Got My First Kill.....kinda
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AMX(not amc my brain fart thinking of Harley,s blunder) i do believe had the 360 and the 390 motors available in the 4 or 5 years they ran production.
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Those neons with the wings on them look like little shopping carts don't they?
Its funny. . . alot of those cars will kill me off the line. . . being an 8000 lb truck with 37" tires, stock gears and a stick. . . but I had a similar story with their little hangouts. Down in Batavia Il, at a local wendy's I think off of Randall Road, there would be probably twenty of these little cars sitting in the parkinglot with their hoods up. . . all sitting around talking. Well just after i got my injectors. . . I rolled through there real slow and just hammered down. . . I filled that parkinglot up with so much smoke you literally couldn't see the cars anymore. This was my first set of injectors with .012 holes in them. . . real smokey. They were cussing me out all the way out of there. next week. . . same thing. week after. . . they must have heard me coming around the corner and they all took off running and cussing me out before I even hammered down
Oh I love being a jerk sometimes
Timmy
Its funny. . . alot of those cars will kill me off the line. . . being an 8000 lb truck with 37" tires, stock gears and a stick. . . but I had a similar story with their little hangouts. Down in Batavia Il, at a local wendy's I think off of Randall Road, there would be probably twenty of these little cars sitting in the parkinglot with their hoods up. . . all sitting around talking. Well just after i got my injectors. . . I rolled through there real slow and just hammered down. . . I filled that parkinglot up with so much smoke you literally couldn't see the cars anymore. This was my first set of injectors with .012 holes in them. . . real smokey. They were cussing me out all the way out of there. next week. . . same thing. week after. . . they must have heard me coming around the corner and they all took off running and cussing me out before I even hammered down
Oh I love being a jerk sometimesTimmy
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I used to have a 66 Mustang with a 289, 4-barrel, 4-speed Top Loader, and factory duals. No way was it the fastest but MAN what a cool car!!! My buddy's dad worked at a Ford dealership and got hold of one of those Ford Experimentals.... a 68 coupe with a 428CJ under the hood... special project job.... it just chewed up the 5.0 LX Mustangs of the late 80's with no problem.
I'm old enough to love those cars, but young enough (or geeky enough) to be able to get in to the new stuff. For example...
Years ago one of the big car magazines decided to compare an SLP-tuned Firebird against one of Japans best: the WRX Spec IV (IIRC). That Firebird was quick...mid 13's off the showroom floor all day long.... but that WRX just KILLED IT. 12.14 in the 1/4, time and again. And do you know what makes that even more impressive? The WRX was a RHD stick, so the guy driving it had to shift LEFT-HANDED.
Still, the old musclecars have personality... style.... and there's just something about them that signifies a magical time we'd all like to have again.
I'm old enough to love those cars, but young enough (or geeky enough) to be able to get in to the new stuff. For example...
Years ago one of the big car magazines decided to compare an SLP-tuned Firebird against one of Japans best: the WRX Spec IV (IIRC). That Firebird was quick...mid 13's off the showroom floor all day long.... but that WRX just KILLED IT. 12.14 in the 1/4, time and again. And do you know what makes that even more impressive? The WRX was a RHD stick, so the guy driving it had to shift LEFT-HANDED.
Still, the old musclecars have personality... style.... and there's just something about them that signifies a magical time we'd all like to have again.
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The AMC AMX was a 2 seat model from 1968 to 1970 with a total production of 19134 cars. The engines were 1968 to 1969 290, 343 ,390 , in 1970 the 360 ,390 . In 1971 the AMX was a package offered on first the Javelin then in later years on the Hornet,Concord and finally the Spirit.
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The AMC AMX was a 2 seat model from 1968 to 1970 with a total production of 19134 cars. The engines were 1968 to 1969 290, 343 ,390 , in 1970 the 360 ,390 . In 1971 the AMX was a package offered on first the Javelin then in later years on the Hornet,Concord and finally the Spirit.
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I just don't understand the craze of the so called import tuners/rice burners/fart canners/boy racers! I mean, these cars are not muscle cars or big block trucks, but like Honda Accords and Toyota Camry's. I know there are some cooler cars like RX-7s............WTF??? Must be part of the tuner culture?
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Its funny you mentioned that, this Subaru (don't know the name) sports car has a turbo in it and boy are they fast. A guy from work got one.
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Great job smearing that sushi burner!
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Should have taken a picture of that. I would like to see that.
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My main point is the boy racers/amateurs. We all seem to run into from time to time. They throw on an intake spacer and a coffee can at the rear, then paint Le mans stripes, apply a K&N sticker on their Camry and think they have a fast car worthy of being in the next Fast and the Furious movie. Most of these guys probably have never been in a 10 second car let alone a 12 second car, and don't even know what fast is, but feel that the the NOS kit they are saving their allowance for will solve all their problems and might get em laid.
Fun link:
YouTube - Cobra blows by some ricers
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Throw enough money at something and it will go fast. I can respect even a well built custom import. As with any custom ride it is an expression and form of art. I know your statement here though, and I also agree about the RX-7, it was on my wish list back in the day too.
My main point is the boy racers/amateurs. We all seem to run into from time to time. They throw on an intake spacer and a coffee can at the rear, then paint Le mans stripes, apply a K&N sticker on their Camry and think they have a fast car worthy of being in the next Fast and the Furious movie. Most of these guys probably have never been in a 10 second car let alone a 12 second car, and don't even know what fast is, but feel that the the NOS kit they are saving their allowance for will solve all their problems and might get em laid.
Fun link:
YouTube - Cobra blows by some ricers
My main point is the boy racers/amateurs. We all seem to run into from time to time. They throw on an intake spacer and a coffee can at the rear, then paint Le mans stripes, apply a K&N sticker on their Camry and think they have a fast car worthy of being in the next Fast and the Furious movie. Most of these guys probably have never been in a 10 second car let alone a 12 second car, and don't even know what fast is, but feel that the the NOS kit they are saving their allowance for will solve all their problems and might get em laid.
Fun link:
YouTube - Cobra blows by some ricers
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From: Kamloops
Sounds like you know how to bore and stroke em Mark? I think a blower is so damn cool. I always wanted an intercooled procharger for my 88 5.0 Mustang, which I never realized since I gave the car to my dad.