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What do you like best about your ride?
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Posted by: John

So what is it? For me, two words come to mind. Blower whine. This thing screams like a banshee even at just off idle throttle applications. Since I took the intake silencer out, the volume of said whine is loud enough to drown out the exhaust note.

As an example, I pulled out of the lot at work yesterday and took a quick break. In an effort to merge with traffic quickly, I got on it hard. The tires slipped a bit but didn't make much noise at all and as soon as it caught traction, I was GONE! However, I did notice that a group of "suits" in the parking lot, about 300-350 feet away from the road all turned to look in my general direction. I was passing the speed limit at that point and I got off the throttle. As I backed off, I could hear the remnants of the blower whine echoing off the building that is nothing but glass windows.

The best part about the whine is when it's nice out and people are riding around with thier windows down, it scares the living shit out of them! Especially at stop lights because you can hear that 90mm throttle body POP open just before the blower starts sucking air like it's going out of style and screaming at everything. Then the truck pulls away only to give the people in the cars on the right side a double barrel blast of exhaust note as a parting gift.

Yeah, I like the blower whine!

Posted by: DeckSetter

.....the fact that it's a minivan........ with a stock longblock that has been proven to handle over 30psi with a safe air/fuel ratio.

oh yes..............more boost coming soon........................

Posted by: StoneFox

That its a truck and dosn't get horible gas milage and that it has 125,000 miles and the only thing I've had to replace on it was the evaporator which started leaking when it was under waranty

Posted by: Markus

Bench seat

Posted by: No Rice Allowed

It Runs....

Posted by: TNT

Tanning at 90 mph. Now I've just got to order a new top, 20 years of sun damage fucked mine up.

Posted by: 65fairlane

Well I went to start up the escort the other day and it wouldn't start. So currently I would have to say nothing.

Posted by: MikeT

My car handles pretty well.
The bike, well its a bike whats not to like?

Posted by: No Rice Allowed

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Originally Posted by MikeT


	The bike, well its a bike whats not to like?

Long aching rides??

Posted by: bigjhaire

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Originally Posted by No Rice Allowed


	It Runs....

im with you thats the most important thing

Posted by: LS1 Mopar Turbo

I like having a 6 speed, for the Trans Am.
Consistenacy at 122,000 miles, for the Z28
Payload,for the Silverado
Gas Mileage, for the Jetta
Beer drinking and sex, for Harvey the RV!

Posted by: MadScientistMatt

The things I like best about the Focus are its handling and gas mileage.

With the Dart, it's the uniqueness. The last time I brought it to a car show, I had a lot of people look under the hood, notice that it wasn't a super-detailed show engine, turn away - then do a double take as it sank in that it definitely was neither a stock slant six nor the usual V8 swap. I expect people to be even more shocked next time I bring it to a local cruise-in, as the last time I was there, I was running a carbureted setup.

Posted by: Mr. P

One word: "pussy"

(drive a Porsche, and you have to fight em off, they even want to parachute into the car) lol

Posted by: MikeT

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	One word: "pussy"

as in driving one turns you into a

Posted by: Markus

Mike, for the win.

I know my girl LOVEs the truck. i had mentioned i was thinking of trading it in, and she about flipped. hahaha

the bed, is great..or if its cold out the bench seat is great too!
plus now that i got a dirt bike i need something to haul it with.... haha

Posted by: Mr. P

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Originally Posted by MikeT


	as in driving one turns you into a

It's more like driving one crazy puts a smile on your face

Posted by: Ground Rat

My RFL, and the look people give me when my minivan blows off right in their ear.

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