Reminiscing about the good ol days... Sorta...

[4n_eatr]

Buying another Mustang has me thinking about when I first bought my 88GT. Being in college and a Mustang club and running around with muscle cars. And then I started thinking about the websites I was on. (This being one of them before I changed my handle) and one of the sites that was fun to look at was Anti-rice.com. They always has photos of stupid imports and the rediculous things that did to their cars. So I head over there today to see if the site is still up an if so, what it looks like now (after almost 10 years). What was a site to make fun of ricers has been infiltrated by the same people they ridiculed, lol. All it is now is importers talking about how they "killed this Vette" or "Showed this GT500 my taillights"' lmao. What is wrong with these people? Go to any muscle car website and for the MOST part, people aren't like that. They're very welcoming of other cars. I remember the days when Fast and Furious just came out and it was always muscle vs import. I think they ended up losing the battle an are still butthurt over it.
Ahhh youth....

[devous1]

I to this day just do not get the import thing? Why the fuck would you want a damn Honda over a Mustang or any other American made car?

[4n_eatr]

I can see it if you're looking for a good reliable family car, or a sporty daily driver to go back and forth to work or the grocery... But performance car? We had a guy I worked with that was a "tuner" and I showed him my build list of my "dream" engine (when I had a fox) A 331 procharged 5.0. He couldn't believe the cost. He said he'd have to spend 3 times that much money to make that much horsepower. Of course this was also a guy that said a 250 hp CRX would run high 11s at the track...

[Mista Bone]

A 250 whp CRX will run high 11's, 180 whp will get you solidly into the 12's, that is if you know how to get the car hooked and can drive.....and still get 40 mpg daily driving.

Personally, I don't care what it is, fast is fast.

But this fucking "stanced" look is idiotic.

Function before Form.

But they will never sound as sweet as a V8, like Fox Notch.....

[rtvickers]

Eat shit ricer!!!

[4n_eatr]

The fastest civic I've ever personally seen was a low 12 car with tons of stuff done and there's no way it was a street-able daily driver. People keep telling me about the CRX but I have yet to see it happen AND drive home. But if I was going to build an import, id build a Monster Miata, lol. I used to run around with a guy who had a 1st Gen Eclipse that ran 12's and he'd bitch everytime something broke because it was never a cheap, simple repair.

[4n_eatr]

Eat shit ricer!!!

BAHAHAHAHA!

[chris91]

CRX's are cool lil cars. Like driving a gocart. Lil bastards handle like their on rails.

[Rick93coupe]

I like all kinds of cars, someday I plan on having an STi.

[4n_eatr]

Never rode in a CRX. Does a Del Sol count? Lol. You guys can laugh if you want but the most fun I've had in a tiny car was an 88 Fiero GT. those cars are a blast.... Till they catch on fire...

[4n_eatr]

I like all kinds of cars, someday I plan on having an STi.

That's one of the few imports I would buy in a heartbeat. At least it has a growl to it.

[MWoods26]

I always hated imports but a good buddy of mine that I was in the reserves with helped me see the light just a tiny bit. He first had a real clean single turbo Supra and then a R32 GTR. They were both nasty cars and turned heads everywhere. Going really fast when you are sitting in the "drivers side" with no steereing wheel or pedals in front of you is an odd feeling. I would still take my Cobra over either one but if I was going to own an import it would be something high end like one of his two cars. I would never own a fuggin Civic or CRX. Im way too cool for that:lol:

[chris91]

Drive a CRX with a nice powerplant, not the stock 60hp shit, with a decent suspension and youll change your mind about em. They weigh practically nothing so anything over 200hp makes it pretty quick. Buddy of mine had quite a few of them over the years and I was pretty shocked how well they stayed planted to the ground. Definitely fun down some curvy roads. :D

[MWoods26]

Drive a CRX with a nice powerplant, not the stock 60hp shit, with a decent suspension and youll change your mind about em. They weigh practically nothing so anything over 200hp makes it pretty quick. Buddy of mine had quite a few of them over the years and I was pretty shocked how well they stayed planted to the ground. Definitely fun down some curvy roads. :D

I dont doubt that it could be a fun little little car to drive but not fun enuff for me to own one. I shit you not when Im at home sometimes I open the door to look at my car in the garage and it makes me smile when it is just sitting still. No CRX is going to make me smile sitting still. I bet even the fun factor of driving one with a nice powerplant and suspension would ware off rather quickly

[Mista Bone]

A sorted CRX with a "nice" NA power plant just finished 10th in the 2013 One Lap Of America.

