I learned this at a cruise-in in Syracuse, NY last week. I drove in the lot and parked my car near a few other f-bodys and popped my hood. I wasnt out of my car for 3 seconds and the guy across the way shouts over "When we gonna line em up?" I thought he was just playing, so I kinda smiled and nodded. He then yells over (without even seeing under my hood). "You gonna spray me, cause youre gonna need it!" He followed with a few more comments of the like. Now im thinking - what a cocky, arrogant, jerk. He doesnt even have a clue as to what is done to my car and he already assumes he's the king.
So, he walks over and starts pokin around asking me questions. I told him what was done to my car and he was just looking for things to critisize. I told him what gear ratio was in the rear. He says "I guess you shoulda done some reading before you picked those gears; 3:73's are for an auto - you shoulda went 4:10's." Then he trys to explain how to set my pinion angle and why I need to do that. Of course he had it all wrong. So, I politely corrected him and then explained the reason for my gear selection and the fact that I built the entire drivetrain on the car myself. Then his tune started to change.
I looked over at his car and hes got a procharger bolted to the front of his LS1. Apparently, this is the reason he thinks he's the fastest thing around. I asked him who did his work - the local speed shop. Now, dont get me wrong, theres nothing wrong with having someone else do your work, but its obvious this guy doesnt know his ass from third base (and what he does know, he got from a magazine), but he feels the need to pretend. Why?
Isnt it the unspoken rule, that when your looking at someones car (their creation), you should be polite and respectful of it no matter if its stock or if its a nitro funny car? What a jerk!
So, he walks over and starts pokin around asking me questions. I told him what was done to my car and he was just looking for things to critisize. I told him what gear ratio was in the rear. He says "I guess you shoulda done some reading before you picked those gears; 3:73's are for an auto - you shoulda went 4:10's." Then he trys to explain how to set my pinion angle and why I need to do that. Of course he had it all wrong. So, I politely corrected him and then explained the reason for my gear selection and the fact that I built the entire drivetrain on the car myself. Then his tune started to change.
I looked over at his car and hes got a procharger bolted to the front of his LS1. Apparently, this is the reason he thinks he's the fastest thing around. I asked him who did his work - the local speed shop. Now, dont get me wrong, theres nothing wrong with having someone else do your work, but its obvious this guy doesnt know his ass from third base (and what he does know, he got from a magazine), but he feels the need to pretend. Why?
Isnt it the unspoken rule, that when your looking at someones car (their creation), you should be polite and respectful of it no matter if its stock or if its a nitro funny car? What a jerk!
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I could see that his lowly LT-1 was sporting ZR-1 badges. It had the wrong rear bodywork and the wrong offset and width wheels. He replied "Mine's a real one. Next time don't buy a POS base model" and does a burnout on a right turn and runs off. 
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