Seems everyone has a kill(ed by) section , so here's my list.
If it's an SVT Cobra, EVO, SRT whatever -I wave 'em off. You'll never see me lose to one of those, 'cause I know better than that.
-Not that I wouldn't try after dropping in the new engine.
But, so far, of the folks that have revved on me at stoplights on the highway (Hwy 71, 370, 24 & 2 mainly) I've beaten:
1 3.5LHO Dodge Charger! Couldn't believe it when he revved on me, and there wasn't a HEMI badge to be found! -Had fun with that one!
1 87-93 Ford Mustang GT -
2 94-98 Ford Mustang GTs
1 Hyundai Tiburon
1 Chrysler Crossfire -This guy deserved it. Was driving with driving gloves and aviator sunglasses. What a dork! Driving gloves for a coupe, & one that does 0-60 in 7 seconds? (The same time as a stock 01-04 Mustang, that cost half as much).
3 1994-98 Mitsubishi Eclipses (one guy ran and lost three times in a row & wouldn't stop -he had some kind of air cleaner sticking through his hood, which I found curious -I told him "If you want something to beat I could run home and get my Ford Focus, you might have a better chance with that car)
1 Honda Prelude - this guy didn't even have a hood on his car -I was driving to work at 6:00AM on highway 71 in Arkansas. he was another one I had to beat three times. His buddy was laughing so hard, he just slunk off. I still had the OEM wheels & tires on the car . . .
1 Honda CRX.
1 Hemi Ram pickup. I don't know whatever possessed this guy -300 whatever hp means nothing when it's pushing 5,000 lbs. The "That thang gotta' Hemi" commercials were running then. He had his wife/girlfriend in the truck, and obviously had an exhaust system, he started revving it, and the exhaust was blowing out my eardrum. Beat him, and he wants to run again. Beat him again, and he wants to run a third time. Beat him again. So I rolled down my window & motioned for him to do the same. I asked him "That thing got a Hemi?" He said "Yeah!" So i said, "Well that Hemi sure can't keep up with a little Ford V6, huh?" Beat him again, & he gave up.
1 70s era Porsche 9-something.
1 90s Camaro V6
1 WRX (Turbo lag's a B***** & high RPM clutch drops are bad for warranties).
1 Mitsubishi 3000GT (with a VR4 badge that was obviously a fake) ran into this guy on Dodge Street. saw the badge while he was revving & waved him off. Saw he wasn't all that fast. he revved again, and started running through traffic to keep in the opposite lane. I thought he was going to hurt somebody unless I ran him, so after 3 stoplights I beat him by two carlengths to 55mph. He slunk off . . .
Nothing hurts like getting beaten by a 3.8L V6 for most of these guys.
I Love It!!!
On the other hand, I got whupped by
1 turboed civic. I was chuckling until he walked me. then I saw that the interior was gone & all the turbo gauges. That was stupid. The joke was on me. That one really hurt, man.
1 Magnum SRT-8. -This guy tried to walk me on a curvy two lane. I passed him & thought he was going to have a heart attack. Put 3 car lengths on him until the highway widened to 4 lanes. - He was so ticked off & embarrassed, I violated my usual rule about waving off the supercars & let him beat the crap out of me. (I wanted to see what they could do anyway) it seemed to be about as fast as my 1968.
