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CleanNeon98 · 09-12-2008, 09:56 AM

So after talking to Reese last night at the Friendly's meet I thought it would be fun to post this up because there have been a lot of questions and "accusations" about my car and I'm sure you have had some of the same. A few favorites of mine are

Is that an intercooler?
Is that an oil cooler?
Is that a radiator?
THATS your intercooler??
Is that a stock boost gauge?
Is that a stock strut bar?
Is that a stock intake?
Is that the stock valve cover?
How do you fit in this thing?
How do you daily drive this?
Is that RWD?

And im sure we have all ran into a few clueless jackasses that have tried telling us about our cars when they know nothing. Here are some of mine.

Thats not a stock front mount
Thats not an intercooler
You really have a sidemount intercooler
That boost gauge comes stock, I KNOW!
You wont even spin the front wheels off the line.
And basically any variant of the questions above.

Post up your most rediculous encounters as im sure we all have some. The first part of my post makes me laugh at times because I can see where people would get those ideas.

**Ender81** · 09-12-2008, 10:20 AM

How small is your intercooler to be mistaken for an oil cooler lol. But I digress, the aircooled vw site thesamba.com has one of these threads and the most common thing said is "Did you know Hitler designed that car" you just smile and nod and don't confuse them with stories or Ferdinand Porsche lol. But here is my story from there. Thread can be seen here

I was down at the Auto Parts stor picking up some maintnence things for my wrx and my girlfriends 2.5rs. So I figured it would be a good day to bring the bug. I grab everything I need including some antifreeze and take it up to the checkout. Now there is a guy standing there he looks over and says nice car so I smile and say thanks. As thisother kid is ringing me up the guy looks down at the coolant and says "You know that thing is aircooled right?" I couldn't help myself I turned and said " I know but I like to keep it topped off anyway."

When I first got the WRX I was parked at a Wawa when a little kid, maybe 5 or 6, pointed it at and said "Look dad it's the car from Gran Turismo" I got a chuckle out of it.

TrboChicsRock · 09-12-2008, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Ender81

When I first got the WRX I was parked at a Wawa when a little kid, maybe 5 or 6, pointed it at and said "Look dad it's the car from Gran Turismo" I got a chuckle out of it.

That reminds me of this little girl, who was probably around 4 or 5 and pointed towards my car and said "Look Mommy, that car looks FAST!"

Hahaha... it was so funny coming out of a little girl!

SovXietday · 09-12-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TrboChicsRock

That reminds me of this little girl, who was probably around 4 or 5 and pointed towards my car and said "Look Mommy, that car looks FAST!"

Hahaha... it was so funny coming out of a little girl!

Lol, I had a little boy do the same thing to his mom. It made me laugh. I've also had a little girl wave to me from the back seat on the highway, that was cute lol.

I had a guy pull up next to me in some POS 1980s Crown Victoria and go to his gf "HAHA, that stupid ricer has valve tap and it idles like crap!" I just looked over at him and went... "It's cammed you nitwit."

I don't get a lot of experts, just a lot of "oh, a turbo single cam? So it makes like 200hp? That's not too bad."

Yeah, something like that.

MTuning · 09-12-2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SovXietday

Lol, I had a little boy do the same thing to his mom. It made me laugh. I've also had a little girl wave to me from the back seat on the highway, that was cute lol.

I had a guy pull up next to me in some POS 1980s Crown Victoria and go to his gf "HAHA, that stupid ricer has valve tap and it idles like crap!" I just looked over at him and went... "It's cammed you nitwit."

I don't get a lot of experts, just a lot of "oh, a turbo single cam? So it makes like 200hp? That's not too bad."

Yeah, something like that.

man everytime i see ur av it looks familiar. it looks like a civic i talked to a month or 2 back outside my house.

SovXietday · 09-12-2008, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MTuning

man everytime i see ur av it looks familiar. it looks like a civic i talked to a month or 2 back outside my house.

Lol, that's another thing I hate about the Honda world.

I have a ton of Taffetta white clones.

CleanNeon98 · 09-12-2008, 10:22 AM

^^^Can you spot it?

Yes, thats stock

P.S. yours is funny as hell...dont forget the VTEC fluid

**Got Insulin?** · 09-12-2008, 10:38 AM

Wow CN, that thing is smultra small.

