I was on my way to the mall to surprise my mom and have lunch with her. Well, in all honesty it was an excuse to drive around with my new electric cutout(1 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/flatlander757/Car%20Related/E-cutout/001.jpg), 2 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/flatlander757/Car%20Related/E-cutout/003.jpg)) :evillol:

So I had washed my car earlier in the day, so me being the obsessive nut I am, decided to take the long way to avoid some construction going on :uhoh: Well I am driving down this huge 4 lane road(4 each way) and there are stoplights at distances far enough apart to be perfect for racing with the added bonus of not a lot of stores around for cops to watch gaurd from. I am listening to the deep and throaty rumble of my new cutout(which I love if you haven't figured out already) when a light ahead maybe 80ft turns yellow so I slow down to a stop. To my surprise a red Cobalt SS(supercharged) pulls up next to me a few moments later, but its a chick :sly: Honestly I've never seen a girl race before and figured she wasn't going to do anything, she didn't rev or look at me or anything, just edged up once as many people often do. When potentially quick cars are beside me I will try to pace them and edge in front so I'm ahead which will usually cause some people to bite. Well she surprised me and gave it a little gas, me likewise to stay even then she completely floored it, and I must say: those things are darn quick!


But not quick enough :grinno: She got a quick gain of about one carlength on me when she floored it simply because I didn't think she would race in the first place so it kinda took me a second for the idea "floor it" to sink in. Once I did, the sound of my open cutout nearly made me orgasm :eek: It was so loud and sweet sounding words could not describe it... but dammit she was in front of me. Then I noticed the car wasn't exactly going straight... I was spinning the tires! A moment later the tranny shifted and I was peeling through second as well... The cutout was so freaking loud I couldn't tell (audibly) whether I was spinning or not but I'm guessing about mid second gear my tires realized "hell no we ain't losing to a 4 banger!" and in about 2 seconds I had gained back what was lost in the first 80ft or so and we were about neck and neck. VROOOOOM.... burp... squeek-- VROOOM I was in third gear and put about 2-3 lengths on her then shut it down at about 95 mph or so since there was another light and a few cars ahead.

I didn't get a chance to see her at the next light, she had pulled over to the far left lane and I was in the far right since I needed to turn at the next street. I'd say that's a worthy kill for the 194,000 mile Z28 :iceslolan


Cliff notes: Raced a lady in her Cobalt SS... she got :owned:

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awesome kill man, maybe a little easier on the throttle next time? :p...less wheelspin would've gotten her from the get-go, especial with your LT1 TORK!!

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Just joking..




























Or am I?



What relation are you to a Cobalt SS?

Good kill... shuuda got herz mawd tyte digitz yo!

Rob

Yeah, did you bone a cavalier or somethin what's up with that?


eh, good race :cheers:

nice race.

Strange but girls never look at me either when they lined up. Only when the race is underway they look over.

how are you comparing a camaro to a Cobalt SS S/C? I know they are both nice cars, but they are in no way related.

how are you comparing a camaro to a Cobalt SS S/C? I know they are both nice cars, but they are in no way related.


well really they are related...see they both are chevys...and im just going to assume that is what he meant.


nice race.

Strange but girls never look at me either when they lined up. Only when the race is underway they look over.

i really dont know what it is but its the same way when i wanna race someone, i refuse to look over at them..well while at a dead stop. if im next to some one on the roll then i will look over at them.

i really dont know what it is but its the same way when i wanna race someone, i refuse to look over at them..well while at a dead stop. if im next to some one on the roll then i will look over at them.


Is it because you want to be taken seriously? If you look over they might think you're flirting with them so you try to not look at them..maybe aggravate them into a race???

Is it because you want to be taken seriously? If you look over they might think you're flirting with them so you try to not look at them..maybe aggravate them into a race???


ya your prolly right, but the only time ill actually rev at someone is if i have some one in the car with me and i dont feel so stupid.

heh...i'm the same way, i dont think i've ever reved at anyone.

