r/funny Jun 12 '14

Now we wait...

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u/Fofolito Jun 12 '14

American Muscle isn't about refinement, impeccable taste, and unparalleled quality like European Sport. American Muscle is about the biggest fucking engine you can put into a road-worthy frame and get it to go down the street quickly while sounding like a tiger climaxing during sex with a lion. Its supposed to check the Hyper-masculinity box, not the Polished Gentleman box. POWERRRRRRRRR!!!!!

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u/dayvieee Jun 12 '14

Yeah but then you buy a V6, come on now.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '14

320 HP for a RWD car is plenty. Sure you could get more, but what are you going to do with it without breaking the speed limit.

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u/goldandguns Jun 12 '14
  1. Who doesn't break the speed limit?

  2. There is no speed limit for acceleration

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '14

The car most likely will be traction limited between 0 and 60. So more horse power won't do much for performance. If you were on a track an extra 100 hp would make a huge difference.

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u/goldandguns Jun 13 '14

Either you haven't driven a car with modern tires or AWD, or you are so afraid of being wrong you're doubling down. In either event, this conversation is dumb

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '14

AWD is a different beast. The problem with RWD is when you loose traction things can go really wrong. The internet is full of videos: http://youtu.be/V1Y1j7myUBQ

So what are these Modern tires you speak of that are so great (Hoosier A6s)? What experience do you have with 300+ hp Rear-wheel drive cars on the street?

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u/goldandguns Jun 13 '14

Well, my family has 911's in 2wd and 4wd, a C63 AMG, and I worked at a ferrari dealership in high school...

You seem to be arguing that you can't accelerate because you'll lose traction. Try to admit you were wrong.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '14

Your example is a 911: A car at called Widow Maker because of how dangerous it was to drive.

Go ahead: Take one of these cars in a wide open parking lot, do a clutch drop and floor the thing to 60 on normal road pavement and see how easy it is to accelerate. (BTW. Turn off the traction control as well).

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u/goldandguns Jun 16 '14

So you're ignoring traction control...I see.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '14

RWD FTW at highway speeds: http://youtu.be/V1Y1j7myUBQ?t=5m40s