My car is still stock aside from springs and K&N filter, I can't be judged. Yet.

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YES, those are just terrible...

My biggest pet peeve is people "tuning" automatics, unless it at least has paddle shifters. Imo with automatic you're not even feeling the car, so why try and altar the feeling? Basically I don't understand modifying something for performance when you skipped the key performance option from factory.

I mean aesthetically I don't mind modified automatics, just performance wise..

Im seeing more and more roof racks, why????

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Indeed. Guess it's because they can't really drive.

I hate big pointless spoilers. OEM ones actually have purpose and use on FWD cars, like our Celica's. It adds downforce to the rear so that the light rear doesn't swing around. It also scoops air to allow you to go straight and fast without any unbalance. That's why our cars that are not GT-FOUR don't come with the HUGE spoiler and riser blocks. There is no point in that much down force.

Honda owners. There is a fine line between a fart can and a real straight through... most don't get it.

Cheap rims. What's the point in Walmart rims on a nice car, or Rays on a rusty piece of ****?

Import neglect. Lets throw a turbo on it and then abuse the **** out of it, but do nothing to maintain it so that the guy behind you thinks he's in a James Bond film due to your smoke screen.

okay, so being the Japanese Culture Major I am, I cannot stand This:


its so stupid. they put it on the most USDM cars possible too. "JDM huh? what did you do to it?" "its mostly stuck right now..." seriously...

but really Domokun (I also understand is an internet fad) is just a mascot for a Japanese TV company NHK, and had a couple shorts done about him. on top of that this JDM as **** ****. that symbol in the middle? means beginner driver first year drivers. that it... so are you saying you are an amateur driver?

with that said, I don't mind people using the Domokun thing... as long as you know what it is. I personally have domokun dice in my car (they were a gift from a friend so why not right?)

but that's imho,
Kevin

This post has been edited by Soulend: Apr 3, 2012 - 6:27 PM

AHH YEAH. People with Civics and Eclipses that are like, "MY CAR IS SOOOOO JDM". No, you car was made in Ohio or Illinois...

For drag racing, look to see how many people, (cars with power) have manuals.
My son recently picked up a 98 z28 with an LS1 auto, there are only a dozen or so celicas
on here that would hang with it on a strip and it is bone stock.

I get a kick out of listening to people with under 10 years experience behind the wheel
talking about "feel". lol
Slide around in a 74 maverick you will know "feel", you haven't lived until you driven a 3 on the tree
sliding corners with 30 degrees of body lean. lol Drive a 68 Charger until the 150mph speedo is straight down
with bias ply tires. Feel haha
Why don't you kids worry about your own $hit.

Oh, and I will take on anyone of you in a STREET RACE!!!!
ibtl

Y does it seem like your taking this all like its against you

Oh an as far as the feel thing.

I have pegged my nova i have pushef that car just ti test myself
Compared to new cars. It handle like a turd. An feel like your gonna roll if you. Push too hard
Ive driven 3 on the tree an 4 speed an 5speeds on a daliy basis.
An im only 22
An congrats you can take a stock v8 an beat a turbo 4banger in a straight like
Well i bet half the cars on here could probably go corner fpr corner with that comaro
An you wanna race somebody come to ohio me an my buddy can runnem anytime an his civic hatch is a proven v8 killer

My dad had a 96 Z28 auto. If you got heavy on the throttle it'd spin the rear tires. No denying the manual would've been better though. I know the two speed Power Glide is usually a favourite for the strip in the older cars. We all know the old cars rolled more than the audience at a Grateful Dead concert. I guess that's half the fun, and nowadays that can be changed if you want. Bias ply tires, can you even get those anymore? If anyone makes them I guess it'd be Coker.

This post has been edited by Box: Apr 3, 2012 - 7:47 PM

Excessive reving (especially with any loud exhaust on a 4 cyl car). I get wanting to hear the aftermarket exhaust (and some sound good) or showing off, but most of the time its just annoying.

Chrome wheels. Huge pet peeve for me on any car or truck that is not fully built to be a show queen.

To quote Sir mix alot "f*** you posers"

No offence, but I don't have a whole lot respect for drag racing.
Yea, its impressive when cars are runnin 8 sec's, 6 sec's, whatever, but anything thats not unbelievable fast, doesn't seem like it takes a whole lot of skill either than hitting your shifts, and having the cash/knowledge to build a car.

Probably gunna get flamed, oh well.

The hardest part is launcing the car after that it just keeing it straight

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I am not taking it that way at all, and I know any 6th gen celica would crush a camero in corners with equal drivers.
I personally like my car the way it is and could care less what anyone else thinks.
I just can't see how bashing this, and bashing that, is constructive in any way. Back in the day when the mods weren't all tired of babysitting, this thread would have been locked prolly before page 2. I thought talking smack was what that chat room thingy was for.

Yeah the street racing comment was just for the lock, haha,
My stock corolla gts is the fastest car I own, and it would barely pull my stock ST.

Trends change, 8 years ago veilside kits were all the rage now they are considered rice I guess.

Before the z28 my son had a escort gt, he wanted me to put this big fart cannon on to sell it to the local ricer crowd. I had no money for proper hanging, so I drilled a hole thu the tip and bolted it directly to the rear quarter panel. lol thats about as
getto as it gets.

