07 Eclipse GS vs some old Acura w/fart can

Sikis · July 18th, 2008, 09:42 AM

I was on my way to work this morning..and heard a fart can. My head was swivelling around, trying to find the source. HAH! At Michigan and State, an old black debadged Acura with a fart can that was installed by someone who had no concept of the word "level". I hurry up and turn onto Michigan and fight my way through the morning traffic on this one way road to get next to him. Couple of revs and looks exchanged..lights green GO! I get him from the takeoff. I hear him squealing and making a racket to my back left, but I don't look. Second gear..third.. I hear him squeal again in second. We both kick to the outside lanes to pass the traffic. ACK! A train! Traffic backup! I quickly hit the brakes (I have MASSIVE brake dust on my rims

) and make a turn towards work. He does the same in the opposite direction. I hope to meet this Acura again, perhaps dish it out in a more open arena.

Unfortunately, since it was debadged, I have NO idea what model it was. My recognition of Acura's are poor. Sorry. I do think, had there been more room, he would have smoked me in the higher gears. But..tis life. I had fun, didn't wreck, and am eating breakfast at work with slightly shakey hands.

rbk001 · July 18th, 2008, 09:58 AM

ahhhh the rush! Gotta love it!

Sikis · July 18th, 2008, 10:06 AM

For me..its better than sex. No chance of the "I'm pregnant" phone call a few weeks later, either.

rbk001 · July 18th, 2008, 10:09 AM

lmao.....god.....bad memories...too many close calls

Sikis · July 18th, 2008, 10:20 AM

Yeah, no kidding. I can see it now..some conservative TV ads. "Street racing : The new contraceptive." and "Wait until you are ready; Squash a Civic".

dwbean · July 19th, 2008, 09:35 AM

aequitas · July 20th, 2008, 01:33 PM

So.. which is more exciting.. having sex.. or racing cars? ..how bout having sex WHILE racing cars. >; ]

Sikis · July 20th, 2008, 02:08 PM

Haha..But you see..the problem is..the shifter gets in the way...

Jonrod · July 20th, 2008, 03:26 PM

unless she's on your shifter.....

aequitas · July 20th, 2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonrod

unless she's on your shifter.....

Ahhhhhh i like that hahahaha

bmshue51 · July 20th, 2008, 07:26 PM

so you just race after cars that have fart cans? thats kind of funny...

Sikis · July 20th, 2008, 08:00 PM

Pretty much. I've been wanting to go up against a Civic here in town and the best way to find them is with your ears.

aequitas · July 20th, 2008, 08:47 PM

lol you gotta expand your horizons man.. the Eclipse is capable of soooo much more than jus ricer civics. Trust me.. i've taken my STOCK GS and had quite a bit of different cars staring at my tail-lights.

Sikis · July 20th, 2008, 08:51 PM

Oh yes, I know. I want to start with a Civic. I'm going to make a list. Focus, Mustang, ION...

aequitas · July 20th, 2008, 10:11 PM

lol.. baby steps man.. gotta crawl before you walk. >; ]

CLIPSE_GT · July 21st, 2008, 11:43 AM

Wow, the amount of r1c3r fan boi posts in here is rediculous. Are you serious, you want to start with street racing Civics and then move up to Mustangs and the all import warrior ION??? All hail the 2.2L Ecotec ION!!! It pwns all mankind.

Racing is not like a video game where you start off easy and your car gets magically faster after each win. Mod your car and then move up.

Its all about having fun and being safe. Speeding thru rush hour traffic and shooting into another lane is a one way ticket to either killing yourself or someone else. You can only do that so many times before you cut off grandma and she ramrods you into the rest of traffic. For the love of mankind if you are going to illegally street race, do it on a less dense road.

Sikis · July 21st, 2008, 11:55 AM

Yes, I know its not like a video game. I plan on doing upgrades. I'm actually a very safe driver. If I thought for one moment what I was doing when I was behind the wheel was actively endangeering myself or other people, I would stop. Also, the list of cars that I put (Mustang and Ion) were not in order. They were EXAMPLES.

You've made a lot of assumptions. Most of them are wrong. The sarcasm and hostility is not needed.

CLIPSE_GT · July 21st, 2008, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sikis

You've made a lot of assumptions. Most of them are wrong. The sarcasm and hostility is not needed.

Stupidity on the roads is not needed. When you write a story of careless driving during rush hour traffic and racing a "riced out" Acura, I can only assume what kind of person is behind the post.

