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Anti-Noise Group Honked-Off At Noisy Hot Rods
CNSNews.com ^ | October 5, 2002 | Michael L. Betsch

Posted on 11/05/2002 7:34:37 AM PST by H8DEMS

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To: HELLRAISER II
My buddy owned a few early 80's rx-7s. He would run one in the ground and then buy another one, like changing socks! Never been to the beach quicker than in one of those little rockets - they are wound tight. I like the V-8 power, the rx-7 was a little squirrly, but no doubt fast as lightn'n!
41 posted on 11/05/2002 8:41:55 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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To: H8DEMS
Noise Free America spokesman Mark Huber says the manufacturers of hot rod mufflers are selling a product that is "lawlessly terrorizing" neighborhoods across America.

Some people just can't stand anyone else not being as miserable as they are...this guy needs to get a life! If you don't like the noise, move to the country! Get used to it! There is no requirement that other people must meet his standards. I'm sure there's something that he does that drives other people crazy, too. Let's find out what that is, make a big fuss over that, and see how he likes it...

42 posted on 11/05/2002 8:42:21 AM PST by nobdysfool
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You know you are a riceboy if...
...You find yourself using the excuse, "yo, but you gots twice as many cylindas, as I do" after every race.
...you drive a 4 door 'Type R'
...your drooping, gumby pants make it hard to shift
...more than 20 of your mods involve shielding whats under the hood
...you have stickers plastered all over your car that even most Asians don't get
...you have stickers for parts that you don't even have
...you have stickers for parts that aren't even MADE for your car
...you refer to a 50hp NOS system as "The big shot"
...when you drive down the road, WW II vets run for cover
...your car has SO much camber, it can drive on it's side
...your exhaust tip diameter is 4 times the size of the inner diameter of your muffler
...birds make nests on your spoiler, because it is taller than the trees
...you sell crack for the image, not the money
...you have N/T on the side window in shoe polish, but don't have a clue as to what bracket racing is
...you will only race if the other guy removes enough sparks plugs to equal yours
...you can't race uphill
...you have "All Motor" on your rear hatch, right next to your 15.5 dial-in
...you brag about your nitrous system, but dial-in at 14.5
...your exhaust system for your 1.8L is bigger than most Pro-Stock cars
...you spent more money on stickers than your parents paid for the car
...you go to performance shops and immediatly start digging in the decal bin
...your tach is bigger than your head
...you have a shift light, and you let your automatic shift by it's self
...you refuse to race because your car is for show only
...your only mods are cut factory springs and a 5" chrome exhaust tip
...at autocross events you don't run because you have a drag race setup, and at drag racing events, you brag about how you kick ass at autocross
...you have more lights on the front of your car than the USS Voyager
...you brag about the turbo or NOS kit that never seems to get installed
...your exhaust sounds like a swarm of bees, or a dying moose
...your bright green $300 air filter is bigger than your engine

www.riceboypage.com

43 posted on 11/05/2002 8:42:52 AM PST by al_c
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To: billbears
You can spot a "JC-Whitney" special a mile-a-way!
44 posted on 11/05/2002 8:43:29 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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To: stainlessbanner
ROTFLMBO!!!!!
45 posted on 11/05/2002 8:44:45 AM PST by billbears
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To: al_c
Good post - The windshield banner says TURD!
46 posted on 11/05/2002 8:45:20 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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To: stainlessbanner
My boy likes the RX 7's but I would have trouble fitting in them, at 6'2" & 290 lb's I fit in my MX 6 just fine but I could never be comfortable in the RX 7. But you are right about one thing, those rotary engines are unbelievably strong and fast.
47 posted on 11/05/2002 8:45:27 AM PST by HELLRAISER II
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To: billbears
You know I get tired of all those Honda's to, that's why when I bought a 4 cyl. I went with a Mazda instead. The Honda's are way over rated, however occasionally one of them will suprise you on performance if they're dialed in right with a turbo or NOS. I personally don't run NOS, 1 good run with NOS isn't worth blowing up my motor.
48 posted on 11/05/2002 8:50:23 AM PST by HELLRAISER II
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To: Seruzawa
Apparently now a loud muffler is a terrorist act

Of course it is in todays America. The same as anyone we hate politically is a Traitor, or a NAZI. After all, those people who attacked the WTC aren't really anwy worse than someone with a loud muffler, so lets equate them.

As I've iterated on other threads (and been attacked for so doing):

Words have meaning.
Words have power.
Use them carefully.

49 posted on 11/05/2002 8:51:34 AM PST by templar
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To: justshutupandtakeit
Heart attacks, high blood pressure, jumpiness and anxiety are sufficient cause to ban this junk

Gee, and here all this time we've been told that those things are caused by bad diet, lack of exercise, genetics, and the fast pace of modern life...we've been lied to! It's those damn loud mufflers! yeah, right....

50 posted on 11/05/2002 8:51:48 AM PST by nobdysfool
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To: MissMillie
In my town most of the Harley's have straight pipes- no muffler at all! When 3 or 4(and sometimes many more) are lined-up at the signal and take off the roar will shut out anything!!
51 posted on 11/05/2002 8:52:05 AM PST by 1FreeAmerican
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To: stainlessbanner
Toyota Racing Development, I know your just ragging but have you ever run up against a Toyota Supra? Some of these cars are bad to the bone.
52 posted on 11/05/2002 8:52:13 AM PST by HELLRAISER II
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To: stainlessbanner
You can spot a "JC-Whitney" special a mile-a-way!

Yep, it's been like that for as long as I can remember, too. It used to be the pimpmobile naked-lady and "flying swan with colored plastic wings" hood ornaments, now it's this "riceboy" garbage. If you've been in one of the large auto parts chain stores such as Pep Boys lately, you probably know that they have an aisle full of those decals and other assorted "sport-compact" rubbish.

I still deal with the old independant parts dealers whenever I can. You know, the guys with a rack of greasy books on the sales counter - the only computer is the 486 in the back office that they use for billing. If the shop has bare concrete floors and an old housecat sleeping on the shelf next to the STP Oil Treatment, so much the better. :-)

53 posted on 11/05/2002 8:54:18 AM PST by Charles Martel
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To: HELLRAISER II
You know that's what I was always led to believe. The quickest way to get rid of an engine is to run NOS. But from my understanding the mix or something is different now. At least that's according to over priced Hot Rod. Maybe one more reason I read Car Craft
54 posted on 11/05/2002 8:55:21 AM PST by billbears
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To: nobdysfool
I know what happens to my blood pressure and heart rate when one of those "Bunker Busters" goes by my house at night. While some consider me an anomaly I don't believe I am unique in this case.
55 posted on 11/05/2002 8:56:54 AM PST by justshutupandtakeit
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To: billbears
I love pulling up at the light when the car next to me is playing loud rap. Drowns it out completely.

I do the same thing, but with talk radio. Nothing pisses off a post-teen more than Rush and O'Reilly drowning out Xzibit.

(Not that there's anything wrong with Xzibit.)
56 posted on 11/05/2002 8:56:55 AM PST by Xenalyte
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To: 3AngelaD
I like to call them "members of the club."

"What club?" you ask.

The teeeny weeny peeny club.

57 posted on 11/05/2002 8:56:59 AM PST by MissMillie
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To: Dead Corpse
I happen to like the "muscle car sound" coming from a well tuned V-8.

And what of those who don't? When I was a kid they used to offer an exhaust cutout system. That way you could use your quiet factory muffler in the city and an open pipe system in the country (to gain the alledged mileage and power benefits). In practice, the factory system was usen only when the presence of police was feared, and the open system was never used in the country.

58 posted on 11/05/2002 8:57:32 AM PST by templar
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To: Charles Martel; stainlessbanner; HELLRAISER II
A diverse cross-section of teens and twenty-somethings are installing the equipment that sells for thousands of dollars

What kind of Flowmaster system costs 'thousands of dollars'?

59 posted on 11/05/2002 8:59:09 AM PST by billbears
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To: MissMillie
So what about women that like the sound and the rumble. Is there something deficient with them as well?
60 posted on 11/05/2002 9:02:39 AM PST by billbears
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