Looks at the cars in from of him.....no slouches!

http://www.onelapofamerica.com/event/CumResultsOverall.do?eventId=32

[Mista Bone]

Never rode in a CRX. Does a Del Sol count? Lol. You guys can laugh if you want but the most fun I've had in a tiny car was an 88 Fiero GT. those cars are a blast.... Till they catch on fire...

A CRX will make the Fiero feel sloppy and slow.

Goto a WOR autox sometime. While a normal del Slo handles like a pig, there is a 350 whp one that I helped on that does OK on the highway and twisties.

Now a sorted Fiero with a V8 swap, hell yes!

[Mista Bone]

I dont doubt that it could be a fun little little car to drive but not fun enuff for me to own one. I shit you not when Im at home sometimes I open the door to look at my car in the garage and it makes me smile when it is just sitting still.

Is that because you cannot afford the gas to go drive it? I can take my CRX out and flog it for about 1/3 the price of gas as you and both will be an ass puckering experience.

There is a CRX I'll be helping on in Maineville that just did a partial shunt at Daytona Chumpcar series, off Hopkins....

In the end, with equal levels of prep, you would be surprised just how equal the cars are when racing in the three main venues. Why do you think I loved drawing a Mustang or 4th Gen F Body when I did T&T, I knew it would be a good race to the stripe when my old car was on the bottle (13.1) and Dedpedal or others were running mid high 12's a decade ago.

But honestly, I'd like to combine all the knowledge. Tuning for both FoMoCo and Honda has come a LONG ways in the past 15-20 years. I would love to build a Fox Notch with a 2.3T motor that can run 11's yet get 30+ mpg on the highway.

How deep is your wallet, how fast do you wanna go? That formula will never change no matter the make/brand/country of origin.

I'm having fun on my current budget and when it comes down to it, THAT is all that matters.

For old times sake, I treed Kevin/Dedpedal, he beat me to 60', LOL!

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m307/bonespec/Honda/RR/holeshot.jpg

[redfirepearlgt]

The Fiero GT was a cool, cool car. And yes I've seen several V8 swaps on Fierros.

There were some nice looking jap cars. The first that caught my eye was the 1984 Toyota Spura. IMO the coolest looking japanese car of the 80's. That said I wouldn't trade a V8 muscle car for one ever.

[4n_eatr]

My ex had a Merkur XR4Ti which ha the Ford SVO power plant in something that size of an Escort. THAT was a fun car. Handled like crap but I have to admit it was pretty fast... Until the turbo blew up. But I would like to have an SVO. It took me a long time to admit that I wanted a 4cyl turbo but when I did, it was one if those.
I've always wanted to drive/ ride in a Fiero with the Northstar swap!

[redfirepearlgt]

My ex had a Merkur XR4Ti which ha the Ford SVO power plant in something that size of an Escort. THAT was a fun car. Handled like crap but I have to admit it was pretty fast... Until the turbo blew up. But I would like to have an SVO. It took me a long time to admit that I wanted a 4cyl turbo but when I did, it was one if those.
I've always wanted to drive/ ride in a Fiero with the Northstar swap!

Just don't put a fart can muffler on it.........the SVO that is.

[MWoods26]

Is that because you cannot afford the gas to go drive it? I can take my CRX out and flog it for about 1/3 the price of gas as you and both will be an ass puckering experience.

There is a CRX I'll be helping on in Maineville that just did a partial shunt at Daytona Chumpcar series, off Hopkins....

In the end, with equal levels of prep, you would be surprised just how equal the cars are when racing in the three main venues. Why do you think I loved drawing a Mustang or 4th Gen F Body when I did T&T, I knew it would be a good race to the stripe when my old car was on the bottle (13.1) and Dedpedal or others were running mid high 12's a decade ago.

But honestly, I'd like to combine all the knowledge. Tuning for both FoMoCo and Honda has come a LONG ways in the past 15-20 years. I would love to build a Fox Notch with a 2.3T motor that can run 11's yet get 30+ mpg on the highway.

How deep is your wallet, how fast do you wanna go? That formula will never change no matter the make/brand/country of origin.

I'm having fun on my current budget and when it comes down to it, THAT is all that matters.

For old times sake, I treed Kevin/Dedpedal, he beat me to 60', LOL!

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m307/bonespec/Honda/RR/holeshot.jpg

For starters mine don't run on gas and my pockets are deep enough for the car to burn all the corn its little heart desires. I don't keep track of miles per gallon. My car makes smiles per gallon. Not trying to make the debate about price tag or wallet size. the fact of the matter is if you took all the money in the world you still couldn't build a CRX or Civic that Im going to consider a cool and attractive car. I just don't care for them.

