Close Call.......but got away
Fly Rice Racer
10-24-2002, 12:21 PM
I just put my AEM Cold Air Intake on yesterday. It sounds awsome. The engine feels like it is roaring with power.
Well, last night I was driving to work. While i was going down the road I was hot dogging the engine to hear it's great sound. Then, I pull up on an automatic Pontiac Grand Prix.
The guy starts to line up with me, instead of let me pass him. Then he slowly eases up and starts to pull away. So, I drop my car into 3rd and slam the gas home. Quickly I overtake him and by the time i make it to 5th I have put 3 cars on him. We are going 110mph down the hwy. We pass a car(it's my co-worker going to work...lol)
Then, my radar detector goes off. A car about a 1/8th mile ahead of me all of the sudden slams on the breaks and pulls off into the grass. FUCK! It's a cop!
The grand prix and I slam on the breaks and cruise by the cop. After we get about 500 yards passed him he pulls back onto the road. My turn to go to work is less than a 1/4 mile away and around a bend. I slam the car into 3rd again and hurry to my turn. I turn off the road and fly down it, losing any cars behind me.
That was close! My co-worker was laughing and saying she was hoping that i would get pulled.
I guess that this could be considered my first race in my new car.
Well, last night I was driving to work. While i was going down the road I was hot dogging the engine to hear it's great sound. Then, I pull up on an automatic Pontiac Grand Prix.
The guy starts to line up with me, instead of let me pass him. Then he slowly eases up and starts to pull away. So, I drop my car into 3rd and slam the gas home. Quickly I overtake him and by the time i make it to 5th I have put 3 cars on him. We are going 110mph down the hwy. We pass a car(it's my co-worker going to work...lol)
Then, my radar detector goes off. A car about a 1/8th mile ahead of me all of the sudden slams on the breaks and pulls off into the grass. FUCK! It's a cop!
The grand prix and I slam on the breaks and cruise by the cop. After we get about 500 yards passed him he pulls back onto the road. My turn to go to work is less than a 1/4 mile away and around a bend. I slam the car into 3rd again and hurry to my turn. I turn off the road and fly down it, losing any cars behind me.
That was close! My co-worker was laughing and saying she was hoping that i would get pulled.
I guess that this could be considered my first race in my new car.
Melt
10-24-2002, 01:28 PM
good story
Cyprus106
10-24-2002, 03:21 PM
lol, nice goin. Aren't those AEMs great? I put one in and I love it. A bit overpriced but it's OK... I love it's growl.
Fly Rice Racer
10-24-2002, 05:52 PM
Originally posted by Cyprus106
lol, nice goin. Aren't those AEMs great? I put one in and I love it. A bit overpriced but it's OK... I love it's growl.
I'm so happy with it. I take the long way home now just to hear its sound longer. "Growl" is a good way to describe it.
lol, nice goin. Aren't those AEMs great? I put one in and I love it. A bit overpriced but it's OK... I love it's growl.
I'm so happy with it. I take the long way home now just to hear its sound longer. "Growl" is a good way to describe it.
kidrocket
10-24-2002, 07:07 PM
overpriced? whered you buy it from?
i got my AEM CAI for 175 shipped with a bypass valve
i got my AEM CAI for 175 shipped with a bypass valve
Fly Rice Racer
10-24-2002, 07:56 PM
Originally posted by kidrocket
i got my AEM CAI for 175 shipped with a bypass valve
Wow! Mine cost $235 shipped the another $30 for the valve. But I think it's because my car is a new model. I could of gotten a deal like that if i ordered a 99 intake.
i got my AEM CAI for 175 shipped with a bypass valve
Wow! Mine cost $235 shipped the another $30 for the valve. But I think it's because my car is a new model. I could of gotten a deal like that if i ordered a 99 intake.
Cyprus106
10-24-2002, 08:45 PM
hehe, mine cost like 80 shipped cuz I got it on e-bay. And I watched around for like 2 months to get that.
And it was new.
And it was new.
Fly Rice Racer
10-24-2002, 08:56 PM
Lucky dog. :D
JE123
10-24-2002, 11:57 PM
Cool race.
TerminalVelocity
10-25-2002, 07:22 AM
Awesome kill, and good run
Those Prix's got some balls, so you had to really put it down to kick pontiacs ass :D
Keep the stories commin!
Those Prix's got some balls, so you had to really put it down to kick pontiacs ass :D
Keep the stories commin!
Frostbyte
10-25-2002, 01:57 PM
Originally posted by Cyprus106
hehe, mine cost like 80 shipped cuz I got it on e-bay. And I watched around for like 2 months to get that.
And it was new.
You also have a short ram not a CAI. The Short Rams are a lot cheaper then the CAI. I got my CAI off e-bay as well and it was 60 bucks. It is not an AEM but I noticed like a 4-5 horse increase over the short ram that I had and I love the BOV sound when I shift.
hehe, mine cost like 80 shipped cuz I got it on e-bay. And I watched around for like 2 months to get that.
And it was new.
You also have a short ram not a CAI. The Short Rams are a lot cheaper then the CAI. I got my CAI off e-bay as well and it was 60 bucks. It is not an AEM but I noticed like a 4-5 horse increase over the short ram that I had and I love the BOV sound when I shift.
YOUNGSTER
10-25-2002, 02:52 PM
nice kill thats one race you would rarely win i mean the one with the cop
CrazyFukr
10-25-2002, 03:00 PM
i got a generic one off ebay for $30 and its hellof loud too... huge ass piping too, but doesnt say AEM on it like yours lol
Melt
10-25-2002, 04:37 PM
I got an AEM sticker on my ebay generic short ram, does that count?
Fly Rice Racer
10-25-2002, 07:25 PM
LOL @ Melt
Mine doesn't say AEM on it anymore. I had to remove the lettering because that's where I had to cut the pipe to install the Bypass Valve.
I guess my car isnt as fast now without the letters. damn
Mine doesn't say AEM on it anymore. I had to remove the lettering because that's where I had to cut the pipe to install the Bypass Valve.
I guess my car isnt as fast now without the letters. damn
TerminalVelocity
10-26-2002, 07:07 AM
I dont understand...why do you have a bov on your cold air intake?
Fly Rice Racer
10-26-2002, 09:08 AM
Originally posted by TerminalVelocity
I dont understand...why do you have a bov on your cold air intake?
Are you talking to me? do you mean bpv?
Well if so here is the reason.....
I live in Charleston, SC. We are below sea level here. Anytime it rains at low tide the streets flood. So when it rains at high tide, the roads are almost undrivable. I don't wanna hydrolock my engine so i installed
Rather be safe than sorry. But I guess if I kill my engine, then I could do a K20a swap....LOL
I dont understand...why do you have a bov on your cold air intake?
Are you talking to me? do you mean bpv?
Well if so here is the reason.....
I live in Charleston, SC. We are below sea level here. Anytime it rains at low tide the streets flood. So when it rains at high tide, the roads are almost undrivable. I don't wanna hydrolock my engine so i installed
Rather be safe than sorry. But I guess if I kill my engine, then I could do a K20a swap....LOL
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