I just want to preface this story with the fact that I got my '88 Trans Am ("Jett") just a day ago (Bought it Saturday, took delivery Monday) and have been in heaven since.

Anyway, two days, so she's completely stock. 100%. And she lived through Isabelle, so she wasn't exactly sparkly (I was on my way to wash her, in fact.) I'm cruising along, loving life, when I see a toxic-waste green stain on the road. We're talking whole nine yards, unbadged, two-decker spoiler, fart can as big as my fist type ****. I'm pretty sure it was a civic, but with all the body kitting, I wouldn't bet too much on it.

Red light, answer to my prayers. He looks over, revs the engine, probably thinking the dirt meant I didn't know how to take care of her. I look at the road, laugh, look to him and shout "I never raced before!" (Blatant lie #1)

We take off from the light, I sandbag. Keep it close but let him win by a hair and a half. Light changes to red, someone up there likes me. I shout over "Nice wheels! (Blatant lie #2) Wanna go again? I bet I could take you"

He revs his engine and looks at the road, grinning. Green light, showtime. Burn baby burn. The lead just kept growing, and the toxic-green thing faded from my rear-view.

*** that felt good =) Jett and I laughed all the way to her bath.

Jett thats a good name. I have had my 87 Firebird for 5 years now and haven't named it yet, guess I never thought about it. Poor little **** boy went home and cried to mommy. Nice kill:rockon:

haha nice first kill man! I have never had a ***** try to race me yet...of course im not fast, I have an LG4, but should be enough for alot of ****........nice win

Nice run. How fast did you guys get to? Doesn't sound like much if you went stoplight to stoplight. He probably doesn't have a V-TECh anyway and still somoehow thinks it's fast

~Matt

nice kill oh and i was thinking about naming my car "spanky" what you guys think?

why does everyone act like v-tec is the answer to the 4 cylinder woes, **** even with v-tec those cars are slow as all hell

I agree. Increased valve timing can only make up for so much lack of displacement. Besides, if you're not willing to live with bad idle/low speed behavior, you shouldn't have a performance car to begin with .

Never said I liked V-TECH, but if you compare the non-vtech to the v-tech motors, there is a big difference. That's all I was saying. I am far from an import/honda lover or even liker

~Matt

It wasn't very fast, probably not even too illegal the first run, I think we maybe hit 65 on the first run in a 55. Second run, I know I got to 80 before I let off, heck if I know how fast he got, I was expecting the "fly-by" any time after I let off and it never happened

Bah, come on, I have 6 posts, do you really think I knew that a fairly common term was unfiltered?

oh yes that dreaded bad idle, low speed behavior!

Anyways, it's pretty pathetic yet humorous whilst I drive around in my "other" daily low-budget commuter and witness those dreaded road-mark painted **** rides....flourescent pink, peach, baby blue, pink. Can anyone say "gay"? And to add to it they always most often have those dreaded "Star Trek" body kits on them. WTF?!

Oh and yes (how can I forget), the cool 45 degree angled rear licence plate.

Nice kill, there are plenty of those guys runnin around my town but none of them ever want to play with my GTA!!!

All that bling-bling and no go-go,LMAO I ounce had a Toyota MINIVAN try to race my 91Z off a light. I'm stopped pickin' boogers or something, and I catch this mini van out of the corner of my eye. I look over to see him reach to the colum and pull it in to low, and "flex" the van. The light goes' green and I start off slow to see if he's for real. Yep, he mashes it. So boom, I'm not to proud to show off,I'm gone. I figure why turn down a change to stretch the legs on The Blue Rocket?