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01-25-2007, 05:21 PM
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what would you think? (very long)
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ok, so i found a guy on svtp that has a shop near my house. so, in lookin for a good shop to do my exhaust n gear install, i asked him about his shop. all quotes are word for word, no changes.
this is what i said:
hey, just saw that you were from allentown. we dont have many lightnings around our area so its nice to see a sick looking one like yours. just wanted to see if you knew of any get hang out spots or clubs in our area.
he said:
usually at my shop and dyno where i tune them. I tuned one of the quickest 03 cobras on here with the stock eaton ran 10.99 before he ported the blower. I have a borla cat back for a lightning for sale if you want it i took it off a truck with 5k on it.
i said:
good work on that cobra! i wish i had a L, but i have an 04 GT. what kinda of work do you do in your shop? i will be getting a set of lt headers, full exhaust system and gears. so i will be looking for a good shop in the near future, as soon as the cash is there. where is your shop btw?
he said:
Next to drivers lisence center by bj's airport road. I install saleen blowers that what i have on my gt. Oh and the exhaust is going to do what for your car? does it have a blower on it. My gt stock cat back stock manifolds stock sock stock drop in kn filter 373's dr's and high flow cats thats it went 13.2 @101mph with the saleen blower and same exhaust set up 11.9 116mph . Gt's are different exhaust do not really do a thing. oneqkgt@aol.com
like, what do i say to that? its like...uhhh....yea.... guess you dont want the money that i will be paying you to install all that bs stuff, huh? |
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01-25-2007, 08:41 PM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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come on, doesnt anyone have an opinion on this? |
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01-25-2007, 09:35 PM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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WTF^^...
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if its just a cat back do it yourself, its easy
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01-25-2007, 09:45 PM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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I don't really see it running 13.2@101 with just high flow cats
unless maybe he did a 5 k RPM dump on slicks and powershifted the crap out of it... then MAYBE in the right area... but that's a big big big maybe...
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01-25-2007, 09:47 PM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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^needs more bondo
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i think he is implying there really isnt a gain, which is mostly true. the gain you get from a catback would be the grin on your face from the newfound exhaust note.
and i doubt he went 13.2 as well.
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Last edited by Thomas91169; 01-25-2007 at 09:50 PM..
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01-25-2007, 10:13 PM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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i know that stuff. i just thought it was funny how he knows i wanna do all that stuff, which should be alot of money in labor for him and yet he says that i shouldnt do it. guess he doesnt need the money? |
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01-25-2007, 10:23 PM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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^needs more bondo
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no, he is trying to up-sell you, bu enticing you with what a supercharger can do instead of bolt-ons. if you had 5k laying around and were gullible, he would easily make a sale.
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01-25-2007, 11:44 PM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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he was clearly just trying to sell you a blower
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01-26-2007, 04:49 AM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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I think he might could have managed a 13.2 with 3.73's and drag radials. His trap speed wasn't all that fast, but IDK a 13.2 is pretty damn fast for a mostly stock GT.
Tell him that you heard a good catback will add 50+hp too your car, and that a CAI will add another 30-or-so hp, and then say that you think it should be a 10 second car with these mods. That would be funny, especially if you keep arguing the point with him.  |
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01-26-2007, 05:18 AM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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yea cuz that will make me look sooo much smarter. would be funny to see his reaction tho. |
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01-26-2007, 05:26 AM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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He's already talking to you like your dumb, so just fuck with him. Maybe I just like to mess with people too much.  |
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01-26-2007, 05:31 AM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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01-26-2007, 11:29 AM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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If i were you and that was the only place close to put my exhaust on i would humor him.Just say yeah the saleen blowers are nice blah blah blah i'll buy one from you when i get the funds for it.
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01-26-2007, 11:34 AM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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I'm not worthy...
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10.99 on a stock eaton? 
I would say no...gut feeling since he was more interested in selling you shit instead of answering your hang out question. That and the added fact that his numbers seem a bit stretchy... |
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01-26-2007, 12:14 PM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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yea thats exactly what i was thinkin.... |
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01-30-2007, 07:21 PM
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Re: what would you think? (very long)
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Yea sounds like this guys blowing some serious smoke up your a$$. Have you tried blowing it back with what JROC put? |
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