I about died...
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I about died...
...laughing. This happened months ago, but I knew I would recount it sooner or later:
I was behind a 2012-2014 Mustang on a steep grade, and the road widened for a passing lane. Not being the type to wait for a pokie, Stinky pressed over and started accelerating past the babe magnet. We got up to about level with horse's nose, then I heard him downshift and he lurched forward as if to race. That was one short freaking race, I'll tell you that - I didn't even downshift. All I saw was headlights in the mirror. He might have had a better chance on the flat - you don't mess with diesel on a grade.
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I was in Stingy (the P'us). A Superduty of our era with a 5.4L and I were both stuck behind a truck. I heard the Superduty exhaust fire up and he started taking off to pass. I looked over and there was plenty of room, so I cracked the whip on the squirrels - keeping pace with the roaring gasser P/U. At no time did he pull away from me while accelerating, yet the exhaust sounded like his foot was doing a Fred Flintstone. If Stingy can keep pace with that, I'm glad I have a 7.3L in Stinky.
I was behind a 2012-2014 Mustang on a steep grade, and the road widened for a passing lane. Not being the type to wait for a pokie, Stinky pressed over and started accelerating past the babe magnet. We got up to about level with horse's nose, then I heard him downshift and he lurched forward as if to race. That was one short freaking race, I'll tell you that - I didn't even downshift. All I saw was headlights in the mirror. He might have had a better chance on the flat - you don't mess with diesel on a grade.
OT a little - warning!
I was in Stingy (the P'us). A Superduty of our era with a 5.4L and I were both stuck behind a truck. I heard the Superduty exhaust fire up and he started taking off to pass. I looked over and there was plenty of room, so I cracked the whip on the squirrels - keeping pace with the roaring gasser P/U. At no time did he pull away from me while accelerating, yet the exhaust sounded like his foot was doing a Fred Flintstone. If Stingy can keep pace with that, I'm glad I have a 7.3L in Stinky.
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My buddy had a 2003 with the 5.4L......he since swapped to a 6.7L......that 5.4 in the 250 was a pig. He plowed with that rig for years and always wanted more power.
Sure people slap duals on it etc. and it "sounds" fierce but then you realize it is making a crap-ton of noise but not really doing much else.....
Sure people slap duals on it etc. and it "sounds" fierce but then you realize it is making a crap-ton of noise but not really doing much else.....
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That was one story that absolutely made me literally laugh out loud haha Cracked the whip on the squirrels haha I pulled up alongside my buddies 06 common rail sheep at a stop light just this morning and let's just say the "Powerjoke" quips have been silenced. Ford tough
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Was pulling a bumper pull camper in the north Georgia mountains (yeah I know, they are hills to you people out west) and had my weight distributing hitch adjusted a little too tight and went to pass another guy pulling a camper with a gasser. After passing him I looked in side mirror to be sure I could get back over and there were two black marks on the road for about 1/4 mile. Needless to say I took a couple of links out of the hitch chains from then on. Diesels on a grade are a force to be reckoned with.
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I have a similar story but involves 5 mustangs. 4 GTs and an SVT cobra leading the pack. I had my daughter in the middle of the front seat and my wife in the passenger seat. I grabbed my daughter's lap belt pulled it tight. I got a "what'd you do that fo.... Oh".
4 GTs had no chance. I caught the SVT and signaled him to slow down to 60... We got to 60 and I waved to go. My turbo spooled up and we were off. Apparently he grabbed the wrong gear, nose dived the car (my wife was watching him-I was driving). Then I hear that supercharger winding up and screaming coming up on me..... Man.... Those things are fast, he was gone!!
Let's say I was driving down a long race track and I never race on the street! That's illegal!!
My daughter likes mustangs... I hate them. I still hear about loosening to it once in awhile
4 GTs had no chance. I caught the SVT and signaled him to slow down to 60... We got to 60 and I waved to go. My turbo spooled up and we were off. Apparently he grabbed the wrong gear, nose dived the car (my wife was watching him-I was driving). Then I hear that supercharger winding up and screaming coming up on me..... Man.... Those things are fast, he was gone!!
Let's say I was driving down a long race track and I never race on the street! That's illegal!!
My daughter likes mustangs... I hate them. I still hear about loosening to it once in awhile
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ha ha one of the Mercedes shops we work in had an AMG-55 with the engine out, they said someone did the same thing and over revved it. The owner claimed his girlfriend did it.
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I had a similar situation in a GEO Metro one time. I didn't downshift, but I turned on the air conditioner... same effect.
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The clutch was slipping in the 7.3 but either way it happened and he will never live it down.
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