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05-11-2008, 09:40 PM
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Just let them vent
I get them all the time at car shows. I just let them vent and when they are done they usually move on. At least 85% of the people at car shows don't have a clue what they are looking at anyway.
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05-11-2008, 09:48 PM
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could be, but I wouldn't want to tailgate you.
05-11-2008, 09:50 PM
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'15
The gatlin muffler...it's sweet!!! 
Yeah I know those guys...but I do have to say that I am NOT one of those guys thanks to this forum and all it's members....I was never one to spout off about chit I didn't know about but now feel that I am fairly educated about my ride and it's all thanks to the memebers of the forum and the c4 gen especially. Thanks guys
Yeah I know those guys...but I do have to say that I am NOT one of those guys thanks to this forum and all it's members....I was never one to spout off about chit I didn't know about but now feel that I am fairly educated about my ride and it's all thanks to the memebers of the forum and the c4 gen especially. Thanks guys
05-11-2008, 10:01 PM
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05-11-2008, 10:36 PM
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05-11-2008, 10:44 PM
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I build high end hotrods. I get these guys all the time. Two nights ago, I was telling someone I was putting a 10-71 blower on my 496. He fired right back, "I have a 10-81 on mine!" I just let people go when they say stuff like that. Then just snicker to myself as I walk away.
That one kinda reminded me of "Mr. Mom" a little bit.
"You gonna wire it all 220?"
"220, 221, whatever it takes."
For the record, the original roots type blowers were made for Detroit diesels. The 71 series to be exact. A 6-71 came on a, you guessed it, a six cylender. The 8-71 came on a V-8 diesel. The after market quickly saw the need for something bigger, and developed a 10, 12, 14, and 16-71 blower. Since Detroit never made an 81 series engine, this guy was talking out his @$$.
I would have been more impressed if he was just honest and said, " I have an 8-71 on mine" Something else I noticed about idiots with hotrods. They all seem to have an inferiority complex and feel the need to out-do what ever you have. In all my years, I only ever tore apart one idiot. He claimed he beat John Force's funny car with his pro-street Chevette. He showed me all the pictures of his car while he told me what he had done. Then I quoted the NHRA rule book and showed him the pictures of his car. No way junior, didn't happen.
That one kinda reminded me of "Mr. Mom" a little bit.
"You gonna wire it all 220?"
"220, 221, whatever it takes."
For the record, the original roots type blowers were made for Detroit diesels. The 71 series to be exact. A 6-71 came on a, you guessed it, a six cylender. The 8-71 came on a V-8 diesel. The after market quickly saw the need for something bigger, and developed a 10, 12, 14, and 16-71 blower. Since Detroit never made an 81 series engine, this guy was talking out his @$$.
I would have been more impressed if he was just honest and said, " I have an 8-71 on mine" Something else I noticed about idiots with hotrods. They all seem to have an inferiority complex and feel the need to out-do what ever you have. In all my years, I only ever tore apart one idiot. He claimed he beat John Force's funny car with his pro-street Chevette. He showed me all the pictures of his car while he told me what he had done. Then I quoted the NHRA rule book and showed him the pictures of his car. No way junior, didn't happen.
I usually only see the 60's thats been put in every semi that has detroit i could think of.
But ya i hate those kind of people. like the kind of people that say i have trans-axles i dont have a rear end..... (No.... you dont have a drive shaft c5 or c6 guy.... but u still have a rear end) But hey what do i know im only 19 and have been around cars since birth... Its alright there is no argueing you just get indulged in the BS.... Which i think bull**** should become a power source because theres enough of that to power the world 10 times over.
05-11-2008, 10:57 PM
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05-12-2008, 12:00 AM
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There was actually a Faconer V-12 Corvette made.
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05-12-2008, 01:12 AM
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A guy from work was checking out my car one day and seemed to really like it. The next time I saw him we were making small talk then all of a sudden he playfully slaps me on the arm with this huge smile on his face he says to me ( DUDE DID YOU KNOW THAT THE 85 VETTE WAS THE WORST VETTE EVER MADE!) Apparently he had mentioned my car to another friend of his who new "alot of ****" about cars. Then he try's to start telling me **** about a car I have owned and worked on since 1997.
There was a part of me that wanted to smack that huge smile of his face so bad but I just calmly told him ( listen, there is nothing you can tell or teach me about that car so just forget it) then we just changed the subject.
There was a part of me that wanted to smack that huge smile of his face so bad but I just calmly told him ( listen, there is nothing you can tell or teach me about that car so just forget it) then we just changed the subject.
05-12-2008, 06:40 AM
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05-12-2008, 06:52 AM
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A guy from work was checking out my car one day and seemed to really like it. The next time I saw him we were making small talk then all of a sudden he playfully slaps me on the arm with this huge smile on his face he says to me ( DUDE DID YOU KNOW THAT THE 85 VETTE WAS THE WORST VETTE EVER MADE!) Apparently he had mentioned my car to another friend of his who new "alot of ****" about cars. Then he try's to start telling me **** about a car I have owned and worked on since 1997.
There was a part of me that wanted to smack that huge smile of his face so bad but I just calmly told him ( listen, there is nothing you can tell or teach me about that car so just forget it) then we just changed the subject.
There was a part of me that wanted to smack that huge smile of his face so bad but I just calmly told him ( listen, there is nothing you can tell or teach me about that car so just forget it) then we just changed the subject.
