actually, I like the older explorers. My dad's company car used to be a first gen Explorer V6 with 4wd, and it was a damn good truck. The Explorer has devolved into a grocery getter, however.

I just know how much 1der loves his Fords, so I have to give him crap, since I despise nearly all of them.

Edit:Who says I have a 240?
Oh I just wanted to have a little fun with ya. My appologies thought I assumed you had a 240 since u said u were "2 cylinders short" What car do you have?

Oh hell yeah the newer explorers are grocery getters. I didnt buy my '02 to go mudding. I mean come'on auto locking hubs and electric 4wheel/4low switch? Psh, that's only needed to keep you from sliding around so much on the snowy roads. Don't get me wrong, I love my explorer, but I know where it's place is at. It's no F250 superduty

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Haha, no need to apologise.

I've drive a 1993 Maxima. SOHC 3.0 V6. Starting to show its age but still fun. The front drive is nice in the snow. I meant 2 cylindars short of the V8 in 1der's Thunderchicken. Wait...is it a V8? Or is it the 3.8?

I've been staring at the Yamaha in your avatar for about ten minutes now. I wish I could afford a bike. Just not practical around here where it's wet, icy, or snowy for a third to half the year.

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At least you didn't get beat buy the new dodge bumble bee truck(the yellow dodge Ram with the factory black racing stripe)

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574-240sx wrote:At least you didn't get beat buy the new dodge bumble bee truck(the yellow dodge Ram with the factory black racing stripe)
My friends twin sister traded in her 01 trans-am for one of those in black with a yellow stripe. I have yet to drive it but I hear its quick for a big truck

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I don't think that being yellow and black suddenly makes a truck slow...All V8 dodge pickups are pretty fast, regardless of color. In fact, they put down times close to or better than what the Titan does; the Ram and the Titan are the two most performance-oriented 1/2 ton trucks. Dodge's Hemi and V10 are both very impressive engines, I wouldn't be so hasty to talk trash.


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Subaru kicks butt, now that all models are boosted.

And my associates and I have had lots of fun in his two Exploders, uhhh Explorer.

And Dodge sucks. I am currently driving a 1500 ram until I get the Geo running. And yes, Metro's suck too, but they are good on gas. Dont have to worry about hitting 125. More like worring about hitting 75 (downhill maybe).

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I remember way back in the days of stock when I got my arse handed to me by a first generation ford lightening WITH a ladder rack at a drag strip

I dont have problems with trucks or speed cuts anymore


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