"Street Car"

[Hi-psi]

Everyone has a different one.

Whats your definition of a "street car"?

[mustang23LX]

well, there are a lot of cars that people call a "street car" that we know is not. for example, tim lynch's car is badass but jeez the thing has a 2 speed glide and is MINI TUBBED and always has to have race gas.
my definition of a street car is just that, a car with basically everything like it came from the factory except whatever supporting components you added to handle it so i may give it to them if they have a fuel system b/c they need it or definitely if it has a built shortblock b/c it needs it but for instance, i think of my car as a perfect example of a fast REAL "street car." it isn't some loud ass open headered junker, it is more quiet than a stock mustang.

that is, it has power steering, air conditioning, a kicking stereo, cruise control, all power options, can comfortably make a 700 mile road trip (like it has), without hurting your ears from the exhaust note, make the roadtrips on PUMP gas, etc. a good example is I DROVE the car to silver dollar raceway (300 mile round trip) with 93 octane gas from some crap store in a shithole town, got 26mpg on the way there, raced the car, and DROVE back all the while passing the cars i beat being trailered and enjoying my a/c, powersteering, stereo, etc. another thing, i have 3.27 gears, i can fly on the interstate and turn 2300rpm so...i like my car just the way it is b/c IMO it is an ideal street car and not some COMPROMISED race car with a title and tag. also, I drive my car back and forth to college all the time when the weather is nice, so yet again, it is easily a daily driver. that's my point of view.

[Turbo Matt]

:stupid:

[WNA-LOSE]

If it's on the road and don't overheat it's a street car....It does not matter if it's loud..or has to use race gas..or is a three speed..if it's on street tires...It's a street car...I think mine is a street car..some think different...I built it for the street..not for the track...that's why it still has street tires on it.....

[mustang23LX]

Originally posted by WNA-LOSE
If it's on the road and don't overheat it's a street car....It does not matter if it's loud..or has to use race gas..or is a three speed..if it's on street tires...It's a street car...I think mine is a street car..some think different...I built it for the street..not for the track...that's why it still has street tires on it.....

ahahaha, nick drives a race car ;) :bash: :D

[NOS/86]

i think if you can drive it . it must be a street car !(hehe)

well at least if you can drive it and it doesn't overheat , and has a tag . who cares what kind of gas you run . if you got the money , more power to you .

i have a friend with a truck ... use to run around chatt with a alcohol injectioned 427 in it . with nitrous ! he drove it ever weekend on the street .

[mustang23LX]

Originally posted by NOS/86
well at least if you can drive it and it doesn't overheat , and has a tag . who cares what kind of gas you run . if you got the money , more power to you .


...which was the whole point of the thread, to see what people thought is a street car...and in my opinion, to have to run race gas isn't a street car. i mix race gas in my car sometimes if i know i'm going to be giving it an extra kick in the ass (read, day at the track or have a race setup) but by no means do i HAVE to run on it. i just use pump gas and go wherever. i do have the money to buy race gas all the time, i just don't have to b/c it's a street car and there's no need for it since it runs just fine on pump gas. see, a lot of you guys drive your cars on the street but i still wouldn't exactly call them a "street car." that is why they need to have things such as race gas in them, they aren't a street car, they are virtually a race car and are being driven on the street (which is fine...pretty cool actually). see, i actually drive my car all the time, so it would be retarded for me to put something together that i commute in that is restricted to running race gas only. that may work ok for these cars that come out every other weekend and rarely, much less daily, see a commute to work and then to college. i do like hearing everyone's opinion though so keep 'em coming. this just further elaborates on why i think my car is a street car that i race some times and some of you guys have a race car that you drive on the street some times. :burnout:

edit: this is the reason i went the twin turbo route, great power and even better driveability...the car acts/sounds as if it is stock which is perfect for a car driven as regularly as mine.