I get told all the time that the hump in my hood on my N/A is so the turbo can fit under there.

or

"Did your car just sneeze?"

lownslow95 · 09-12-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Got Insulin?

"Did your car just sneeze?"

Ahahahaha that was great, a shame you edited it so it didn't mention a girl.

I have asked people if I was going to lift a 2WD truck.

MTuning · 09-12-2008, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Got Insulin?

I get told all the time that the hump in my hood on my N/A is so the turbo can fit under there.

lol ive heard this so many times and ive never owned a dsm

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Originally Posted by dragonfly2k3

loloolololtwat?

haha honest truth. honda-tech knowledge at best lol jk h-t i miss you

im with alwaysinboost. ill usually go along with it if im lazy, stupid ppl gets my blood pressure boiling. however, i do like to use the "muffler bearing" bit on ppl if i can get away with it.

012.5RS · 09-16-2008, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by CleanNeon98

^^^Can you spot it?

Yes, thats stock

P.S. yours is funny as hell...dont forget the VTEC fluid

awwww... its sooooo cute.

MTuning · 09-12-2008, 10:52 AM

"when do you have your turbo set to kick in?" is a favorite. another good one when i had the integra was "You know vtec and turbo cancels each other out right?" o rly

dragonfly2k3 · 09-12-2008, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MTuning

"You know vtec and turbo cancels each other out right?" o rly

loloolololtwat?

DPancoast · 09-12-2008, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MTuning

"You know vtec and turbo cancels each other out right?" o rly

that's amazing... haha

anyway:

1. Is it turbo?
2. The engine's in the back?
3. What does MR stand for?

that's all I got right now.. let me think for a little bit.

D Money · 09-12-2008, 11:04 AM

I have had so many

martang · 09-12-2008, 11:10 AM

I get asked all the time if my car is turbo'd, and once I argued with a kid that insisted that my car had to weigh over 3000 lbs.

twastheglow · 09-12-2008, 11:11 AM

I was getting into my car leaving Moe's Burrito's one time and a guy pulled up next to me and parked and jumped out and was looking at my car. He says "Yeah, Nissan's aren't too bad. I used to have an S14 with an RB26DETT, you know, the twin turbo Skyline motor? (and yes, he said it just like I wrote it) It was putting down crazy power. I decided to sell it and bought this." He then points to his Focus ZX3 he just got out of with the ugliest tribal graphics down the side, one of those "screw on" exhaust tips that stick out about a mile and chrome "altezza" tail lights. I laughed at him and left.

I also had a guy @ Autozone ask me one time if my car was an older Triumph. LOL!!!

arkadyzv · 09-12-2008, 11:18 AM

In the 7: OMG BILLY WHAT IS THAT? WHAAAATT?
usually its is it fast? NO
Whats in there a 4 cylinder or a v6? 4 cylinder ( If I say rotary ,they go

)

Last time the fobs at one of the companies asked me about, and I didnt know how to say no pistons in russian, but they figured it out and where like OMGGEZZZY hows that works, no way, it cant drive without pistons,
YO VLADIMIR!!!!!SERGEY!!!!, come here look at this, theres no pistons................Needless to say the 7 is slow and 4 cyl cylinder powered for anyone who doesn't know what it is.

Guy at Advance Auto told me rotaries dont like to rev, whats that like a 4.5k redline?

Give me my 4 piston caliper so I can bounce plz.

crazyukrainian · 09-12-2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by arkadyzv

Whats in there a 4 cylinder or a v6? 4 cylinder ( If I say rotary ,they go

)

Last time the fobs at one of the companies asked me about, and I didnt know how to say no pistons in russian, but they figured it out and where like OMGGEZZZY hows that works, no way, it cant drive without pistons,
YO VLADIMIR!!!!!SERGEY!!!!, come here look at this, theres no pistons.................

hahahahahaha i can imagine exactly how that played out

poisonivory · 09-12-2008, 11:46 AM

i got pulled over on Bustleton ave one night going a lil fast, and the cop hit me with the ol'...."that thing got a hemi?".....but it was especially funny since I drive a focus..lol

nonetheless, he was cool and let me go after busting my balls.

