Still brother thinks matrix will cream me on highway

NewbieWar
11-03-2003, 02:27 AM
well we got to talking about cars today and he was certain i would walk on him off the line, but once we got to highway speeds he'd be ahead...

he told me after he did exhaust and CAI that hed be down to 14 flat, and i said yea then ud hang w/ me and hes like omg id walk all over u

he said cause he had higher rpm redline 8000, and longer gears (not sure what he means by that) that he'd win

97bowtie
11-03-2003, 02:38 AM
LOL...a Matrix?? Funny stuff. You'll kill him. :)

NewbieWar
11-03-2003, 02:46 AM
i donno why he doesnt see it, i dont really wanna rub it in tho i feel bad cause he thinks his cars all that

SiDeWaYZz28
11-03-2003, 02:55 AM
is your brother on crack??or a former crackhead? race !!!!!!shhhiettt on him!!!!!so he will shut the hell up . . his car is slow its not even suppose to be a performence car . .its a family car lol:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :metal:

phrozen
11-03-2003, 03:30 AM
Unless it's SVT he doesn't stand a chance(and even then he doesn't)!

jthomas
11-03-2003, 07:11 AM
sorry, my friend, but your brother reeks of rice. you should, no, you MUST kick him in the sac with either your foot or your LT1.

SFB767
11-03-2003, 07:24 AM
I think movies like The Fast and the Furious and 2F2F are to blame for people thinking like this.

Same thing where I work. Some stupid kid thinks that his old p.o.s. Prelude with a fart pipe, a neon light and a bunch of cheap accessories from Autozone will hang with my car. :rolleyes:

Tell your brother that a Grand Marquis would be a good race for him.

teke184
11-03-2003, 09:00 AM
quoted from your sig:

"A4 LT1 inside, shes not doing so great.
Opti, O2's, EGR, intake elbow, Tranny... things to be fixed"


these could lead to a closer race than you think...basically because your car may not be running anywhere close to full potential.

NewbieWar
11-03-2003, 09:31 AM
GM did something right, if i put the pedal to the medal all problems go away, takes a little out of the launch but its still got plenty of power

i race my friends Z28 and i hang w/ him and he doesnt pull on me

CamaroGuy22
11-03-2003, 10:34 AM
Originally posted by phrozen
Unless it's SVT he doesn't stand a chance(and even then he doesn't)!

Since when is there an SVT Matrix? Toyota makes the Matrix. SVT is a division of Ford. I am lost. :confused:

NewbieWar
11-03-2003, 10:53 AM
its an XRS not a STD...

but besides its basicly a celica w/ a stationwagon body

robvas
11-03-2003, 11:21 AM
A celica with intake/exhaust will run low 14's

The matrix is quite a bit bigger and heavier.

Steve Y
11-03-2003, 12:32 PM
Race him for as much $$ as he is willing to put up!

9TransAM4
11-03-2003, 02:17 PM
this is an insane question, apparently your bro is crazy if he thinks he has any chance against you. given your lt1 is running okay, you will rape him in all aspects. you need to slap your bro for saying somthing that retarted. :mad:

Jcb890
11-03-2003, 05:26 PM
Matrix...i hate those things.

94FBODY
11-03-2003, 05:42 PM
At the track here in vegas the Matrix's are running high 16's with a good driver. I have seen some in the 17's with a avg to bad driver. You will kill him.. Race him once just to shut him up.


Just a quick question.. what Celica on earth have you seen run low 14's with just intake and exahust
? LOL

intake/exhaust= 2.5 seconds off 1/4 mile? WOW!!

phrozen
11-03-2003, 06:18 PM
Originally posted by CamaroGuy22
Since when is there an SVT Matrix? Toyota makes the Matrix. SVT is a division of Ford. I am lost. :confused:

Whoops! I was thinking of that ugly ford thing... the Focus. Man those are nasty cars.

NewbieWar
11-03-2003, 09:18 PM
the matrix is faster then the svt focus, but still it lacks the torque or horsepower that i have, (i double his torque :))

jd94z28
11-04-2003, 05:05 PM
Maybe you were thinking of TRD (Toyota Racing Development)?

Damon
11-04-2003, 07:11 PM
sorry, my friend, but your brother reeks of rice. you should, no, you MUST kick him in the sac with either your foot or your LT1.

