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2 weeks ago my brother and I went down to import car show and cruise.. We took his 2008 525hp SRT8 Charger. I figured my old hotrods would be even more out place thanhis. Though we ended up seeing quite a few old hot rods there. Anyway he just got 5,500 of work done to it,high performance cam and lifters and 3:91 posi rear. Thank god he did those imports are smoking fast.!!!

With makes like Nissan ,Honda,Subaru ,Ferrari,Mercedes ,Lamborghini,Audi,Porche and models like WRX STI,RX-7 or 8,EVO -8 or 9,350Z,Skyline,Supra,S2000,AMG,GTR-35,etc...

We saw many a Mustang,Nova,Chevelle and Corvette get their ass handed to them we even got our ass whooped by a new Skyline.

Point is it hurts but its true. If you take your beater hot rod down to import week you will get your teeth kicked in and your wallet emptied!!! Sorry but that's the way it is.. I'm with you guys believe me but I'm also a realist!!!!

it's called a turbo , i know some 5.0 mustangs around here that will run with them .

No disrespect, but "import week" is just about the last place I'd go to see whats at a car show. Everyone knows that there are some fast imports out there, I mean how many Fast & Furious trash films does it take to get that point across? Are they up to F&F 7 now, and I didn't see a need for them to make #2 but that's Hollywood. Polished tomato can exhaust tips and the sewing machine rpm's of the tuner kids just don't impress me - too old I guess. And as for street racing full out on city/suburb streets like they depict in the movies? I'm more in the mode of "I don't really speed, but I do like to get up to the speed limit really quick!"

Yeah we got some Mustangs round here that are really quick. But Mustangs are like assholes everybody has one lol.. A lot of their owners had a tear in their eye 2 weeks ago also believe it...

I don't watch the Fast and Furious movies but my son loves them he's only 11. And this was my first import show ever. My oldest son 26 has a Mustang GT and second son 21 has a WRX STI. GUESS WHICH ONE IS FASTER?

everybody has one of these ?

Originally Posted by slincoln 3

I don't watch the Fast and Furious movies but my son loves them he's only 11. My oldest son 26 has a Mustang GT and second son 21 has a WRX STI. GUESS WHICH ONE IS FASTER?

See, you mentioned "Skyline", and now "WRX" and not only do I not have any idea what those models are or who makes them, I don't care! If I want to talk tuners I'll go learn the lingo, what's fast and what's not in their arena. Like I said, probably just too old but I like Detroit iron, and old hot rods.

I'm not stupid enough not to respect power no matter what form it comes in. My 69 Ford has 4:11 gear and mini tubs and my son still gets me out the hole in is all wheel drive stick WRX. I just switched to a stick shift myself we'll see if that helps. Wake up guys its getting bad!!!

Originally Posted by HOSS429

everybody has one of these ?

No sir I was talking about 80's,90's and 2000's.

You do a lot of comparing apples to oranges... your earlier thread comparing a 390 FE to a 400 Modified and now this one comparing a Mustang to an import.. is really an open ended question. By that I mean we all know speed costs money, so the import is faster, in this case yes / maybe? Sure, how much cash was poured into it.?.?

If I had the cash I would've shown up with one of John Force's Mustangs and asked who wanted to race?!?!

There are a LOT of fast cars out there, and a lot of really good tuners (humans, not cars) , there are folks all over this great country doing amazing things with just 4 cylinders too!

Have you watched the VW Bugs of the 60's beat up on everyone yet? Youtube can be very entertaining!

Originally Posted by rspears

See, you mentioned "Skyline", and now "WRX" and not only do I not have any idea what those models are or who makes them, I don't care! If I want to talk tuners I'll go learn the lingo, what's fast and what's not in their arena. Like I said, probably just too old but I like Detroit iron, and old hot rods.

Understood I know almost nothing about them myself. But I can read emblems!!!

Originally Posted by 34_40

You do a lot of comparing apples to oranges... your earlier thread comparing a 390 FE to a 400 Modified and now this one comparing a Mustang to an import.. is really an open ended question. By that I mean we all know speed costs money, so the import is faster, in this case yes / maybe? Sure, how much cash was poured into it.?.?

If I had the cash I would've shown up with one of John Force's Mustangs and asked who wanted to race?!?!

There are a LOT of fast cars out there, and a lot of really good tuners (humans, not cars) , there are folks all over this great country doing amazing things with just 4 cylinders too!

Have you watched the VW Bugs of the 60's beat up on everyone yet? Youtube can be very entertaining!

Point taken. But the 400 - 390 comparison is a logical one though as the 400 replaced 390 in every car the 390 had come in. I don't know how else you can look at it.

Cash for clunkers should of been cash for foreign shit cars to get our steel back for our USA brands and the gov should of told those big ass dealer groups that have 5 or 6 different makes to get back to USA------------if you want to sell more than one make--it could be Lincoln, Mercury, Chrysler,Plymouth, Buick,Cadilac, Pontiac,GMC etc, etc,etc


I get so upset at all those toyoadas, bmw,hundi,kis at the traffic intersections and the zoom,zoom,serwve,lane changes,tail gating -----------------


American made, USA brands, standard rear window gun racks in the pickups,----------------

I guess I didn't know they were that fast. Though I had a couple turbo 4cyl in early 90's Thunderbird Turbo Coupe and Dodge Charger GLHS and they were quick. But until I helped my son get the WRX STI and him asking me for money all the time for racing parts I never knew they were that fast or that there was so much available for them that's all.

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Cash for clunkers should of been cash for foreign shit cars to get our steel back for our USA brands and the gov should of told those big ass dealer groups that have 5 or 6 different makes to get back to USA------------if you want to sell more than one make--it could be Lincoln, Mercury, Chrysler,Plymouth, Buick,Cadilac, Pontiac,GMC etc, etc,etc


I get so upset at all those toyoadas, bmw,hundi,kis at the traffic intersections and the zoom,zoom,serwve,lane changes,tail gating -----------------


American made, USA brands, standard rear window gun racks in the pickups,----------------

You are of course right. I agree 100%!!