Funny

[hosagod]

Damn those E91 wagons!

hahaha

 

[///M SPEED]

I don't race hardly at all, but once-in-a-blue-moon I will gun it for short distances. The other night (early morning, 2:00am) I was tooling down SR 167 (Big D knows this route very well). A Mustang GT with after market exhaust and god knows what else come up the on ramp and quickly pulls to the HOV lane (far left) while I was, like I said tooling (65mph), in the fast lane. There zero cars to be seen for miles ahead and behind.

This guy (with girlfriend in tow) blows by me going at least 80mph and quickly slows down until I get next to him. He starts his macho rev up/rev down, speed up/slow down and kept looking over. I had my brother in tow and he kept egging me on to stomp it. No cars, Mustang GT with chip on shoulder, so who am I not to oblige.....

I placed the sport button in the on position (leaving all DSC and traction control on) and the gearbox in drivelogic 4 position (should have gone higher).....

This guy kept egging so I dropped from 6th to only 4th and stomped the shit out of the pedal. This guy was vapor. I slow back down, because I know I caught him off guard and had one more go. He come along side and honks 3 times, on the second honk I drop to 3rd doing about 65 mph and on the last honk I stomp it again, shifting to 4th when my tach lit up like a Christmas tree (rev meter). I left this car so far behind (6-8 car lengths) it wasn’t even close. I kept pulling to about 130. The more I pulled above 100 the more he was left further and further behind. The ///M kept pulling like a freight train and wanted to go much faster, but I let off to take my exit. He comes along side and gives a big thumb up and his girlfriend was smiling just as big. I could have sworn my brother had white knuckles afterwards. He told me he was scared shitless and never felt a car pull so hard. Man that Mustang sounded badass. It looked really really good too….

I don’t like or condone doing this sort of thing one bit, but once-in-a-while I will oblige if the timing is just right. Only in perfect conditions. I have so many times just looked the other way when egged on. It was fun, but only that one time. The air was cool and my car wanted to go so bad too. It just came to life…..

 

[MrElussive]

That's a great story, M Speed. I think we have the same mentality when it comes to the whole racing thing...it's funny that you gave in to your brother egging you on and then ended up with white knuckles. It's kind of ironic...your passenger tells you to go fast and they scared...so you try to be a responsible driver and drive slow and they get impatient.

Where are those passengers who just shut the **** up and let the driver do the driving?

 

[Kirby]

Nice kill, Scott. I don't condone street racing either, but, well sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do!!! After all, you were just doing it to protect the BMW reputation!!

 

[///M SPEED]

Very true, the racetrack is where it's at. The time was 2:00am and not a soul on the road (this is a very straight and flat highway). The temperature was in the high 30's to low 40's and the car really was responsive (kind of chomping at the bit so to speak). It was fun, but it is usually they type of situation I just let pass go on my merry way…..

I'm usually aggressive in my car when I am alone and no one else is on the road. I don't like to put anyone else in danger. I told my brother that he asked for it and got more than he can handle. He took the short course in Highway 101 – BMW and the open road….

 

[MrElussive]

I'm usually aggressive in my car when I am alone and no one else is on the road. I don't like to put anyone else in danger.

This is what we try to keep on the DL, Scott.

As far as anyone is concerned, real life or through forums, we do not speed.

 

[jrt67ss350]

I placed the sport button in the on position (leaving all DSC and traction control on) and the gearbox in drivelogic 4 position

Man, what happened to cars that you simply downshift and punch it? All this technological stuff now..... When I read that, it just made me laugh.

Good kill story! I always enjoy a good story about a Mustang getting spanked.

 

[epj3]

Man, what happened to cars that you simply downshift and punch it? All this technological stuff now..... When I read that, it just made me laugh.

Good kill story! I always enjoy a good story about a Mustang getting spanked.

I have to hit the ASC in my car if I want to let the rear end out just a lil. But the asc works great, I think it'll be nice to have in rain and snow.

