Smoked a ricer today

[mikejr]

my favorite saying about the ricers is.....there goes another POS with a loud fart pipe on it......

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

Rice boxes= .

[timgco]

I had a nissan 350z for a while. That car was fun!!!!

"RICERS" is suck a broad catagory. you have the POS ones with the big fart pipes. You have the all looks and no go catagory. And than you have the catagory that is just insane!!!!

I lined up with an Elipse against my TL1000R...and almost lost. We were side by side til about 130 and than I barely pulled. INSANE! That was the last time I hammered down like that. There was no wayyyyyy I was going to get beat.

Now it's more fun to swerve at them while in the HUMMER.

[Gunzz]

HAHAHA. Way to go. Screamin muffler that usually sound like a wire tie that gets caught in the vacuum. Had to be funny as h**l, when they couldn't catch up.

[CONRAD II]

HOLY S5 H@! That guy must have been running a .5 cyl. I can beat my h2 sut in the 40 yard dash. I friggan LOVE my truck, but I couldn't beat turtle with a stick up his arse!!! Thats why supercharger TOMORROW!

[MattRoberts123]

Originally Posted by CONRAD II

HOLY S5 H@! That guy must have been running a .5 cyl. I can beat my h2 sut in the 40 yard dash. I friggan LOVE my truck, but I couldn't beat turtle with a stick up his arse!!! Thats why supercharger TOMORROW!

Is your's really that slow? I had an 05 Tahoe before this, and I honestly think my H2 is faster... granted I do have a corsa exhaust and a hypertech programmer.. but even before... I have always been quite impressed with the performance of my H2 for such a big and heavy vehicle....?

BTW,

Still looking for a magnacharger... so if anyone knows of any deals... send them this way!

[The Juice]

The H2 can beat most non-sportscars including econo box ricer rockets like civics. That says alot for a truck that's considered big and heavy.

[mikejr]

timgco.....i agree with you....there are some very high performance ricers out there...

We always chuckle when some little ricer rides past with a big ole fart pipe....a huge massive wing on the back.... I guess if you add the big wing it is like adding a warp drive to the car....lol

[Humdingah]

While I saw the H2 vs. Lightning video I have to laugh...that guy did a burnout the length of the track that would have made John Force proud. Had he of pedaled it for a minute the spinning would of stopped and it would have been bye-bye H2. Granted a win is a win even if the other guy can't drive but to get all geeked-up about beating a Lightning is funny. That was a one-in-a-million run and no H2, supercharged or otherwise, is going to take a Lightning. With $1,000 in upgrades you have a legitimate 12 second truck and a good number of them have run 9's with a ton of them in the 10's. A 10 second Lightning doesn't even get a second glance anymore as it's pretty common...

And if I were a betting man I'd put my money on the L every time...and I know how fast they are because I have one.

[KenP]

Originally Posted by Humdingah

While I saw the H2 vs. Lightning video I have to laugh...that guy did a burnout the length of the track that would have made John Force proud. Had he of pedaled it for a minute the spinning would of stopped and it would have been bye-bye H2. Granted a win is a win even if the other guy can't drive but to get all geeked-up about beating a Lightning is funny. That was a one-in-a-million run and no H2, supercharged or otherwise, is going to take a Lightning. With $1,000 in upgrades you have a legitimate 12 second truck and a good number of them have run 9's with a ton of them in the 10's. A 10 second Lightning doesn't even get a second glance anymore as it's pretty common...

And if I were a betting man I'd put my money on the L every time...and I know how fast they are because I have one.

It was hilarious, but you missed all the discussions on other boards where his buddies from here in VA joked the hell out of him. I went on a couple and explained that I knew he should have beaten me, but I was happy they could joke him.

I want to see Taz's truck on the track!!!!

[HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ]

Waiting to finish it up Ken once Dragon is done with His part. I'm going to be pushing it on the ragged edge but, seriously I will be careful. Hummer people tell me not to worry about the bottom end with stock heads still on and maybe bottom will be OK later when i got to better heads with more flow for more boost they said. They just keep telling me that the 6.0L is a tough motor if done right and carefully with a slow step up in power and they like the HPTUNERS software. Plus I will be running a live wideband scan all the time on the big screen in dash as i go so hopefully i do not let something get away from me before i adjust. I want to have fun but, the speed and power addons are to benefit show also once we have all the time slips to go with runs etc. So it is still an on going process. I had hoped really to get it all done last year but, when May came around and they diagnosed me with the wierd epilepsy from the oxygen loss from GI bleed that the Doc seems to make progress and then my body adjust to the meds and we start over. It is really wringing me out. He promises we will get it right soon. I got time till Dragon is done.