Ralliart01 · August 30th, 2008, 06:53 PM

i wouldn't just go out and start racing cars left and right, why dont you go to the track and make your self better and your car. and if your interested in racing a civic you should take a run against mine. GS's are hella slow i know cuz i had one and if you want to race people get a new car.

July 18th, 2008, 09:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sikis Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Beech Grove, In Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GS Posts: 35 Rep Power: 1	07 Eclipse GS vs some old Acura w/fart can I was on my way to work this morning..and heard a fart can. My head was swivelling around, trying to find the source. HAH! At Michigan and State, an old black debadged Acura with a fart can that was installed by someone who had no concept of the word "level". I hurry up and turn onto Michigan and fight my way through the morning traffic on this one way road to get next to him. Couple of revs and looks exchanged..lights green GO! I get him from the takeoff. I hear him squealing and making a racket to my back left, but I don't look. Second gear..third.. I hear him squeal again in second. We both kick to the outside lanes to pass the traffic. ACK! A train! Traffic backup! I quickly hit the brakes (I have MASSIVE brake dust on my rims ) and make a turn towards work. He does the same in the opposite direction. I hope to meet this Acura again, perhaps dish it out in a more open arena. Unfortunately, since it was debadged, I have NO idea what model it was. My recognition of Acura's are poor. Sorry. I do think, had there been more room, he would have smoked me in the higher gears. But..tis life. I had fun, didn't wreck, and am eating breakfast at work with slightly shakey hands.

July 18th, 2008, 09:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
rbk001 Senior Member Tournaments Won: 6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bluffton, SC Vehicle: 2007/Eclipse/GS Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 59	ahhhh the rush! Gotta love it! __________________ Performance: Fujita F5 CAI, RRE Underdrive Pulley, RRE Short Tube Headers, Magnaflow Cat-back Exhaust Suspension: Tanabe Front Strut Bar, Progress Lowering Springs, Progress Rear Sway Bar. Just for Looks: 18" Drifz Venom Rims, Black Halo Projectors, Painted Calipers, 12k HID's, 35% Tint, Disabled DRL's

July 18th, 2008, 10:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
rbk001 Senior Member Tournaments Won: 6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bluffton, SC Vehicle: 2007/Eclipse/GS Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 59	lmao.....god.....bad memories...too many close calls __________________ Performance: Fujita F5 CAI, RRE Underdrive Pulley, RRE Short Tube Headers, Magnaflow Cat-back Exhaust Suspension: Tanabe Front Strut Bar, Progress Lowering Springs, Progress Rear Sway Bar. Just for Looks: 18" Drifz Venom Rims, Black Halo Projectors, Painted Calipers, 12k HID's, 35% Tint, Disabled DRL's

July 20th, 2008, 01:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
aequitas Dragon Slayer Join Date: May 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Vehicle: 2006/Eclipse Posts: 207 Rep Power: 2	So.. which is more exciting.. having sex.. or racing cars? ..how bout having sex WHILE racing cars. >; ] __________________ Eclipse tuners are a strange sort. They don't like talking about wings or color-matching side skirts and interiors. Eclipse tuners are performance-obsessed sleeper fanatics who dream only about downpipes, exhaust gasses, and wastegates. Their cars aren't pretty, but have the ability to spank you silly on the highway. In other words, Eclipse tuners write checks their cars can cash. Mention the word "chrome" and they might drop a boot to your skull.

July 20th, 2008, 03:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jonrod Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Va Vehicle: 2007 GS M/T Posts: 8,748 Rep Power: 101	unless she's on your shifter..... __________________ Jon - 2007 Eclipse GS Weapon-R intake, RRE Underdrive Pulley, Magnaflow Resonator, Custom Aero 2540i axelback, tanabe strut tower bar, progress rear sway bar, Eibach Sportline Springs, Ralliart Eyelids, Enkei OEM Evo wheels in Graphite

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07 Eclipse GS vs some old Acura w/fart can

July 18th, 2008, 10:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sikis Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Beech Grove, In Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GS Posts: 35 Rep Power: 1	For me..its better than sex. No chance of the "I'm pregnant" phone call a few weeks later, either.

July 18th, 2008, 10:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sikis Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Beech Grove, In Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GS Posts: 35 Rep Power: 1	Yeah, no kidding. I can see it now..some conservative TV ads. "Street racing : The new contraceptive." and "Wait until you are ready; Squash a Civic".

