You sleep well in your bed at night because brave men are willing to do violent things on your behalf--Orwell
Full Sub-Frames, K&N FIPK, Magnaflow Catback, 18"SVE Deep Dish 10th's, MGW Shifter (Orange), Cut Coupe Springs (3/4 Coil Front 1/2 Coil Rear), Steeda bump steer kit, Fore Black Hood Vents (Did you see those vents?)
just common sense i know where to open up my car and its for a short period. unlike some of my import friends who do 160 mph pulls anywhere anytime if the space is there
Common sense. Never owned any sort of radar detector/jammer/etc. Only ticket I've gotten in the Cobra was 52 in a 50. Nothing would have helped me out on that one.
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"I'm not driving too fast...just flying too low"
--03 SB Cobra vert- 2552 of 5082 Born 02/25/03 - slow
-92 Bronco - 5.slow and 33's
-90 LX 5.0 "7-up" - project
-04 Redfire GT - stockish and hers
-94 Rio Red Vert - broke (next project)
-66 Wimbleton White Fastback - sittin in the shed
Common sense. Never owned any sort of radar detector/jammer/etc. Only ticket I've gotten in the Cobra was 52 in a 50. Nothing would have helped me out on that one.
... 2 mph over the speed limit? You coulda blamed that on a pair of shoes you're not used to driving with. I didn't know you could get pulled over for anything less than 5 mph.
I use common sense. You can't just put the pedal to the metal on Main street. I am considering a V1 but don't know if it would be worth the investment.
... 2 mph over the speed limit? You coulda blamed that on a pair of shoes you're not used to driving with. I didn't know you could get pulled over for anything less than 5 mph.
I use common sense. You can't just put the pedal to the metal on Main street. I am considering a V1 but don't know if it would be worth the investment.
What car is that in your avatar?
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1995 Rio Red Cobra #182, 286 rwhp/317 rwtq (track tune). 267/294 street tune on A9L by Jay at RSP, ported GT40 heads/intake, E-cam, authentic 18" chrome Saleens....and born on a Tuesday. 190k miles.
1987 Mustang GT, sold..... women
1995 Opal Frost v6 Mustang w/ 8.8 and 3.73's, duals
1997 Pontiac "Suck"fire----leaves a trail of parts in its path.
I want a passport but not for triple digits because I don't think it would save me then. I don't see how you guys say you don't do triple digits. If I was afraid of destroying my motor I would def give it all it had at least once.
I'm sure most of you are like me, once and a while you like to push the limit for longer then a quick burst into the triple digits...
What are you using to keep your self aware of who's out there to catch you doing it? Scanners, Radar Jammers, Detectors, Hide-a-Plate covers etc etc.... Just curious as I've been watching some of the videos of the "cross country" racers, and they have all the nifty gadgets all over the car, and wondering what (if any) anyone here uses and how effective?
bail money has been my best gadget in the past.....very helpful...lol
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new #'S 632/520 rwhp on 13psi sae (NO JUICE USED) on 93 octane 12' timing for safety first
PROUD DRAGGER OF THE UPPER 130 CLUB
OLD -BLOWN MACH 464RW STOCK MOTOR 8PSI (SLOW AS BALLZZZZZ)
Ive owned a V1 for three years and it paid itself back easily within the first year. So many times Ill be rolling along and the V1 will chirp and Ill reduce speed and 20 seconds later a stater will come around the corner gunning.
newb ? but whats a v-1? and iv been reading about jammers and were is a good place to get one?
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I've yet to find a "jammer" that works. I've been hunting the net for a while for one.
There is now a wax that goes over all the reflective points (lights/windshield/Windows) that supposedly breaks up what reflects the radar back to the unit. Haven't heard much on it, but that it's available or coming out soon.
I'll be getting a scanner sooner or later to see if that gives me any heads up as to where they're hiding..
Haven't had a problem yet, but I don't do trip digits very often either... just too risky. conditions have to be right. I pretty much use it just to not get caught up in a speed trap.
