is it me or just imports think they are fast?

[Guapo]

I love when people come up and try to race me. Especially the ones with just the nice rear rims, and the dull black steel wheels up front to make them look like they've got slicks. I get it more now than I ever did in my camaro... It's mostly civics and integras... I've had a supra and an NSX. In CA, though, it's just not worth it. More is at risk than just your pride, and your life. I usually give them a good tire chirp (it's not hard in a truck) and healthy dose of supercharger scream (even the kid with the spoiler and the stickers knows what that loud whine is)and that's usually enough to shut them up. The smart ones, anyway.
My girlfriend has an integra... GSR? VTEC, 5 speed. It is pretty quick. SHE gets alot of people trying to race her, and her car isn't all Fast and Furious-ed out at all... They like to challange domestic cars, but they seem even harder on their "own kind".

[hotwhip9]

I don't understand the whole import concept either. Are the big wings that are taller than the actual car itself really necessary? But anyway last weekend all the v-8s were hanging out at our local spot and right in front is where the cars usually run light to light and we saw a lumina (97sh sedan) smoke a civic that was all done up. Now that's just pathetic, chevrolet's family car beatin up a little ricer. We all laughed, it made the night.

[Christopherrr]

This is my favorite:
You got a guy in a 89 Accord, decked out with everything. A super high spoiler, that slows the slow car even more. Windshield washer LEDs, steel wheels in all corners painted black with some 195,70 series tires, hugh pipes with puffs of smoke bellowing out. Different color lights everywhere...and think they are cool. I can't help but to look away...

And the best story:
Same senario except it's Prelude a few months back...two guys flying down interstate 85/75 right through Atlanta. I can see these guys just cutting traffic in my rearview...they get up next to me and honk their horn (in my GTA, didn't have my TA yet) and ask to race. I decline of course...and they sputters off...3 seconds later they cut in front an Ford cargo van, slams on the brakes because of another car, cut back into the fast lane and start to lose control and do a 180 facing on coming traffic. These guys don't know how blessed they are, so many car slams on the brakes and get out of the way, so close to being dead...I lose site of them around the turn and continue on. About 7 minutes later I see them zoom by me again...laughing and everything. I really don't think these guys realize how close to dead they were...

[Kevin - Blown 95 TA]

When I go to the track I always make notes on my timeslips of what car I was racing at the time, and sometimes they just pair you up with whatever is in the other lane, like at a test and tune, so I run everything from 8 second cars to 17 second Civics. I keep all the timeslips in the glovebox and go through them later. Well, one day when I was being buzzed by 3 Civics and one of them was in the next lane revving at me and wouldn't quit, so at the next light my GF reached into the glovebox and handed him one of the 11 second timeslips where the other car was a Civic that went like 16.5 or something. You coulda heard a pin drop. The light turned green and the Ricer pilot & crew still sitting there studying the genuine racing artifact when we pulled away. I guess you had to be there to appreciate the moment, but it was priceless - like reality crushed their little bizarro world.

[Mixedpuppy]

Handling, they got us beat, hard- Take a Nissan 240sx bone stock against a T/A with 0.90g suspension on a back windy country road, and the 240sx would make it out minutes before the T/A could make it alive. (Quote from Radicalblurr).


I just wanted to share my humble opinion about the Nissan 240SX. I used to own a 1992 240SX in Columbus, Ohio. I really liked the car, it rode nice and I liked the cornering. It was bone stock as well. As far as handling in comparrison to the Formulas and Trans Ams I must admit the birds own the road hands down. I've taken corners and made turns that my 240 would have spun out on.

[Christopherrr]

honestly guys, imports can't do sqwat in stock form...240 or not. But once modded...whew, my friends Civic can hang on corners like other...granted my TA can keep up, but I know he got me beat. Then again, if I put on a set of springs dropped it 2 inches with some 35 series tyers...I'm sure we can do much better.

[Ryan98MechamT/A]

Originally posted by Kevin - Blown 95 TA
When I go to the track I always make notes on my timeslips of what car I was racing at the time, and sometimes they just pair you up with whatever is in the other lane, like at a test and tune, so I run everything from 8 second cars to 17 second Civics. I keep all the timeslips in the glovebox and go through them later. Well, one day when I was being buzzed by 3 Civics and one of them was in the next lane revving at me and wouldn't quit, so at the next light my GF reached into the glovebox and handed him one of the 11 second timeslips where the other car was a Civic that went like 16.5 or something. You coulda heard a pin drop. The light turned green and the Ricer pilot & crew still sitting there studying the genuine racing artifact when we pulled away. I guess you had to be there to appreciate the moment, but it was priceless - like reality crushed their little bizarro world.

Thats funny. Would have liked to see the guy's face.

[Jay 02 TA ws6]

Originally posted by Kevin - Blown 95 TA
When I go to the track I always make notes on my timeslips of what car I was racing at the time, and sometimes they just pair you up with whatever is in the other lane, like at a test and tune, so I run everything from 8 second cars to 17 second Civics. I keep all the timeslips in the glovebox and go through them later. Well, one day when I was being buzzed by 3 Civics and one of them was in the next lane revving at me and wouldn't quit, so at the next light my GF reached into the glovebox and handed him one of the 11 second timeslips where the other car was a Civic that went like 16.5 or something. You coulda heard a pin drop. The light turned green and the Ricer pilot & crew still sitting there studying the genuine racing artifact when we pulled away. I guess you had to be there to appreciate the moment, but it was priceless - like reality crushed their little bizarro world.