[4n_eatr]

Just don't put a fart can muffler on it.........the SVO that is.

Hell no! Never! Lol. It's still a mustang. But then again I wouldn't put a Fart Pipe on a Civic SI if I had one either. There's a 05-2010 Mustang V6 running around the Miamisburg/ West Carrolton area with DUAL fart pipes... I just shook my head... And then cried a little.

[chris91]

I shit you not when Im at home sometimes I open the door to look at my car in the garage and it makes me smile when it is just sitting still.

I feel ya there. Everytime I pull in my driveway I smile at it even though its broken at the moment. :(

[4n_eatr]

I feel ya there. Everytime I pull in my driveway I smile at it even though its broken at the moment. :(

That thing gonna be done in time for the cruise tomorrow?

[chris91]

Nope, clutch fork hasnt come in yet. My mail doesnt run till late in the day and even if it does come in my buddy with the garage is busy tonight and tomorrow. :(

[Mista Bone]

I'd settle for this to get to drive it again.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/389309_511551028900022_1285785504_n.jpg

[jktruckin06]

My car makes smiles per gallon.

This is awesome.

[MWoods26]

This is awesome.

Thanks. Sometimes it makes shit in your britches too! Find me a CRX that does that! :lol:

[chris91]

Had to post it. I know this thing would make me pray for my life so Im sure a little shit would be present as well. LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Vmhj_3AVU

[9cobra4]

Bone, please STFU. You're comeback to a guy that says "just looking at my car makes me smile" is "well I can get 40mpg!" No one gives a shit, if that's your argument as to why people need to buy a 25 year old CRX over an 04 Cobra, you need to go back D-series.org. You think he gives a shit about fuel mileage? I highly doubt he put that Whipple on there for fuel economy.Your car runs 15's. Enough said.

[Mista Bone]

Ever finish your car? Didn't think so.

Shut your cracker trap :)

[9cobra4]

My Cobra has nothing to do with your infantile remarks. I've been a little busy buying a house(you should try it), have bought 2 new cars this year, and got engaged(you should try that too, or at least get a girlfriend.) good day sir.

[4n_eatr]

Ever finish your car? Didn't think so.

Shut your cracker trap :)

That's racist... I'm offended...

[SN95N/A]

03/04 cobras are junk and slow

[MWoods26]

03/04 cobras are junk and slow

And they get bad MPG....

[rtvickers]

03/04 cobras are junk and slow

And they have fart cans in them. Well atleast mine does after I eat a mustang burger. Lol.

[9cobra4]

I'd be willing to give you guys $2,000 for both of your cars. I mean I can buy a CRX for that kind of money, and they're far superior.

[SN95N/A]

Sold brother.....

[Mista Bone]

My Cobra has nothing to do with your infantile remarks. I've been a little busy buying a house(you should try it), have bought 2 new cars this year, and got engaged(you should try that too, or at least get a girlfriend.) good day sir.

You still have that Gay Miata with a flat black hood for your boy friend that you got engaged too? Track Queen so you can drift it around Mid-Ohio?

Well you bought two pieces of shit, then tried to buy the baby momma a house, does it have wheels?

I've bought a house or two, bought two new cars, and got married, had a son, I'm now a Grandpa.

While you try to mock me, you follow the path I took.

While you jest and poke me, you follow my path.

Wanna see how it ends?

:popcorn:

[jktruckin06]

Wanna see how it ends?

You do a pretty good job showing everyone everytime you post...

Sad, grown man, posting 20 year old pictures and talking about the "glory days". Has a story for everything, a courier route every Saturday and a trans to build every Sunday.

[Mista Bone]

You do a pretty good job showing everyone everytime you post...

Sad, grown man, posting 20 year old pictures and talking about the "glory days". Has a story for everything, a courier route every Saturday and a trans to build every Sunday.

You Jelly?

Now about 15 hours a week, Mon -Sat of work which GREATLY interferes with me getting to the track but the job is so easy I can't just walk away from it.

You have a Dog or Cat thats gets blood, urine or a stool sample pulled, or worse a mass removed by the Vet, yeah I get to pick it up to transport to the main IDEXX lab in Worthington/Columbus.

Yeah, walking into clinic seeing a family sobbing because their pet is terminal, usually because they lacked on the pets care, knowing you might be picking up their specimens for tests when you know in your heart, the pet is terminal. The 5-8 year old kids are the worst, they just don't understand why, yeah I end up leaking a bit.

