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    Default LMFAO @ V8s : IMPORTS FTW

    Who saw the POS 93 Mitsu Mirage drag those V8s all the way to the QUICK 4 last night on PINKS?

    LOL
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    TOP 8 RUN

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGAgCbw7dbI

    TOP 4 RUN

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBF7iwlRkas



    Of course, the better view is from the actual producers of PINKS. Won't be long before it hits the tube, since it was only 1st aired last night.
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    What did it have in it? Looks quick, but I'd drive that Nova before I'd drive a busted looking Mirage.

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    UP FOR VIDS:

    It has AWD conversion from a DSM ---- that's all I know so far. And of course boost.
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    "Tom basically has it right. It has been converted to AWD using a GSX's drivetrain and I put a fully built 4g63-t in it. Turbo is from Forced Performance (model FP3052). The turbo can support over 500 wheel horsepower, but I had only tuned the car up to 18psi by the weekend of the show (probly about 300hp). I literally got the car "finished" the night before PINKS!"
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    makes sense then why he didnt burn out lol


    pretty sick
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    8 cylinder > 4 cylinder

    physics says so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    8 cylinder > 4 cylinder

    physics says so.
    2500lbs >3500 lbs.. physics says so.
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    THE ONE THAT TOOK HIM OUT:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNm3Ls1_uAY

    On the PINKS footage they paid omage to him by showin Kevin's in-car camera as he girinded into 2nd and lost ground.

    They went back to that view at the trap to see how hard he was pulling on the Ford at the top end. Even grinding 2nd, had he had another 6 inches he would have drove around the Ford.

    Good stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sport1.3
    2500lbs >3500 lbs.. physics says so.
    is this relating to the vids posted with the civic/nova run?

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    is this relating to the vids posted with the civic/nova run?

    the mirage you mean? i was just making a general statement relating to you v8 > 4 cylinder lol
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    It's actually on SPEEDTV as we speak!!! Ha ha.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sport1.3
    the mirage you mean? i was just making a general statement relating to you v8 > 4 cylinder lol
    well i have a 4cylT. Im really becoming a diesel > gas guy in the grand scheme of things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    THE ONE THAT TOOK HIM OUT:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNm3Ls1_uAY

    On the PINKS footage they paid omage to him by showin Kevin's in-car camera as he girinded into 2nd and lost ground.

    They went back to that view at the trap to see how hard he was pulling on the Ford at the top end. Even grinding 2nd, had he had another 6 inches he would have drove around the Ford.

    Good stuff.
    thus proving that V8>I4

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    ^^ Wrong.

    Proves that shifting > not-shifting


    PS:

    http://www.turbomagazine.com/feature...jdm/index.html

    This RHD Toyota Soarer (authentic) got knocked out after his 1st pass. BOOOOO
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    ^^ Wrong.

    Proves that shifting > not-shifting


    PS:

    http://www.turbomagazine.com/feature...jdm/index.html

    This RHD Toyota Soarer (authentic) got knocked out after his 1st pass. BOOOOO
    BABY j = Thinks drag racing means anything when it comes to driver skill.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    BABY j = Thinks drag racing means anything when it comes to driver skill.
    When you are comparing the fish that are in the same pond it does. When you compare drag racers to drag racers then driver skill DOES matter. But I bet that JUST by your post your argument is comparing drag racers to road-course guys.

    And furthermore, you can't argue w/ missing a shift when it's on video.

    Thank you. You lose again. NEXT.
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    DAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved every second of that!!

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    It aint shttt if it aint got a V8.




    /end mullet talk

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    LOL @ JORGY PORGY
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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    well i have a 4cylT. Im really becoming a diesel > gas guy in the grand scheme of things.

    i would rock the fvck out of some biodiesel right now
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    When you are comparing the fish that are in the same pond it does. When you compare drag racers to drag racers then driver skill DOES matter. But I bet that JUST by your post your argument is comparing drag racers to road-course guys.

    And furthermore, you can't argue w/ missing a shift when it's on video.

