turbokinetic
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- Jan 29, 2008
This went down while driving my 3.8 SFI Turbo LG3 front-wheel drive Century. It's got a bad nasty sounding 3" exhaust with 40 series Flowmaster muffler. Car looks otherwise completely stock.
I'd just bought some items at Wal Mart and while carefully winding my way out of the crowded parking lot a red Subaru WRX (with loud rice cannon muffler) was riding my rear bumper. I guess he would rather go 30 or 40 in the parking lot and blow everyone's groceries out of their cart as they walk to their cars. Not me.
Pulling out onto a 4 lane highway the WRX cuts into the center 2-way left turning lane, and zoots around me then gives me a middle finger. I tried to accelerate but his AWD has much more traction than my FWD.
That move meant WAR. I stayed right behind him in town, not at too great of a speed (due to traffic) but eventually we got to the end of town where the road goes 2-lane.
Two cars in front slowed down, one to turn left, and the other to turn right. The right lane was ending just ahead and I was in the left lane. The car blocking the WRX got turned before the car blocking me turned. He had about a 2 car length head start. As soon as my lane was clear, I gripped the wheel hard, and laid that pedal to the floor. This was MY territory now - the open road, the straight aways. The mighty 3.8 SFI Turbo roared to life! Front wheels squealed on the pavement, front end felt like it was about to lift off the road! I was too busy trying to hold it in my lane to look over at the WRX driver as I blew past, and was doing about 100 MPH by time the road went to 2 lane!
I coasted it back down to 65 MPH and kicked in Cruise. Dingleberry in the WRX caught up and started to ride my bumper. Finally there was no oncoming traffic, and he tried to pass. I could hear his rice cannon muffler go BUUUUU!! as he downshifted. I eased the throttle open, not enough to kick down out of overdrive. Boost gauge came up to 11 PSI as that massive Buick torque eased on - and before long he was all by himself again in the oncoming lane!
After the next group of oncoming cars passed he acted like he wanted another taste of real power, riding my tail and acting like he was going to pass. But then without warning he jacked his brakes and pulled over to do a U-turn.
I was grinning for a long time after that!:biggrin:
Later,
David
I'd just bought some items at Wal Mart and while carefully winding my way out of the crowded parking lot a red Subaru WRX (with loud rice cannon muffler) was riding my rear bumper. I guess he would rather go 30 or 40 in the parking lot and blow everyone's groceries out of their cart as they walk to their cars. Not me.
Pulling out onto a 4 lane highway the WRX cuts into the center 2-way left turning lane, and zoots around me then gives me a middle finger. I tried to accelerate but his AWD has much more traction than my FWD.
That move meant WAR. I stayed right behind him in town, not at too great of a speed (due to traffic) but eventually we got to the end of town where the road goes 2-lane.
Two cars in front slowed down, one to turn left, and the other to turn right. The right lane was ending just ahead and I was in the left lane. The car blocking the WRX got turned before the car blocking me turned. He had about a 2 car length head start. As soon as my lane was clear, I gripped the wheel hard, and laid that pedal to the floor. This was MY territory now - the open road, the straight aways. The mighty 3.8 SFI Turbo roared to life! Front wheels squealed on the pavement, front end felt like it was about to lift off the road! I was too busy trying to hold it in my lane to look over at the WRX driver as I blew past, and was doing about 100 MPH by time the road went to 2 lane!
I coasted it back down to 65 MPH and kicked in Cruise. Dingleberry in the WRX caught up and started to ride my bumper. Finally there was no oncoming traffic, and he tried to pass. I could hear his rice cannon muffler go BUUUUU!! as he downshifted. I eased the throttle open, not enough to kick down out of overdrive. Boost gauge came up to 11 PSI as that massive Buick torque eased on - and before long he was all by himself again in the oncoming lane!
After the next group of oncoming cars passed he acted like he wanted another taste of real power, riding my tail and acting like he was going to pass. But then without warning he jacked his brakes and pulled over to do a U-turn.
I was grinning for a long time after that!:biggrin:
Later,
David
so i can take the faster ones. ..............Bob
