Where's Celerity ?

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Just to interject - you probably got the drop on that magnum because they're all automatics. Also, are you sure it had the hemi? The new hemis aren't all that great, unless you start looking at the 6.1 liter.

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Yeah it had the Hemi. It cruised to 120mph and upwards easily, hell he was the one that kept going probably to 130-140, it just didn't have the acceleration of the WRX.
 
That would be due to the weight and the automatic. :)

Put a 5 or 6 speed behind it and watch it fly.
 
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That would be due to the weight and the automatic. :)

Put a 5 or 6 speed behind it and watch it fly.

Gut it* so its not such a fat pig and watch it fly. Oh yeah, then it would more or less be a Corvette/F body/Mustang/.

I love when they take a powerplant from something like say a SUV like a Ford Explorer, and do basically a direct transplant into a car like say a V6 mustang or vice versa. "Oh hey, lets drop a V10 viper engine into a SRT-10 pickup truck and make it really, really, fast!" "Okay, sounds like a plan!"
 
FUCKING SHIT PEOPLE!!!!! WHO CARES??



I want to hear the local street racer stories... Back to the topic.
 
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That would be due to the weight and the automatic. :)

Put a 5 or 6 speed behind it and watch it fly.

Gut it* so its not such a fat pig and watch it fly. Oh yeah, then it would more or less be a Corvette/F body/Mustang/.

I love when they take a powerplant from something like say a SUV like a Ford Explorer, and do basically a direct transplant into a car like say a V6 mustang or vice versa. "Oh hey, lets drop a V10 viper engine into a SRT-10 pickup truck and make it really, really, fast!" "Okay, sounds like a plan!"

Yeah that would be almost as effective. Remove all the passenger seating, some of the interior, and replace the rear windows with lexan and see what happens. It would still be an automatic though.

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FUCKING SHIT PEOPLE!!!!! WHO CARES??



I want to hear the local street racer stories... Back to the topic.

obviously someone other than you. have a seat and wait, I don't see steve online.
 
HAHAHAHA.

Remind me to check this thread when I'm done with my work in a couple of minutes. If I see Battle Pope Phyregod go head to head, I might die of laughter.
 
The only thing I can really say is, that the car is sexy as hell. It's a decent ride, but the gas consumption would scare me away from it. The WRX sucks down the gas too - And while it's not in the teens anymore, it is in the low 20's - which is insulting for a 4 cylinder.

Now, a word about track results:

AWD cars will hook up better, but not really for the reasons that you might think. And to demonstrate this dynamic, I will choose the following two cars: a RWD Front engine... say.. a Chevy Vega. Then, compare it to a similar dimensioned car....


... a 1992 Laser AWD Turbo (This is important). The 92 Laser AWD Turbo (Of which only a few hundred were made) are the lightest of all the AWD DSMs, and had no sunroof (It also has front and rear LSDs) Now, you might think that the car can hook up at the track because the front drive wheels are complimenting the rear drive wheels (Basically, Push-pull). And you wouldn't be wrong - But the Laser demonstrated a dynamic that the Push-Pull doesn't explain.

Now, compare that Laser to the WRX. The Laser hooks up better than the WRX all the time. Why is this ? Maybe it's the front and rear LSDs ? I asked Pruven Performance (DSM Specialists in CT) why this is. They pointed out races where the WRX was being annihilated not only by the AWD cars, but the FWD DSMs as well.

This is because when the rear of the car squats, it draws an imaginary line from the front hubs, to the rear wheels and then to the ground. When this line dips below the rear axle, the rear wheels skid. When the line stays above that axle, the drive wheels get more grip.

Now watch how the Mustang V6 squats on take-off. Watch how the DSMs squat, and watch how even the FWD cars squat and hook up. Yes, push-pull has something to do with it, but the impressive snaps and launches are acheived by getting the power from the wheels to the concrete.

And that is why these family sedans, in my eyes, will NEVER be considered a sports, or "sporty" car. They are too tall, not stable enough, to put the power to the power to the ground. They are dimensioned and proportioned to carry people with head room and foot room. And while a Mustang and the WRX may have 4 seats - I'm sure you can't argue the arrangment of those seats in relation to the dimensions of the car.

The lower, "squatter" car will launch better, corner better, and drive better because that is how the car gets efficiency. The WRX, hp to hp, isn't an efficient body for such a power plant.

When it comes down to it, the WRX Wagon at my house has the same track potential as my Loyale Wagon - Which is nil. Get your flamethrowers, I'm ready for you .

-> Steve
 
Why would me and pope go head to head?? :dunno: He really didn't say anything that would insult/provoke me...
 
Charlotte, NC is a nice place. lasty time i was down there was about 5 years ago at a car/truck show at Lowe's Motor Speedway down there. btw, if i remember correctly there is a strip joint near the speedway. not sure how good it is but it would be worth checking out if you dont have anything else to do :)
 
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Charlotte, NC is a nice place. lasty time i was down there was about 5 years ago at a car/truck show at Lowe's Motor Speedway down there. btw, if i remember correctly there is a strip joint near the speedway. not sure how good it is but it would be worth checking out if you dont have anything else to do :)

By the looks of these women, do they import them from DC ?

Getting a woman here is NO problem. They idolize the urban lifestyle, I have a Mustang, I'm slicker than snot on a brass doorknob, and they love me.

Do I want em ? No.

What I'm going to do is invade the City here in a bit... hope to be out until late tonight. Then I gotta find a laundrette.
 
"Laundry (of the) Matt " ? That's Bloody Bolly, mate.


I got "Laundrette" from the Young Ones. If you haven't seen the episode - Do. It's their best.
 
bah... i could have told you it wasn't a v8... NOBODY rents rwd v8 cars... Trust me... I ALWAYS look for the fun cars... Awhile back in TX i got a 2wd Durango w/ a v8... that fucker did banging smokeshows... :)

This week i have a trailblazer... this sucker is BALLS OUT! I'm HIGHLY impressed with the power of it. I almost got the escalade... but they wouldn't give that one up... :)
 
Speaking of North Cackalacky. I lived in Raleigh, NC for six years and I simply loved it. Roughly an hour and a half from either the mountians, track, and beach (some closer than others). Raleigh is right dab in the middle. Great community too, very nice place to live. One of the most up kept neighborhoods that i've lived in, and i've been all over the place.

And BOY do I miss Bo'Jangles. Mmmmm :wub:
 
i have NEVER seen a v8 rwd car from ANY standard rental place.
 
Well, I mean, you can rent V8 luxury cars. Even something like a Grand Marquis. I don't expect you could get a Marauder, but why not the more pedestrian of V8 cars ?

Noah: Where are you again this week ?

I've been seeing lots of modded hondas in this town, and no one seems to be online. There has to be someone here from Charlotte.
 
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Well, I mean, you can rent V8 luxury cars. Even something like a Grand Marquis. I don't expect you could get a Marauder, but why not the more pedestrian of V8 cars ?

Noah: Where are you again this week ?

I've been seeing lots of modded hondas in this town, and no one seems to be online. There has to be someone here from Charlotte.

A sedan is one thing... I mean like a mustang, camaro, etc... Rental insurance would be too high. Unless you went to a "Custom rental" where they rent things like prowlers, vipers, etc...

I'm in Houston this week. The armpit of the world. And its even worse because all those damn stinky windy city fuckers are here for the world series...

I almost rented the Escalade like i said, but they wanted too much money, and they REQUIRE the rental company insurance, because they can't guarantee you have $50+k of coverage.
 
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