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Old Oct 14, 2008
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Originally Posted by ColdNapalm
ya the guy at the pit was a moron he was hitting the limiter for like 5 -8 mins non stop and he keeped slamming it into reverse and back into low while flooring it he ended up getting unstuck but his truck is going to die soon lol
That would probably kill his tranny first. If I get stuck I just shift into 4wd.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2008
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Originally Posted by fddriver02
That would probably kill his tranny first. If I get stuck I just shift into 4wd.
he was in 2wd and even had.. 4x4 not sure why he didnt change maybe he wanted the challeng or maybe he broke the 4x4 O.o the guy i was sitting next to said remind me not to buy a blue dodge
 
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Old Oct 14, 2008
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haha yeah my rev limited is right past 6k.. i just try not to hit it often i stay around 5800 - 6000 racing.
 
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Originally Posted by jaycheetwood
haha yeah my rev limited is right past 6k.. i just try not to hit it often i stay around 5800 - 6000 racing.
I try not to race my truck as much. Mostly because I'm trying to save gas but also because it's slow. Every now and then I do get my foot into it to show a cool guy what's up.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2008
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Ohhh yeah my truck does well against alot of cars.. ha my and this focus supercharged ohhh it was funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnny he got PWNED
 
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I beat my friend's ricer, he is a true ricer, Integra in my truck that was stock at the time except a mud clogged air filter
 
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Old Oct 14, 2008
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i hate integras...
 
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I love them. I wish I never sold mine. Mine was actually fast though since I was out of my ricer stage when I owned it.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2008
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I am not a fan.. I would own an 08 Civic SI in a heart beat though.. but yeah integras arent pleasant looking to me.. i wish i never sold my crown vic PI that was a fun car.. through a supercharger on that thing and wow i would own.
 
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Old Oct 14, 2008
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eh i only buy american made cars/trucks country is hurting enough as is :( although i am a secret fan of Evos and Stis
 
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Old Oct 14, 2008
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yeah my 95 ranger has no tach in it, but my 02 does :)
 
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Old Oct 14, 2008
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highest rpm's i see is probably 5500 when i'm really railin' on it, which isn't that often at all....maybe like once every few months. lol. no shift light needed either. lol.
 
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i hate cars with those shift lights!!!
 
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Old Oct 15, 2008
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my 87 didnt have it....stupid S model

i bought a little $30 tach from o'reillys and it works great
 
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Old Oct 15, 2008
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I never had one in my '93 and everyone was afraid to drive it, haha. Just about everyone is afraid to drive a manual these days anyways :(
 
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Old Oct 15, 2008
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Thats cause noone teaches their kids.. its great to know in case an emergency..
 
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Old Oct 15, 2008
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Originally Posted by jaycheetwood
Ohhh yeah my truck does well against alot of cars.. ha my and this focus supercharged ohhh it was funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnny he got PWNED
he prob didnt know how to drive..
 
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Old Oct 15, 2008
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Originally Posted by Mark98xlt
he prob didnt know how to drive..
Hmm i really dont know what the excuse or reason was.. We only ran to around 90mph cause well we were in a 40.. no point in pushing it.. but yeah i didnt beat him by car lengths.. he was next to me but i was a half a car length on him all race and he even started better cause i purposely burned em on start.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2008
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Originally Posted by jaycheetwood
Thats cause noone teaches their kids.. its great to know in case an emergency..
Exactly. My dad didn't want me to get a manual, but he found my '93 at a dealership and was like "oh well, you're getting it". It took about 3 days to learn how to drive it and then I was set.

I've taught 3-4 people at least how to drive manual. In emergencies you never know what vehicle you're going to have to drive.
 
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Exactly.. I always hate teaching people cause well i just tihnk of my poor clutch
 
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Old Oct 15, 2008
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Originally Posted by jaycheetwood
I am not a fan.. I would own an 08 Civic SI in a heart beat though.. but yeah integras arent pleasant looking to me.. i wish i never sold my crown vic PI that was a fun car.. through a supercharger on that thing and wow i would own.
What year was your P71? I had a '99 that car was pretty fast. Nothing is more fun than flying up on someones house in an all black unmarked police car Had to sell the car cause wife cant drive RWD or stick (why I had to get rid of my first Ranger)
 
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Old Oct 15, 2008
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My Crown Vic was a 98 with a 5speed auto instead of 4 and yeah it was scary fast.. like i had the needle past 140 and i could hear it reving and reving away hahaha..

good cars.. sticks are fun though i wont lie.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2008
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Originally Posted by jaycheetwood
Exactly.. I always hate teaching people cause well i just tihnk of my poor clutch
Haha yeah. I don't think it'd do too much damage to the clutch, as long as they aren't riding it too long or just dropping it. I teach them correctly, lol.
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My Crown Vic was a 98 with a 5speed auto instead of 4 and yeah it was scary fast.. like i had the needle past 140 and i could hear it reving and reving away hahaha..

good cars.. sticks are fun though i wont lie.
HOLY ****!
 
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Old Oct 15, 2008
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haha its probably doesnt do much.. i just always feel like it is.. its like someone punching my baby hahaha..


and yeah it was ridiculously.. i realised out running the cops would really be hard.
 
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Haha that'd be awesome.
 
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