Walk a day with me, you'll have a different outlook on life.

[jktruckin06]

Why would I have a different outlook on life? Cause you transport poop? Definitely not jealousy, more so pity, cause you are a douche and don't see it.

[Mista Bone]

Because unlike most hardasses on the internet, some have compassion.

Seems you'd berated the caretaker for no reason as all.

[jktruckin06]

Compassion towards what? Sick animals, or people that make stupid comments about not being able to afford gas in the car that cost more than their yearly income, then how their super cool crx is just as fun to drive and gets 40 mpg...

[4n_eatr]

Well this escalated quickly.... Lol

[1baddlx]

Well this escalated quickly.... Lol

I think its 2 on 1 right this moment:popcorn:

[SN95N/A]

Hondas are badass

[1baddlx]

Aren't hondas made here in the US?

[rtvickers]

I have a Honda weed eater that is badass. Its about 5 years old and I have never had to do anything to except put gas and string in it. It starts 1st or 2nd pull every time. 40 roll?

[4n_eatr]

I have a Honda weed eater that is badass. Its about 5 years old and I have never had to do anything to except put gas and string in it. It starts 1st or 2nd pull every time. 40 roll?

Bet my Honda lawnmower can beat it... Composite deck, GCV190 engine (that's the big one) AND a clutch....

[rtvickers]

Bet my Honda lawnmower can beat it... Composite deck, GCV190 engine (that's the big one) AND a clutch....

Ooohhh, I don't know, it has a clutch and clutch's can fail. My weed eater is shaft driven. Nothing to engage or disengage. You'll have to have the mower blades running or engage them during take off. And I get the wiggle. Lol.

[jktruckin06]

Well this escalated quickly.... Lol

Yeah thanks a lot for bringing up anything to do with ricers! Lol

[chris91]

Seriously you guys? You all need to stop with the stabs about people and their jobs and homes and shit. Its petty and ridiculous.

[2Kblacksleeper]

Ooohhh, I don't know, it has a clutch and clutch's can fail. My weed eater is shaft driven. Nothing to engage or disengage. You'll have to have the mower blades running or engage them during take off. And I get the wiggle. Lol.

Ive got an Echo weed eater that's about 15 years old. Never been rebuilt. Runs on Turbo Blue, I'll give you the wiggle........

[rtvickers]

Ive got an Echo weed eater that's about 15 years old. Never been rebuilt. Runs on Turbo Blue, I'll give you the wiggle........

Is there an echo in here? lol. Turbo Blue? That thing is blow up. I use only the finest fuel available......its called the cheapest I can find. As long as I got a fresh spool of string and new button on the bottom Im good to go. I'll rip the cord, squeeze the hammer, and let'er eat. Heads up from a dig? Lmaof!!!

[MWoods26]

If you don't have a Stihl you don't own a weedeater. My FS110 will weedeat circles around your Honda and Echo junk!

[rtvickers]

If you don't have a Stihl you don't own a weedeater. My FS110 will weedeat circles around your Honda and Echo junk!

Ive had Stihl weedeaters before. They wore out fast. At work we buy a few new weedeaters every year. We have one stihl that just hangs on the rack and is fairly new. We have about 12 Hondas that are older and get used everyday with no issues. It might leave yours sittin' Stihl. Lol. Im thinking about puttin' a flux capacitor with a whammy bar and a bicycle grip on it. She'll be hell on heels then.

[2007ShelbyCobra]

Kawasaki hands down

[rtvickers]

Kawasaki hands down

That's no fun. You have to tell us how badass it is and how bad its gonna beat or eat ours. Lol

[MWoods26]

All jokes aside I have never had anything but the best of luck with Stihl. I did lawn care for a few years in my teens and early 20s. Ran those weedeaters from sun up to sundown all season long without issue. I bought an FS110 for my house that will last my whole life with the small amout of weedeating I have on my property. Ive never used any other weedeater but the guy I worked for back in the day did cheap out when we needed a new blower once and bought an echo. It was junk. Man this thread has takin some strange turns hasn't it?

[rtvickers]

All jokes aside I have never had anything but the best of luck with Stihl. I did lawn care for a few years in my teens and early 20s. Ran those weedeaters from sun up to sundown all season long without issue. I bought an FS110 for my house that will last my whole life with the small amout of weedeating I have on my property. Ive never used any other weedeater but the guy I worked for back in the day did cheap out when we needed a new blower once and bought an echo. It was junk. Man this thread has takin some strange turns hasn't it?

