sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah i know the show sucks... but i like HP so i still watch it.
Anyway... a 355 w/ 90mm turbo running 6.5lbs of boost is the dumbest setup ever and they had a data logger on it that they were letting the team read after every race
how do you negotiate when they know everything about your car... ohh wait... you don't and you lose. Fuckin idiots that turbo should be running 16lbs+ on that motor and the shit would have been a blowout... (either the race or the motor one of them would have been blown out) 2/21/2007 11:47:34 PM |
hgtran All American 9855 Posts user info edit post |
the thing I don't like about that show is that all those cars are usually cheap ass cars that been modded. These cars should be used for demolition derby, not racing. They should use nicer cars. 2/21/2007 11:57:56 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
^uh, the main point of the show is to have REAL street cars that get it. not some mega bucks trailer queen race cars. though there have been a handful of episodes with cars that have some serious $$ in them.
any "street racer" worth his weight doesn't have some blinged out beauty of a car. function over form. 2/22/2007 1:35:26 AM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
I think it's a pretty good show. It's worth watching on DVR at least. I do wonder sometimes why they don't "go for broke" more often with more boost and more nitrous. 2/22/2007 2:07:39 AM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
well the other team knew they had a high hp big block w/ no power adders so... think 800-950hp ish now a 90mm turbo isn't really efficient at all until 1k hp " Thumper T-91 91mm inducer; 7/16" quill; capable of supporting up to 1,600 hp!" - Turbonetics 2/22/2007 6:51:45 AM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
^^yeah. alot of them run some pretty hefty two stage shots of gas though, on relatively mild motors. 2/22/2007 7:56:12 AM |
toyotafj40s All American 8649 Posts user info edit post |
if it were the last run... and i were losing... i would turn up the nos or the boost and go for all or nothing.
if it breaks... ugh it wont be ur car anymore anyway. also if i lost i would be a sore loser and probably try down shifting without clutching it etc just to blow out the tranny and maybe hit a wall with the car too. im a sore loser what can i say. 2/22/2007 9:27:41 AM |
State409c Suspended 19558 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "^uh, the main point of the show is to have REAL street cars that get it. not some mega bucks trailer queen race cars. though there have been a handful of episodes with cars that have some serious $$ in them.
any "street racer" worth his weight doesn't have some blinged out beauty of a car. function over form." |
I'll probably repeat this story forever
Back in our IHRA racing heyday, we we're in line to get into Darlington for the '87 Winternationals. We (well, my dad and uncle) got to chatting with Bill Kuhlman and at some point during the convo he says (paraphrased) "My truck might look like shit, my trailer might look like shit, and my car might look like shit, but what's under the hood is top dollar". He ended up being the first guy in the Pro Mod world to crack the 200mph barrier that year.
And it's no surprise to me that they don't even put a picture of his car here (#5) http://www.competitionplus.com/12_17_2003/promods_revisited.html because it really did look like shit.2/22/2007 10:40:26 AM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
ahahahhaha pinks dude busted ass tonight 3/7/2007 10:12:12 PM |
skankinande All American 28213 Posts user info edit post |
The guy Kornfed blew his shit up on the last run. It was great, kinda fu to the other guy. 3/7/2007 10:19:39 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
ummm... he was in the lead... he didn't try to blow it up. 3/7/2007 10:26:57 PM |
skankinande All American 28213 Posts user info edit post |
I am talking about an old episode, his name was Kornfed. 3/7/2007 10:36:45 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
yeah i thought that was old
i remember that name.
i only record the new ones. 3/7/2007 10:40:42 PM |
gk2004 All American 6237 Posts user info edit post |
"is this bike fast" 5 seconds later he was ashpalt food....good times 3/10/2007 7:35:51 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
He felt like a total ass and was trying to play it off. Sucks for him.
[Edited on March 11, 2007 at 2:20 PM. Reason : .] 3/11/2007 2:19:38 PM |
ben94gt All American 5084 Posts user info edit post |
pinks "all out" the bracket racing one is going to be in Rockingham on Apr 7th and 8th, field is open to everyone as far as what I heard. 3/11/2007 4:01:48 PM |
optmusprimer All American 30318 Posts user info edit post |
^^ what are yall talking about 3/11/2007 8:19:16 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
The host wrecked a sport bike on the show.
