Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read   Cars Lounge > Cars Lounge > GM > GM Camaro Firebird Back in the day User Name Remember Me? Password   Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes   #1   09-29-2006, 10:10 PM 496RatBird Junior Member   Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2 Back in the day I was thinking about fbodyfreak's Mustang race. Back in the day a guy could take a quick look under the hood listen to the engine, smell the exhaust and just about tell how quick a car was. Now with NOS, and forced induction you can't tell shit. It's almost easier to see if they built the rear end. Sometimes change isn't so great. Remove spam to email. 496RatBird View Public Profile Find all posts by 496RatBird Add 496RatBird to Your Buddy List   #2   10-03-2006, 03:45 AM lab~rat >:-) Junior Member   Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 66 Back in the day On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:10:47 GMT, "496RatBird" <ksdg@spammchsi.com> puked: Quote: I was thinking about fbodyfreak's Mustang race. Back in the day a guy couldtake a quick look under the hood listen to the engine, smell the exhaust andjust about tell how quick a car was. Now with NOS, and forced induction youcan't tell shit. It's almost easier to see if they built the rear end.Sometimes change isn't so great. Remove spam to email. And back in the day you would have to have a dedicated drag car to make the HP that minor modifications make to modern cars. Ya have to take the good with the bad... -- lab~rat >:-) Do you want polite or do you want sincere? lab~rat >:-) View Public Profile Find all posts by lab~rat >:-) Add lab~rat >:-) to Your Buddy List   #3   10-07-2006, 10:05 PM 496RatBird Junior Member   Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2 Back in the day "lab~rat >:-)" <chase@cheeze.net> wrote in message news:2sl2i2pcgp2mmne1dn7ild00srp2jfe261@4ax.com... Quote: On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:10:47 GMT, "496RatBird" <ksdg@spammchsi.com> puked: Quote: I was thinking about fbodyfreak's Mustang race. Back in the day a guycouldtake a quick look under the hood listen to the engine, smell the exhaustandjust about tell how quick a car was. Now with NOS, and forced inductionyoucan't tell shit. It's almost easier to see if they built the rear end.Sometimes change isn't so great. Remove spam to email. And back in the day you would have to have a dedicated drag car to make the HP that minor modifications make to modern cars. Ya have to take the good with the bad... -- lab~rat >:-) Maybe I outta shoot some of that funny gas into the 496BBC in my 81 Bird. Then again maybe not. It already cracked the windshield. But dam that would be fun. Remove spam to email 496RatBird View Public Profile Find all posts by 496RatBird Add 496RatBird to Your Buddy List   #4   10-07-2006, 11:48 PM tricky Junior Member   Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 33 Back in the day "496RatBird" <ksdg@spammchsi.com> wrote in message news:Qy0Wg.95935$aJ.81536@attbi_s21... Quote: "lab~rat >:-)" <chase@cheeze.net> wrote in message news:2sl2i2pcgp2mmne1dn7ild00srp2jfe261@4ax.com... Quote: On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:10:47 GMT, "496RatBird" <ksdg@spammchsi.com> puked: Quote: I was thinking about fbodyfreak's Mustang race. Back in the day a guycouldtake a quick look under the hood listen to the engine, smell the exhaustandjust about tell how quick a car was. Now with NOS, and forced inductionyoucan't tell shit. It's almost easier to see if they built the rear end.Sometimes change isn't so great. Remove spam to email. And back in the day you would have to have a dedicated drag car to make the HP that minor modifications make to modern cars. Ya have to take the good with the bad... -- lab~rat >:-) Maybe I outta shoot some of that funny gas into the 496BBC in my 81 Bird. Then again maybe not. It already cracked the windshield. But dam that would be fun. Remove spam to email I just had to replace the windshield on my 78 firebird. It cracked from the bottom corner towards the middle. Is it engine power that did it ? or bumpy roads ? Rich tricky View Public Profile Find all posts by tricky Add tricky to Your Buddy List   #5   10-07-2006, 11:57 PM Terminal Crazy Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 53 Back in the day In article <6rOdnVZFgabaMLXYRVnysQ@bt.com>, tricky <rich@handmade-f9.co.uk> wrote: Quote: I just had to replace the windshield on my 78 firebird. It cracked from the bottom corner towards the middle. Is it engine power that did it ? or bumpy roads ? Both. My '78 camaro used to twist under heavy load. As the screen is used to stiffen the body it will crack eventually as many have, here in the UK. I had a set of cut down big block springs on the front which were too stiff for the rest of the structure to cope. A Set of SFC's or cage structure would have made an enoumous difference. HTH -- Mitch - 1995 Z28 LT1 M6 terminal_crazy@sand-hill.freeserve.co.uk Lancashire England http://www.sand-hill.freeserve.co.uk/terminal_crazy/ Terminal Crazy View Public Profile Find all posts by Terminal Crazy Add Terminal Crazy to Your Buddy List « Previous Thread | Next Thread » Thread Tools Search this Thread Show Printable Version Email this Page Search this Thread: Advanced Search Display Modes Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts vB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Forum Jump Please select one User Control Panel Private Messages Subscriptions Who's Online Search Forums Forums Home -------------------- Cars Lounge     General     Acura     Alfa Romeo     Audi     BMW     Dodge     Ferrari     Fiat     Ford         Ford Explorer         Ford Falcon         Ford Festiva         Ford Flathead         Ford Focus         Ford Mustang     GM         GM Cadillac         GM Cadillac Deville         GM Camaro         GM Camaro Firebird         GM Chevy Malibu         GM Corvette         GM Fiero         GM Oldsmobile         GM Pontiac     Honda     Hyundai     Infiniti     Isuzu     Jaguar     Kia     Lexus     Mercedes Benz     Mini     Mitsubishi     Nissan     Peugeot     Porsche         Porsche 911         Porsche 928         Porsche 944     Rolls Royce     Saab     Subaru     Toyota         Toyota Camry         Toyota MR2         Toyota Prius     Volkswagen         Volkswagen Beetle     Volvo All times are GMT -8. 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