July 19th, 2008, 09:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
dwbean Dark Lord of the Whore Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Maryland Vehicle: 06 eclipise GT 6spd Posts: 6,604 Rep Power: 46

July 20th, 2008, 02:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sikis Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Beech Grove, In Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GS Posts: 35 Rep Power: 1	Haha..But you see..the problem is..the shifter gets in the way...

July 20th, 2008, 07:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
bmshue51 Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bluffton, SC Vehicle: 07 Eclipse GST Posts: 1,393 Rep Power: 20	so you just race after cars that have fart cans? thats kind of funny... __________________

July 20th, 2008, 08:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
Sikis Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Beech Grove, In Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GS Posts: 35 Rep Power: 1	Pretty much. I've been wanting to go up against a Civic here in town and the best way to find them is with your ears.

July 20th, 2008, 08:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
aequitas Dragon Slayer Join Date: May 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Vehicle: 2006/Eclipse Posts: 207 Rep Power: 2	lol you gotta expand your horizons man.. the Eclipse is capable of soooo much more than jus ricer civics. Trust me.. i've taken my STOCK GS and had quite a bit of different cars staring at my tail-lights. __________________ Eclipse tuners are a strange sort. They don't like talking about wings or color-matching side skirts and interiors. Eclipse tuners are performance-obsessed sleeper fanatics who dream only about downpipes, exhaust gasses, and wastegates. Their cars aren't pretty, but have the ability to spank you silly on the highway. In other words, Eclipse tuners write checks their cars can cash. Mention the word "chrome" and they might drop a boot to your skull.

July 20th, 2008, 08:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
Sikis Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Beech Grove, In Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GS Posts: 35 Rep Power: 1	Oh yes, I know. I want to start with a Civic. I'm going to make a list. Focus, Mustang, ION...

July 20th, 2008, 10:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
aequitas Dragon Slayer Join Date: May 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Vehicle: 2006/Eclipse Posts: 207 Rep Power: 2	lol.. baby steps man.. gotta crawl before you walk. >; ] __________________ Eclipse tuners are a strange sort. They don't like talking about wings or color-matching side skirts and interiors. Eclipse tuners are performance-obsessed sleeper fanatics who dream only about downpipes, exhaust gasses, and wastegates. Their cars aren't pretty, but have the ability to spank you silly on the highway. In other words, Eclipse tuners write checks their cars can cash. Mention the word "chrome" and they might drop a boot to your skull.

July 21st, 2008, 11:43 AM	#16 (permalink)
CLIPSE_GT Have u hugg'd a cone 2day Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Vehicle: 01 GT PP Posts: 1,257 Rep Power: 41	Wow, the amount of r1c3r fan boi posts in here is rediculous. Are you serious, you want to start with street racing Civics and then move up to Mustangs and the all import warrior ION??? All hail the 2.2L Ecotec ION!!! It pwns all mankind. Racing is not like a video game where you start off easy and your car gets magically faster after each win. Mod your car and then move up. Its all about having fun and being safe. Speeding thru rush hour traffic and shooting into another lane is a one way ticket to either killing yourself or someone else. You can only do that so many times before you cut off grandma and she ramrods you into the rest of traffic. For the love of mankind if you are going to illegally street race, do it on a less dense road. __________________ Your Friendly Racing/National/Great Lakes Region Moderator now with Super Mod powers Scaring the orange off cones since 2005 2001 GT PP A/T (Now over 200whp)

July 21st, 2008, 11:55 AM	#17 (permalink)
Sikis Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Beech Grove, In Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse GS Posts: 35 Rep Power: 1	Yes, I know its not like a video game. I plan on doing upgrades. I'm actually a very safe driver. If I thought for one moment what I was doing when I was behind the wheel was actively endangeering myself or other people, I would stop. Also, the list of cars that I put (Mustang and Ion) were not in order. They were EXAMPLES. You've made a lot of assumptions. Most of them are wrong. The sarcasm and hostility is not needed. Last edited by Sikis : July 21st, 2008 at 12:03 PM.

August 30th, 2008, 06:53 PM	#19 (permalink)
Ralliart01 MAN I NEED A CAR!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Vehicle: looking for one Posts: 293 Rep Power: 2	i wouldn't just go out and start racing cars left and right, why dont you go to the track and make your self better and your car. and if your interested in racing a civic you should take a run against mine. GS's are hella slow i know cuz i had one and if you want to race people get a new car.