News Street Racing SUVS is flat out RETARDED

What kind of a retard would race any SUV anywhere? There are no areodynamic advantages in using a big ass SUV, just more resistance. I found it funny that I could get SUVs in my Need for Speed Underground 2 lol. I had a Hummer but it sucked. Slow as hell.

Try racing a Porsche Cheyenne 0 - 62 in 5.1 seconds. For an SUV that is insane.

whats the point??? somebody with a SUV on this board racing or what???

I think it would be hilarious to watch. They'll all tip over after the first corner.

i've smoked a ricer civic who thought he's gonna smoke me cuz he got a "civic" but i killed him in a 03 odyssey... lol...

yeah there was that guy 'outrunnr' who's about to be in his own kill list.

Try making your car one second faster in 0-60. Let me know how much you spend.

My point was that you make it sound easy to reliably shave a second off of a car/truck's 0-60 when, in fact, it is not (unless you're talking about a Supra something of that sort). There's also more to the equation than simply 0-60. It would take quite a bit of effort/cash to get a TB or one it's GM clones to perform in a straight line and in the corners the same way as a Cayenne Turbo.

That being said, it comes down to personal preference. With enough money anyone can build a supercharged LS7 powered TB that runs 11s, but would that really be more satisfying than the ultimate pimp - a turbo Porsche SUV? Depends on who you are.

maybe 1 second off quarter mile?

i see a lot of 'with enough money you can do this'

has anyone put a big chevy engine in a corolla?

Sure, in older Corollas (RWD variants - 3rd gen Corollas seem to be popular, especially in the UK and Australia). Couple of people have dropped Mopar V8s in Celicas.

Thats because everyone knows Minivan's have Formula 1 engines in them I see those suckers on the highway passing everyone at 9 with 8 kids in the back

So I happen to not be fortunate enough to be able to own two cars. I live in CO where I need something in the winter (more than AWD car) to get me around more places than a car would. I bought a 4Runner. Relatviely cheap, reliable, and thanks to its light weight and V8 engine; fairly fast. 0-60 in 7.2 and the quarter in mid fifteens, stock. It weighs less than a BMW 750i and stops 70-0 within 5 feet (170 vs. 165). SO WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?!?!?!?!? Sure it may not handle as well as some cars, but I'm not racing through the streets of Denver going around corners at 60 mph. If you read my kill list most of my "races" were straight line drags, and when I break the speed limit I quickly brake until I'm driving a safe speed. Additionally, when I do choose to "race" I never put other drivers in danger or drive outside my or my vehicles capability.

I doubt any of you who are hating in this thread have ever even driven a late model 4Runner equipped with X-REAS handling enhancement system (a very similar system to that on a 2003 Audi RS6, I might add), AWD, and 60 series tires (relatively low for an SUV). It handles like a car. No, maybe not a corolla or a civic, but at least as good or better than any American midsize sedan -- and I don't see anyone hating on that, or creating threads called "Street racing MIDSIZE SEDANS is flat out RETARDED", In fact, if you really want to get your point across, Eric, you should've just created a thread called, "Street Racing in General is RETARDED" because it is. I know this and so does everyone else on this board, but you all know you've done it at some point or another, however minor or extreme. I mean, I don't get it. Why would you call out SUV drivers, like me, and say racing SUV's is retarded then not say anything about street racing in general. There are far more cars on the road who street race than SUV's, so what point are you really trying to make? That street racing a car is safer than an SUV? You and I both know that's not true, especially when you consider that on the whole, cars are faster than SUV's and there are more of them on the road, combine those together and you automatically have more car related injuries/fatalities than SUV's.

If the point you are trying to make is that they are heavier and are therefore kill more people in an accident consider that an SUV weighing 5000 lbs going 40 mph has about the same amount of kinetic energy as a 3000 lb car going 50 mph. This energy is what kills in an accident as it is transferred to the bodies of people involved (obviously, there is more to it than this, like the type of cars involved in the accident, etc., but generally this is the case). I bet no one here ever thought about that. It's speed that kills, not the type of vehicle.

I think I've made my point here. But the simple fact is street racing in general is stupid. Will that stop me from doing it, probably not until I grow up a little more and lose some competitiveness. For now, however, I like to drive I like to show other people that my SUV is faster than their whatever. I win some, I lose some and I haven't hurt a soul doing it. I haven't had a speeding ticket in over 5 years and just two in my whole life.

One other thing I have to address here: Eric, that info you're getting from autos.com on the TB's is wrong. They are talking about the 4.2 I6 in their 0-60, but I'd like to see you try to get your V8 2WD short wheelbase TB to 60 in 6.1. Its not going to happen. They just aren't that fast. I know because I've raced them. I eat I6 TB's alive, its not even a race. The SS only does it in 6 flat. For the money, I have one of the fastest stock SUV's on the road. I love blowing the doors off Range Rovers, Touraegs and Escalades (haven't raced a new one yet, but it would be close) and seeing the look on their face when a 4Runner costing half the price just dusted them. Or seeing the face on a guy who just dropped a 383 stroker into an early model firebird who just had a 4Runner keep up with him. That's why I do it.

And for everyone who thinks I'm the only retard who likes to streetrace his SUV:

to name a few...
http://forums.trailvoy.com/forumdisplay.php?f=67
http://www.titantalk.com/forums/war-stories/

how about street racing full size trucks...Is that dangerous too?
http://www.powerstrokeforum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=109
http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=102
http://dieselplace.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=24

I can't wait to supercharge...

Thanks for reading I didn't want to start a flame war here, but if you feel like you need to say something, by all means...

now i see why the thread was started.....

Don't people ever get tired of arguing on this damn forum? It's pretty useless.

nope.. infact most of us are quite entertained by it... that and this is in the debates section... hence why it hasn't been shut down yet...

I'm just glad that I'm not e's target anymore like back in the day Get him e! Just don't pick on me anymore hehe

Yah Im glad Im not the target. I remember when he gave me a hard time when I had my issues with tints. Its all good man (as long as im not the target lol)

Here we go again It was actually on CC. I was pulled over for tints on the front. Wasnt really bashing them though. They do their job well

Hahahaha, I remember bashing cops once and e' brought down the hammer on me. Now I just bad mouth them off the board hehe

^roflmfao