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Old 04-24-15, 07:13 PM
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This always happens; When I hit some open road & open UP my SC (The Bullet) I think ____(Man this car just wants to RUN)_____I've had the Bullet most of its life & I've always had the thought "this car was built to RUN"

I've been very lucky the Bullet has never broken down, I've never had to make a repair. It just goes & goes like that ever ready rabbit. It goes today w over 250k at least as good as it did when I first got it, I think it must really like its color & really likes to stay shinny, but most of all it LIKES TO RUN !
Does anyone else have an SC that just wants to run?
Do the 300 guys have the same Top End feeling?

The motor bay has always looked like this[ATTACH]360531[/ATTACH ]
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My 95 and 93 sure do, the 93 feels twice as powerful as my 92 and has 200k while the 92 just has 150k but is slow...I can't really figure out why it is so slow.
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Yeah in second gear right around 30mph it really just wants to take off, sometimes when trying to catch a light it'll chirp the tires in second. Which I find impressive since it's totally stock. One of these days I'll go 1j and we'll see what the difference is.
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Originally Posted by eknine9
Yeah in second gear right around 30mph it really just wants to take off, sometimes when trying to catch a light it'll chirp the tires in second. Which I find impressive since it's totally stock. One of these days I'll go 1j and we'll see what the difference is.
I seem to have the opposite ,shifting from first to second (unless I use the shifter itself) seems so...sluggish. But once I get up to highway speeds,my baby moooovvvees. Going from 70 to 100+ is a lot of fun,but the lower end just kills me sometimes.

Oh well,going w58 behind that bad boy soon, starting the build thread this week!
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"Ole Blue" just loves to run & since we have a lot of "open" road here "I CAN'T DRIVE 55". Have to watch @ night though, as deer are a big problem. Catching up on the "Bullet" mileage wise, as I now have 220k+ on her.
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Ramblerman:
Ole Blue" just loves to run & since we have a lot of "open" road here "I CAN'T DRIVE 55". Have to watch @ night though, as deer are a big problem. Catching up on the "Bullet" mileage wise, as I now have 220k+ on her._____COOL

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Originally Posted by Timd234
I seem to have the opposite ,shifting from first to second (unless I use the shifter itself) seems so...sluggish. But once I get up to highway speeds,my baby moooovvvees. Going from 70 to 100+ is a lot of fun,but the lower end just kills me sometimes.

Oh well,going w58 behind that bad boy soon, starting the build thread this week!
Tim: will be looking forward to your build thread, Did you ever try new filter & adjustment to your old tranny?
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I know what you mean, 92 400 with 210,XXX. In Houston the posted speed limit means nothing so i'm regularly cruising 70-75 mph and I will end up closer to just about 90 if i'm not paying attention. She wants to run.
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I know what you mean Barbary, my sc is crazy she wants to run every time I get in it!
Especially after I removed the spare tire and installed my enkei wheels this girl flies.
Sometimes I scare myself it's so fast have to stop at the gas station to take a leak so I don't do my pants.
Yeah that's a great feeling, not to mention how lucky I'm to own this ride and the reliability factor compared to domestic rides.
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Originally Posted by LEXXIUM
I know what you mean Barbary, my sc is crazy she wants to run every time I get in it!
Especially after I removed the spare tire and installed my enkei wheels this girl flies.
Sometimes I scare myself it's so fast have to stop at the gas station to take a leak so I don't do my pants.
Yeah that's a great feeling, not to mention how lucky I'm to own this ride and the reliability factor compared to domestic rides.
i did the same, Dumped my heavy spare, then dumped those 2 ton bricks they call seats for real lite-weight Corbeau's at the same time. That was noticeable!
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