Originally Posted by 2002BLGT

I think shelor and the bridge should get together on scheduling and do this , Imports one night and V8 cars the following week , its actually a pain in the ass when me and my friends bring 5 or so 8 second and quicker cars in one night and cant even line up beside one another because the fuck heads in the civics and preludes and 4 door accords are hogging the track , breaking in line and lining up 11 second cars beside cars running mid-high 7s .....by the way this is not directed towards Teresa or her husband because I dont mind seeing that little hatch run 8.50s but I do wish you would put a muffler on it , its too dam loud for my taste , but a quick car regardless and does deserve respect where respect is due , I think the point that zero cylinder was trying to make was just this ? how much money does it take to make a honda go 8.50s ???? ALOT , how much money does it take your traditional 5.0 to run that fast , example , my friend jason just past friday , has 2500 dollar fox body , 200 dollar used heads , 200 dollar crane cam , 100 dollars for 410 gears , borrowed some tires from his brother and he ran some 8.10s at 85 mph for about 3 thousand dollars and didnt even break anything ......

Originally Posted by ZeRo_c0oL@work

That's why I picked a 4-cylinder car, personally. Anyone can make a RWD V8 go fast for next to nothing. I could have bought 3.5 fox body Mustang's (assuming I could get them for 3000 like your friend did) just for the amount of money that I put down on my GTI.. I think it's twice as much fun when you get up next to some unsuspecting victim in a RWD V8 who thinks all foreign cars are just little toys. I've had many older 95 body style 4.6L Mustangs messing with me the other night and they're always very much surprised that that they're looking at my tail lights instead of my head lights in their rear view. It's not a race car by any means, but at the same time you wouldn't really expect it to be quick whatsoever... You wouldn't expect any surprises by it. With a fox body, don't most people expect them to be faster than they typically are? If i hear a nice throaty rumble and the ground is shaking, I expect it to be fast. Mine is extremely quiet.

Originally Posted by Cosmo

V8's have their place. I enjoy a V8 as much as anyone else at the drag strip. But for a street car or daily driver, give me a 4 cylinder any day.

Originally Posted by ZeRo_c0oL@work

The interior is a huge selling point for me with a car, and there are very few domestic cars that satisfy me on the inside of the car. I don't care how fast it is.. If I can't drive it for extended periods of time, I don't want it. My interior makes me feel like I'm in a $40,000 car instead of one roughly half that (a little more).. It's not a race car.

Originally Posted by ZeRo_c0oL@work

Exactly, Chad. I know my car isn't a race car, but I do enjoy having a nice interior with heated leather, and getting pretty good gas mileage. I think it's the best of both worlds too. If I was trying to go as fast as I possibly could with as little money as possible, I'd probably be driving a V8 too. The interior is a huge selling point for me with a car, and there are very few domestic cars that satisfy me on the inside of the car. I don't care how fast it is.. If I can't drive it for extended periods of time, I don't want it. My interior makes me feel like I'm in a $40,000 car instead of one roughly half that (a little more).. It's not a race car.

Originally Posted by Cosmo

That's also the reason I drive a 4 cylinder car. I have driven V8's all my life (still own a few) but with my 4 cylinder car I can have a pretty quick car (best time at NB is 8.02) and still get 33 mpg on the highway, and have a nice interior, air conditioning, all wheel drive, and 4 doors. So, for me, it's the best of all worlds.

True, it's cheaper to modify a V8. Yes, I know it's a "ricer" comment, but look at the hp per cylinder or per liter. Mine is currently at close to 100 hp per cylinder, and 200 hp per liter. Most V8's aren't close to that. Yes, I know it's possible, but most times it's just as expensive, if not more so.

V8's have their place. I enjoy a V8 as much as anyone else at the drag strip. But for a street car or daily driver, give me a 4 cylinder any day.

Originally Posted by 2002BLGT

interior of a $40,000 dollar car ???? man please , you sound like an idiot .....if you want something with a nice interior go get a lexus or something , stay the fuck out of the staging lanes .....you ricers are taking up space at the track with 11 second eighth mile cars and it pisses me off ......I can go find a old as desoto with nice interior and its probably still faster than your shit ......

Originally Posted by ZeRo_c0oL@work

LOL! Who the fuck are you talking to? I ran 9's bone stock. There's a difference between 4-cylinders and "ricers."