got a new one.
i went to an engine shop the other day to pick up a flywheel that we had turned and asked the man if they rebuilt heads and told him what all i was wanting done. then he asked what it was in so i told him it was for my 01 silverado 4.8. he of course said
the 350...
me: no 294 ls based motor...
Him: oh ok well we can do it but it aint worth it to fix up a truck. they dont make parts for those motors and its to big to be fast.
me: thats funny i know quite a few trucks similar to mine that will outrun anything in this city.
Him: oh really wow
me: ya but thats ok i'll try another shop and see what they say

 

A friend has a bagged S10 several years back and had a nitrogen tank in the back, this one guy a complete idiot came up and ask what that was....we said nitrogen he ask is that better than nitrous. Keep in mind the nitrogen tank was a standard 50 lbs tank I believe in any event it was the same width as the truck bed. This is also the same retard that told me his turbo timer on his VW was a performance increase and he could tell a difference seat of the pants. I do get why do ruin a perfectly good truck by lowering them all the time

 

not engine wise but still dumb..

dumb guy: where did you buy your rims?
me: came stock on my truck.
dumb guy: no way those 06-07 classics didnt come with 20's. someone lied to you.
me: these wheels are stock.
dumb guy: oh ok the dealer must have put them on to sell the truck faster they do it all the time.
me: no came from the factory.

 

this happen to me in high school right around fast a furious came out
i'm in 383 72' chevy chyn super.

sittin at a red light, guy rolls up in a civic with a wedgie (spoiler)

Ricer: what u got v8?
me: ugh.... yeah (kinda hard hearin someone with 3 1/2 dumps with a cammed truck)
ricer: i got half the motor and bet u im faster
me: my lug nuts require more torque than ur motor puts out
ricer: oh yeah, wanna race
me: sure..... hehe

we drive out to the strip, (country back road thats 10 miles strait and freshly paved)
Ricer: since u got a v8, give me 1 car lenght and the jump
me: wait, wait, wait..... u said urs is faster. lets see ur lil import spank american muscle
ricer: your right, lets do it! i'm not gunna spray u. u can spray.
me: good bye.

beat him by a country mile.

 

hahaa i love it!

 

i know i could have gave him that one car and kicked his ***, hell you and i know i could have gave him 5-10 cars a still smoked him..... but i wanted to make him temporarly def cuz hes head was right by the exhaust lol

 

i know i could have gave him that one car and kicked his ***, hell you and i know i could have gave him 5-10 cars a still smoked him..... but i wanted to make him temporarly def cuz hes head was right by the exhaust lol

 

Went to the local tire shop yesterday. Knew they had a pipe bender and I was working on running my intake from trottle body to the intercooler. Tried to tell the guy what I wanted to do. He first said: "You know this ain't a diesel, right, it doesn't have a turbo." (it's a 2500 HD 4x4 with the 8.1) Kept my cool and tried to explain what I was doing(rear mount turbo). He finally got it. Then I tried to explain the pipe to the intercooler. He then proceeded to tell me that the intake pipe came straight from the turbo and the Intercooler was suposed to go in the exhaust...WOW. I told him to STFU and went and applied for a job there.

 

It's kinda funny in a way...some of the things people think they know about cars and trucks. These stories are hilarious. I remember a long time ago a buddy of mine had a POS convertable cavalier it was old around a 1990 or so...he was painting the hood in his garage and the neighbor came over and asked..."what motor does that chevy mustang have in it, is it the big block or do you have the hopped up small block that ford made for those" Yes he did say chevy mustang both of us wanted to slap him

 

When working on the GRAND WAGONEER, I would go to the parts house and they would always tell me I didn't know what I was talking about, jeep never put a V8 in the wagoneer, and it wasn't a big truck it was a little truck. Then I would finally convince them otherwise, and they would want to know what kinda V8 it was, I would say its a 360. Oh, a dodge, nope moron its an AMC 360, no sir they didn't make a 360. I after a few trips and even driving the truck up there, they stopped asking questions.

So now I am not only known as the s-10 guy around here, I am also known as the crazy big jeep guy.