That is honestly the best ricer story I have ever heard. I will try that with my 13.3 time slip and probably get the same type of reaction. Hilarious... nice work.

[markd79ta]

I live on a corner lot, and I have My two T/As in the garage with the Vette in the carport. Just about every wannabe looks to see if they have my attention and they screech their tires past house, and hit it full throttle driving like a madman. There are three guys who are trying to call me out on a daily basis; one in a '71 one Camaro, another in a mid 80s crapstang, and another in a LS1 WS6, and several trucks. One day, this yahoo in his '71 Camaro, flew past me on a two lane residential road in a crossing zone for a park with a bunch of kids nearby. I totally agree that the ricer community would be better served as a spin-off of Alice and Wonderland. But, man, I am sick of freaks who think they have to haul *** no matter where they are. I look at this way, I know what my car can do, and what it can't do...I enjoy the heck out of it when it is appropriate. If others have something to prove, I have learned that it is those who cause accidents and cost lives in the process. I was just recently in Seattle where two of these ricer geniuses were road racing in a residential area, and one of the geniuses lost it, and put the car into a house. Man, I have my two year old in the yard playing, and if somebody was so irresponsible that they lost it and hurt or killed him...if the accident didn't get them I would. Anyhow, it is all ridiculous...and sometime in the very near future, there is going to be a whole lot of legislation that will crack down on this and hurt the responsible people in the process.

[PhantomFE3]

damn well said, even in my v-6 phantom the ricers in my town cant keep up, i went ride hunting in dads vette on the 4th and wasted everyone i lined up (except an 87 Mustang 5.0 vortech SC) he stomped me pretty bad, but i know whats safe driving and what isnt. im a safe driver even in a car that can go 0-60 in like 5 seconds, but i had alot of fun showing those hondas whos boss! i caught a couple of camaros, they put up a fight, but still the vette prevailed (the ones that put up a fight were newer z-28's) i raced my gf's '86 Iroc-z and totally left it in the dust

[magnethead794]

wordless.....

while we have never taken the z28 out to the track, we have done street legal drives on highway 82.

once, we rolled up to a 96-98 camaro, don't know what type, so we hammer it off the light and basically have a tie to the next light. course, since we were on the street, we never did go over 70 .

another time, we were going on the highway and caught up to a '00 vette ( ) and so we downshift from OD to drive and gas it....pretty sure carb is better than EFI torque wise, since we had em till bout 2000 feet, then they sped by, and that was with our old carb, still needing a new one. dont know if they missed a shift or just lagged on the gas....

the z28 holds the corners, over on one of the paved FM roads, there is a perfect 90 degree left turn with about 6 degrees of banking, and it says to slow down for it, and, well, we do the opposite, and it hugs the ground.

as for imports, how does anyone actually expect a 4 cylinder to beat ANYTHING???????????????????the only thing lesser is a 2 cyl bike, and they aren't ever made anymore, even bikes are 4 cyl now.....

[Jeff02GAGT]

Hey Man >>

Becareful how you state that stuff. I'm not a BIG fan of the 4 banger imports, but some of them are HOOKED up, and would probably SPANK you. I bet you my 04 WRX STI could give you a run for your money, if not beat you. I hate the morons with the STOCK civic's that think they are the Sh*t. I guess those are the morons that give them the bad rep, but don't under estimate some of these 4 bangers, b/c some of them are pushing some power and really HAUL A$$!

Jeff

[Jay 02 TA ws6]

Re: Hey Man >>

Originally posted by Jeff02GAGT
Becareful how you state that stuff. I'm not a BIG fan of the 4 banger imports, but some of them are HOOKED up, and would probably SPANK you. I bet you my 04 WRX STI could give you a run for your money, if not beat you. I hate the morons with the STOCK civic's that think they are the Sh*t. I guess those are the morons that give them the bad rep, but don't under estimate some of these 4 bangers, b/c some of them are pushing some power and really HAUL A$$!

Jeff

Uh-oh... we've lost him to the "dark side"

[Jeff02GAGT]

Jay, Not at all >>

it just irritates me when people look down on me because I drive a WRX.... especially most of the f-bod guys I come into contact with now... whats funny too, is that I can usually spank most of them... I love f-bodies, and the guys are cool that drive them, it just makes me mad that I get looked down b/c I drive a WRX..... all i was saying is don't underestimate anyone, you never know what they have under the hood.

Jeff

[Kevin - Blown 95 TA]

Re: Jay, Not at all >>

Originally posted by Jeff02GAGT
it just irritates me when people look down on me because I drive a WRX....
Jeff

It's just that a different crowd will be admiring you now. You can be a big fish, but in a different pond. Maybe F-Body.com is not the right pond to seek admiration for a 4-door Suburu.