Kill of the Day: Ecoboost vs. the World

SHOdded · October 18, 2014, 08:47:48 AM

Do what you do responsibly. Blowback is a b****, and distracts from the reason why 4DR set up this forum in the first place.

SwampRat · October 18, 2014, 01:33:35 PM

Quote from: SHOdded on October 18, 2014, 12:15:26 AM
Quote from: SwampRat on October 17, 2014, 09:00:42 PM
The above thread was locked by SHODDED in response to FoMoCoSHo's post ....
MY question is Why was the thread locked ?
I'm sorry guys there is very little difference in " kill of the day " in terms of danger or public safety ? ! ? !
The results of ANY accident even at say 80 or 100 is not going to be good ... PERIOD .... especially on public roads

No need for people to be testing top end speeds on public roadways. Already have this thread where the occasional competition can lead to high speed driving. We naturally assume that drivers are exercising good judgement which is a must and a given in high speed situations.

Many roadways though you will find normal traffic speed well in excess of posted speed limits, be they city roads or highways. Add curves, slickness, visibility, any number of other factors, and speed is quickly proven to be relative. Try driving in 60 mph traffic through pea soup fog in the Midwest. I will tell you in my area, many Prius owners drive like they are in the Indy 500. Drivers of actual high performance cars OTOH are generally sedate in traffic, heck, even when there's no traffic. They know better than to test the twitchiness of the beast.

And the ultimate question: why did you buy a performance vehicle, and join a performance-oriented forum, if you are not going to put the pedal to the metal on occasion? Why do manufacturers make performance vehicles at all? And why isn't the law shutting them down? Germany continues to boast some of the fastest production vehicles in the world, yet they have the strictest innercity laws, AND they are slowly killing the freewheeling Autobahn. Do they think that if people buy a fast car, they just want to pay taxes and then drive like they have an underpowered Yugo? Human nature? They have drugs for that!

The intended point is SPEED kills and we all know this and exploring the limits is the nature of beast for Motoring Enthusiast .

Most of the members ( to include myself ) if not all , are SPEED FREEKS and enjoy the adrenaline rush weather it be competing against owners of other vehicles or exploring TOP Speed of our rides there is ALWAYS a risk of death or injury to ones self or others .

To arbitrarily decided one is more dangerous than the other and then thread locking is doing a disservice to the members here and to promote one as being acceptable and the other as being " unsafe " is implying that we members are irresponsible and is disingenuous at best .......

FoMoCoSHO · October 18, 2014, 01:47:58 PM

Going wot from zero to speed limit in a friendly competition is a helluva lot different than driving 150 mph.

SHOdded · October 18, 2014, 01:48:45 PM

Feel free to explore away, at your own risk. Competition is going to happen, but do you hold yourself responsible for the actions of the other driver involved, or do you walk away? In the heat of the moment, anything goes. Just think twice about what you put down in a post in an open forum. Not trying to be an enthusiasm-buster.

I simply wanted to be that unwanted nagging voice in the back of the head that makes sure you do things, within limits. My motivation is simple: to keep you guys living and loving life LONGER, because you all are family to me. You can come down on me all you want for speaking up, that is certainly your right. Won't change the reality of what I said.

Josephm · October 18, 2014, 01:56:13 PM

I understand voicing your opinion on how unsafe it is, but locking a thread isn't necessary. Everyone here is responsible enough to own a 30,0000 dollar car, so I am sure everyone has there risk to reward established enough to know what they are posting and what can come from it.

Its not like just because you put "While it mexico", they couldn't get a hold of the data in the sync software and know 100% you were not in mexico.

SHOdded · October 18, 2014, 02:08:43 PM

30,000 dollars barely qualifies as the invoice on a family sedan these days, BTW. But seriously, do you leave your door unlocked because a burglar is going to get in anyway? Braver man than I.

SwampRat · October 18, 2014, 02:13:51 PM

Quote from: FoMoCoSHO on October 18, 2014, 01:47:58 PM
Going wot from zero to speed limit in a friendly competition is a helluva lot different than driving 150 mph.

True , but there are LOTS of other posts in this area that are saying 100 120ish and at those speeds there is little difference if the SH** hits the fan ....
And the probability of " rubbin " is much higher than single vehicle runs ....

SHOnUup · October 18, 2014, 03:22:49 PM

Bottom line here is the thread got locked by the forum. For whatever reason they state we should back this decision and enjoy the rest of the forum. This is not a big deal. Love what you have and don't fret about what you dont. May be hard to swallow as "alpha males" that this is for our own good. I fully back the decision and think we need to not question the administration's decision on this matter.

Rich

donky4444 · October 21, 2014, 10:23:39 PM

On a positive note, I was heading to work today and sitting a light waiting to turn right I had an STS V in front of me. He turned so I followed. I was about 3 cars lengths behind and hammered it. He took the right lane and me the left. He wanted my lane and tried but I was already on it and despite his attempt he ended up having to brake as he approached traffic and take up place behind me. It took a while but he finally got along side me and had a very surprised look on his face that his supercharged north star just got spanked.

SHOnUup · October 21, 2014, 11:20:00 PM

Music to my ears!!!

Rich

peppelepugh · October 22, 2014, 08:19:13 AM

Quote from: donky4444 on October 21, 2014, 10:23:39 PM
On a positive note, I was heading to work today and sitting a light waiting to turn right I had an STS V in front of me. He turned so I followed. I was about 3 cars lengths behind and hammered it. He took the right lane and me the left. He wanted my lane and tried but I was already on it and despite his attempt he ended up having to brake as he approached traffic and take up place behind me. It took a while but he finally got along side me and had a very surprised look on his face that his supercharged north star just got spanked.

Best Feeling EVER!!!! A guy i work with has a STS V, I know he has some sort of exhaust on it and i'm pretty sure a tune... Haven't talked to him about it yet, I'd rather just see him on the road once, show him up a bit, then start conversation. HAHAHA!

sunwolf · October 22, 2014, 09:35:36 AM

Real quick here. Let's not talk about the thread that I started that got locked on a thread that we all care about. If you want to complain about something like this at least make it a separate thread so a good one like this doesn't go down.

SHOnUup · October 27, 2014, 12:28:22 PM

Took my first loss on the street today...real nice last gen cobra, dropped, wheels, fat tires, obvious pipes, and many gauges on the dash I noticed when giving him the thumbs up and he rolled down the window to accept with a nod....at least it was a stang!

Rich

ZSHO · October 27, 2014, 01:22:03 PM

Quote from: SHOnUup on October 27, 2014, 12:28:22 PM
Took my first loss on the street today...real nice last gen cobra, dropped, wheels, fat tires, obvious pipes, and many gauges on the dash I noticed when giving him the thumbs up and he rolled down the window to accept with a nod....at least it was a stang!

Rich

Rich never feel bad,these stangs are modded as much as the Evo's and Sti's,took my first loss last winter against a modded Sti with exhaust,only had lms V7TUNE which was weak and Airaid cai.

SHOdded · October 27, 2014, 02:34:24 PM

Not done evolving the platform yet, so take heart, Rich (and Z)!