2009 "Your Car VS" Thread

[redshift]

I know a guy with one of these, he will smoke you all.

[lutach]

I used to drive a Dodge RAM 1500 quad cab, but getting 8MPG was awful. I went on a search for a Subaru SVX and found one, but finding parts to make it run good is very hard and taking it to Subaru is a pain in the butt. Also, it cost close to $200 just to change the spark plugs on the SVX. After my daughter is big enough to go in the front seat, I might just get a Corvette.

[BP-Revo]

My daily driver is an 04 G35 Coupe 6 Speed. CAI, Lightweight Pulleys, Sway Bars, Rear Strut Bar, Engine Damper Mount, slotted rotor and upgraded pads up front. Car has factory Brembo brakes front and rear.

It's hard to find decent (and safe) races where I am. Everyone who ever wants a piece wants to do it in the middle of peak traffic hour...I did have a Acura RSX try and I rolled on from 2nd gear 2000RPM while he had first and I still walked him from the second my foot hit the ground. I've been kind of wanting to go against a few Mustang GT's. Should be a close race. My car use to be my brothers and he said that at lower speeds you'd have to nail perfect shifts to keep up but after 80mph the stangs lacked the top end...

Two of the family cars (parent's cars) I frequently drive are an 06 M5 and an 09 Ram 1500 Quad Cab.

The Ram has the 5.7L Hemi with nothing but a K&N drop in and tint. Has only 2 effective gears to it's 105mph limiter (If it had 3 gears, it would be very fast). I once raced a VW GTI from a stop and I pulled on him until I let off at around 60mph. Also tried racing a C6 vette once but that wasn't pretty. We rolled on from 30mph and I held him to about 55mph (that's when the truck shifts into 2nd) but after I shifted he was gone... Was fun though, I thought he'd destroy me right from the start but it turns out a Mopar V8 moves a 5300lb truck rather well.

As for the M5 - never had any real challenges. It's hard to safely race with that car. I did get challenged once buy a really really old civic...that was just so stupid. I rolled on in 4th from 40mph and won. My brother did get lucky when he took it out for a spin (I was in the car). An Evo raced us from a dig. The AWD of the Evo and my brother's unfamiliarity with the M5 (shifting too early, not knowing how much throttle he could apply when launching) allowed the evo to keep up to around 70mph (This is the top of 2nd in the M5). Once we shifted to third we started walking it hard so we let off.

[eovnu87435ds]

Funny story bout my car. My mom had a dodge durango, with the v8 magnum. it was killing her in gas mileage and the A/C sucked, so she traded it in, going for something with a bit better mileage. she did exactly that. got something with just a little bit better mileage. She went from a dodge durango to an 07 dodge charger R/T, with the v8 hemi. bigger engine and smaller car(although wider than the durango) turned out to average to about 4 mpg better than before. I don't have a car yet, and my dad has a company truck, so oh darn, my only drivable car is the charger... When she said she got a light blue charger, i was like, "come on. you get a sweet car, but in a pansy color?" but when I saw it in person it grew on me. We got it from carsense, because the previous owner had it repossessed. And it has the nascar driver Scot Riggs's signature on the sun visor!

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/i...s/100_1667.jpg

[J57ltr]

I really like the chargers even the v6 models they are quite and have a pretty good sounding stereo for stock, they also ride nice. I usually go for a 300, Charger or Magnum when I rent. The R/T I averaged 14mpg. the others I usually get in the mid 20's

Jeff

[TexasSP]

eovnu, resize those pics please, it screws up the whole view

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

'98 ford van. It'll outrun, like, older slower vans. Bee-yatch.

The back of my ride:

Hahaha I love the sticker. Very cool.

My 1988 Ford Ranger. Litttle bit of stuff here and there.lol





Old idle vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LVvpF3-6Nk

Also have 2 other Rangers, a 1991 Exploder 4x4, and a 80 something Chevy Cargo van.

[E-Revonut]

I gave up on racing years ago, not worth the tickets and getting hassled by cops, and I'm more into trucks which aren't all that fast since I'm not lucky enough to have a Lightening like Linc.

Here is my last truck, an '02 Ram 1500 shortbox regular cab 4x4, 4.7L V8 w/ cold air kit, Flowmaster cat back exhaust,3" body lift, 33" ProComp MT tires on Mickey Thompson Classic II rims



I did use the truck off road, the lift and tires weren't just for looks. It pulled a lot of other trucks out of mud holes and I managed to never get stuck myself


Two years ago I finally got smart and traded in the Ram that had horrible gas mileage and was nickel and diming me and bought an '04 F-150 ext cab shortbox FX4 4x4 w/ 5.4L v8

Only Mod is the 33x12.50 proComp MT tires and rims, since this pic I have removed the step bars and added a low profile toolbox. Much happier overall with the Ford but the Dodge was better in mud and snow. I have smoked some civics and such with the ford as well.

I also have a 2000 Ford Ranger 2wd 4cyl 5spd that I use as my everyday vehicle

[What's_nitro?]

I have a '95 Bonneville, like the one seen here:



It has the 3800 Series II V6 (naturally aspirated ) with MSD ignition coils and my own 4" Al cold-air intake with a K&N filter on the end. It came with Buick 6 spoke alloy wheels which was kinda funny. I'd guess 200 HP, may be a tad more on a cold day. It's fast enough for me so that figure can't be far off.

My custom intake make a really cool whistle noise that rises in pitch with rpm and makes the car sound turbo-charged.

Originally Posted by E-Revonut

Two years ago I finally got smart and traded in the Ram that had horrible gas mileage and was nickel and diming me and bought an '04 F-150 ext cab shortbox FX4 4x4 w/ 5.4L v8

Only Mod is the 33x12.50 proComp MT tires and rims, since this pic I have removed the step bars and added a low profile toolbox. Much happier overall with the Ford but the Dodge was better in mud and snow. I have smoked some civics and such with the ford as well.

I also have a 2000 Ford Ranger 2wd 4cyl 5spd that I use as my everyday vehicle

Just raise the front a little to level it out and you will have a killer looking truck. Looks great. Must better then the Dodge.

[eovnu87435ds]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

eovnu, resize those pics please, it screws up the whole view

i linked it now. sorry, verizon got our internet all effed up and slow so i couldnt upload another picture in less than a half hour

[TexasSP]

rock on!

[BL_RV0]

Here's mine.
1984 Toyota Landcruiser BJ60, diesel, 5spd. Pushing 550k KM now
Upgrades are: homegrown bumpers and roofrack, 8000lb winch, old man emu 2.5" lift, 33X12.50 allterrains on 15" wagon wheels, 40gal fuel tank, safari snorkel, etc etc...

[isuck@rc]

My ute i wrote off 3 months ago - a HSV (holden special vehicles) VR Maloo- 304 V8 with modified exhaust, tricked t700 box with 2500 stall and pumping only 300 horsepower. Lost onto its roof dodging a kangaroo.

Replaced with a imported Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution 8 Jap Spec- full turbo back stainless 304 exhaust Brass button clutch, Blitz sbc dual boost controller- its going to get worked over in the near future and has over 300bhp un boosted and oh yes a daily driver