    Thank you. You lose again. NEXT.
    LOL ok i guess whatever.

    I just dont get all excited when some guy can show skill for 12 secs. In fact, drag racing really is a bore to me unless the cars are 8 secs or better. Obviously street cars are eliminated at that point. But i feel real drag racing has to be done on a pro tree and its all about r/t over anything else. I hate seeing these turbo imports at the track that see green and spend another 3 secs spooling. That's a bunch of B.S.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    LOL ok i guess whatever.

    I just dont get all excited when some guy can show skill for 12 secs. In fact, drag racing really is a bore to me unless the cars are 8 secs or better. Obviously street cars are eliminated at that point. But i feel real drag racing has to be done on a pro tree and its all about r/t over anything else. I hate seeing these turbo imports at the track that see green and spend another 3 secs spooling. That's a bunch of B.S.
    I autox'd my Spec V when it was stock - and you know what, I could go into a corner slow and then "make up" for it later. I had time to push harder to compensate for an earlier mistake. W/ drag racing, you have ONE SHOT to be right. U blow the launch - in most cases your're done. Questionable shift - DONE. You have to plug EVERYTHING the 1st time...no "fixing it the next turn." Does autox compare to a real road race - H3LL no, but you see what I mean. Is that a knock on road-course guys? Not at all - they are good at what they do. But to say that there is no skill required in drag is an understatement.

    Like you - I think that the pro-tree is King though - I agree.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    I autox'd my Spec V when it was stock - and you know what, I could go into a corner slow and then "make up" for it later. I had time to push harder to compensate for an earlier mistake. W/ drag racing, you have ONE SHOT to be right. U blow the launch - in most cases your're done. Questionable shift - DONE. You have to plug EVERYTHING the 1st time...no "fixing it the next turn." Does autox compate to a real road race - H3LL no, but you see what I mean. Is that a knock on road-course guys? Not at all - they are good at what they do. But to say that there is no skill in drag is an understatement.

    Like you - I think that the pro-tree is King though - I agree.
    I see, i was just throwin a cheap shot anyway. Sorry i was bored.

    Anyway, yeah about the one shot in drag racing. Put it like this, my STI runs 13s and obvisously that's not all that quick. To add, when im in the car, i feel like im not all that involved. It goes staight with no issue and i feel like i can just relax between shifts. If i was in a 9 sec Mustang, even if it has a two speed. IM DRIVING!. Its kicking the whole time as im steering to keep it straight. That's drag racing. 1: the game at the light and the other to control it down the track. The closest a car in our range can do is like a short wheelbase late 70's corolla or starlet as they shake the entire way down the strip.

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    saul goode homey!
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    i loved that paint job
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    Has the actual PINKS footage made it to the tube yet?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J

    http://www.turbomagazine.com/feature...jdm/index.html

    This RHD Toyota Soarer (authentic) got knocked out after his 1st pass. BOOOOO
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtUmJrW6fLU
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J
    Who saw the POS 93 Mitsu Mirage drag those V8s all the way to the QUICK 4 last night on PINKS?

    LOL
    did it win?? if not then whats this all about?

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    now that is a VID!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ran
    What did it have in it? Looks quick, but I'd drive that Nova before I'd drive a busted looking Mirage.


    I agree.



    congratulations your car is fast.



    Its still a busted looking POS


    Much rather own the Nova even if it is slower
    I'm not saying 8 cylinder > 4 cyliner or 4 cylinder > 8 cylinder, just that the Mirage is hideous
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    Quote Originally Posted by redrumracer
    did it win?? if not then whats this all about?
    No - but it represented VERY well in a 12.0 class --- arguably only losing b/c of a gear grind. There were over 60 cars in that class and he made it to the big show (quick 16) and then to the top 4 in a class dominated by cars pulling 1.5 adn 1.6 60 fts. Whether you like imports or domestics, I'd say that was a job well done for a college student who couldn't afford paint.
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    or a evo lol
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    Mirage!!!!!!

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