05-12-2008, 07:11 AM
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Ok I got a good one. Back when i was in college about 12 yrs or so ago(way before i got my vette) me and a buddy went to lunch with this girl from work. We knew that she was one of those that that liked to stretch the truth quite a bit, so we would usually bait her to see what kind of stories we could get. Anyway, we were talking cars, and I mentioned how much I loved Corvettes. She mentioned that her 1st car was a 1990 vette. She told us how she got it new as her 1st car when she was 16. I said really, was it an automatic. She said no it was standard...you know, a 5 speed. I said "5 speed?" she reclaimed yes a 5 speed. we asked her what happened to it. well, she totalled it. Wasnt her fault. Somebody crossed the center lane and hit her head on at 55mph. I said man that must have busted the fiberglass all up. she responded, no but it "dented it up pretty bad!!!" also it made the hood fly up(she made a hand motion as to a hood opening up from the front instead of a clamshell" To this day when I see the guy one of us always makes reference to that conversation.
05-12-2008, 10:02 AM
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Le Mans Master
I've seen some custom choppers with gattling mufflers. When they rev, the thing spins. Kinda cool.
The worst I had was an argument about a ZZ4. Guy telling me a ZZ4 motor was a ZR1 motor. He was pretty gone though and at least he FINALLY listened.
The worst I had was an argument about a ZZ4. Guy telling me a ZZ4 motor was a ZR1 motor. He was pretty gone though and at least he FINALLY listened.
05-12-2008, 10:04 AM
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Melting Slicks
Ok I got a good one. Back when i was in college about 12 yrs or so ago(way before i got my vette) me and a buddy went to lunch with this girl from work. We knew that she was one of those that that liked to stretch the truth quite a bit, so we would usually bait her to see what kind of stories we could get. Anyway, we were talking cars, and I mentioned how much I loved Corvettes. She mentioned that her 1st car was a 1990 vette. She told us how she got it new as her 1st car when she was 16. I said really, was it an automatic. She said no it was standard...you know, a 5 speed. I said "5 speed?" she reclaimed yes a 5 speed. we asked her what happened to it. well, she totalled it. Wasnt her fault. Somebody crossed the center lane and hit her head on at 55mph. I said man that must have busted the fiberglass all up. she responded, no but it "dented it up pretty bad!!!" also it made the hood fly up(she made a hand motion as to a hood opening up from the front instead of a clamshell" To this day when I see the guy one of us always makes reference to that conversation.
05-12-2008, 10:06 AM
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Le Mans Master
Ok I got a good one. Back when i was in college about 12 yrs or so ago(way before i got my vette) me and a buddy went to lunch with this girl from work. We knew that she was one of those that that liked to stretch the truth quite a bit, so we would usually bait her to see what kind of stories we could get. Anyway, we were talking cars, and I mentioned how much I loved Corvettes. She mentioned that her 1st car was a 1990 vette. She told us how she got it new as her 1st car when she was 16. I said really, was it an automatic. She said no it was standard...you know, a 5 speed. I said "5 speed?" she reclaimed yes a 5 speed. we asked her what happened to it. well, she totalled it. Wasnt her fault. Somebody crossed the center lane and hit her head on at 55mph. I said man that must have busted the fiberglass all up. she responded, no but it "dented it up pretty bad!!!" also it made the hood fly up(she made a hand motion as to a hood opening up from the front instead of a clamshell" To this day when I see the guy one of us always makes reference to that conversation.
05-12-2008, 10:51 AM
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Le Mans Master
I tried to buy an overdrive unit filter for my '87 4+3 at a GM parts counter. The guy at the counter wouldn't even look up the part for me. He told me there was no such thing as a 4+3 transmission, and someone must have installed it aftermarket. He was insistent to the point of being an ***, he refused to even look it up in the parts computer.
This was back in the late 90's before the Internet really took off, so I didn't have much recourse except to drive to a further Chevy dealership.
This was back in the late 90's before the Internet really took off, so I didn't have much recourse except to drive to a further Chevy dealership.
05-12-2008, 12:26 PM
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Melting Slicks
I sold a old 80's RX7 to a guy and his GF a few years back that was pretty worn out. If you drove it easy it had 0 issues BUT if you ran the crap out of it it would smoke like crazy. I informed both of them when I sold it to them for 300 bucks. I even drove it and showed them.
The GF came back a couple weeks later and advised that it was smoking BAD. I went for a ride with her BF (that was letting GF do all the talking) and sure enough he was running the crap out of it and it was smoking. I told him to drive it easy and when he did it quit smoking.
After explaining it to GF yet again, she advised me that her mechanic looked at it and siad it had a blown head gasket.
I tried to explain to her that it did not have a head gasket and was a rotary motor. She advised me that she was in automechanics class and ALL cars have head gaskets. She also advised me that if I did not buy the car back she was going to take me to court for selling her a car with a blown head gasket. I told her "see you in court" and make sure you bring your mechanic with you that looked at it. 
Never did get a summons for court HOWEVER a couple weeks later somebody set my house on fire. Could not prove it was them BUT they were the only ones that I could think of that would try something so stupid.
The GF came back a couple weeks later and advised that it was smoking BAD. I went for a ride with her BF (that was letting GF do all the talking) and sure enough he was running the crap out of it and it was smoking. I told him to drive it easy and when he did it quit smoking.
After explaining it to GF yet again, she advised me that her mechanic looked at it and siad it had a blown head gasket.
I tried to explain to her that it did not have a head gasket and was a rotary motor. She advised me that she was in automechanics class and ALL cars have head gaskets. She also advised me that if I did not buy the car back she was going to take me to court for selling her a car with a blown head gasket. I told her "see you in court" and make sure you bring your mechanic with you that looked at it. Never did get a summons for court HOWEVER a couple weeks later somebody set my house on fire. Could not prove it was them BUT they were the only ones that I could think of that would try something so stupid.
