OK, this really sucks

[agaidos at got.net]

No one in front of him, he didn't slam on the brakes until I was completely
behind him and then he proceded to speed off and merge into traffic a few
hundered yards ahead. When I lifed I was going about 75, well within the flow
of traffic.

Quoting Huw Powell <human747 at attbi.com>:

>
> > I'm not thinking turbo conversion for this car. Too much green and time
> for
> > that. On the other hand a set of cams, ram air and a Stebro exhaust might
> > improve things at the upper end.
> >
> > Quoting Dave Aukerman <aukdav at ccsdana.net>:
> >
> > > Its called 164hp vs. over 250, maybe even 275hp.  Never mind the
> massive
> > > torque differential.
>
> Well, that "ram air" ought to be good for 1.5-2 hp, and the exhaust
> another 5 or so.  What do they claim for the cams?  Somehow I suspect
> you are not going to turn that n/a 20v into a V8 beater this way.
>
> > Getting beat doesn't bother me and I'm well aware of my car's strengths
> and
> > weaknesses. It was that fact I wasn't expecting it, the fact he jumped
> his
> > light in the first place and then slams on his brakes after I conceeded
> the
> > lane to him. The guy was just a f--ker.
>
> Uh... as I was reading I was thinking, one, maybe *he* slammed his
> brakes for something like the same reason *you* slowed down, only did it
> a bit later.  Then I also thought, hey, maybe he realized he was
> drastically speeding and needed to shave off a few mph?  What exactly
> *are* the rules for drag racing on the street, anyway?
>
> > I don't normally let things on the road
> > bother me and I'm cool headed on the road but after free fighting class
> last
> > night I really wanted to just beat his ass.
>
> Hmmmmmm...
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/
>
> http://www.humanthoughts.org/
>




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