[WNA-LOSE]

I have a street car:cry2:

[mustang23LX]

every person does have their own opinion...i'm sure some other folks out there are reading this, anyone else want to chime in about what you think? the opinions vary greatly about it and it's always interesting to see what other people think

[WNA-LOSE]

O.K. Mr turbo ...I'll have my Street Stang with pump gas ready next week and I'm comin out to bust your ass boy....0-100... I own you!!!! 20-100 Still I have your ### Come on I'm gonna bust your ass with a $2,800 Mustang......;)

[mustang23LX]

Originally posted by WNA-LOSE
O.K. Mr turbo ...I'll have my Street Stang with pump gas ready next week and I'm comin out to bust your ass boy....0-100... I own you!!!! 20-100 Still I have your ### Come on I'm gonna bust your ass with a $2,800 Mustang......;)

lol, you let me know when you're ready :eek:
also, b/c of the way things worked out with all the money i made selling it the first time and then the guy virtually ditching it back to me and me parting it out, i have $1200 including the car and everything on it just the way it sits right this second. :eek:
crazy how things work out some times. who would have ever thought it'd work out that way. it'd be like i was paid several hundred to drive it had i not spent the money on a turbo kit to put it back to a postive $1200 including the car and all. needless to say, it will be a HUGE profit if i ever sell it again b/c of that (pure profit - 1200).

[WNA-LOSE]

My question is...What are you going to do when I bust your ass in a primer car with a red hatch and a 150 shot....I hope you'll still talk to me....:D

[mustang23LX]

Originally posted by WNA-LOSE
My question is...What are you going to do when I bust your ass in a primer car with a red hatch and a 150 shot....I hope you'll still talk to me....:D

oh, i get it, you want me to unhook the turbos and THEN race you. well you're going to have to wait a little while until i get the time to do that. you've got a better chance against my integra with that primer turd. :tongue:

[DSM_LX]

Originally posted by mustang23LX
oh, i get it, you want me to unhook the turbos and THEN race you. well you're going to have to wait a little while until i get the time to do that. you've got a better chance against my integra with that primer turd. :tongue:

You should run open downpipes so you can sound like a paulding county car! :eek:

[mustang23LX]

Originally posted by DSM_LX
You should run open downpipes so you can sound like a paulding county car! :eek:

then is sounds like another craptastic ls1 w/ a gay ass cutout cruising around town with it open.
:gay2:
i prefer to lose the power and keep it through the mufflers and tailpipes while on the street (and have done the same on the track so far)...don't need any more help spinning the tires.

[DSM_LX]

Tell me about it. Fbodies with cutouts on a single exhaust sound like ass.:drunk:

[NOS/86]

wnalose ,

did you buy the car hotrod had for sale ?

[WNA-LOSE]

YEP....

[a408swinger]

Street Car- A car that has a tag, insurance and can run on pump gas. Not all cars came with power steering, AC, and a kickass stereo in 1972. Also, if the car is tubbed and has a set of 14x32's on it, its probably not a street car. Can I drive my car with 93 in it? Yes. Do I race my car with 93 in it? No. Most of the people who race for money dont really care if its a street car or not. You either run or you dont! Thats like asking to see under the hood before you race. If you need to see under their hood, you probably shouldnt race them. It doesent really matter what they have. Your either going to win or your gonna lose right? All that really matters is that you know what you have. I used to have a 79 pontiac bonneville that overheated, so I wouldnt use overheating as a condition on "street Car" and it was stock. Basically, everyone is going to have their own opinion. Good thread though.

[Roy Johnson, Jr.]

Originally posted by WNA-LOSE
If it's on the road and don't overheat it's a street car....It does not matter if it's loud..or has to use race gas..or is a three speed..if it's on street tires...It's a street car...I think mine is a street car..some think different...I built it for the street..not for the track...that's why it still has street tires on it.....


I guess you couldn't follow me to Florida in that car then. :)

[WNA-LOSE]

Originally posted by Roy Johnson, Jr
I guess you couldn't follow me to Florida in that car then. :)

Hell no not with the C-4...I took out a 6-speed to put in the C-4...what a dumb ass...my old set up was a 342 with a Single T-76 sittin at 20 psi straped to a 6-speed...Then I thought it would be cool to make it a drag car...Then I realized that I will never drag this car...so now I'm thinking about putting back in the 6-speed or a Built AOD so I will be able to drive the car as far as I wish...Maybe to FLA...

That is why I bought the beater STANG...To beat!!!

[Roy Johnson, Jr.]

Originally posted by WNA-LOSE
Hell no not with the C-4...I took out a 6-speed to put in the C-4...what a dumb ass...my old set up was a 342 with a Single T-76 sittin at 20 psi straped to a 6-speed...Then I thought it would be cool to make it a drag car...Then I realized that I will never drag this car...so now I'm thinking about putting back in the 6-speed or a Built AOD so I will be able to drive the car as far as I wish...Maybe to FLA...

That is why I bought the beater STANG...To beat!!!


