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Old 09-01-2006, 02:15 PM
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So i've been taking it easy lately because of my headgasket. I've been letting all the ricers blow past me and smile and laugh. Today was different. I was driving back from class and there was a Ram Air Trans AM riding my ***. I'm thinking to myself... thats fine if he wants to a be a dick... I turn right onto Penn ave and hes still behind me until the first stop light. Now he decides he wants to get next to me and start revving his engine. I just over and him and smile and I rev my engine too. Now, I'm a firm believer in embarrassing people by making them look like a dumb *** so... I don't even try... don't even jump the light or anything... I casually smile as he blows past me. At the next light hes next to me again. He rolls down his window, tells me my cars a piece of ****, and that I shouldn't be on the road thinking I'm paul walker... Now this gets me angry... **** the head gasket.. noone insults my car... I put the car into gear and rev to my sweet spot.. First gear a was alittle behind him because of the 50 trim needing more time to spool up, but once I hit 2nd... he had no hope... I watched his face as I blew past him and smiled at his middle finger... So bad so sad... Now after my little story... Do I have anything to be proud of hahaha... What are the specs on the ram air trans am? I thought they were supposed to be pretty quick but I could be wrong... if I should have easily beat him... Forget this kill and forget my bruised ego haha
 
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Old 09-01-2006, 02:25 PM
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Those cars are pretty quick. my father has one and they do have some good torque. I think they are supposed to run around a mid 13 sec. 1/4 mile
 
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Old 09-01-2006, 05:07 PM
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It depends on the year of the Trans Am but the ones after 1991 do anywhere from 15 sec to 13 sec in the quarter mile. If you know what year I can tell you the exact quarter mile time. Great race, it's always embarrasing when your V8 gets beat by a 4 cylinder!!
 
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Old 09-01-2006, 05:15 PM
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Thanks guys... I think it was an newer one... 2000 and newer maybe... It was a nice looking car I'm just not sure
 
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Old 09-01-2006, 05:43 PM
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The 2000 does 13.9 in the quarter mile...!
 
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Old 09-07-2006, 12:51 PM
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Heck ya! I love readin these sort of stories. Not all guys with V8's are dicks, but the ones that are all need to be smacked around once or twice by a I4 just to keep them humble. Great kill
 
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Haha great story man....awesome. And you don't drive a ****ty car, just a deceptive sleeper! :-D
 
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Old 09-08-2006, 06:57 PM
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haha thanks everyone of course my little stunt costs me a blown head gasket, but its all worth it in the end isn't it
 
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Hell yeah man I hear that ****.
 
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Old 12-03-2006, 01:10 AM
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yah if the person can drive they can go about 12.9 stock but a bad driver will still run low 13's. I dont know were you got 13.9's from but they can run almost a full second faster than that. Also stock they have about 340 hp and 380 torque at the crank about 310 hp and 335-340 torque at the wheels.
 


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