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AlexSmith
03-06-2009, 01:09 PM
I'll kick this off! I got a 2001 Corvette with an A4(GASP). A few mods but, nothing crazy. Who else is out there with a turtle among cheetahs:beer:?

-Alex
Artic_07
03-06-2009, 01:10 PM
How about a stock Pontiac g6 w\ a v6...?

Plans:
GT-R exhaust, front strut bar, CAI w\ functional hood. tint, and xeon 10k lights.
Blake
03-06-2009, 01:22 PM
I think my car can qualify for this category. I think my car is fast, but I know it probably won't hang with the big boys :bawling: BUT DAMMIT I'M TRYING!
Titanium 325
03-06-2009, 02:00 PM
:turtle: crossing, loud and proud. I may not be fast in this car, but I like her just the same.

:beer: to the other "Pace Cars" as Alex put it before!

Plans - Either a C6 Vette, or a Z06 in a couple of years. Then maybe, just maybe I can move up from my current spot at the bottom! LOL Someone has to be in the rear with the gear though. ;)

- Damon
Crash
03-06-2009, 10:12 PM
My M3 won't play with the big boys, but my GT500 makes up for what my M3 lacks. The M3 is fast just not in a straight line.
Qship5
03-06-2009, 10:24 PM
LOL, I think this may be the only place where 400 HP cars are considered slow, 500 HP cars are just average and 600 HP is the entry point to the big dogs table.
Tremelle
03-06-2009, 10:39 PM
My VW GTi is German made with the 2.0 4 banger, so it is probably at the head of the class. My M3 vert is right up there since it is stock.
m topls
03-07-2009, 01:47 AM
Oh well, I guess both of my rides are in this turtle group. They may be M cars, but they are old M cars under 300hp. They still have a great "seat of the pants" feel to me, however, and that's what counts! :)
m topls
03-07-2009, 01:50 AM
LOL, I think this may be the only place where 400 HP cars are considered slow, 500 HP cars are just average and 600 HP is the entry point to the big dogs table.

So if you are calling 400hp slow, I wonder what 240 would be called. Maybe I need to start my own thread and call it the snail group or something. LOL! But hey, it's really how you apex it that counts. :D
tranman329
03-07-2009, 08:40 AM
it's not about horsepower numbers, it's 60-130 times.
Artic_07
03-07-2009, 09:01 AM
Or whatever top speed you can do...?
NDeedOne
03-07-2009, 01:43 PM
ou! ou! ou!.... pick me!!!! I have a slow car too. It's a 335i Dinan S2. I'll find out my 60 - 130 times after I get rears.

This thread rocks!!!!!!
Saladbar
03-07-2009, 04:53 PM
It's not so much a car as it is an SUV .... But here's my bucket. It only does a good 0-80mph run. LOL!!

1mYA-ZZPDx8


And here it is, cutout closed with a little N2O. Still have to sort that out but it should surprise some people :)

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/Saladbar97z/th_2008-11-02_18.jpg (http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/Saladbar97z/?action=view&current=2008-11-02_18.flv)
Drei Bimmers
03-07-2009, 05:04 PM
It's not so much a car as it is an SUV .... But here's my bucket. It only does a good 0-80mph run. LOL!!

1mYA-ZZPDx8


And here it is, cutout closed with a little N2O. Still have to sort that out but it should surprise some people :)

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/Saladbar97z/th_2008-11-02_18.jpg (http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m294/Saladbar97z/?action=view&current=2008-11-02_18.flv)

SUV's suck! How's the "Down Under"? Didn't know you were on here, Saladbar...
Saladbar
03-07-2009, 05:08 PM
SUV's suck! How's the "Down Under"? Didn't know you were on here, Saladbar...

Who you is?? :questionmark:

I get around... :beer:

Haven't made it to Oz yet, but I'll be there for the first 2 weeks of April. Already made it across the pond to London for a week and I'm off to Mexico City tomorrow. Assuming I make it back from Mexico in one piece :laugh: .
Drei Bimmers
03-07-2009, 05:15 PM
Who you is?? :questionmark:

I get around... :beer:

Haven't made it to Oz yet, but I'll be there for the first 2 weeks of April. Already made it across the pond to London for a week and I'm off to Mexico City tomorrow. Assuming I make it back from Mexico in one piece :laugh: .

Old CFCC Pres...lol

I would comment about Mexico City, but not PC. Be safe, bro!
Saladbar
03-07-2009, 05:21 PM
Old CFCC Pres...lol

I would comment about Mexico City, but not PC. Be safe, bro!

Ahhh! Hiya Mike! :beer:

A buddy of mine told me about this site yesterday, I figured I'd drop in.