What me, mean23lx and Turbomatt are saying is all our cars can do that on 93 octane. To us, that is a real street car. That means nothing negative about your car.

[WNA-LOSE]

I don't think your saying anything negative about my car!!! I like running C-16 it smells so good...And why would I not??? C-16 gives you that extra insurance...But Just to shut everyone up I bought a Stang that will run on 93 and Will be busting ass...More ass than people think...give me two weeks...;)

[Roy Johnson, Jr.]

Originally posted by WNA-LOSE
...give me two weeks...;)


Give me about 12 months! :D

[JuicedCpe]

My car for the most part is a street car. 93 LX coupe- no a/c, no power steering, no power brakes- but guess what- I'll drive it to Florida or wherever. Hell I have even drove it to Michigan. I can deal without out the luxuries. My old 77 Ford pickup truck didn't have any of those options either and I drove it daily for over a year and a half. It is all a matter of what you can and can't deal with. If need be I can drive it to any track that I want, yeah it may cost more in gas than if I trailered it but the point is that i can and have done it. I usually run around town on Nitto Drag radials but at the track, I only run ET drags or ET Streets. Hell, I have been known to run around town on both of those as well. Just have to watch for the cops a little more.

[Hi-psi]

A street car to me has to meet these points:

- Titled.
- Insured.
- Runs on pump gas.
- Gets at least 10mpg.
- Runs at least within ½ second of it's slicked time on TRUE street tires.(read NO drag radials)
- Have all the ammenities that it came with from the factory. (i.e power steering, brakes, door locks, windows, cruise, A/C, stereo system.)
- Have the ability to carry a passenger(s).
- Be able to sit in traffic, say Barrett Pky at 4:30pm on a Friday and not overheat.
- Be able to idle without assistance. (Ungodly huge cams)
- Be able to if needed or desired to make a 600+ mile trip.
- Be able to be driven say 50+ miles to the track, run within 8 tenths of it's best times and driven home without making any changes to the tune or car.

By those requirements, I've never owned a car that didn't meet them. Even my old Chevelle. If you ever see ANY of my cars on a trailer, they're either broke, or stolen.

[WNA-LOSE]

Originally posted by Hi-psi
A street car to me has to meet these points:

- Titled.
- Insured.
- Runs on pump gas.
- Gets at least 10mpg.
- Runs at least within ½ second of it's slicked time on TRUE street tires.(read NO drag radials)
- Have all the ammenities that it came with from the factory. (i.e power steering, brakes, door locks, windows, cruise, A/C, stereo system.)
- Have the ability to carry a passenger(s).
- Be able to sit in traffic, say Barrett Pky at 4:30pm on a Friday and not overheat.
- Be able to idle without assistance. (Ungodly huge cams)
- Be able to if needed or desired to make a 600+ mile trip.
- Be able to be driven say 50+ miles to the track, run within 8 tenths of it's best times and driven home without making any changes to the tune or car.

By those requirements, I've never owned a car that didn't meet them. Even my old Chevelle. If you ever see ANY of my cars on a trailer, they're either broke, or stolen.


O.k... Your all bitchs....:cry:

[Five-o-Joe]

To me, a street car is any car you might run across on the street and get your *** handed to you by. EVERY car needs SOMETHING to run the times it does. Whether it be a set of heads, nitrous, a turbo, a supercharger, or C16 gas. They are ALL power adders and none are cheap. Bottom line is that our game is a game of "first one to the end" and there is no such thing as "cheating", only innovative racing. Anyone who wants to cry about a mod someone else has over them (including C16) isn't very serious about racing. Our game is about being first, even if by .001 seconds. Some are willing to put up with more than others in their "street" cars and are willing to pay more to go faster than the next guy. That just means they are more serious about their sport and are more determined/dedicated to win. Anyone who cannot acknowledge and accept that needs to find another hobby.

My opinion

[BadSS]

if you can drive it to the store and not go to jail it must be a street car.:D :drag:

[copperdodge]

Originally posted by 88lxhatch
Bottom line is that our game is a game of "first one to the end" and there is no such thing as "cheating", only innovative racing. Our game is about being first, even if by .001 seconds.




I live my life a 1/4 mile at a time.... :D

[WNA-LOSE]

Originally posted by 88lxhatch
That just means they are more serious about their sport and are more determined/dedicated to win. Anyone who cannot acknowledge and accept that needs to find another hobby.




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