Took me a good 3 minutes to stop shaking with laughter enough to lay hands to keyboard and post a reply. Funny stuff. And true. Go get him.

phrozen
11-04-2003, 08:25 PM
anyone ever notice that if you sound out TRD it sounds like turd? What the hell were they thinking?

NewbieWar
11-04-2003, 08:58 PM
and svt sounds like std to me...

stupid fords...

Geezer powered
11-04-2003, 10:15 PM
umm riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Your brother is how old?

NewbieWar
11-04-2003, 10:35 PM
hes 22 and im 18...

199730thZ28
11-04-2003, 10:59 PM
he told me after he did exhaust and CAI that hed be down to 14 flat

I'll tell your brother the same thing that I told the ricer at the track last week...if his car with an intake and exhaust runs a 14 flat I'll FedEx him a dollar. (Must have timeslips and video, of a toyota matrix with intake and exhaust on a FULL 1/4 track!)

You sure your brother wasn't thinking he'll be running a 14 flat in the 1/8th?

Here is a story of the ricer I talked about up there ^.

I've got a buddy with a cavalier (hell even I own a cavalier, but that's not the point) and he was in line at the track. This dude with this primered, neon'd, a wing boeing would be envious of, and a exhaust/intake...started talking to my buddy with the cavalier about the cavaliers muffler "Yeah, I almost bought that muffler...but I didn't like it, my muffler gives me some mad hp" After I quit laughing. I asked him what all he had done to it...he said intake and exhaust. I asked him what he thought it would run...and he said "If it doesn't run a 14 I'm selling it" Without missing a beat, I pulled out $1. and said "If this car runs a 14, I'll give you this dollar...Hell if this car runs a 15 I'll give you this dollar" He then said "Well if it doesn't run a 15 then I'm gonna sell it."

Well we finally get up to the staging lines...(and he's running my buddy's cavalier, which is NOT fast) and 17.4 seconds later the probe finished...my buddy ran a 16.3 (well off his best of a 15.7)

So a little later I went back up to the primerd probe guy and asked him if he was gonna sell his car...he said and I quote "My clutch is messin up. If it was working right I would have run 3 or 4 seconds faster" I just laughed and call him a ricer before I walked off...he didn't like that, but he wasn't even going to get out of his "Mad Tyte Ride y0"

Anyways, just thought I would share my story, and for you to let your brother know I'll give him $1. if he can run a 14 flat with just intake and exhaust.

NewbieWar
11-04-2003, 11:05 PM
lol i'll pass on the message...

he says the guy at the dealer told him if he reprogrammed his computer on his car hed run 3 seconds quicker i just laughed

stereomandan
11-04-2003, 11:20 PM
It's sad what these guys think their cars can run. It's great to see them at the track. Reality check!!!

Dan

PoloGreen 3.4
11-05-2003, 01:22 AM
Originally posted by 94FBODY
At the track here in vegas the Matrix's are running high 16's with a good driver. I have seen some in the 17's with a avg to bad driver. You will kill him.. Race him once just to shut him up.


Just a quick question.. what Celica on earth have you seen run low 14's with just intake and exahust
? LOL

intake/exhaust= 2.5 seconds off 1/4 mile? WOW!!

And i thought my v6 would beat a matrix...:(

Oracle17
11-05-2003, 01:51 PM
GTS celicas run low 15's with a good driver. This one kid in north virginia ran a 14.3 with just i/h/e. Yes a gts can, for some reason run low 14's with just a i/h/e. Just like an rsx can hit 13's with i/h/e and a reflashed ecu.

Weird, but nothing compared to that ripleys believe it or not ****

Steve Y
11-05-2003, 02:16 PM
Originally posted by Oracle17
This one kid in north virginia ran a 14.3 with just i/h/e. Yes a gts can, for some reason run low 14's with just a i/h/e. Just like an rsx can hit 13's with i/h/e and a reflashed ecu.


Not calling bs, but i'd have to see those runs to believe them.

not cbring
11-05-2003, 02:42 PM
do i get a dollar if i can run a 14 flat?

199730thZ28
11-06-2003, 12:27 PM
no :-D cuz that 1.8T is a BAD little motor!!!

I know your car is capable of it!

JadedZ28
11-06-2003, 05:03 PM
Originally posted by Steve Y
Not calling bs, but i'd have to see those runs to believe them.

i thought that too, but its true. a good driver in a GTS will run low to mid 14's....