Keep me posted on the fomer CFCC suare' :bandit: .
LanceFitzgiben
03-07-2009, 09:25 PM
I have a lowly E39 M5 with no power mods.. feels fast and all that.. till I go to DFW and end up leaving the meet feeling... like I want more power. =)

I love my car though.
Michael-Dallas
03-07-2009, 10:41 PM
Ah... 996 C4S and E36 M3... I think I qualify for this "club." :D

I think Scott's M3 puts down more hp than both of my cars flywheel hp combined.

///Michael
AlexSmith
03-08-2009, 12:50 AM
it's not about horsepower numbers, it's 60-130 times.

Haven't tried that yet.

Or whatever top speed you can do...?

Yeah that's what I keep telling myself LOL, 175, maybe 176 since it is lowered:laugh:.

-Alex
JackG
03-09-2009, 01:13 PM
Ok, Karen....I've got one that I'm sure will be the class of the "snail" group!! 1963 VW Bug - 40 HP! It will barely break the highway speed limit but wins style points.

Jack
snowball
03-09-2009, 01:18 PM
Ok, Karen....I've got one that I'm sure will be the class of the "snail" group!! 1963 VW Bug - 40 HP! It will barely break the highway speed limit but wins style points.

Jack

Jack, my first car was a '59 VW Bug and one time I got it to 63 mph going down hill on a freeway. It had no fuel gauage, no radio, and two fuel tanks. Damn I miss that car.....he he :beer:

Gerald
JackG
03-09-2009, 01:24 PM
Oh yeah, Gerald! Talk about simplicity!! It's driving in its simplist form. Well, my Bug is modern by those standards.....it has a radio, gas tank, and even a sunroof!!!!! Mine will actually hit a little over 70 (with the wind at my back), but driving in a crosswind is challenging.

Jack
snowball
03-09-2009, 01:48 PM
Oh yeah, Gerald! Talk about simplicity!! It's driving in its simplist form. Well, my Bug is modern by those standards.....it has a radio, gas tank, and even a sunroof!!!!! Mine will actually hit a little over 70 (with the wind at my back), but driving in a crosswind is challenging.

Jack

The 1959 model had push button door handles and anti-sway bars! It cut a u-turn in such a small semi-circle, it used to amaze everyone. ;)
NDeedOne
03-09-2009, 03:28 PM
My VW Rabbit Diesel hit a top speed of 63 mph. SA MOK IN FAST!!!!!!!!
Titanium 325
03-09-2009, 03:54 PM
Jack, my first car was a '59 VW Bug and one time I got it to 63 mph going down hill on a freeway. It had no fuel gauage, no radio, and two fuel tanks. Damn I miss that car.....he he :beer:

Gerald

I had a buddy in High School that had a sweet little bug with a porche motor in it that was deceptively quick. I was suprised how much room it had in the inside. LOL
JackG
03-09-2009, 04:01 PM
I did the same with a bug about 6 yrs ago. I blew the VW motor on one of my bugs and had a spare Porsche motor....so, voila! But, I quickly discovered the VW gearbox was neither strong enough nor geared right for almost triple the hp! I could start out in 2nd gear it was geared so low for VW, and I'd be going 70 mph at probably red line (no tach, so just guessing). But, it did have plenty of low end grunt!! That, and it was woefully underbraked also.....so, I passed on the project to someone who was interested in taking it to the next level.

Jack
soada101
03-10-2009, 01:30 AM
im still rolling with my bud alex right along in here!!!!!!!!!!!!
Titanium 325
03-10-2009, 07:50 AM
^ still digging those Magnesium wheels man. You just do not see those at all anymore.
BMW_TT
03-10-2009, 11:23 AM
Mine is pretty slow compare to most. No lies! :(
RaceMX-M3
03-10-2009, 11:30 PM
There's always someone faster and always someone slower. I would hazard to guess most of the "slow" cars on this forum are still faster than 95% of the cars on the highway. :)
Tritek R33 GTR
03-10-2009, 11:40 PM
I am with you guys :beer:
AlexSmith
03-11-2009, 11:04 AM
I am with you guys :beer:

Yeah when drive at 0psi.

-Alex
boba
03-11-2009, 12:14 PM
I guess Jack and I get to be the 'old and slow guys'

My '65 356SC has maybe 115. But it is fun to drive.
BlackSheep
03-11-2009, 02:10 PM
Ok, Karen....I've got one that I'm sure will be the class of the "snail" group!! 1963 VW Bug - 40 HP! It will barely break the highway speed limit but wins style points.

Jack

I have one of the last "Old School" Bugs.. It's a 2003 from Mexico, it is my get around car at my house in Cabo.. $6,700 brand new! It does have A/C though! Well kinda, it will cool an additional 20 deg.. I love that little car.. It has pulled 2 4x4's from being stuck on the beach.. One was a Saquoia! lol!! That little thing is amazing.. I bought it to sneak back in the U.S once I get my FM3 residency card, I want to stick a turbo 2.0 in it:thumbsup2:
Crash
03-11-2009, 02:34 PM
So when are we having a meet in Cabo Jason?
Titanium 325
03-11-2009, 03:29 PM
I guess Jack and I get to be the 'old and slow guys'

My '65 356SC has maybe 115. But it is fun to drive.