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MODMAX 5.0 FORGED STROKER ROTATING ASSEMBLY:Teksid block 3.750 Forged Stroker 8 bolt crankshaft 9.19:1 compression ratio, 17cc Dished Pistons 3.552 Standard Bore. ACE 4340 Forged H-Beam Rods with ARP 4740 bolts Total Seal Stainless steel rings,ARP Head studs,ARP Main Cap studs Internally Balanced crankshaft, honing done by Fox's Racing Engines, Indiana Pa
Spec 2+ Clutch, Spec Aluminum flywheel, FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft,BBK CAI,Ported short runner intake,Nazty Performance Stage 3 - ported 03/04 cobra heads,Nazty Performance Stage 2 N/A Cams 232/230 .475/.475 Custom LSA,BBK Long tube Headers,BBK Catted X-Pipe,SLP Loudmouth 1's Catt back,Diablo Predator Tuner,Steeda Tri-ax shorty shifter
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>1998 GT <----hit by a drunk driver
I have an older whister and a fair bit of experience with a few Passport 8500.
In my area I have to contend with generally no less than three potential ticketing authorities when on the roads. You have the City Police in the urban areas and photo radar, the RCMP in the rural areas, and Sheriffs have some overlap in both but are mainly rural.
In rural and highway settings, the radar detectors are worth their weight in gold in case you accidentally stray past the speed limit. In most cases they will give a fair 2-3 mile warning, but that doesn't protect you much from officers who bother to run in standby mode and only "ping" when they have line of sight. Your only hope is to catch a ping from someone ahead that he's hit just out of sight, you'll get a brief warning and that is it.
Be familiar with false hits in the areas you travel, and if there is no likely false emitter around and you get a Ka hit, slow down and look. Sometimes it's been a quite a distance before I've driven past the uniformed source of the signal.
In urban areas, technology is helpful but having your eyes open and using good judgement is most important, and luck, luck is good too.
Laser is a concern here but with a max effective range of about 400 yards (give or take) you'll generally see the setup well ahead of contact distance. A laser jammer would be cool but the thing that will defeat that is the visual estimation statement from an officer. LJ's might keep you from from getting nailed at the +/-15, but if a you're grossly overspeed expect problems.
Knock on wood, 11 years of driving and no citations, using my head and judgement, and I'm certainly not one who only drives "nicely".
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2009 Shelby GT500 - Performance White with Blue Stripes
2003 SVT Lightning DSG - CAI, 4lb Lower, Exhaust
1995 Mustang GTS - Kenne Bell 2.2L Flowzilla, TFS Heads, etc
i usually just tell the officer that i'm chuck norris's nephew.
seriously, i have a bell and it's paid for itself plenty of times over. my whole family has them now.
op, next time try posting this in lounge and you'll get a lot more views. its not technically about racing so it doesn't really even belong here..
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Denial is a psychotropic, mind-altering drug that by comparison makes crack cocaine look like health food..
I have this new technology, its 2 spherical objects with lenses on each that can focus infinitely and are moveable...
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'03 BLACK VERT TERMI
Brooks Stage III S/C suspension (subframe connectors, cater/camber plates, strut tower brace, etc.), hurst shifter, 2.73 pulley, mac catback, mac intake, 315 BFG g-force ta's (no water ratings here!), tuned by Jimmy Larocca himself (the good ol' days), SVTOA ON-TRACK attender, and DRIVER MOD
^ unless lasers look impeccably like radar guns, they havent, i got gunned today by a bike cop (im fairly sure he would have pulled me over, but i was on the other side of a 4 foot median,lol) and he definately had a radar gun... i dont think many states have switched over to lasers at all.
edit, they do, but im still almost positive he had a radar gun...
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1992 Mustang GT (Mine) 306 with some goodies, want to replace as daily with a terminator.
1969 Mustang Mach 1 (dads)
1972 Chevelle SS454 clone (Project) (hoping to sell for lots of caesh to fund afformentioned terminator
1931 Ford Model A (friends project, being built by me)
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... 2 mph over the speed limit? You coulda blamed that on a pair of shoes you're not used to driving with. I didn't know you could get pulled over for anything less than 5 mph.
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