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01-07-2013, 05:55 PM | #1 |
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Jalopnik Post - BS stories about cars
I thought I would post the link to a story where I have been going through the comments for far too long. Enjoy.
http://jalopnik.com/5973759/whats-th...bout-their-car This story reminds me of the time someone told me their stock FR-S/BRZ had 400 hp and could run a 1/4 mile in 8 seconds flat. lol |
01-07-2013, 08:58 PM | #2 |
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I talked to a kid with a n/a auto supra in moab. He told me it put 600 hp to the wheels. I don't remember his 1/4 claim but I'm sure it was just as made up.
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01-08-2013, 08:21 PM | #3 |
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01-08-2013, 08:37 PM | #4 |
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'Our exhaust will make 200 whp on an FR-S!'
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I thought we had already established that Jalopnik is full of BS? lol
I remember a thread somewhere about it. (roughly 2 years ago or was it 1 1/2)
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01-08-2013, 10:20 PM | #6 |
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That Jalopnik expose' reminds me of a bunch of wannabe-hooners on Woodward in the summer with kids wearing crooked baseball caps claiming their '02 WRX's with only an HKS BOV have a thousand horsepower with a ten second quarter mile time. It's pretty much all the same story; guys with very little experience desperate to impress people they don't know.
It's much more pleasant and sociable when intelligent people own-up to the actual status of their cars [like the fantastic bug-eye WRX] and appreciate them for what they are.
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The original...
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01-09-2013, 05:55 PM | #8 |
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more bs
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k4ocdz9pgs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k4ocdz9pgs[/ame]
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I'm guilty
I do this all the time with the FRS, i don't know about you guys. "What kind of engine is this?" "Something Porsche made, it has about 40 PSI and about 450 HP to the front wheels, its a bit slow." "Scion makes this car?" "Yup, along with Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, Honda, Acura and Lexus. Maybe BMW and Audi soon." "Is it fast?" "Yeah, i hit about 100MPH in about 4 seconds, i beat most Hondas at the light. Lambos don't stand a chance." |
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Yep, been hearing that same line since 2000. The only reason I have to believe it might be possible is the amazing success of the twins.
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I'm not sure if it will ever release. If it doesn't, there are plenty of MK4s around. :]
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biggest bullshit story I have heard was that a S2k with cf mods intake running 4 sec 0-60 that or STi with exhaust and intake running 10 secs.
All this was told to me by a guy from school who also thought His B-series Del Sol with cracked Mugen headers could outrun a EVO
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