Add a another minvan to the kill list (I'm so proud)
08-27-2007, 08:42 PM
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Add a another minvan to the kill list (I'm so proud)
What's with these knuckleheads in the wife's minivans. Three lanes to two, guy gets on it at the light. I got smarty on level two and Quad on 100hp. By the time I hit 60, he's behind and I'm slowing. Then he falls way back and never tried to catch up. Maybe the wife was beating him with her purse.
08-28-2007, 02:03 AM
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The other night I was getting on the freeway. I was in the left lane and a nissan 240sx was to my right and a 98 mustang gt was behind me. They were both reving at each other or maybe both at me. I turned the edge to level 4. Light turned green broke traction around the corner, once I was staight I layed it down. By the time I got to the end of the on ramp I had a 6 truck length lead on both of them. At 80 I let off the pedel, they both did the usual 100 mph fly by. hehehehe
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08-28-2007, 04:31 AM
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I had an SRT-8 Chrysler 300 mess with me yesterday on the way home. Unfortunately I was already going into 4th gear when he blew by my. I mashed the pedal and he didn't get any further ahead but I couldn't reel him in. We got up to around 90mph and let off.
08-28-2007, 08:13 AM
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Don't be fooled by all minivans, I was listening to NPR and there are FEW people who have dodge caravans with a factory turbocharged engine.(Very Few Made). Dodge got many complaints of the vans having no power, so they made a few turbo models. There is one guy racing his(slight mods), beating Camaros and mustangs. I don't remember his times, but is was pretty fast. I hope i never run into him....at least not with my current truck.
08-28-2007, 08:58 AM
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Don't be fooled by all minivans, I was listening to NPR and there are FEW people who have dodge caravans with a factory turbocharged engine.(Very Few Made). Dodge got many complaints of the vans having no power, so they made a few turbo models. There is one guy racing his(slight mods), beating Camaros and mustangs. I don't remember his times, but is was pretty fast. I hope i never run into him....at least not with my current truck.
No lifetime warranty on those tranny's. (Dodge -
)I did beat out a Caravan on an uphill onramp way before I had the Smarty. It was pretty quick for a minivan but with Quad on 100hp I was able to beat him in about a 200 yard sprint.
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08-28-2007, 10:09 AM
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I think the most suprising for me was this old, beat up 70 something model dodge. I started screwing with him in town with my 96, just smoking a little and things like. We got to a light and we were up front, right before the light turned I hit the pedal and let out a huge cloud of smoke. When the light turned I dropped the clutch and by the time I was in fourth he was 10-12 truck lengths in front of me and still pulling away. I caught up with him and the pos had a built 440 six-pac out of a street legal drag car and was pulling about 900 hp. I was embarassed, and will never underestimate an old truck again.
08-28-2007, 10:24 AM
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I think the most suprising for me was this old, beat up 70 something model dodge. I started screwing with him in town with my 96, just smoking a little and things like. We got to a light and we were up front, right before the light turned I hit the pedal and let out a huge cloud of smoke. When the light turned I dropped the clutch and by the time I was in fourth he was 10-12 truck lengths in front of me and still pulling away. I caught up with him and the pos had a built 440 six-pac out of a street legal drag car and was pulling about 900 hp. I was embarassed, and will never underestimate an old truck again.
That's why I keep my Banks Power sticker on my truck-- same effect!
08-28-2007, 10:35 AM
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I think the most suprising for me was this old, beat up 70 something model dodge. I started screwing with him in town with my 96, just smoking a little and things like. We got to a light and we were up front, right before the light turned I hit the pedal and let out a huge cloud of smoke. When the light turned I dropped the clutch and by the time I was in fourth he was 10-12 truck lengths in front of me and still pulling away. I caught up with him and the pos had a built 440 six-pac out of a street legal drag car and was pulling about 900 hp. I was embarassed, and will never underestimate an old truck again.
08-28-2007, 10:52 AM
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I think the most suprising for me was this old, beat up 70 something model dodge. I started screwing with him in town with my 96, just smoking a little and things like. We got to a light and we were up front, right before the light turned I hit the pedal and let out a huge cloud of smoke. When the light turned I dropped the clutch and by the time I was in fourth he was 10-12 truck lengths in front of me and still pulling away. I caught up with him and the pos had a built 440 six-pac out of a street legal drag car and was pulling about 900 hp. I was embarassed, and will never underestimate an old truck again.
There's a guy who has his priorities straight drop that $$$ under the hood let the rest take care of its self.
08-28-2007, 04:42 PM
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Those stock SRT8 300s run low 13's. He either didn't know what he was doing, wasn't trying, or you are VERY fast!
08-28-2007, 05:08 PM
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Probably a combination of all three. The truck IS pretty quick once that turbo spools up. 3rd gear pulls really hard. 4th gear is not bad but I wasn't thinking quick and didn't downshift. I guess I have a problem with those spur of the moment decisions like that....
08-28-2007, 06:59 PM
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Don't be fooled by all minivans, I was listening to NPR and there are FEW people who have dodge caravans with a factory turbocharged engine.(Very Few Made). Dodge got many complaints of the vans having no power, so they made a few turbo models. There is one guy racing his(slight mods), beating Camaros and mustangs. I don't remember his times, but is was pretty fast. I hope i never run into him....at least not with my current truck.
My dad is a chrysler tech and (back in 1992) bought a traded in 87 New Yorker with a blown/cracked block 2.2 turbo... we couldn't find another 2.2 for it and ran across a great deal on a 2.2 turbo II engine out of a shelby... needless to say, alot of wire grafting, inter cooler install, a higher stall convertor and tranny out of a 2.5 turbo mini van, some bigger injectors and a little more boost and that thing would shut down 95% of the hot rods in town... traction was it's biggest issue since the old man didn't want to stiffen up the suspension and loose his cloud like ride...