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View Poll Results: Motorcycle or low 11s in my camaro?
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Build up the camaro
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Buy a street bike
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06-22-2008, 09:12 AM
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Decisions, Decisions
Im up in the air right now between putting 3-4k into the camaro and having like a grand left over after i buy my beater. or buy my beater and have nothing left over and buy a bike. i miss my bike alot and they get great gas milage (when i can stay off the throttle) but im not sure which way i should go with it. help me out!
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06-22-2008, 09:17 AM
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11 second club / Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Berlin, NJ
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I would choose a bike.
Its your money man .. .lol
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06-22-2008, 09:30 AM
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ive always wanted a FAST car (i dont consider 12.51 fast) but i miss my bike so much. they would both be seasonal since the camaro wears slicks all year.
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06-22-2008, 09:35 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mays Landing, NJ
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How fast do you want to go in the car? What would you buy with 3-4K? If you have a certain ET in mind is 3-4K truly going to be enough to make it fast and keep it together?
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2010 Infiniti G37x-Moonlight White w/Graphite interior. Stock...for now. Xpel XR Black tint(hey it's a mod lol)
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06-22-2008, 09:50 AM
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13 Second Club / Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ
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i say bike. investing in a 12+ year old car for some lols isn't too wise. actually, let me put it this way. if i could do it over again, i would have kept my car stockish (no heads/cam/rear) and gotten a nice cruiser bike.
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06-22-2008, 10:00 AM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ewing
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I htink the extra money put into the car will give a higher chance of breaking something like he said. Unless you plan on doing a well thought out build with the right parts you're probably better off with the bike.
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06-22-2008, 10:17 AM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
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But getting your car faster is way more fun and a good challenge for you.
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06-22-2008, 11:24 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: west milford, nj
Posts: 1,662
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build up the camaro
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06-22-2008, 12:08 PM
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id be doing a built trans, "higher stalled torque converter"(is that correct enough for everyone? lol) almost full suspension, and a nitrous kit. the trans, converter, and N2O would be installed before i got home and the suspension i would do myself
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06-22-2008, 12:09 PM
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btw once the motor goes i plan on doing a forged bottom end 383 with heads, cam, and lots of spray. this would be a step in the right direction since i wouldnt be wasting money on a motor that was gonna go anyway.
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06-22-2008, 12:19 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mays Landing, NJ
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Factor in a Dana 60 or a 12 bolt too 
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2010 Infiniti G37x-Moonlight White w/Graphite interior. Stock...for now. Xpel XR Black tint(hey it's a mod lol)
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06-22-2008, 12:24 PM
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Mr Fantastic
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Milford NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frosty
Factor in a Dana 60 or a 12 bolt too |
might wanna read his sig
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06-22-2008, 12:26 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mays Landing, NJ
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Damn it, I only saw the 3.73 part lol
Disregard previous post 
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2018 Camaro 2SS Redline package, ESC Novi 1500 tuned by EFX, Might Mouse wild catch can, GM STB, smoked ZL1 3rd brake light, Xpel XR Black 35% tint all around, Street Scene front splitter, C7 Carbon ZL1 side skirts, Drake Muscle Car Wickerbill spoiler
2010 Infiniti G37x-Moonlight White w/Graphite interior. Stock...for now. Xpel XR Black tint(hey it's a mod lol)
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06-22-2008, 12:33 PM
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lol yeah if i didnt have it thats what the post would be about lol. always build from the back to the front
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06-22-2008, 12:43 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clifton, NJ
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if you are doing trans, converter & suspension, you have absolutely no money left over for N2O. If you are going to do it in a manner that will both please you and be as safe as possible, you need to budget $1500+ for an N2O system and install everything yourself, otherwise you'll have a system with no safety features and will be heating your bottle up with a propane torch like the retards on PINKS do. i priced out a new system for myself and came up with a budget number of $2500.
i vote that you don't have enough money and should buy a bike.
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06-22-2008, 12:43 PM
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Token v6 Guy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: No longer neon land :(
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Buy a dodge neon!!!
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06-22-2008, 12:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iamsickofitall
if you are doing trans, converter & suspension, you have absolutely no money left over for N2O. If you are going to do it in a manner that will both please you and be as safe as possible, you need to budget $1500+ for an N2O system and install everything yourself, otherwise you'll have a system with no safety features and will be heating your bottle up with a propane torch like the retards on PINKS do. i priced out a new system for myself and came up with a budget number of $2500.
i vote that you don't have enough money and should buy a bike.
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Nitrous works LT1 Plate kit = $500. the rest of what ill need would run around 500 more. and were not getting into heating a bottle with a torch because this thread isnt about that. i may have to go over my budget a little for the Nitrous but no where near 2500 unless im doing a DP kit...
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06-22-2008, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 12secondv6
Buy a dodge neon!!!
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its a possibility for a DD... idk if i can handle the sexiness of it though, not sure if im ready for all that.
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06-22-2008, 12:51 PM
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Token v6 Guy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: No longer neon land :(
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I think you are worthy of the sexiness!!!
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06-22-2008, 05:21 PM
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anyone else?
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06-22-2008, 05:35 PM
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13 Second Club
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Wayne, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by qwikz28
i say bike. investing in a 12+ year old car for some lols isn't too wise. actually, let me put it this way. if i could do it over again, i would have kept my car stockish (no heads/cam/rear) and gotten a nice cruiser bike.
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ditto.
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2002 Chevrolet Camaro SS M6
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06-22-2008, 05:42 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mays Landing, NJ
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If you're confident that you can keep the car together with the funds you have set aside I say go for it. But I'm also biased, I'm not a bike person at all. I get no enjoyment out of them and you're restricted in its use even more so than the Z.
The question is, based on the possible power of the car after the nitrous and stuff what would please YOU more? The bike or the car? Set financial issues aside, lets say the Z was a solid, reliable 11.50's car..and you could get a bike. Which would please you more?
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2018 Camaro 2SS Redline package, ESC Novi 1500 tuned by EFX, Might Mouse wild catch can, GM STB, smoked ZL1 3rd brake light, Xpel XR Black 35% tint all around, Street Scene front splitter, C7 Carbon ZL1 side skirts, Drake Muscle Car Wickerbill spoiler
2010 Infiniti G37x-Moonlight White w/Graphite interior. Stock...for now. Xpel XR Black tint(hey it's a mod lol)
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06-22-2008, 06:34 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Poconos, PA
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after losing my cousin to a harley, Ill never ride again . do the camaro bro.
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Soon to come... New paint , and glass .
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06-22-2008, 06:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frosty
If you're confident that you can keep the car together with the funds you have set aside I say go for it. But I'm also biased, I'm not a bike person at all. I get no enjoyment out of them and you're restricted in its use even more so than the Z.
The question is, based on the possible power of the car after the nitrous and stuff what would please YOU more? The bike or the car? Set financial issues aside, lets say the Z was a solid, reliable 11.50's car..and you could get a bike. Which would please you more?
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i get more pleasure out of racing car with the camaro because ive never come across a car on the street that could take my bike and most people wouldnt even race me. i get alot of attempts in the camaro. but other then that i get more joy out of just riding the bike around
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06-22-2008, 07:29 PM
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Power Member / Load Driver
Join Date: May 2006
Location: PA
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It's a tough decision........ but I'd go for a bike..... the money you save in gas can go into the car
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