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spectre311
09-19-2000, 11:37 PM
Okay, I'm coming home at around 7 the other night. I'm in medium traffic in the slow lane cruising at about 65 in a 45. In the next lane I see headlights that aren't of the norm. Come to find out it's a white RT/10 Viper with blue stripes. He cruises by me at about 70mph. So, not willing to let the opportunity pass, I slow and slip in behind him. He continues to cruise at about 70 for a few miles. Then there is a break in traffic in the fast lane and he shoots the hole. Being unprepared, thinking he wasn't going to play, I don't go. I decide after he gets farther away, that I'm going to slowly make my way back up to him and wait for the next opportunity. He doesn't this 2 more times and this time I'm on his tail. After the second time he taps his brake lights at me in a "okay that was fun, I'm done now" sort of fashion. I flash him, he taps again and I back off. A few miles farther down the road he turns right down a road with no traffic, now what would you do? Oh yeah, I turn as well. Again, he punches it and I get screwed. I was at about 2500rpms when he punched it and he took off. As luck would have it, he comes to a redlight. At this light, he is first in the right lane, I pull in behind him, there is a red twin turbo 300zx with exhaust next to him and a truck next to me. The light turns, he gets the holeshot and jumps to about a 2 car length lead. I manage to hook up and we are dead even up to about 110mph until he comes up behind more traffic. The 300zx finally catches up to us and I flash the Viper as to say, "okay that was fun, going home now," this time he doesn't flash back. hehe.

Considering the old 2G FWD is running with a broken motor mount, blown slave cylinder, and slipping clutch I was pretty happy.
Now you know!

Mods:
Plain 16G, Apexi FMIC, Apexi S-AFC, Apexi AVC-D, K&N Intake, Atmosphere Performance upper IC, Atmosphere Performance full 3" exhaust and straightpipe, 1G BOV, 1G TB, wires and blah blah blah.




spltscnd98gst
09-19-2000, 11:58 PM
geat story! that must've got your adrenaline pumping huh? what happened to that "twin turbo" Z? LOL... so much for the twins! anyway, had a question for you....how are your experiences dealing with Atmosphere (as far as ordering from them)??? thanks man.

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Ray
1998 Eclipse GST
Mods: 3" Thermal R&D, Greddy TypeS bov, dump tube removal, MBC, Sprint Lowering springs, strut bars, Autometer gauges, HKS timer, custom interior, 17" performance rims

spectre311
09-20-2000, 01:28 PM
As far as Atmosphere goes, they are a great shop. Sometimes they are a little delayed in shipment but other than that they are great. The best way to get in touch with them is via email. They race all the time and don't always have people there to answer the phones during normal business hours.