M/C with more hp than your 1st car

[why_not_Zoidberg?]

I rocked a 1990 Camry for my first car...something like 115 HP from that lovely turd. I still miss it, many good times were had on the back roads in that thing...

My S3 is 128 I believe.

 

[FZ09Bandit]

Great threeeeeeeead!!!

nope - but not by much.
1965 Chev Corvair, 164 c.i. air cooled flat six. Rated at 104 hp IIRC. May have a pic somewhere.

Next car 9 year later - 73 Grand Torino Sport! 351 Clevland, 4bbl, 4 bolt main, 4 spd top loader, 3:50 posi... Awwwwwsome Car and good looking too. Had it for 25 years. Sold to Universal Studios for the the Fast and the Furious 4..... its in a thread, Gone but not forgotten or something like that.

PS My dad had a 71 Maverick Grabber 302 V8, 4spd, we built the engine in that too, added big brakes, posi, anti sway bars and lowered it. My fat Clevo would take it off the line! Yes, I raced my dad a time or too. Ffff'''''''ng A those were the good oll days, lighten 2nd gear up as I passed him! lol The Mav was fun car in the corners! Oh the memories of the 600 cfm carb sticking WOT into corner! HAHA!!!

PS - same care - I sold them the hood and fenders & bumper to convert it to a 72. They changed the color as red was for something else. Being all original, V8 spd, it was not supposed to get wrecked and the producer was to keep it. It didn't work out that way....

I was about to call BS untill you said you have them a 72 from clip. I had a 73 gran Torino sport and loved it. Breaking the speed limit in first gear. Drive train was stock. Ran the exhaust out infront of the rear tire and busted the glass packs. Swear I could get fire out of there.

Edlbrock performer intake. And carburetor, cam was next.

 

[PurpleZJ]

My first two cars actually lol. First was an 84 Pontiac fiero 2m4 se. And the second was an 87 Pontiac fiero 2m4 coupe. One day I'll have another one, but it def won't have a stock motor in it

 

[yamihoe]

My Escort has something like 110 to the crank, so the FZ has more whp than that and the R1, well, thats got a smidge more power than the FZ.

 

[agf]

well most interesting, that Honda brochure that has me in the middle panel on the front holding the hand of the teenage girl, also has the very first bike I ever rode on the back page, the Honda Amigo, and that is the actual bike

That Panel Van was my Pride and Joy, the stereo had a power amp so I could cruise around with the tailgate up playing Procul Harem, Mental as Anything, Shyhooks and the Beach Boys flat out.
It had a 138 "grey" Motor (straight six) in it with a worked head, hot cam and extractors. Three in the floor with an Impala straight line shift, that no-one else but me seems to be able to drive (no synchro on first)

I had these sporty little HuntMaster Buckets in it so getting in and out was a bit of a wriggle but you could corner hard and the body roll wouldn't slide you out of your seat- ah the memories.

And me on the front guard of the Hillman Minx- There was so much metal in the body you could sit on the roof and it wouldn't buckle. But it was a good way to learn about pulling motors out of cars and auto electrics
btw the hp of the Minx: 56.5 bhp @ 4,100 rpm

 

[PosterFZ6]

Great idea for the thread! Love all the stories!

I am mooching off my folks for now in terms of using a car. I guess having 3 bikes kind of constraints my budget lol.

I would love to get myself the new Ford Mustang GT or the Camaro with V8 but damn, I can't get over how much I would spend on gas. I am probably going to go with the ever generic and bland new Honda Accord with a V4 LOL. Besides I am looking to get myself an R6 or the Speed Triple. At this point a car for me is more for practical mode of transportation.

 

[CHEMIKER]

Nope. My first car was a '72 Chevy Nova 350, rated at 210 hp. Not the stupid 2dr model, I had the coveted 4dr sleeper!! I don't have a pic, but it looked just like this, except it was copper color. Couldn't afford to make it a real hot rod, so my mods were on the CHEAP: removed hubcaps and painted the rims silver; jacked up the back with leaf spring extensions; raked the front by heating the springs with a blowtorch ; and finally made it turbo with lots of Edelbrock, Hooker, K&N stickers on the back window. Oh yeah, I stuffed some wide ass 245 (used) tires on those skinny back rims.

Awesome thread, thanks Lefty!

 

[Lefty]

Nope. My first car was a '72 Chevy Nova 350, rated at 210 hp. Not the stupid 2dr model, I had the coveted 4dr sleeper!! I don't have a pic, but it looked just like this, except it was copper color. Couldn't afford to make it a real hot rod, so my mods were on the CHEAP: removed hubcaps and painted the rims silver; jacked up the back with leaf spring extensions; raked the front by heating the springs with a blowtorch ; and finally made it turbo with lots of Edelbrock, Hooker, K&N stickers on the back window. Oh yeah, I stuffed some wide ass 245 (used) tires on those skinny back rims.

Awesome thread, thanks Lefty!

Wish you had an acutal picture of that car Travis. :rockon:

 

[Skybow388]

My first car was an acura Integra! It puts like 165 now but still slow as Christmas!!

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[mxgolf]

My first car was a truck a 1964 Ford shortbed with the 289 (maybe 282 it's been so long I can't exactly remember) V8, Second was a 1972 240Z, the last year before the anti pollution crap they started to put on all cars. That baby hauled pretty good. I put almost 32,000 miles on her in one year. I will see if I can find some pictures. I needed the truck to haul my dirt bike to the woods to ride with my buddies.

