Tonight I was driving de ole Geo Tracker, cruising @ steady 60 and this
older riced civic was in the passing lane trying to pass me. I could hear
his stereo(sounded like piezo tweeters only) over mine. He was gaining
ground but I could see him positioned to absorb the bouncing as he had done
a "torch" lowering. Although he was being wracked by incredible g-forces
from the bouncing, he was slighly ahead of me(I'm still doing 60). As he
braces himself for the final burst of speed(to maybe 63 mph) I noticed his
dash mounted tach-about 8" in diameter, backlit with a 100watt bulb and w/
the shift light on the whole time. Geez.
Plus the other day I saw a newer civic with a HUGE rear wing(polished
aluminum). The wing must have been about 2' above the body, a massive
support/strut arrangement, and about 2' deep. And get this--it was
perpendicular to the airflow. With an air brake that large, he could stop on
a dime and leave 9¢ change.
--Patrick Delgado
2000 FR RC R/T; 9 psi Powerdyne w/ 7-rib pulley, Gatorback belt, F&B stage I
TB, TV cable adj., Homebrewed K&N 0920 behind foglight, MAP boost bypass,
IAT relocation, MSDBTM, MSD 8.5 superconductors, 3923's, MP computer, NO
CAT, katbox, full Hotchkis kit, Bilsteins, 275/50 nittos and 305/45 BFG's,
powerslots/QS pads, Jason cap. In possession but not in position; Belly pan
plate and traction bars.
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> From: "Brett Forehand" <brett4hand@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 22:51:11 +0000
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Spanish Rice
>
>
>
> Well gang,
>
> driving home today I got a pretty good chuckle out of a Hispanic guy driving
> a Mitsubishi Eclipse. His name must have been Hernandez, because it was in
> huge 4" tall letters arched across his back window. Then came the huge
> wing. It was so tall it might have been taken off a Plymouth Superbird.
> The St. Louis arch also comes to mind...
>
> Keeping in mind that this is a base model Eclipse, he's got "3000 GT" hand
> painted on the rear bumper cover. Never mind that the 3000 is a totally
> different car! And just to add a little "bling-bling" to his ride, he did
> add some chrome hubcaps to his factory skinny 14" steel wheels. And yes, it
> had the obligatory fart pipe pootin' out the back!
>
> Man, was I envious! I'm thinking about going out and getting some repop
> Hemi Charger emblems and a Dodge Daytona wing (at least the make would be
> correct). Since it seems no matter what you drive, you can put some badges
> and a huge wing that don't belong and make it cooler AND faster!
>
> Later guys!
>
> Brett Forehand
> '94 Dakota CC Sport 5.2 auto
> Enjoying 92 degree days now that it's officially fall in Florida
>
>
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