I get yelled at a lot. Just the other day i was driving out in front of the UofI stadium just driving normally and some dudes walking on the side of the road heard my BOV and thought i misshifted so he yelled "Way to f**kin misshift fag!" I sat in stunned silence for a block and a half, that's the usual attitude around here...oh well... [/rant]

haha oh man. that sucks. You shoulda spun a quick 180 and given them a stern talking to

heh...i'm the same way, i dont think i've ever reved at anyone.

I get yelled at a lot. Just the other day i was driving out in front of the UofI stadium just driving normally and some dudes walking on the side of the road heard my BOV and thought i misshifted so he yelled "Way to f**kin misshift fag!" I sat in stunned silence for a block and a half, that's the usual attitude around here...oh well... [/rant]
geez what a dipshit....i guess everyone around must think they're perfect......you should've told him to STFU and get a car of his own...

Just for clarification... I mean ancestor as in Chevy is marketing the Cobalt SS as their performance sedan... much like the Camaro was up until 2002.

We've all seen the commercials of the Cobalt playing ball with a Corvette... I think that shows its the Camaro's successor(until they bring it back!! ::crosses fingers::)

yea i heard they'll bring back the camaro in 08 or 09....

Yep, hopefully we'll see some spy photos in '06 though :smile:

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=106732

edit: and also, could some of you guys comment on my story telling sk1LLz?

Nice kill... but let me play stupid and ask... this "electric" cut-out... when you flip the switch does it move disconnect the piping or something to act like a straight pipe?

Nice kill... but let me play stupid and ask... this "electric" cut-out... when you flip the switch does it move disconnect the piping or something to act like a straight pipe?

It opens a lid and dumps the exhaust out of the bottom / side. I might put one on my stock downpipe for a while :grinno: .

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't cobalt ss's supposed to run like a mid to high 14? I'd expect you to wax one, even in a stock lt1 :smile:

I honestly don't know what Cobalts run in stock form.

Here's a good idea of how it works:
http://www.quicktimeperformance.com/QTEC/

And please do not put a cutout on anything under 5 liters. lol. I gaurantee it will sound like a weed eater on crack :lol:

heh...i'm the same way, i dont think i've ever reved at anyone.

I get yelled at a lot. Just the other day i was driving out in front of the UofI stadium just driving normally and some dudes walking on the side of the road heard my BOV and thought i misshifted so he yelled "Way to f**kin misshift fag!" I sat in stunned silence for a block and a half, that's the usual attitude around here...oh well... [/rant]


ROTFLMAO Thats funny :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

You might have been racing one of the non S/C Cobalts dude. Unless the girl just didn't know how to drive worth a damn, you didn't pull three lengths on the S/C version by 95. Not with that old automatic Lt1.

Good kill non the less.

And please do not put a cutout on anything under 5 liters. lol. I gaurantee it will sound like a weed eater on crack :lol:

The sound fine on the WRX, and I've seen them on a SR20DET'd 240SX, and it sounded mean...

You might have been racing one of the non S/C Cobalts dude. Unless the girl just didn't know how to drive worth a damn, you didn't pull three lengths on the S/C version by 95. Not with that old automatic Lt1.

Good kill non the less.

LT1 can run low 14's 14.3
cobalt ss can run mid to high 14's or even 15's

is he stock? if not that adds more power and a bigger difference

around those speeds, .2 sec is almost a whole car length. like 3/4ths

You might have been racing one of the non S/C Cobalts dude. Unless the girl just didn't know how to drive worth a damn, you didn't pull three lengths on the S/C version by 95. Not with that old automatic Lt1.

Good kill non the less.

lol man you are way to over confident in your low 15's high 14 second car. I mean even my stock Supercharger cavalier automatic would beat you. Not by much, but i have an automatic to your 5 speed. So i think an LT1 would easily put 2-3 car lengths on you.

You might have been racing one of the non S/C Cobalts dude. Unless the girl just didn't know how to drive worth a damn, you didn't pull three lengths on the S/C version by 95. Not with that old automatic Lt1.

Good kill non the less.



