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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by carfi179
+1, lol...Last time a G35 coupe was revving at me for no reason then past by and saw my front mount and A$$ clown just let me past and smiled.

evo and z combo ftw
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 02:40 PM
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^I'm a fanboy of both evo/Z lol! I guess you got both too?
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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i get it every once in a while
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by carfi179
^I'm a fanboy of both evo/Z lol! I guess you got both too?

yea and i plan on going FI on my z too. i cant get away from it
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 03:22 PM
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Yeah when I was on the freeway before some guy in one of the newer GTO's got right up on my tail and then hammered it past me, slowed down then did it again. I know those new GTO's have corvette motors dont they, even if I was in the mood I dont think I could have taken him in a straight. Round some bends though it might be different.
There's a shop near me that builds these cars up. And he told me that these cars weight is at near 4000 pounds. That was the 6.0 version. That's a drawback, but not to much.
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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Am I the only one who seems to be raced by dudes in trucks? People wanting to race, seldom happens to me, probably cuz I work so much but seems like more than half the times it happens, they are trucks that wanna see how they do against a Z.
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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My Z is too slow to race anything so I just go the speed limit or less and just let everyone pass.
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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how do you "feather the clutch" ?? never heard that term before
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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I get people wanting to race at least once a week. Two days ago, a black G35 with some heavy-*** looking chrome and black rims tried to take me out. I smoked that dude - wasn't even close. When I slowed down to wait for him, his girlfriend looked pissed...lol
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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2 years of owning the Z: 5 ppl try to race... tops!
2 months of being FI: every1 + their moms try to race

Other than that, no point in wasting gas.
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 12:16 AM
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I get it about once a week , usually i just ignore them. Sometimes i rev and act like im ganna race and watch them take off.
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Nexx
no one wants to race me, i have no idea why. in 2 years of Z ownership, i can honestly say ive had less then 5 people who wanted to race me.
.................maybe because they hear the awesome sound of the SC and know a beast lies within
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 3fittyBiH
how do you "feather the clutch" ?? never heard that term before
please jump in to help me on this, people!
But this is what I think I know, lol: Feathering the clutch is that when you are at the line, you put in 1st gear and let the clutch looses to the point that your car almost die. And your gas pedal is feathering, also.
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Chad68
Am I the only one who seems to be raced by dudes in trucks? .
lol, I have people who try to race me in their van all the time...damn it!!!
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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I thought I was right but I just wanted to make sure, this is what ask.com says, "feathering the clutch" is when you're doing the balancing act (like when you're holding the car on a hill).
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by SRTtoZ
Had an older Ford Taurus SHO try to race me last night...

I come from an SRT-4 so Im used to racing people...So I sat there, feathered the clutch, pulled on him about 10 car lengths, slowed down and waved at him...

He wouldnt look at me.
This will probly sound dumb but what is feathering the clutch
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Silverstone-Z
If someone flies past me or floors it from a red light and coasts so they get back beside me, I put an amazed look on my face and clap obnoxiously.
That is pretty close to my reaction, either that or a smile and thumbs up. People are tards.
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 3fittyBiH
how do you "feather the clutch" ?? never heard that term before
Balancing act is a good analogy. You should feather the clutch from every stop. When I think of feathering it to go fast, I just give it more gas while letting the clutch out, but still dont let the rpms get too high. I think the point here is that a lot of people dont feather when they try to go fast, they dump the clutch. If you can romp the gas and feather the clutch keeping the rpms where you want them, by the time the clutch is fully let out you'll be going, I would guess, 15-20 mph.

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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteNoiz
Balancing act is a good analogy. You should feather the clutch from every stop. When I think of feathering it to go fast, I just give it more gas while letting the clutch out, but still dont let the rpms get too high. I think the point here is that a lot of people dont feather when they try to go fast, they dump the clutch. If you can romp the gas and feather the clutch keeping the rpms where you want them, by the time the clutch is fully let out you'll be going, I would guess, 15-20 mph.

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which Z are u driving ?
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SRTtoZ
Had an older Ford Taurus SHO try to race me last night...

I come from an SRT-4 so Im used to racing people...So I sat there, feathered the clutch, pulled on him about 10 car lengths, slowed down and waved at him...

He wouldnt look at me.

I use to have an SHO back in ummm 95 it was good for it's time....
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