[Foxie]

Fill me in on whats "constructive" about this post?

Perhaps, if you would get off the high horse and look at it a different way, you could see that it can be taken to be meant in different ways.

I started with, "sound mean," which, well, usually means it's going to sound mean but not be mean. It wasn't meant to. I know that's totally going to go over everyone's heads anyhow.

It could be taken as I'm totally mean and insulting, or maybe I'm bemused that someone would do such an intense build on such an unexpected chassis. I tend to go with bemused. I lived in South Dakota, middle of nowhere, for two and a half years surrounded by trucks and SUV's, but nobody did anything to them. Here, where they're usually unnecessary, people have them and mod them... It's new to me. I'm wondering why people do it, what the point is in it.

If you want to make something fast, start with something smaller? I know twin-turbo G35's are catchy, and damn quick. I just don't see what the draw is.

Ignorance isn't what people seem to think it always is. Sure, I'm ignorant when it comes to this sort of thing. I've never been exposed to it and don't have endless time to google information that isn't of use to me. (I own no truck or SUV, so why would I know where to source performance stuff for one?)

As far as the constructive criticism point, anyone I've talked to agrees that this forum is full of people that can't take any hint of an insult.... So even if I were to constructively criticize, I'd still be flamed as if I meant to flat-out insult someone.

So go on... Flame on. Ya know you want to keep going.

[4.8t]

just to make it known i never said anything about anybody's s2000 or miata or anything else. i did say i couldn't fit in one and i didn't lie i really can't. leg on floor board butt in seat legs smashed door and steering wheel.

anyhow it may not be known here but there are many 10 seconds silverados and a few 9 second silverados. there is a trailblazer ss almost in the 8's. not to mention the tbss can hang curves like most wouldn't believe. now i'm a car/truck guy i love most all cars/trucks. i really love cars/trucks with ls motors in them. i've seen miatas with ls1's and s2000's and civics and 240's hell there is a kit for the 350 to run a ls motor. they do this because flat out the ls motor can make more n/a power than the little v6 could ever think of. unless you guys know of a few 800+hp N/A 3.5 v6's. but like i said the Tahoe fits. its not cause "wife won't let me" in fact the hoe is mostly driven by her. if you check some of the races on streetfire she is the one driving down the track. i lived in the mountains in Arkansas so a truck is way more useful than a car. anybody ever cross a creek or mud hole during rain season in a car? or drive through a foot of snow in the winter in a car? doesn't work very well.

now in the summer time i'll drive my little Honda up and down the mountain some summers, the whole time in v-tec and love it. the brakes don't like it so well, but its fun as shit.

alot of people just don't realize the power potential of the ls base motors in the trucks and suv's. 5-600hp on stock motor is not hard. hell a ls6 cam and a turbo at 10 or so psi and your there.

either way i like my hoe and i will continue to mod it. don't care who likes it really cause i love. to me its a sexy hoe and its a rush to drive. and those 13" rotors with dual piston calipers all the way around bring it to a pretty good halt. my next mod is c6 zo6 calipers and 17" rotors. IIRC there was a guy that did this on his hoe and he had to stop in a hurry due to a retard turning with no blinker. there was a high end sports car equal length behind him that couldn't stopas fast as he did and hit him. now that's some good brakes


did i mention i could drive through the Appalachian mountains in over drive with out one down shift or unlock of the torque converter. the turbo just pulled my fat hoe right through while the other guys had to struggle to do it. and i got about 18mpg with AWD during this.

This post has been edited by 4.8t: 31 July 2009 - 06:32 PM

[Rev Arch Stanton]

Is that your real coffee table?

Zach goes up to Bodymore Murderland all the time to get his engine retuned. Maybe they can come stay with you next time. And verify that that IS, indeed, your real coffee table.

[not Frank]

For the record stopping once doesn't mean the brakes are good. It does mean they are good if you can pound on them repeatedly and they keep coming back for more.

[4.8t]

its my wife's little table she made for her trophy she got in centerville. there is a reason i married her lol.

I'm pretty sure the zo6 brakes can take a beating with out much fade. but my brakes are still pretty damn good. plus i don't go out rally or autox racing my hoe. that's not what i built it for. i might be crazy but not stupid. 6000 pounds in a corner is pretty tuff to do.