Wow... just cause you've raced a bunch of 16 second cars doesn't make your car king.


Calm down bro. :lol:

You might have been racing one of the non S/C Cobalts dude. Unless the girl just didn't know how to drive worth a damn, you didn't pull three lengths on the S/C version by 95. Not with that old automatic Lt1.

Good kill non the less.

I put more than 3 lengths on SS cobalts. :)

When did I say my car was king?

I just have a hard time believing a worn out Lt1 with an auto tranny put 3 lengths on the SS by 95 mph. What's the matter with that? I didn't freak out about it did I? Did I flame the shit out of him? No. Maybe he did put three lengths on the SS, but if so, i'd say it was due to the driver more than the car.

Hell, 90red has been in my car and he's no idiot. Lets see what he thinks about all of this.

What's been done to your Z28 besides cutouts flatlander?

flatlander's car has a got to have tired engine...almost 200,000 miles on that sumbitch....against a fresh new cobalt SS, i'm sure it would a pretty even match IF THE COBALT had a good driver....but obviously not in this case.....good kill....i think if a manual LT1 is hitting low 14s then an auto with 200,000 miles would be mid to high 14s.....looks pretty even to me...i'm with bulldog on this one and calling it driver error that she lost by so much....unless you have a couple of mods.....that's different..

Thank you for being a level-headed, normal person crunk.

I was in no way implying that my car was the destroyer of all cars. I mearly stated the fact that he wasn't "putting a cobalt ss in it's place". More so, he put a girl who couldn't drive her car in her place. Either that or he raced the 2.4 n/a SS.

Wow... just cause you've raced a bunch of 16 second cars doesn't make your car king.


Calm down bro. :lol:

I just realized what you just said Matt. Look at the cars in my sig and count how many are in the 16 sec range in stock form, let alone the modded form that they were in. How many are 16 second cars now?

When did I say my car was king?

I just have a hard time believing a worn out Lt1 with an auto tranny put 3 lengths on the SS by 95 mph. What's the matter with that? I didn't freak out about it did I? Did I flame the shit out of him? No. Maybe he did put three lengths on the SS, but if so, i'd say it was due to the driver more than the car.

Hell, 90red has been in my car and he's no idiot. Lets see what he thinks about all of this.

What's been done to your Z28 besides cutouts flatlander?

I have a hard time believing it too. I posted a kill a couple of months ago against an LT1. Suprisingly I took him in the first two gears even though I didn't go all out at the launch, and once I hit third I was gone.

I have a hard time believing it would put 3 CLs on a Cobalt SS that easily.

Wow, why is everyone gaining up on bulldog? "omg the LTI Z28 is the fastest car everrrrrrr"...come on guys...I swear, ONE PERSON questions an F-body kill on here and a dozen or more people get their panties in a bunch...it's racing people, it's supposed to be fun, not serious
And Matt I would have to agree with bulldog...since when are RSX-S's and fox body five oh's considered 16 second cars?

people may laugh at this but i think that a 200hp civic Si would be a pretty good kill....along with the ones that street racer said...

I didn't feel it was important to post at the time but I guess I should have, the car had the temporary plates on it so I agree it probably was bad shifting. And for your information my car had a complete rebuild at 180,000(or so the paper I recieved upon buying my car(at 191,000) say. All I have is the cutout and a deleted knock sensor(so the car doesn't retard timing at all due to the false knock, makes it feel like a whole 'nother beast). My car is just about all highway miles anyways, (was) a one owner car, and the guy had owned like 3 other F-bodies before the Camaro I bought from him, the guy took care of the car. If I can find the adapter for my video camera I'll go out and try to videotape something whenever I get a chance.

I honestly swear I saw Supercharged under the SS emblem on the rear, but didn't really give it much though, I was under the impression that EVERY Cobalt SS was supercharged, I've never really looked into them.

But chances are she didn't drive it right.

And on second though I was just guesstimating how far ahead I beat her by, I just glanced in the side mirrors which distort stuff... I really don't want to turn my head around at 90+mph...