Here you go: http://youtube.com/watch?v=9gth09KEdkQ
[Edited on March 11, 2007 at 8:26 PM. Reason : l] 3/11/2007 8:24:18 PM |
optmusprimer All American 30318 Posts user info edit post |
AH HAHAHAHA what a doosh bag. I hate that guy, he is so cheezy. My gf called him a pussy the other night when he started crying cause he brought his dad on the show. 3/11/2007 9:17:01 PM |
toyotafj40s All American 8649 Posts user info edit post |
Rich brought his dad on the show to do what.
ah sorry guys i saw that wreck a week ago on sportbikes forum i woulda posted but i forgots.
funny how he gasses the shit and slips the fuck outta the clutch on a 1000 while he's turning. i wouldnt try that shit on my lil 600 3/11/2007 9:47:21 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
I read an interview with him. He has no interest in cars and knows nothing about them. He just thought the show would be exciting so he pitched it to the network with the requirement that he be allowed to host it. 3/11/2007 10:26:08 PM |
peakfan09 Veteran 130 Posts user info edit post |
i've watched that clip of the host several times and can't figure out what happened. did he just dump the clutch accidentally? 3/11/2007 10:38:34 PM |
optmusprimer All American 30318 Posts user info edit post |
it lost traction and started to lay down and he forgot he was holding the throttle. i guess. 3/11/2007 10:59:59 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
^^ no he was trying to be a bad ass and leave with some wheel spin and it just dumbed his ass like a fuckin foo1
[Edited on March 11, 2007 at 11:02 PM. Reason : .] 3/11/2007 11:02:26 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "He has no interest in cars and knows nothing about them" |
i was wondering that. seems pretty obvious from the show, but i thought maybe he was someone who liked cars, etc. just didn't know much.
i get a kick out the tech advisors or whatever too. calling times on people's cars based on just looking at them, lol.
i still like the show though, and it's probably one of the better car shows out there right now. i've heard at least most of the negotiating and taking the cars from the loser is real though.
wasn't C.A.M. or somebody on there a while back?3/11/2007 11:48:27 PM |
optmusprimer All American 30318 Posts user info edit post |
im waiting on the phantasm episode. xB vs subaru justy 3/11/2007 11:52:02 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
CAM won an "Imports vs Domestics" shootout. They took home a busted Civic, but I read on their website that it was making over 500 HP when they tuned and dynoed it. Would have been bad to lose the Trans Am they were running though. Seemed like they had a lot more to lose than the other team, but they also had the faster car so I guess it works out.
[Edited on March 12, 2007 at 12:07 AM. Reason : .] 3/12/2007 12:03:55 AM |
Igor All American 6672 Posts user info edit post |
i caught that show for the first time tonight. forza motorsports too.
was hoping on on the phantasm episode myself
[Edited on March 14, 2007 at 8:54 PM. Reason : lol @ the host losing it on the bike lil gixxer said WHAT] 3/14/2007 8:48:40 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
i like forza...
the thing that sucks is you have 1 driver way better than the rest and 1 car way better than the rest.
so thats about the only competition 3/14/2007 9:04:37 PM |
Igor All American 6672 Posts user info edit post |
NC dude went home doing a lot of bitchin and not a lot of good driving
[Edited on March 14, 2007 at 9:08 PM. Reason : ^ are you talking about a) the japanese guy and b) the c6 ?] 3/14/2007 9:06:52 PM |
JCTarheel All American 2430 Posts user info edit post |
^^ Yeah, I don't understand how they allowed the C6 into the competition. It's in a completely different league than the other cars. 3/14/2007 9:23:11 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
haha the girl won
yeah.. those were the 2
ken gushi is a pro drifter
i mean...
and the c6 started off alot better than the rest but they didn't hardly mod it. 3/15/2007 11:42:34 AM |
optmusprimer All American 30318 Posts user info edit post |
pinks was good last night, i forget what the cars were though. nova and something 3/15/2007 7:08:52 PM |
jsmcconn All American 1220 Posts user info edit post |
when does this shit come on and what channel, i never know 3/15/2007 7:53:31 PM |
gk2004 All American 6237 Posts user info edit post |
Speed channel Wednesday I think 3/15/2007 7:58:24 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
are back epsiodes put up anywhere? 3/15/2007 8:18:12 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
speed on demand..... 3/16/2007 6:14:53 AM |
JCTarheel All American 2430 Posts user info edit post |
That chick from NC won? I haven't seen the final race yet. I thought Gushi was gonna take it. 3/16/2007 7:51:10 AM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
^every car broke in the last race. it sucked... it was so boring 3/16/2007 9:48:45 AM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
farrr farrr
dear rednecks... taking the hood off your car makes a vaccume over the carb.. you are sucking the n2o/fuel out of the carb please replace your hood and your shit will run better. 3/20/2007 6:55:28 PM |
tchenku midshipman 18586 Posts user info edit post |
i only watch Pinks on On-Demand 'cause I never watch TV
that said, I wish they would showcase a more varied mix of cars rather than a bunch of domestics. i mean i like domestics and all, but I watch the show to get away from the traditional drag stuff you see on ESPN etc 3/20/2007 8:01:04 PM |
gk2004 All American 6237 Posts user info edit post |
Domestics are the only ones the will stay together long enough to make a show about. 3/20/2007 9:32:33 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
they HATE turbo cars cause its too easy
which sucks cause i love them 3/20/2007 10:54:27 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
hahah "Nitris" apparently thats how its spelled on pinks... 3/23/2007 11:29:04 AM |