 

[CHEMIKER]

Wish you had an acutal picture of that car Travis. :rockon:

Me too! I was actually pretty proud of the way it "looked" for about at $30 investment.

I loved the optional shoulder belts that came on that car, and the high beams on the floor. Good times. Lots of stories coming to mind actually, like getting busted for doing mile long burnouts in my high school parking lot on my "peg-leg" stock rear differential.

 

[rumblestrip]

I guess my answer would be "yes". The FZ6 is much more than my first car was.

First car was nothing fancy, '87 Ford Taurus 5-speed. No pictures survive, but was pretty ugly, three different shades of blue. The previous owner was a private investigator who'd had it scratched up a few times, apparently. I definitely was happy to have anything to drive at all and spent a lot of time on back roads where I grew up, pushing it for what it was worth (88 hp, apparently :rof: ).

Interesting note....it was the same car Robocop drove. Nine-year-old me would've been *stoked*. I remember there was a Life cereal contest for that car...

 

[08fz6]

1998 VW bug, 2.0 5speed 115hp to the crank.... Was a very fun car though. It stuck to the ground like glue in the winter.

Current car is much more fun:
2013 Subaru WRX Limited 265hp

 

[TownsendsFJR1300]

Nope. My first car was a '72 Chevy Nova 350, rated at 210 hp. Not the stupid 2dr model, I had the coveted 4dr sleeper!! I don't have a pic, but it looked just like this, except it was copper color. Couldn't afford to make it a real hot rod, so my mods were on the CHEAP: removed hubcaps and painted the rims silver; jacked up the back with leaf spring extensions; raked the front by heating the springs with a blowtorch ; and finally made it turbo with lots of Edelbrock, Hooker, K&N stickers on the back window. Oh yeah, I stuffed some wide ass 245 (used) tires on those skinny back rims.

Awesome thread, thanks Lefty!

We LATER had the same car, 4dr sleeper with a 400 small block in it (4BBL), 350 auto transmission. Pretty quick....

 

[greg]

apparently my first car, a citreon AX, had 45bhp, so half of that of my fz6

 

[Bill]

To quote Joe Diffie, My first car was a pick-up truck! A 1978 Chevy "Heavy" Half Ton. Basically a 350 small block with a turbo 400 trans. and 3/4 ton springs or something to beat the emissions restraints back in the day. It came stock with 4.10 gears... If memory serves me it had around 280-300 hp/torque. Nice beater truck! And with those gears it would spank the POS 305 Camaro's of the day.

My first street bike was a 1990 Suzuki Bandit 400. 50hp or so. HOWEVER, HP to weight my bandit smoked both my Cheby pick em up truck and Trans-Am.

My first car was a 1981 Turbo Trans-Am... That was one bad ass car! 301 ci Pontiac Turbo Motor, 350 trans, T-Top, NASCAR edition, Red Recaro interior. My uncle was the original owner, he bought it when he separated from the Navy in 1980 and did a lot of engine and turbo work to it. He claimed 400 hp... That was almost 200 hp more then it was stock. I'm not so sure about that, but it was fast. When the turbo spooled up you better hold on cause the a$$ end tried to pass the front end! I sold it in 1992 when I joined the Navy... One of the biggest mistakes I ever made.

 

[PurpleZJ]

To quote Joe Diffie, My first car was a pick-up truck! A 1978 Chevy "Heavy" Half Ton. Basically a 350 small block with a turbo 400 trans. and 3/4 ton springs or something to beat the emissions restraints back in the day. It came stock with 4.10 gears... If memory serves me it had around 280-300 hp/torque. Nice beater truck! And with those gears it would spank the POS 305 Camaro's of the day. My first street bike was a 1990 Suzuki Bandit 400. 50hp or so. HOWEVER, HP to weight my bandit smoked both my Cheby pick em up truck and Trans-Am. My first car was a 1981 Turbo Trans-Am... That was one bad ass car! 301 ci Pontiac Turbo Motor, 350 trans, T-Top, NASCAR edition, Red Recaro interior. My uncle was the original owner, he bought it when he separated from the Navy in 1980 and did a lot of engine and turbo work to it. He claimed 400 hp... That was almost 200 hp more then it was stock. I'm not so sure about that, but it was fast. When the turbo spooled up you better hold on cause the a$$ end tried to pass the front end! I sold it in 1992 when I joined the Navy... One of the biggest mistakes I ever made.

I think we all have that one car that we wish we never would have sold

 

[TopPud]

Nope, I had my 1998 Silverado at 255HP, stuck all my money into that thing in HighSchool, she was my pride and joy. I then bought a 2004 caviler, missed my truck so much, I went out 4 months later and bought the green 98 silverado, and stuck more into that. Just sold that, and now i'm in a stock 99 GMC sierra which has been new in the family since day 1 at 285HP :rockon:

 

[fastar1]

First car was a 1984 Tercel wagon, (slow blue) 70-80 hp. 20 years later I got my first bike, a fast red '07 FZ6,

 

[JKJ-FZ6]

My first car was a 1970 Ford Pinto. A motorized skateboard would have more horsepower than that!