I just realized what you just said Matt. Look at the cars in my sig and count how many are in the 16 sec range in stock form, let alone the modded form that they were in. How many are 16 second cars now?


I just found it funny that you were the first to jump up and say "no... you didn't do it like you said."


Don't get your panties twisted cause some chick lost a race to a V8 car in the samething you have.

Shit happens, very little cars run the same numbers posted by magazines. I always tend to add in half a second to any time a magazine posts.

And lots of those cars are 16 second cars... depending on the driver. ;)




Above all, I just don't want to see you turn into another Dampachi. He was actually a cool dude before he bought his Mustang. Then he got super cocky and arrogant about his stock Mustang and that it's shit didn't stink.

Keep yourself humble people, makes you a better person. :thumbsup:

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people may laugh at this but i think that a 200hp civic Si would be a pretty good kill....along with the ones that street racer said...

A civic with 200whp would be a low 14 second car quite easily.

http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_More_You_Know/images/logo.jpg

Peter: Now those damned stinking free loading Canadians...what?

yeah i like dampachi when i first saw him hear, like 3 months later i thought he was an ass who should be banned, a high-mid 14 second v8 is not fast.

yeah i like dampachi when i first saw him hear, like 3 months later i thought he was an ass who should be banned, a high-mid 14 second v8 is not fast.

But a high 14 second supercharged four banger is? Sorry, just had to point that out. :biggrin:

The Cobalt SS is the new SRT4. It can never lose...from a roll! :icon16:

looks like the noob is making friends already.....

looks like the noob is making friends already.....

Who? Me? :confused:

But a high 14 second supercharged four banger is? Sorry, just had to point that out. :biggrin:

I wouldn't mind owning one, but there is nothing else like torque... I gave a buddy who drives a riced out neon a ride... he was like holy shit! And I'm about all stock so it's not terribly impressive.

I just found it funny that you were the first to jump up and say "no... you didn't do it like you said."


Don't get your panties twisted cause some chick lost a race to a V8 car in the samething you have.




Well, who else was gonna jump in and say something. I am willing to wager a guess you would have jumped in and said something if someone had bsed about another type SS.

Well, who else was gonna jump in and say something. I am willing to wager a guess you would have jumped in and said something if someone had bsed about another type SS.


Huh?


I don't have a SS, so I wouldn't care what somebody said about one.

:confused:

Who? Me? :confused:

no haha noevosplease

Gotcha :)

Now, everyone fight nice. :lol2:

Huh?


I don't have a SS, so I wouldn't care what somebody said about one.

:confused:


:banghead:

:banghead:



Ok, so I missed your point. Feel free to restate it.


Maybe in a manner that doesn't sound like I've got a Cobalt SS. :lol:

Ok, so I missed your point. Feel free to restate it.


Maybe in a manner that doesn't sound like I've got a Cobalt SS. :lol:

Another SS meaning Camaro SS, I assume.

Yeah, I don't have one of those either.


And, if somebody lost in a F-body of any type. I wouldn't get butt sore either. They made bajillions of these cars. Some fast, some not... some faster than the fast ones. And some folks who made the faster ones even faster... and some with folks who can't drive for squat.

Variables... n shit.

bulldog, a guy tells a story about beating a car and someone who owns the car jumps up and gives the first doubt.
we have seen this many many times, its actually kinda funny because i was wating for you to say that, and i'm sure redneck had some bets in his mind also.
i beat a srt-4 once and three neon boys starting rambling at the mouth.

there have been a few people on here who have killed a vr4, i say nothing except good kill.

would it make you feel any better if flatlander said 1 and a half car lengths? why does the saying "you beat the driver not the car" saying have to come out? he one. he didnt beat you specifically so there should be no question, cause everyone here knows wich car is faster. what happens on the street is what happens on the street, know what i mean?

dont take this as i'm going off on you, i just wanted you too know why redneck had a laughing face at the end of what he said and why we spoke up quick, nobody should have to worry about another member bieng upset because the car they own got beat. i'm not saying you are, but people can really get that impression. just so you know were we are coming from. your a cool guy man, just giving you some game :)

lol im not worried about anyone beating my car, because the chances of someone running into a car with setup i have is like 1 in a million.

