Us VS Them: <P>Us: Stickers for contingency
Them: Stickers for extra hp <P>Us: Keeping a low profile and letting e.t.'s tell the story
Them: Hoping an outragous body kit will distract anyone from discussing e.t.'s. <P>Us: Sideways into third gear
Them: Sideways to avoid high-centering on a speedbump <P>Us: Tall spindle conversion for better camber gain and tire wear
Them: Lowering 3 inches and ruining tires with 4 degrees of negative camber <P>Us: 600 hp on 92 octane game
Them: 300 hp on $3 a gallon race gas <P>Us: Swapping stock 14 inch wheels for 17s to clear trick brakes and suspension
Them: Swapping 14's for 20's despite stock brakes and suspension. <P>Us: Boost gauge on a blown car, nitrous gauge on a squeexed car
Them: Both gauges on a naturally aspirated car. <P>Us: 500 lb-ft of torque at 3,500 rpm
Them: 50 lb-ft of torque at 35,000 rpm <P>Us: Headers and a 3 inch exhaust
Them: Stock pea shooter exhaust pipe and 5-inch tip <P>Us: 600 hp makes for an earth shaking street car
Them: 600 watts per channel make for an ear shattering street car <P>Us: Buying an after market shifter for shorter throws
Them: Buying an after market shifter for a lighted knob. <P>Us: Upgrading to a 9-inch because you keep breaking stock rears.
Them: Realizing your built motor will keep breaking half shafts forever <P>Us: Polishing tail light lenses to bring out the red color.
Them: Installing clear tail lights to bait cops. <P>Us: Cruises and burnout contests at car shows
Them: Dancing and stereo competitions at car shows. <P>Us: Old tech push rod Chevy LS6 pushing 405 hp
Them: State of the Art, DOHC Honda VTEC pushing 185hp. <P>Us: Tach mounted on the dash, in the line of sight of the Driver
Them: Bobbing head doll mounted on the dash, in the driver's line of sight <P>Us: Race-class lettering on the rear window
Them: Japanese Honda lettering on the rear window of a Nissan <P>Us: Nitrous Oxide
Them: Noss <P>Us: Installing a 12 point cage after breaking into the 11's
Them: Installing a 12 point cage for more places to mount gauges <P>Us: Feeling the car shake from a lumpy cam
Them: Feeling the car shake from the booming bass <P>Us: Doing a short burnout to warm the tires before a pass
Them: Weaving from side to side because they do it in NASCAR. <P>Us: Comfy stock bucket seats on a 9 second street car
Them: Back breaking fiberglass racing buckets on a 17 sec street car <P>Us: Showing of a 500 hp dyno sheet
Them: Boasting that their 150 hp mill makes more hp/liter <P>Us: Spending $2,000 to get a new Z28 in the 11's
Them: Spending $10,000 to get a Civic in the 12's <P>Us: Thottle steer
Them: Torque steer <P>Us: Installing subframe connectors to stiffen the chassis
Them: Connecting the subframes with neon lights <P>Us: Leaving on the third amber light at the strip
Them: Blowing though red lights on the street <P>Us: Annoying blind sot caused by the cowl-induction hood
Them: Annoying blind spot caused by lime-tinted windows and a triple deck rear wing <P>just thought id share that
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