Got beat by a Hemi
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From: Lafayette, IN
Got beat by a Hemi
...except he was the only one racing. Has anyone else ever had that happen--where you pull up to a stoplight next to a truck that is much newer and lighter and the guy wants to race? Yesterday I pulled up next to a Ram 1500 Hemi Quad Cab in my F250 (see sig). He was empty, I had my usual load-out for work--ladder rack, large Delta tool box, 2 rail boxes, misc. other stuff in the bed. I figure I'm somewhere between 6500 and 7000 lbs. He's at what, maybe 6k? Not to mention, his truck is at LEAST 10 years newer than mine, and mine is bone stock (200hp, 315ft-lbs, or thereabouts). When the light turned green, I accelerated normally for a 4-lane highway, about 50% throttle. He started slow, but saw that I was ahead and nailed it to show me how much faster his truck was. Too bad it wasn't a demo derby--I'm not afraid to get a scratch or two on mine--it's already "broken in". 
Jason
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From: Orange
Originally Posted by 2002sport
That sounds like what the Ricers do to me when I'm in my Mustang. But if I pay attention, and get ahead of them off the start, let off at the speed limit, they will do a ricer fly by.
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From: colorado
i visit the dodge truck world forums sometimes. i think they all post those "kills" over there.
they are "killing" everything from cobras to WRX sti's
they are "killing" everything from cobras to WRX sti's
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From: Oak Harbor, OH
Or so they say..... The HEMI is a good race engine, but it really doesn't work well.... I'll take my ford over anything that DC has to offer right now.
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From: Villa Rica, GA
ha i love those people ... i wonder if it really makes them feel good. when i used to have my chrysler conquest (2.6L Turbo 4 banger) kids in civics and whatever else would try to race me so id ride right next to them as they are slamming thru gears then id put my right foot down a little and blow them away ... then when i start slowing down they would go blowing by me and flash their lights like they won the race ... but hey if it makes em feel good im happy for them. 
these days i get to beat them in my V-10 ... i just dont like watching my gas guage when i do it though
Jason
these days i get to beat them in my V-10 ... i just dont like watching my gas guage when i do it though
Jason
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From: Oak Harbor, OH
That reminds me of the race one night I had with some idiot in a cavalier... I was in my van (see sig). At the red light he lines up, so I give it ~50% throttle at take off, let him get in front of me a little bit.. Then I nail it... Front ent jumps (almost 2" in the suspension), and he backs off......
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From: colorado
i had it the other way around, i came to stoplight next to a dodge ram hemi and he even had a sticker in the rear window that said "the surgen general didnt say anything about smoking fords" sooooo i take that as an open challenge. i get next to him and give him a little powerstand...the son of a gun wont even look over and left the light like a little old lady...........hemi, schmemi 
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From: Brandon Mb
That reminds me of one time I was in Brandon with my dad's (now my mom's) Dakota. I passed this guy in a Acura Integra on the street, and he took it as a challenge I guess. (I won't complain) So we were sitting at the red light, and he takes off hard, for an Acura, and I let him get about 1/2 length ahead of me, then floor it. I blew by him, and looked back just in time to see him bail off the onto another street in embarassment.
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From: Orange
Originally Posted by bassdude
they are "killing" everything from cobras to WRX sti's
I'm just blowing smoke, though. I did beat a HEMI with his exhaust and his body kit in my 2000 Grand Marquis (it did have the sport package, which includes a 3.55 rear end).P.S. I wish I would even get the chance to see an S7 in real life.