I guess its only talking smack if you ser it that way
Itvjust looks like everyonrs hsving a good laugh at stuff weve all done to cars in the past

paragraph one? key word useful


http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6

This post has been edited by 97lestyousay: Apr 3, 2012 - 9:04 PM

^this is in the off-topic section.. hell we could be talking about tractors for all it matters in this section

what is useless about tractors, no rice, only wheat and hay, yes they are my photos and yes I have driven both.
They have a lot of "feel". lol

My list of peeves would have to be other people calling each other out and trying to race each other. The smack talk involve about others being slow and bragging about the quarter mile times. When you try to bring up a casual conversation they turn into an encyclopedia and start labeling parts they have and how much horsepower it give them. The way I see it, every part on a car is an engineering marvel and people go and butcher it up with "mods" that don't compliment the car.

At the end of the day it all boils down to who has the most money. The more money you dump into a car the fast it goes. When you are "hating" on someone else car your essentially making fun of someone else who has less money then you. And that is something no one should be proud of. To end my random rant; I guess my biggest peeve is when people tie their ego, wealth, and insecurities to their cars to prove a point.

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Not really. Was behind a Mazda 3 earlier at the store that sounded like a bumblebee. Then as I walked out there was a Miata with 18" chrome rims and 4" exhaust. Tasteful mods I'm all for. Lowering, air intake, not straight-pipe exhaust systems, etc... But what some people do... There's a distinction between doing what's within your means and bastardizing a car.

I'm more impressed by someone who can beat me through turns than someone who can burn tires in a straight line. Straight line is all based on who has more power. What's the point in racing someone if they have two or three times as much power as you. You know that you're going to lose. But in corners, it's not who has more power, it's who can hit the corner in the better line. It's who can put the pedal down at the right moment leaving the apex and who can brake and release at the correct time entering the corner. It boils down to who knows their car the best and who is the better driver.

I hate kids that come into my work place and ask to "take it to the streets." I refuse to street race. There is no dignity, no honor and it's just plain stupid. Why would you risk the lives of others for some jolly's? The only street racing I will do is sanctioned on a closed off area.


Soulend, I agree. That emblem pisses me off so much. Most people don't know and don't care to know. I love seeing them on Neons and Probes.

I think there's one thing we can all agree on. Street racing is stupid in every aspect. Leave it for the tracks. *insert cheesy Smokey the Bear equivalent here*

Im happy to say thats a faze i grew out of (well for the most part)
Street racing is stupid an can get you killed
But hey im still up for a stop light to stoplight race if the mood strikes right an the roads are clear of other people

Oh an the jdm emblem is funny
There was a kid in a 1g eclipse that had that in his side windows
I told him to go home an read what it means rookie
The next day they where gone lol

I need one for my thule roof rack I am selling, haha the price just doubled. I had no Idea it was JDM yo, I guess I did learn something from this thread.

See this thread was useful lol

haha bits and pieces, I have been dying for an excuse to post those tractor pics.

-Eurotails on ANYTHING
-people who sit and bounce their stupid d/b/h/k/whatever-series off the rev limiter
-chrome rims on import cars
-"vent" inserts on stock fenders
-neon lights
-lambo doors (not to be copied, lambos only)
-massive body kits that add more weight than style
-fart can exhausts with stock res/cats/headers, etc.
-steelies, hub caps, wheel mismatch or combinations
-more than a few degrees of camber (like the scion xB pictured earlier)
-multi-colored engine bays with no particular scheme
-spoilers taller than our stock gt 3post or st.
-non-functional "vented hood scoops"
-stupid excessive shift knobs
-excessive stickers
-people who claim they "built" their car when mom & dad paid for their swap and/or had it done somewhere.
-acting like JDM hardware is as good as aftermarket upgrades (engine parts, not cosmetic/body)
-rusted hoods that are growing into a "trend"
-poorly designed/sounding subwoofers. Read up on it and do it right. Don't just throw some sh!t in a box and run wires all over the car.
-cars with hacked up wiring harnesses and not soldering electronic work.
-people who just like to rev their boosted car to hear their BOV or compressor surge

Lol, I don't get why you think I was bashing. Its MY pet peeve. If you and your son think auto is cool, congratulations.

Why do you rush to judge my driver skill based on not having 10 years behind a wheel? I am a far better driver then 90% of people with over 10 years behind a wheel.. I have actually taken high performance driving classes at Pacific Raceways. And not just in a Celica like you you probably are assuming, but in my Dad's Dinan tuned BMW. So please don't tell me I don't get the "feel" of a car! That is flat out rediculous that just because you are older than me and your license has existed longer than mine, that I don't know the feel of a car. I'm talking about track racing cars built to do so and you are assuming I just like to street race? I thoroughly enjoy driving on the track, and as Jordison stated, I LOVE the feeling of hitting your shifts through corners, etc. YES, the FEEL! I'm telling you straight up that it would be nowhere near that fun in an auto. I also enjoy drifting (I'm 5 minutes from Evergreen Speedway). Again, NOT happening in an auto. And automatic drag cars are pointless IMO. To me, the sport is all about the launch, not who can press the gas pedal down the fastest, haha.

It was just a comment about my pet peeve... Sorry it made you so upset, lol. That's just so rediculous that you think you need 10 years to get the "feel" of a car? I've had an 05 Audi A4 1.8t Quattro, ST165, my 6gc, AE86 GTS, and s13 (Guess none of those are driver's cars...) I've taken Car control clinics, gone to lapping days with my dad's BMW club, and done high perofrmance driving school. I was also a delivery driver for three and a half years. I have LOTS of experience, with LOTS of cars, so that is just an incredibly ignorant assumption. And yeah, let's see who can get a better lap around pacific raceways, srsly.

Goodness why does everyone's opionion need to be the same..its a freaking forum..

cjh4l22, I agree on all accounts. Though "lambo doors" look ok, provided they're done on a car that the door doesn't have a window frame. Nothing like seeing them on a sedan...