Nice looking car! I bet that is fun to drive.
BlackSheep
03-11-2009, 09:35 PM
So when are we having a meet in Cabo Jason?

I'm planning a trip first week of May.. Will be hot as hell!! Join me if you want!
Crash
03-11-2009, 10:09 PM
Damn I'd love to, but I'm going to Tulsa in June for 4 days and need to stock away extra cash for that, but I'd definitely take you up on that another time.
LanceFitzgiben
03-12-2009, 01:48 AM
but driving in a crosswind is challenging.


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Carlos
03-12-2009, 01:55 AM
Picked up an 02 Boxster S to play with for the summer. A snail compared to most of the rides I've seen on this site.
Saladbar
03-12-2009, 11:47 AM
I'm planning a trip first week of May.. Will be hot as hell!! Join me if you want!

Thanks for the invite.... ***! :bandit:
vh_bu98
03-13-2009, 12:18 AM
My 325 puts out a whopping 185 HP. :bawling:
AlexSmith
03-13-2009, 09:04 AM
My 325 puts out a whopping 185 HP. :bawling:

Crank or to the wheels?

-Alex
Rob1796
03-13-2009, 10:36 AM
Crank or to the wheels?

-Alex

If its an E46, crank...

I'm pretty sure that other than maybe the 325i's running around here, I'm slower than everyone.
Raven
03-13-2009, 11:09 AM
My 325 puts out a whopping 185 HP. :bawling:

http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo268/rlpiii/hamsterjpg.jpg
Titanium 325
03-13-2009, 01:03 PM
If its an E46, crank...

I'm pretty sure that other than maybe the 325i's running around here, I'm slower than everyone.

Right there with you! At least we can get good footage of the others doing their mexico runs... at least from the back side. LOL
Rob1796
03-13-2009, 02:24 PM
Right there with you! At least we can get good footage of the others doing their mexico runs... at least from the back side. LOL


Right on! Can't have the camera cars out running the runners...

[Me making myself feel better]Besides, its much more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.[/Me making myself feel better]
AlexSmith
03-14-2009, 01:25 PM
I'll be a camera and pace car with you guys.

-Alex
snowball
03-14-2009, 07:07 PM
I'll kick this off! I got a 2001 Corvette with an A4(GASP). A few mods but, nothing crazy. Who else is out there with a turtle among cheetahs:beer:?

-Alex

A turtle sure. No vette I know of is any turtle. Even all the way back to the '53 What are you hiding? :D
AlexSmith
03-16-2009, 08:03 AM
A turtle sure. No vette I know of is any turtle. Even all the way back to the '53 What are you hiding? :D

To regular cars yeah my car is decent but, relative to the cars on this site yeah my car is a slug LOL. That and I have already gotten pretty used to the limits of this car. I'm not scared of it anymore:burnout:

-Alex
QDOG
03-18-2009, 03:21 PM
I got a turtle right here. I have lost every dam race within the DFW club!!!
snowball
03-18-2009, 04:28 PM
I got a turtle right here. I have lost every dam race within the DFW club!!!

You had a fast car and traded it in ! :confused:

You ought to see it now - it screams !
AlexSmith
03-18-2009, 07:40 PM
I got a turtle right here. I have lost every dam race within the DFW club!!!

Yeah those 997 Turbos are real slugs:hmmmm2:

-Alex
Gargamel
03-18-2009, 11:44 PM
Hey dude! Its not about winning or losing....but losing in style! How many people get to lose in a Porsche like that???
Qship5
03-19-2009, 02:56 PM
I got a turtle right here. I have lost every dam race within the DFW club!!!

You just need to stop racing the big dawgs in the club. I'm sure you can win against some of the cars in this club.
vh_bu98
03-19-2009, 06:43 PM
You just need to stop racing the big dawgs in the club. I'm sure you can win against some of the cars in this club.

I'll let you beat me QDOG. :laugh:
LanceFitzgiben
03-19-2009, 07:41 PM
Q-dog we can line up next time I'm in town.. it'll be good for a laugh and it will be sure to boost your ego!

haha
RaceMX-M3
03-19-2009, 10:45 PM
Q I will race you in my wife's X3. :laugh:
QDOG
03-20-2009, 10:19 AM
Thanks for the generous offer Scott! I am reluctant to race you again; it seems like every car you touch beats me!
AlexSmith
03-20-2009, 10:40 AM
Thanks for the generous offer Scott! I am reluctant to race you again; it seems like every car you touch beats me!

Scott please bless my car then:D

-Alex