I'm going to be working to get it topend fast once I get my hands on it to take it to Texas. Then I will most likely add some 4.56's and retune after. I could do both but, depends on how long it takes for Dragon to get rig back to Me. Supposed to be in another month. I do not want to change the gearing but once anyway and i need to leave the 4.10's in for Texas. I'm not sure yet what I may have to do once I see how much more weight has been added with the fiberglass work etc. inside. Bryan mentioned at least pulling the back sub enclosures out. I checked rules for Texas run and I'm looking at stock class so they said i could not take anything out. I do know in the spring run a stock Tahoe ran 135MPH at the end of the mile trap. I had hoped to be the first SUV there last year but, this rig ran just this past March and I hope to make Oct. runs. I know I can take the speed because I have been there already. Well anyway it is a long way off and allot of stuff to happen yet.

TAZ

[Humdingah]

Originally Posted by KenP

It was hilarious, but you missed all the discussions on other boards where his buddies from here in VA joked the hell out of him. I went on a couple and explained that I knew he should have beaten me, but I was happy they could joke him.

I want to see Taz's truck on the track!!!!

He actually showed up on a few Lightning boards and was harrassed mercilessly!

[Mr. I - Man]

Originally Posted by mikejr

timgco.....i agree with you....there are some very high performance ricers out there...

We always chuckle when some little ricer rides past with a big ole fart pipe....a huge massive wing on the back.... I guess if you add the big wing it is like adding a warp drive to the car....lol

Answer me this. How the hell does a rear wing help a front wheel drive car???? I always thought that the down draft of a spoiler was supposed to hold the final drive drive wheels to the pavement for added traction & handling. A rear spolier would only help a rear wheel drive car.

[dеiтайожни]

Those aren't spoilers or wings. They are handles. You use them to push the car around the parking lot, kind of like a shopping cart.

[tazhog54]

I love the ironing board comment LOL OTF

[HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ]

Humdingah
I would agree with You on the thought on the L. But, the deal is 95% of the people that own them or any other brand rig do not know how to drive them. I have seen the same results with them being made to look bad and that just upsets me for someone to do that with any ride. Just like my run with my cousins vette. Looking at the book on both rigs the H2 should not have a chance. But, he spun it's fun he lost and I won running about 7lbs. of boost with full time 4x4 and around 500hp. Depending on the odds of a L owner knowing what he is doing I would take the $1000 bet every time. My odds of taking it is real good. Just like any racing getting a win under any conditions is fun even if the other knuckle head does not know what he is doing. I have won with many cars that should not win especially in drag racing. The bad thing is to many people go out and buy the rig ready made for power and speed then make that ride look bad not having a clue how to make it win.

If anyone checks out ESPN PIPES show it is a case of a car winning that should not be winning on a dragstrip. Then what is worse all the guys with their cars are people that know what they are doing except the part of how they should have driven the cars. The car winning is a car that has a good driver making the most with all he can get. But, I do not mean to tell You something You do not know already as You mentioned it in You post about driving skills, so seriously do not take me wrong. I agree with you I just hate people buying stuff that should run and they mess it up. I like taking something like the H2 that should be good for one thing which is off-roading and make it a terror in 1/8 or 1/4 mile or even just a 0 to 60 and soon a 0 to 100 and using the weight of the vehicle to get the HP to the ground instead of the weight being a disadvantage. Now how far I can go with it is yet to be seen but, I love trying to get there that is the fun in the challenge. My health is starting to go south gain so I hope I can get the tune and boost up and dialed in for the the topend mile trap run in fall. I have allot of work when Dragon gets done with custom upgrades. Bad thing is it is adding weight with custom sub box, console and center dash. It is the fun of doing it though. I wonder how many more challenges I'm going to get a shot at even though i just turned 50 I have some battles to fight and win going into summer. If I get to Goliad,TX for The Texas Mile I hope as many as can will come over and hang out as well as be as part of the pit crew. I'm going if I got to drive the rig there by myself instead of having my team to haul it etc.

Well anyway I'm with You Bud on the miss use of the rides. It is nice though You know how to use Your L. For real!!

TAZ

[frenzy1]

Originally Posted by dеiтайожни

Those aren't spoilers or wings. They are handles. You use them to push the car around the parking lot, kind of like a shopping cart.