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Asa-James

21-01-09, 09:51 PM

borrowed from A.N.Other forum...

I find this very disturbing.

A friend of mine works for the San Francisco Police Department and sent the attached photo of a drag race that went horribly bad. It's kind of disturbing to look at but serves as a reminder of what can happen when drag races occur.

*P.S. What also bothers me is the guy in the foreground looks to be a cop, He's probably off duty, but why isn't he doing anything to STOP this??*

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd290/jhfozzy/Drag20Racing.jpg

let_nova

21-01-09, 09:51 PM

hahaha lol

Spudly

21-01-09, 09:54 PM

Oh dear man thats bad lol

Jack

21-01-09, 10:00 PM

Seems the budget for Fast & Furious 4 has been cut drastically

Rich

21-01-09, 10:28 PM

Seems the budget for Fast & Furious 4 has been cut drastically

lol + rep to you lol lol

Plug

21-01-09, 10:56 PM

lol at Rj

that pic is just disturbing lol

dj_wudgey

21-01-09, 10:58 PM

pmsl thats bad that lol!!

L14MNP

21-01-09, 11:00 PM

Has anyone seen the name for F&F 4? it's even worse than the previous efforts. Original model, uprated parts or something equally as weak!

Jack

22-01-09, 07:36 AM

mayhem

22-01-09, 02:26 PM

compared to my mates firebird thats a proper race car.

its a pontiac firebird 3.2 (iirc) v6 with a stunning 140hp..

L14MNP

22-01-09, 02:28 PM

Thats the tagline you plum lol
Oh man, two epic fails in one day! lol

I wasn't to know that when I saw the trailer :D

RE the yank tanks, poor power agreed. However they aren't highly stressed engines, like Ferrari's V8's say. So will devour the moon miles with no complaints.
There's one of those Buick POS on Forza 2. it are amusing.

Steve

22-01-09, 02:44 PM

At the moment there is a Lolthread about a Buick Grand National, they're jizzing themselves over how a turbo V6 is such a great car:

http://damox.com/cars/thumbs/Buick/1986_Buick_Grand_National_GNX2.jpg

Tank, anyone? lol

Not only did they not have a V8 (which in America means its a small eco-engine), they were 3.8 litre turbo and 200-245bhp standard. Although I guess by American standards thats actually pretty "awesome" lol

[edit again] And they weighed >1500kgs.... 1.5 tons with 245bhp, that must make it a "lightweight racer, y0" lol lol lol
I don't care what anyone says, grand nationals ARE cool although underpowered. But then all the older generation american cars were underpowered, and most people with 1.2 corsas think they're race drivers lol

Welsh Dan

22-01-09, 02:55 PM

Thats the tagline you plum lol

Its supposed to be set between F&F2 and Tokyo Drift.

[edit] IMDB is always good for a laugh over F&F movies, lots of amusement on the forums lol At the moment there is a Lolthread about a Buick Grand National, they're jizzing themselves over how a turbo V6 is such a great car:

<snip>

Tank, anyone? lol

Not only did they not have a V8 (which in America means its a small eco-engine), they were 3.8 litre turbo and 200-245bhp standard. Although I guess by American standards thats actually pretty "awesome"

[edit again] And they weighed >1500kgs.... 1.5 tons with 245bhp, that must make it a "lightweight racer, y0"

Taken from another forum:

1987 Buick Grand National.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01338.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01336.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01193.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01209.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01207.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01205.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01204.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01202.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01198.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01197.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01196.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/DSC01195.jpg

Had her dyno'd a few weeks back: 542HP @ 583FTLB

It's already pulled 11.4s 1/4 mile... but I know it's capable of hitting the 10s now that I've adjusted the suspension and picked up a set of slicks. I can't wait until spring to give'r a try.

I've already starting cleaning things up in the engine bay not seen in the above pics, the plan is to have it show car ready by the summer. I'll be ordering a full set of Pithon HoseLocks, and sleeving everything with the nylon multifilament seen in my PrometheusCU build.

I've also got a custom license plate for it: D VADER
There's a Vader doll on the dash and a Vader helmet in the rear window staring you down (eventually I'm gong to wire the eyes to the brake lights).

=)

It's not just a G-Body mate... she's a Grand National.

Its a modified 1987 Grand National engine. 79,000miles on the car and 15,000miles on rebuilt engine.

Stock:
Turbocharged V-6
231 ci
245HP w/ 355 FTLB

After some tweaks...
Stage 2 2004r Transmission with 9.5 3500 Stall converter and Transmission Brake (less than 500miles on all transmission parts) Holds up to 850 foot pounds of torque
2x Line Locks
TA-52 Turbo
Giant Gbodyparts.com Front Mount Intercooler 3” inlet and outlet
3 inch Down Pipe
Headers
Rear Sway Bar
Alky Control Methanol Injection (Progressive Control)
Scan Master
Bored .30 over
TRW Forged Pistons
Ported and Polish heads with ARP studs
New valve job
RJC complete under-drive pulley system
Ported Throttle Body
Ported Aluminum Intake
Big Mouth Intake
42lbs OO9 injectors with high volume fuel pump and hot wire kit.
Turbo Tweak 93/Alcohol chip (adjustable features)
LT1 MAF with translator
Dual Rear suspension airbags
Boxed upper and lower control arms
Drag Radial rear, tires New front tires
Converted Upgraded New S-10 Brakes
Resurfaced Original wheels
Has the stock back wheel rims widened
Electric exhaust cutout
2.5 Hooker Exhaust
Show quality paint job in 2006
New AC in 2006
Lots of chrome
Custom trunk kit
Brand new interior

I'm told it has a top speed of 180mph... I figured only ~145mph, I'm eager to find out this spring.

=)

Personally I think its a great sleeper, but nothing more.

Jack

22-01-09, 03:36 PM

But then all the older generation american cars were underpowered, and most people with 1.2 corsas think they're race drivers lol
Older generation cars are good, the heyday was from about 1963 to 1973 - after that the oil crisis and gayhat emissions regulations killed the engines. Late 70s "muscle" cars are lucky to break 180bhp from 5 litre engines :(

Aanywoo, if I was having a yank tank I could think of much much better cars than that to have :p

Spudly

22-01-09, 04:15 PM

Errr, pic No.5 that dan posted......

Three pedals in an auto or am i just being silly? :tard:

mowgli

23-01-09, 10:15 PM

Errr, pic No.5 that dan posted......

Three pedals in an auto or am i just being silly? :tard:

well, the original two pedals seem standard, maybe the others are for a computer game or something????

mowgli

23-01-09, 10:17 PM

Errr, pic No.5 that dan posted......

Three pedals in an auto or am i just being silly? :tard:

crappy internet, it got repeated

Al3x

24-01-09, 12:34 PM

hmm tis a wierd looking pedal leads into the box under the throttle an adjuster of some sort? idk. but the fourth pedal is the parking brake me thinks like on mercs. interesting tho :D

MyNovaSr

24-01-09, 01:59 PM

the throttle petel says "warning, not a foot rest"

Think the one to the left of the brake says "gas".

Weird.

krobinson

24-01-09, 02:01 PM

Lmao!!

nova_saloon

24-01-09, 02:09 PM

Errr, pic No.5 that dan posted......

Three pedals in an auto or am i just being silly? :tard:

Its the hand brake, well ther version of it i think, works like a handbrake just you use your foot :thumb:

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Spudly

24-01-09, 06:50 PM

Its the hand brake, well ther version of it i think, works like a handbrake just you use your foot :thumb:

If you count the foot/handbrake then there are four pedals lol

I know what that brake is as i used to drive a lincoln town car stretch limo:cool: