Cyber "Sports Car" SHOW!      [b](WARNING: PICS)[/b]
Post your pics of [b]your[/b] sports cars!  (Please use hot link if the pic is too large.)

from Dictionary.com
SPORTS CAR
1. An automobile equipped for racing, especially an aerodynamically shaped one-passenger or two-passenger vehicle having a [b]low center of gravity and steering and suspension designed for [red]precise control[/red] at high speeds[/b].
2. A small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons.

My 1995 [b]convertible[/b] black M6 T/A which handles nicely and kicks some ass (but by no means a trailer queen) is a sports car.  Although it can seat 4 people, it usually seats one or two.  [b]I do have a speedster tonneau for it.[/b] [:)]

(I found the pics with the tonneau, but I do not have a scanner, and the 4th gen appearance guide web page no longer has my pic on there....I know, I know.....will post pics soon)


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This thread is fucking worthless anyway

Yeah Im sure he had someone take a picture of him going 90 mph in the lancer he hasnt purchased yet and then had someone professionally graphic the picture for him
Jesus fucking christ

I see you deleted your post, good job

Yeah...a worthless post in a worthless thread.
Why do you bother posting here then?  To increase your post count?
I am sure there are a lot more worthless threads.  Why don't you go post that same message on all those threads too?

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Actually that post was sarcasm.  The reason I posted that remark was because I emphasized post pics of "your" car.
But then I realized it was a planned purchase, so I retracted it.
btw: If this thread is so worthless why are you still on it?

Maybe you should start it then, you seem a prime canidate.

siennfein,
I thought my engine bay was tight....damn....
So what are you putting to the wheels on that?

I gotta get my pics scanned so I can post them.

superalpa: my estimates are around 400-420 rwhp with about 14 pounds of boost. Ive seen similar combos do 440 with 15 pounds. Without the supercharger though I should be right around 260 rwhp. If you have an LT1 or LS1 your engine bay is more cramped than mine.

He is probably grouchy.  It is late.
I am getting a little grouchy too.

LOL...i thought it was funny at least [:P]

Your engine bay seems tight, but that might be camera perspective.  I am running NA so I don't have turbo or supercharger filling up the bay.
I have estimated 400hp at the crank from factory spec, but never cared to dyno it....I know it stomps many vettes and various LS1s, but it isn't king of the road, and at 9mpg it is uneconomical for my daily driver.
Prior to the new engine+headers, it was putting out about 290hp/310tq to the wheels.  Now I would guess around 350hp to the wheels.
I can do a third gear scratch with Michelin Pilot XGTZ4s.

It is a chick magnet too...being a convertible, black, black top, and graphite interior.

I wouldn't mind having it all restored back to stock.  It is super expensive to fix.  ($3200 maintenance within the last 2 months!)
The car looks bad ass.  I used to take it to many car show with the local DFW car club.  It is 8.5yrs old.  Every time it is at the shop, they add a few more scratches on the fenders.
I have had teh front repainted once, and the entire car is in EXCELLENT condition most of the time.  The ragtop, however, is degrading.  It is the original top, and the cosmetic seam stitcing is falling apart, yet it still holds out water, etc....purely cosmetic....but I have the speedster tonneau cover anyways.

I think it was hilarious! I've been waiting for that one to happen for a while now.

What all have you done superalpha? What year TA?

Is that a long or a shortbox diesel? [;d]

I have a 1995 T/A Convertible.

In 2001 my engine failed because the oil change place was putting the little firebird filter on there instead of the HUGE AC DELCO one.  Well....It would not hold pressure, and oil would blast out and all over the engine....if the engine doesn't get oil, you know the rest of the story....so I had a friend, who builds race cars, install a new engine for me.  It was a rebuild and his other friend did that.  Total was $6k+tax installed with new parts (distributor, water pump, radiator, etc).  WITH FULL WARRANTY for 3yrs/36k miles
Not bad, conisidering everyone else wanted to put a rebuild in for $10k for just the engine.
I told him I wouldn't care what the power output was, as long as I could cruise with it.  He offered 700rwhp, but said I would only be able to trailer it to the strip and would only get like 1500miles out of the engine.  I told him that I have a convertible, and chicks like to cruise.  It is all about the chicks, right?  So even if it were stock, I would be happy.  The LT1 rebuild was 3" wider than the original.  You can tell the heads were different.  Supposedly this "pot-luck" engine had CNC ported heads and other goodies.  He estimated 400rwhp, but I think he meant 350rwhp = 400fwhp.
I need to change the radiator because I do not get enough cooling during the summer, especially in traffic.  The cooling system does check out okay, there are no problems with it.

The one thing I did not do was change the INTAKE.  It is not super-critical, but it bothers me that if I have an engine similar to an LT4, that I have a small throttle body and LT1 intake.
I have headers and an SLP clutch with pressure plate.  I love the 30% extra pressure!!!  The clutch pedal retracts with a lot of force.  It has a very rapid-response.  I also had them toss in a Hurst shifter (which really is not a performance mod).
Being that it is a convertible, it is very heavy, and the center of gravity is superior to the hatchbacks.  This means I do not have to lower it, but it handles in autocross pretty well, although I hate replacing the tires and brake pads.  And I hate brake fade.  I need a power steering cooler(very easy to do) and a brake fluid cooler(very hard to do).  I upgraded to DOT4 fluid, but I would like to flush and put in MOTUL.

Heh- I laughed!

J.

Ouch!

I would like a new vette Z06.

ROFL!  

I have an engine bay brace that almost needs to be removed (must jack up car and release bolts on strut tower) every time I work on it!

But - it made the car so much stiffer.  It was an amazing handling transformation.

One day I found a great deal on some Billstein shock/struts where the guy put a deposit down, but never came to get them.  I just happen to ask about them and wasn't really interested in buyin at the time, since mine were fine, but when the guy said $384 installed (all 4s) I couldn't resist.  I did not notice any change, but my friend said he noticed.
I know a few other people who were looking for those and they were quoted >$800.

You're right.....that was funny!  ROFLMAO!!!!!!

302-306ci ??

What kind of intake, heads, blower ???

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cnatra, I rebuilt it with +.02 forged pistons and eagle rods, GT40P heads, trick-flow intake, 75MM thottle body and mass air meter and kept the stock crank and cam. The blower is an ATI P600B(intercooled) thats good up to 17-18 pounds but Im not ready to break this motor quite yet[:D]

[edit]: Im only running 11 pounds right now

i have seen or read about: muscle cars. luxo cars. souped up econoboxes. pony cars.


a thunderchicken ain't a sports car.

a firechicken ain't a sports car.

a four door mistsu ain't a sports car.

a mustunk ain't a sports car.

Read the definition in my first post.
And those cars you list - what are those?  I have never heard of a thunderchicken or a mustunk.

Interesting, can't wait to see your comment to this.....
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This is NOT my car, however this is a stock class IIRC...rollcage, wheels and that is about it for mods.  Maybe some interior -- lightening.

So here is mine....

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The Lancer EVO and WRX are purpose built sports cars...the upper levels of the sport include carbon fiber undercarriage pans, full rollcages, sequential gearboxs, and 400hp modified closed block motors to run upwards of 20psi.

What is your def of a sports car if an EVO is not?  

1997 Z28.
[img]http://www.knology.net/~nova5/graphics/z28/zfrontdriver.jpg[/img]

2003 Tiburon GT V6

[img]http://quentinj.dynamic-dns.net/pics/tibby.jpg[/img]

This is a cyber car show, not a bragging and one-upping contest.
Anyone can make a car fast.  But see definition of sports [b]car[/b] in the first post.

Stepping away from the keyboard, slowly, carefully, ok now laughing.

lmao striker!

dat be right! da s-10 be eatin' rice fo' lunch! den, we be haulin' dem recycled dole pinapple cans out to da berm fo' sum bulletfest fun, holmes!

all the carbon fibre and stripes in the world will not turn a grocery hetter into a "sports car". dial that boost up untill your pistons melt...still not a sports car. adding a rool cage to sedan that seats 4 or 5 does not a sports car make. installing a recaro and simpson belts in a nitrous fed accord?

sporty? perhaps.

a "sports car"? only in some advertiser's wet dream.

how many lap belts come with the wrx? electric lifts? electric mirrors? climate control? cd-player with how many speakers? sunroof? power assisted steering? sound deadening by the pound? plush pile carpeting?

for fear of getting MY account locked i wont mention him by name (i was threatened by a mod) but that guy who's name rymes with BabbleAssman always pisses in everybody's threads


anyway, i guy i work with has a early 90's firebird with a wipple supercharger, cammed up the whole works and it REALLY kicks ass. not my favorite car but they can be made to run

So what is a sports car then??  Hmmm? A WRC Impreza?

[img]http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/382929.jpg[/img]

Maybe a C5R since you are in the heartland -- GM power baby....:

[img]http://www.autoxtc.com/corvette_images/c5r.jpg[/img]

Maybe you're a purist from the fatherland:

[img]http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/karen_obrien/bmwrace1.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.mosport.com/photos/alms99-16.jpg[/img]

Oh, I know....you like concepts:

[img]http://www.eastangliams.com/image/gtsside.jpg[/img]

Or maybe unavailable in the US:

[img]http://members.lycos.co.uk/gilesnp/hpbimg/Nissan%20Blitz%20Skyline%20GT-R%20R34%201999.jpg[/img]

Or maybe factory sponsored race cars:

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Cars that race in sport are sports cars.  Every WRC car starts life as the same shell as it's donor car.  If I had the time and money to convert my WRX to a WRC car, well guess what?  I'd have a 4 door sports car.  As it is, it's close enough.

So CB, what is a sports car???  Hmmm???  A Miata?  A Mercury Capri?

Almost by definition this is also a sports car....

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here is my "Sports Car"
350 bored .060
470 magnum cam
fully ported heads/flat top pistons
crane roller rockers
Edelbrock 600 carb
MSD 6AL ignition
Turbo 350 extra clutches/hardened sprag/shift kit
Hooker Headers/3 inch exhaust cut off 2 feet behind the cab with Flowmasters on the ends

it runs ok

the finished pic sucks but its the only one i have on my computer

before and during....
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after
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I was being sarcastic.  You know - bragging about a POS and all...

From dictionary.com

race car
n : a fast car that competes in races

So....when I say sports car, it does not necessarily mean that it participates in races.

[url=http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=sports+car]Sport Car Definition[/url]

Hmmm......how much plainer can it get??

I am playing devil's advocate with Campy....[:D]

Since he has declared ONLY his definition worthy, I'd like to hear what [b]his[/b] definition is...with examples. [peep]

{insert Jeopardy theme here.....} [:P]

LMAO! I've been waiting for that!

[url]vulcan59.netfirms.com/index.html[/url]My first car: 66' Mustang, still restoring it



Edit: because this board doesn't like my brand of html

Now this is a sports car- 1988 944 Turbo S.

[url]http://members.fortunecity.com/dave45acp/dejavue.jpg[/url]

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