Edit: I'm getting some flak on these posts from members that don't understand why I posted these stories. Just to clarify, I'm NOT trying to brag! I'm posting this story and video because I find it humorous...
Last friday night I was cruising with a couple friends and we stopped at a sonic to get something to eat, it was around midnight. Low and behold true to its fable for being a ricer hang-out there was this guy whom I knew of from when he approached me once at the shop where I do work on my car and he immediately tells me that he wants to race me with his buddy's car because it's boosted, so I said alright...
Me: 1994 Acura Integra ls/vtec turbo @5.5psi
His friend's car: 2005 Honda Civic si with fancy greddy turbo kit @6.5psi
Ok, what makes this guy a ricer is that for one he has a 2003 civic Si of his own but it's not boosted so he decides to drive his buddy's car instead, second he claims he can keep up with WRX Sti's, and last but not least he claims he can "take anyone in the twisties"... All this will soon be proven otherwise.
I had my boost set at 8psi that night with my boost controller but lowered it to match his 6.5psi (it was about 6.8 ), then we went to this boulevard with some nice turns (by that time it was about 1am and no traffic). First we went from a 40mph roll, I beeped 3 times and immediately put a car lenght on him at the end of third gear, by the time we reached 100 I shut down and he was about 3 car lenghts behind. Then he catched up and gave me the usual "I wasnt in my powerband" ricer excuse, and now he wanted to go from a 60mph roll, I agreed and after we took off I jumped about 2 car lenghts ahead and by the time we hit 100 he was in my rearview mirror and there was a curve coming up so I decelerated and at about 70 I downshifted to 3rd and tapped the throttle lightly to enter the curve smoothly, he tried to follow but to no avail, he only kept geting smaller in my rearview mirror... so there went his claims of greatness
, an Sti would walk me like this so there's no way he can keep up with even a STOCK Sti. After we pitted in to this gas station he started to give me all kind's of excuses, among them he said one of the charge pipes was leaking boost and how he has no aftermarket exhaust
but the funniest thing is I got him to videotape all of this with my camera from his car (his passenger, who BTW is the owner of the car, was taping), I guess he thought he was going to get some nice shots of my front but instead got the taillights, oh and I heard him talking shit in the video while I was whooping his ass
.... sorry if this is too long.
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