:lol: yeah your right, but regardless nobody should get mad even if a guy had the exact same setup, there is no reason to get mad.

1. its not you driving
2. especially if the car that beat it is faster in the first place

Actually I wasnt upset at all because my car got beat. Hell I happily post all my deaths, you guys know this. And of course there are faster cars out there, I'm no fool.

I was however a little miffed when flatlander said "I put a cobalt ss in it's place." So what place exactly does a cobalt SS belong in then? This may not seem like a big deal to some of you, but to me it's a bit disrespectfull. If he had not said something of this nature I wouldnt have said anything but good kill, even though I had my doubts about his supposed 3 car lead. But his statement made me just irritated enough to speak up. It's a matter of respect is all, I don't ever say "I put a vehicle/owner in it's place" nor do I do any other car bashing, and I sure as hell don't like it when others do it, wether it's a vehicle I own or not. This instance it just happened to be a vehicle I can vouch for, since I own one.

And at the end of the day, I'm still a Camaro guy at heart. There is no other vehicle that I'd rather hear about beating my big-wing-econo-car.

You're right, now that I think about it it is a bit disrespectful... Sorry that you took offense to that. I didn't mean for it to come out that way.

For clarification... when I say 3 carlength lead, I mean 3 lengths away from being neck and neck... not 3 BETWEEN us...

I'll see if I can change the thread title for you...

edit: nvm it won't let me change it :banghead:

i was gonna say something like bulldog just said last night, but i was way to drunk to type all that. But this is one thing i really like about this forum, people arent to big to admit a mistake like otherplaces that will argue to the death just to save face. I know i get into my fair share of arguments, but i think most of the time i am just misunderstood or im just being an ass.

lol bulldog that mention of "big-wing-econo-car" gave me an idea. You know how theres the NA crew and the boost crew? Lets make a EconoBoxRacer Crew.

Flatlander-It's alright, I'm sure you didn't do it on purpose, it was just a little upseting is all, no hard feelings man.

This will be a nice reminder to all(including myself)about being warry of how to word things, so as not to sound disrespectful towards others and their vehicles. Disputes like these are how we advance our community. We learn from this stuff, so long as it doesnt get out of hand in which case Matt will happily shut it down.

Lesson learned: Be careful of what you say about others and their cars...except Neon's, go ahead and rip them a new one ;)


Jayson-Well, since you've had your car longer than mine, I suppose you get to be member #1 :smile:

lol bulldog that mention of "big-wing-econo-car" gave me an idea. You know how theres the NA crew and the boost crew? Lets make a EconoBoxRacer Crew.

Man, "Crews" are soooo last season :loser:

:grinno:


I agree with what young said earlier. I mean, a couple thousand Hondas get killed a day. I got no beef with anyone slaying a Honda. The joke is actually on whoever races one. Cause in reality, you beat a 17 sec car, and for some reason, those that do win, seem to be proud of that fact. Things have changed since my days, it's a crazy world.

Very true, but not all Hondas are 17 second cars. I think the pre air-bag econo box hondas like my crx and the 4g civics can get into the 15s easily with mods. It's still no big deal though... I really like the Cobalt SS and newer Z24s, and the Camaros like Flatlander's car.

Lesson learned: Be careful of what you say about others and their cars...except Neon's, go ahead and rip them a new one ;)

LOL that made me laugh and get soda all over my monitor/keyboard :lol:

::continues to listen to "Bitchin Camaro" by the Dead Milkmen:: :ylsuper:

Lesson learned: Be careful of what you say about others and their cars...except Neon's, go ahead and rip them a new one



LOL that made me laugh and get soda all over my monitor/keyboard :lol:

::continues to listen to "Bitchin Camaro" by the Dead Milkmen:: :ylsuper:

Yeah no kidding... At the end of the day no matter how fast you can go.. You are still driving a Neon. May as well be driving a Geo Metro for how appealing those are.