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Import Vs. America Muscle, Kill Story...bye bye bye IROC!

Apr 22, 2004 - 2:49 PM
Guest_DJMC_Celica_* Guest_DJMC_Celica_* View Member Profile	So my buddy has a 1987 Chevy Camaro Z28 IROC. And all he does is brag how fast it is, so he has 18"Chrome Rims, which are even heavier than my 19s because his tire base is wider. So he was talking mad **** about how he wanted to race me. We hit the Interstate 90. And stopped and took off, i must admit he had me on the first 5 secs but i punched it into 3rd and smoked him! i was almost a car and half length ahead before i shifted in to 4th. When he was shifting his car sounded like it was going to fall apart. Not to mention i know this kid is a good driver. But was it nice to say..."A Ricer beats A.M."

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Apr 23, 2004 - 7:25 PM

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QUOTE (Sirius @ Apr 23, 2004 - 7:35 PM)

Sorry Guys - I didn't explain properly.

Lots of American cars have large engines with a relatively low power output, lots of American engines do last for a very high number of miles.

It wasn't a specific comment about that particular car.

I used to drive an old Chevy station wagon when I lived in Massachusetts it had 450k miles on it - was rusty as anything but the engine was great

I'd have to see it to believe it. American cars aren't exactly known for their reliability... as Japanese imports are. In the american market... 90,000+ miles is considered 'high mileage'... when in fact... that's barely 1/3 of the life of a typical japanese import. As for your wagon... one of the very very few domestics I've ever heard of lasting well beyond 300,000 miles. Also... unless you're the original owner, or owned the vehicle for a vast majority of those miles... you never know if the motor has or hasn't been rebuilt/replaced during the life of the car. I know for sure (from experience) that Toyota 2/3/4AC's and 20/22R/E are immortal engines. Even with poor maintainence, those suckers still run far beyond 300,000 and even farther beyond 400,000 miles with proper maintainence... that's why Toyota used those block designs (A seires and R series) basically from the late 70's all the way to the mid-late ninties with unparalleled reliability. The only other company that may come close is Honda... who are still using the old D series even today.

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DJMC_Celica Import Vs. America Muscle Apr 22, 2004 - 2:49 PM

chucho gotta say something had to b wrong w/ his car. no ... Apr 22, 2004 - 2:51 PM

Hanyo did u drive ur celica? Apr 22, 2004 - 3:07 PM

bufferdan Carburated 5.0's have 170hp. Fuel injected ar... Apr 22, 2004 - 3:08 PM

uzthedentist 170hp? how big is the engine? Apr 22, 2004 - 5:49 PM

Phat_99CeliGT i raced a 87 IROC too, but he blew my doors off. i... Apr 22, 2004 - 6:33 PM

Kwanza26 QUOTE (uzthedentist @ Apr 22, 2004 - 10:49 PM... Apr 22, 2004 - 6:35 PM

macavely don't want to spoil your day/night ... but som... Apr 22, 2004 - 10:25 PM

uzthedentist 170bhp in a 5litre LMFAO!! thats 34bhp per... Apr 23, 2004 - 3:24 AM

Sirius QUOTE (uzthedentist @ Apr 23, 2004 - 8:24 AM) 170b... Apr 23, 2004 - 3:44 AM

NYCelica DJMC_Celica - Your Rims arent 19" they... Apr 23, 2004 - 4:21 AM

DJMC_Celica No they are def 19s...I know what the tire says, D... Apr 23, 2004 - 7:06 AM

macavely QUOTE (NYCelica @ Apr 23, 2004 - 4:21 AM) DJMC_Cel... Apr 23, 2004 - 7:12 AM

bufferdan QUOTE (Sirius @ Apr 23, 2004 - 8:44 AM) QUOTE (uzt... Apr 23, 2004 - 7:20 AM

SlowCelica94 I call BS. My buddy w/ a Del Sol VTec could barely... Apr 23, 2004 - 9:53 AM

Digndoug QUOTE (bufferdan @ Apr 23, 2004 - 12:20 PM) Q... Apr 23, 2004 - 10:02 AM

bufferdan Not true with all the GM's ive owned and the r... Apr 23, 2004 - 10:16 AM

97sccelica dont get too cocky a 87 IROC is not a good exampl... Apr 23, 2004 - 11:59 AM

bufferdan The older ones are much better! Sure they don... Apr 23, 2004 - 12:23 PM

celimanST A couple of weeks back I stroled a caviler I know ... Apr 23, 2004 - 12:36 PM

94Toy Last summer I raced a late 80's early 90's... Apr 23, 2004 - 12:58 PM

bufferdan QUOTE (94Toy @ Apr 23, 2004 - 5:58 PM) Last summer... Apr 23, 2004 - 1:11 PM

subsolo_21 QUOTE they will run a lot longer than any 6gc, i m... Apr 23, 2004 - 1:29 PM

Sirius Sorry Guys - I didn't explain properly. Lots ... Apr 23, 2004 - 2:35 PM

bufferdan QUOTE (Sirius @ Apr 23, 2004 - 7:35 PM) Sorry Guys... Apr 23, 2004 - 3:14 PM

aaronc222 QUOTE (subsolo_21 @ Apr 23, 2004 - 2:29 PM) QUOTE ... Apr 23, 2004 - 6:14 PM

Kwanza26 QUOTE (Sirius @ Apr 23, 2004 - 7:35 PM) Sorry Guys... Apr 23, 2004 - 7:25 PM

Digndoug ok, lets say this, all cars suck..... ok, but rea... Apr 23, 2004 - 7:55 PM

Coomer QUOTE (Digndoug @ Apr 23, 2004 - 5:55 PM) ok, lets... Apr 23, 2004 - 8:43 PM

Andason QUOTE (macavely @ Apr 23, 2004 - 6:12 AM) QUOTE (N... Apr 23, 2004 - 11:39 PM

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TheReader Hi everyone, First, I must give my apologies for... Apr 24, 2004 - 5:34 AM

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chucho QUOTE (SlowCelica94 @ Apr 24, 2004 - 10:47 AM) QUO... Apr 24, 2004 - 10:52 AM

boosted_K2 the late 80s IROCs are ****ty ass cars period. Apr 24, 2004 - 1:54 PM

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