09-12-2008, 09:56 AM	#1
CleanNeon98 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #2029 My Ride: "Honey Badger" Turbo Miata iTrader: (8)	What have you been asked/told about your car? So after talking to Reese last night at the Friendly's meet I thought it would be fun to post this up because there have been a lot of questions and "accusations" about my car and I'm sure you have had some of the same. A few favorites of mine are Is that an intercooler? Is that an oil cooler? Is that a radiator? THATS your intercooler?? Is that a stock boost gauge? Is that a stock strut bar? Is that a stock intake? Is that the stock valve cover? How do you fit in this thing? How do you daily drive this? Is that RWD? And im sure we have all ran into a few clueless jackasses that have tried telling us about our cars when they know nothing. Here are some of mine. Thats not a stock front mount Thats not an intercooler You really have a sidemount intercooler That boost gauge comes stock, I KNOW! You wont even spin the front wheels off the line. And basically any variant of the questions above. Post up your most rediculous encounters as im sure we all have some. The first part of my post makes me laugh at times because I can see where people would get those ideas. __________________ 2004 MAZDASPEED MX-5 : 328whp / 308wtq / 2500lbs 2012 Toyota Prius 2 : Daily Driver

09-12-2008, 10:22 AM	#7
CleanNeon98 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #2029 My Ride: "Honey Badger" Turbo Miata iTrader: (8)	^^^Can you spot it? Yes, thats stock P.S. yours is funny as hell...dont forget the VTEC fluid __________________ 2004 MAZDASPEED MX-5 : 328whp / 308wtq / 2500lbs 2012 Toyota Prius 2 : Daily Driver

09-12-2008, 10:38 AM	#8
Got Insulin? Hard Snarker Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Philly Member #7591 My Ride: 01 Audi TT 225, GVR-4 #72/1000, 91 TSi AWD iTrader: (16)	Wow CN, that thing is smultra small. I get told all the time that the hump in my hood on my N/A is so the turbo can fit under there. or "Did your car just sneeze?" __________________ -Taylor DenOfDebauchery Last edited by Got Insulin?; 09-12-2008 at 11:11 AM.

09-12-2008, 10:52 AM	#12
MTuning Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: UT Member #7006 My Ride: '11 Nissan Rogue iTrader: (2)	"when do you have your turbo set to kick in?" is a favorite. another good one when i had the integra was "You know vtec and turbo cancels each other out right?" o rly __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-12-2008, 11:18 AM	#18
arkadyzv Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Elkins Park , PA Member #1528 My Ride: 12 STI, 90 ls1 rx7 iTrader: (4)	In the 7: OMG BILLY WHAT IS THAT? WHAAAATT? usually its is it fast? NO Whats in there a 4 cylinder or a v6? 4 cylinder ( If I say rotary ,they go ) Last time the fobs at one of the companies asked me about, and I didnt know how to say no pistons in russian, but they figured it out and where like OMGGEZZZY hows that works, no way, it cant drive without pistons, YO VLADIMIR!!!!!SERGEY!!!!, come here look at this, theres no pistons................Needless to say the 7 is slow and 4 cyl cylinder powered for anyone who doesn't know what it is. Guy at Advance Auto told me rotaries dont like to rev, whats that like a 4.5k redline? Give me my 4 piston caliper so I can bounce plz. __________________ Now: 2012 Sti, 90 ls1 rx7, 90 RX7 Vert Past:02 GS300, 07 BMW 335i, 88 rx7 vert, 05 Legacy GT, 89 RX7 Gtu, 05 Impreza 2.5rs, 83 Rabbit Gti, 90 RX7 Vert.

09-12-2008, 11:10 AM	#16
martang Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Member #2574 iTrader: (2)	I get asked all the time if my car is turbo'd, and once I argued with a kid that insisted that my car had to weigh over 3000 lbs.

09-12-2008, 11:46 AM	#20
poisonivory Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philly Member #5979 My Ride: 2010 Lancer GTS iTrader: (0)	i got pulled over on Bustleton ave one night going a lil fast, and the cop hit me with the ol'...."that thing got a hemi?".....but it was especially funny since I drive a focus..lol nonetheless, he was cool and let me go after busting my balls. __________________ -Mario To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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