I spanked a v6 mustang on my way to work today too [|)] (then again, I could do that in my e34)

 

[jrt67ss350]

I spanked a v6 mustang on my way to work today too [|)] (then again, I could do that in my e34)

I could do that on my bicycle if it was a Fox chassis stang......

 

[epj3]

I could do that on my bicycle if it was a Fox chassis stang......

I was going to say my mom's van would spank it too...but I figured that might put down one of the last american cars that looks american.

 

[tool fan]

Good kill story! I always enjoy a good story about a Mustang getting spanked.

First off BITE ME!!!!

Second, just his last weekend some guy (American in a 2004 M3) was filling up his gas tank next to me and started talking shit about how slow Mustangs were and how fast his m3 was and challanged me.... I figured i would lose, but not being one to back down I accepted his challange. The race was from 0-100mph on a back street straightway about 3/4 mile long NO TRAFFIC. We line up, I turned off the traction control, light turns green and I gun it, ass end breaks loose and the M3 has the lead for about .05 seconds, I caught him and smoked him by 3 car lengths. Now maybe the guy couldn't drive I don't know or maybe it is just that my 307 ft lbs off the line is a little stronger than the M3's 262 ft lbs off the line. I love M3's and I know that top end and on a track I would lose everyday of the week and twice on Sunday, but I have to admit that I drove off with a smile. Wait until I get my BKK LT headers and my Borla Stinger exhaust and my BKK CAI installed, est 47 more horse and 42 ftlbs. I will be sitting at est 325 hp and 350 ft lbs with just bolt ons. I am looking at a Vortech Procharger (another 134 hp and 120 ftlbs) but I just don't have the 6k that is needed at this time, but it will come.

 

[///M SPEED]

This is what we try to keep on the DL, Scott.

As far as anyone is concerned, real life or through forums, we do not speed.

Exactly, which is my point. I usually (99.9 %) do not go racing around. I have nothing to prove to anyone and could care less what they think.

You wouldn't believe the amount of people wanting to race; if anything else just to see the M blast off. Many times it has nothing to do with the performance of their car; I get challenges from minivans and P/U all the time. There are many that would gladly oblige most of these request, but I am not one of them.....

 

[///M SPEED]

Man, what happened to cars that you simply downshift and punch it? All this technological stuff now..... When I read that, it just made me laugh.

Good kill story! I always enjoy a good story about a Mustang getting spanked.

Usually, one does not have to always mess with the drivelogic modes on the SMG gearbox. I usually keep it at the highest setting to begin with, but since I don't go racing the car around a lot I have no need to always tinker with the settings. However, I do at times move it from 5 to 4 and back. Most will pick a setting and leave it in that mode.

It is true to get that last setting on the gearbox (setting 6) you have to turn off any/all traction control (DSC + Traction Control). Once this is done there is one more setting that will achieve the 80 milliseconds shift times. I had no need to turn off the DSC and/or traction control due to not starting from a stop etc....

Cars today are more complex, but at the same time safer to drive at speed. The old muscle cars were more to the point and unforgiving when that point was overstepped. That is one reason many of them were wrapped around telephone poles etc... There were many drivers with lead feet thinking they would show their buddies how cool they were. It was usually the car that showed them. They weren't to be taken lightly. With driver assisted technologies it's not as prevalent with most high-end cars today, but it is still an issue with drivers not knowing how to drive them....

 

[Wadula]

tool, i am with you. even the old 66 stang will beat a 993 porsche off the line between two lights. it is the torque that makes the difference

it is another and totally different story to talk about highway or freeway challenges. but i am sure that jrt67ss350´s Camaro will loose against an M3 as well if they might meet on the freeway, do you agree jrt67ss350? I mean, these cars weren´t build for highways

 

[jrt67ss350]

i am sure that jrt67ss350´s Camaro will loose against an M3 as well if they might meet on the freeway, do you agree jrt67ss350?

