- Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:10 am
#168957
I found a K series EK coupe to play with today.
Cruisin along on my way home from a store I see a loud blue Civic ahead of me with a big aluminum wing, altezzas and a fartcan. He falls back to pace me, then gives it a BRAAP past me a little, I give him a BRAAAHH-tssh back. Then he floors it with the clutch in and rides the limiter a bit and it's like BRABABABABAB, so I'm like, ok, that ain't no D series. I pace next to him again and roll down the passenger window, our little conversation went like this:
Him: What do you got?
Me: Turbo single cam. You?
H: Nice. K20
M: Really?! Fuck.
H: Yeah. How much horsepower you have?
M: About 200.
H: 280
M: Wanna run em?
H: Yeah, follow me.
He turns off onto a 4 lane side street and I follow, no traffic whatsoever. Perfect. I downshift to second and start to pace him about 30mph. He starts the three honks and I nail the gas and brake to start to spool. He makes the third honk, I jump off the brake, my car lurches forward with delicious torque and I spin through the rest of second and instantly pull a bunch on him. 60mph, into third, little spin/chirp and I extend my lead. 95mph, into fourth, I keep it floored and still pulling away from him. Let off around 110-115 and braked. Had about 2 and a half to 3 lengths on him when I let off. I think he may have been embellishing those horsepower figures, but a K20 swapped Civic still ain't small potatoes. ;)
We pace again, this time at like 20mph.
H: That thing rips! What kind of spool you got?
M: It's just a little turbo, spools really quick. Nice run.
H: Yeah you too.
It's at this point we hear a siren approaching, we sort of look at each other and make an o: face then laugh.
H: Better watch out.
M: You too man, see ya.
He takes off down the street, I hang a left into the parking lot of some industrial supply store to wait out the siren. Turned out to be an ambulance.
Honestly I would say that car is more sleeper than mine, because who would expect a stock looking Civic with tail lights, a wing, and a fartcan to be packing a K20. I definitely thought he just had a little 90hp D series in there until he brapped the shit out of the rev limiter. Fuck I was grinning all the rest of the way home.
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