Strange turns indeed. We used stihl at work for awhile. All of our blowers are stihl. But we have 2 redmax backpack blowers that are pretty good but their old. Takes a minute to get them going. Stihl products are pretty good. It just seems like the Hondas we have are smoother and more user friendly. Meaning that it takes regular gas with no mix. We have some employees that don't understand that there's more than one type of fuel. So they are always putting the wrong stuff in the equipment. Even with signs on them. We keep all of our regular gas in 5 gal red cans and all of our mix in 2 gal red cans and mark both. Still don't work. I wont even go into the diesel trucks.

Im the type of person that feels like if you take of something it will last you forever. I wouldn't hesitate to use stihl or Honda products.

[Rick93coupe]

My chainsaws were always Stilhs, never had their weed whackers but I love my echo with all the attachments.

[rtvickers]

My chainsaws were always Stilhs, never had their weed whackers but I love my echo with all the attachments.

Yeah all of our chainsaws are stihl. Ive never had any problems out of them.

[2007ShelbyCobra]

I personally just had a hard on for Kaw weed eaters, but they were real bad about the carbs gumming up. I only used one Stihl, and it was too heavy or un evenly distributed, I didnt like it too much. Same think with Echo, I forget what models we had, but something about their power band screwed me up. Had good luck with a few shindaiwa blowers as well

edit: I forget if it was how they were hung on the trailer or a design flaw, but those damn Kaw weed eaters NEVER ran in the rain. Always got water in them and thats probably another reason the carbs were so screwy.

[2Kblacksleeper]

Ive had my Echo since 94. It has not let me down. Ive replaced the spool but that is it.

I also use an old wheel horse lawn mower that is from 1987. My parents bought it new. Its a 211-4 If I remember right.

I sell the new Echo at Home depot. I don't think they are as good of quality as the old ones.

Never buy a homelite......

[Mista Bone]

Seriously you guys? You all need to stop with the stabs about people and their jobs and homes and shit. Its petty and ridiculous.

THANK YOU!

Vinny was open to many views/people/cars, how I came to be on here, by invite.

Fast is fast, be safe and at the track when racing.

Now afterwards.........don't get your jugs mixed up!

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m307/bonespec/SBZ/2007%20Farm%20Party/P9220024.jpg

[4n_eatr]

+1 for echo trimmers, smooooth! My buddy bought a craftsman Pro or some crap, and I went to go help him trim the banks of his creek which hasn't been done in years. Never bogged, never slowed down... HIS on the other hand, was still made by MTD...

Husqvarna for Chainsaws, half the price of Sthil and never had a problem with them. Only the heaven duty ones. Bought mine at Lowes when I worked there and ran it ragged cutting trees 2 summers straight. Started first pull everytime.

[4n_eatr]

All jokes aside I have never had anything but the best of luck with Stihl. I did lawn care for a few years in my teens and early 20s. Ran those weedeaters from sun up to sundown all season long without issue. I bought an FS110 for my house that will last my whole life with the small amout of weedeating I have on my property. Ive never used any other weedeater but the guy I worked for back in the day did cheap out when we needed a new blower once and bought an echo. It was junk. Man this thread has takin some strange turns hasn't it?

Lmao, yes it has but I think it took a turn for the better...

[4n_eatr]

THANK YOU!

Vinny was open to many views/people/cars, how I came to be on here, by invite.

Fast is fast, be safe and at the track when racing.

Now afterwards.........don't get your jugs mixed up!

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m307/bonespec/SBZ/2007%20Farm%20Party/P9220024.jpg

That's what I was trying to say in my first post. I don't personally hate imports. It's the immature drivers I can't stand.. For the MOST PART, muscle cars guy are very accepting of anyone with a fast car as long as they don't have the "import mentality". That sure as hell doesn't mean I won't make my "ricer boy" comments, but I can take it as good as I give. (That's what she said)

[9cobra4]

You still have that Gay Miata with a flat black hood for your boy friend that you got engaged to Track Queen so you can drift it around Mid-O. o?

Well you bought two pieces of shit, then tried to buy the baby momma a house, does it have wheels?

I've bought a house or two, bought two new cars, and got married, had a son, I'm now a Grandpa.

While you try to mock me, you follow the path I took.

While you jest and poke me, you follow my path.

Wanna see how it ends?

:popcorn:

Forgot to reply to this. I do not have the miata, my house a modular home, no wheels, I don't have a baby, and my Camaro SS or GTP is worth more than anything you own. Just because I've bought a house and new cars does not mean I'm following your path, I would think every American does the same.