I agree without a doubt. These older Camaros (and muscle cars in general) were not designed for high speed driving. While I have the potential for a high speed top end (2.73:1 rear end gears and an endless amount of power all the way to redline), the first gen (1967-1969) Camaros get downright SCARY above 110 mph. The aerodynamics of the car are such that the front end begins to lift at about 100 mph, worsened by the fact that the rear spoiler is producing over 100 pounds of downforce on the rear at that speed. At 110 mph, the front end gets very light and squirrely. Going much faster than that is an absolute death wish, especially with 4 wheel drum brakes.

Now getting to 100 mph, well, that's a different story. Even so, I'm pretty certain I also wouldn't be able to beat an M3 from a stop with my 2.73:1 gears in the Camaro.

The old muscle cars were more to the point and unforgiving when that point was overstepped. That is one reason many of them were wrapped around telephone poles etc...

You are right on the the money with that. Believe me, I know this fact well, and I have the pictures to prove what my muscle car taught me.

First off BITE ME!!!!

Oh, come on......I'm a Camaro guy. I'm not allowed to like Mustangs. It's all in good fun.

 

[foomonkey525i]

Speaking of kill stories...

One day I was driving with my buddy in the car, and this old dude in a Porsche pulled in behind us in a left turn lane. We both made the turn, then at the next light, he pulled up beside us. My buddy's a big Porsche guy, so we were both looking over at the car. I don't even remember what it was. It could have just been a boxter, but it may have been a 911. Who knows, they both look the same, anyway.

Anyway, it was a convertible, so I got a real good look at this guy. Picture a stereotypical old dude, and this was it. He had the old dude clothes to a tee... flowery polo shirt, short khaki shorts, goofy cap, I could even see his high, bunched up tube socks. The best part, though, was his leather driving gloves. They perfectly accented the rest of his attire.

So this old dude sees us checking out his car, so when the light turns green, he takes off. I gunned it, too (except not--by "gunned it" I mean accelerated at an economical pace similar to the one I take when I'm trying to save gas). My friend and I laughed as the old dude sped off. And my E34 got smoked by a Porsche.

Okay, so not really a kill story, but we let an old dude show off for us, and I'm sure that made him happy. I guess that's more amiable than most kill stories.



Ouch on the Camero. Sorry to see that.

I guess when it comes to muscle cars, I'm a Chevelle guy myself, since I learned to drive on a '71 SS.

 

[MrElussive]

Exactly, which is my point. I usually (99.9 %) do not go racing around. I have nothing to prove to anyone and could care less what they think.

You wouldn't believe the amount of people wanting to race; if anything else just to see the M blast off. Many times it has nothing to do with the performance of their car; I get challenges from minivans and P/U all the time. There are many that would gladly oblige most of these request, but I am not one of them.....

You hit it right on the money...sports cars aren't about using them to their potential, it's about knowing you have that potential....purely pride for the breed. Once in a while, we all like to find out what our cars can do but we don't have to get everyone else in on it.

And yeah, anybody who likes cars will always appreciate the M3's tushi.[bmwdance]

 

[adrean8j]

I am looking at a Vortech Procharger (another 134 hp and 120 ftlbs) but I just don't have the 6k that is needed at this time, but it will come.

So you ARE thinking about the supercharger....that is a good thing....remember that it is "bolt-on" so you can always remove it when you are ready to sell it!

 

[tool fan]

So you ARE thinking about the supercharger....that is a good thing....remember that it is "bolt-on" so you can always remove it when you are ready to sell it!

Yeah it is "bolt-on" But the things that go into putting a blower on is what everyone over looks,

1. New bigger brakes, (good set like Brembo 3400.00)
2. 40 lbs or high injectors 190.00
3. Bigger oil pan 130.00
4. High pressure oil pump 65.00
5. New K-member. 300.+
6. New control arms.
7. Coil-over conversion kit. 1200.00
8. Up graded Set caster/camber plates. 250.00
9 Computer Upgrade Chip. 395.00
10 Intercooler price ????
11. Procharger, 5700.00



So as you see it is not just as simple as "bolting-on" the charger, it would be worth my while to sell my Bullitt and just buy a Cobra.

 

[tool fan]

Intercoolers start at 975.00