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Why are "Imports" called "Tuners"???

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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 10:07 PM
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i hate that word...and to be associated with it by people who think car enthusiasts are "tuners"


is that a "tuner" wheel with "tuner" lugnuts and "tuner" exhaust? i want that "tuner" style wing with the "tuner" graphics. :squint:
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 11:42 PM
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all domestics can tune is thier carburators[sp] :af:




.... imports as seen as more technical
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 01:07 AM
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Yeah, because American companies haven't figured out how to make a fuel injected engine yet.

Get a freakin clue, even the muscle cars that you fanboys love to bash have been fuel injected for the last twenty years. Honda sold carbeurated Civics, Preludes and Accords up through most of the 80s.
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 11:01 AM
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Originally posted by MrFatbooty
Yeah, because American companies haven't figured out how to make a fuel injected engine yet.

Get a freakin clue, even the muscle cars that you fanboys love to bash have been fuel injected for the last twenty years. Honda sold carbeurated Civics, Preludes and Accords up through most of the 80s.
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 11:21 AM
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 11:23 AM
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I never tinkered with my car after each run and I was one of the faster cars at the track h:


but I'm no tuner either :chuckles:
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 04:39 PM
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Originally posted by DakarM
I never tinkered with my car after each run and I was one of the faster cars at the track h:

but I'm no tuner either :chuckles:
Yeah that's usually the case for me. Once in a while I'm in the pits I will bring out the laptop to see if all my fuel/ignition maps are synced and sensors are alright....but other than that I found myself eating my fatburger inside my non-gutted car while some 17 second gutted Accord keeps on revving his stock engine in the pit....I think he was checking if his air filter was working or something.

Other than that, the two words I hate the most are "tuner" and "JDM".
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 04:49 PM
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Originally posted by DC2
Yeah that's usually the case for me. Once in a while I'm in the pits I will bring out the laptop to see if all my fuel/ignition maps are synced and sensors are alright....but other than that I found myself eating my fatburger inside my non-gutted car while some 17 second gutted Accord keeps on revving his stock engine in the pit....I think he was checking if his air filter was working or something.

Other than that, the two words I hate the most are "tuner" and "JDM".

hehehe i recall seeing the "air filter tuners" at the track. the guy kept taking his filter out and shaking it to get the dirty and stuff out... yeah after every run. he was running 16.9x
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 05:00 PM
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hahahhahaha "yeah after every run".

I remember this one n/a civic hb.....he had taken out his freaking tailights to run 14s.
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 05:30 PM
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I think "tuner" has an underlying meaning of "wanker" "tosser"
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