man by the age of 16 i was racing bikes. let the kid be he knows what hes doing, damn. HR > DE, thats why the dilema. *yawn*

 

as i said.. i hope you guys are right.. and i hear the respect the power argument all the time with motorcycles..

the problem is though.. experience rules.. you don't just wake up with experience of a 1000 CC motorcycle or a 500 hp RWD Car..

but again.. statistics say 20% of people who buy a 1000 CC Motorcycle as their first bike actually still have the bike the next season..

hopefully everything will be great for this kid.. but its hard to ignore the fact he has NO EXPERIENCE

 

Im gonna jump on this im young with a z...had it since i was 18. I totally agree that u cant just throw the, this kids gonna kill himself and or others, blanket on him. but u cant also say im totally 100% sure this kid is gonna be super responsible. I for one hope that he is as responsible as they say he is. Would be a shame to see all this work from PF scattered across the freeway.

My 0.02

 

theres no doubt pf does great work ,but they need to be more responsible on who they build these cars for. its kinda like giving a kid a loaded gun and say here ya go kid make some good choices .what the hell do you think hes gonna do with that car? i dont have to know him to know hes gonna jump on the highway and go ballz out or elese why did he do all that just to say hes got it, come on !!! pf shouldnt be all about the money ..

 

i'm not going to blame PF on anything..

PF has customers... they do what the customers want.. this is a business.. you can't pick and choose who you want to spend money with you..

my issue is with the parents if anything goes wrong.. had they not given him the car.. or the money go to PF.. this wouldn't be

 

Have you read what I have been posting?!? I am PERSONAL FRIENDS with the owner!!

I am soon to be 20, and I dont hang out alot of kids even my age. For just turning 17 years old, he is a hell of alot more respectful and mature of things than I was at that age. Mark my words, that car is in good hands, dont be expecting for anything to happen to it.

I have drilled it ito his head about how serious a 500whp car is at the experience that he is at. He like a little brother to me and respects what I say. As far as Performance Factory bulding a car for a younger kid, what the hell does that matter? They had a chance to do one of the first HR's for a really nice person. Age doesnt play a factor for having work done on your car

 

i understand there a biss and they have to make money .. but whos at fault when something happens ? the kid , parents , or the place that sold him the product?

 

Holy hell drop it allready. Quit sh!ttin in his thread, If you wanna make another thread about young drivers/ fast cars, then go do but get out of his.

 

not that i think he should be driving a stock 350z.. because i don't think teenagers should be.. but going from 240 whp to 345 whp was scary... 345 whp to 400 whp was scary... 400 whp to 500 whp was even scarier..

i don't know if you have driven a 500 whp 350z before.. but its NOT for someone with little experience..

 

parents...

not the kids fault.. he is a kid.. he can tell his parents he wants a 1000 whp supra.. its on the parents to say NO..

its not the place fault... if he has the money for a 1000 whp supra.. their business is to turn out 1000 whp surpa's.. its on the parents to say NO .. business is a business man.. you can't discrimate on things because of this or that..

back to the parents..

 

I agree with Doug. 1st off Great work PF! Second lets hope the owner is responsible enough to take care of this. 500hp is a lot car for anyone to handle let alone a 17 year old. No one wants to see him, PF's work or any "innocent" person spread across an intersection.

 

I have a 400whp Z, and am perfectly comfortable in it.

I have driven a buddys 600hp Supra, and it was a rush. I agree not for the inexperienced, but again, Mike is driving around now on 4.5 lbs which is about 380whp. Until he gets comfortable with that, he isnt going to bump up the BC.

 

took me some time to adjust to my power.. ow well

 

Its been a year so far...

Im ready for more

 

your right i agree

 

Let's keep OT here folks

 

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Who cares how old the owner is. The fact of the matter here is that PF did a nice, clean install on the new HR motor, and it laid down some monster power considering its stock block nature.

 

Thread needs to be locked and cleaned up. 2+ pages of worthless posts arguing over age. Start another read.

 

wow, congratz PF. makes me want the HR motor over the rev-up now. As far as the fuel economy question goes, I currently average 28.2mpg in my car. That includes cool-off time, warm-up time, and hopping on it. Not too bad I would say.

 

no one is arguing over his age.. we are meerly concrened over his age and the power hte car is putting down.. which is not OT.. its very relevant to the topic and was posted in the first post..

if you guys really thing people are hating and jealous and not really concerend about his welfare.. you guy need to get your heads out your as$es