Thread: Gixxer Logic
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Old August 23rd, 2010, 04:28 AM   #11
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Name: Matthew
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Originally Posted by Rayme View Post
I wouldn't call a car with 20 $ K in mods rice by any means. You got some facts wrong here. By the way, 15 years old V8 muscle cars were SLOW by today's standards, most new stock performance 4 bangers will hold up to them in straights and easily in the corners. Modding car is just not about BUYING something fast, it's about BUILDING something, and yes, there is some very ugly imports out there, but the ones done right are very nice. I drove a v8 camaro from the 90's yes, they are fast...and it's about the only good thing I had to say about it seriously.
It depends a lot where the money was spent (in the ricer). you could spend 20k making the car "pretty". Or you could spend 20k on a turbo and new internals.

I do find it amusing when a "ricer" hammers the gas makes a lot of noise, and almost stands still compared to our "slow" 250's XD
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