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

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Old 01-02-2004, 05:31 PM
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Yesterday I went to 7-11 in my mom's Chrysler Town & Country and as I walked back to the van I thought to myself about taking it to the drag strip and making a web page about how it's the new JDM hotness.

It was a fun thought, but I would need to have way too much free time on my hands to follow through with such idiocy. Oh wait, I do.
Old 01-02-2004, 08:30 PM
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http://www.turbominivan.com/
Old 01-03-2004, 08:40 AM
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the same reason "gays" are "faggots" ? :dunno:
Old 01-03-2004, 02:35 PM
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Originally posted by 90TGP
http://www.turbominivan.com/
I was always interested in turbo'ing my moms old 1G Odyssey because she would bitch about how slow it was.
Old 01-03-2004, 02:59 PM
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Originally posted by MrFatbooty
Yesterday I went to 7-11 in my mom's Chrysler Town & Country and as I walked back to the van I thought to myself about taking it to the drag strip and making a web page about how it's the new JDM hotness.
Fast van. 250hp?

I remember back in the day my mom had a Previa. Looked so good, I wish we didn't sell it. Superchaged, mid-engine.... h: A bodyshop around here owns a few modified Previas and lends them out as client cars while your car in the shop. I had a lowered 5zigen white one with 20" rims, dual exhausts and everything once. It was a great day!
Old 01-03-2004, 04:06 PM
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Are you talkin about BC Auto?? Ive seen those cars before
Old 01-03-2004, 09:16 PM
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There's a guy in my area that has an older 70s Dodge Ram van. He cut the sides out and put plexi-glass in them. He then dropped a 426 Hemi right in the middle where the seats used to be. You could see the motor from the outside because of the windows. Was great.
Old 01-03-2004, 09:23 PM
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I dunno, I never consider the terms really. I just had a lot of respects for people who knows a lot about cars and would love to learn from them.

btw, why do they called tuner lugs? what is its real name, those type of lug nuts?
Old 01-03-2004, 09:45 PM
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Originally posted by evolution
Fast van. 250hp?

I remember back in the day my mom had a Previa. Looked so good, I wish we didn't sell it. Superchaged, mid-engine.... h: A bodyshop around here owns a few modified Previas and lends them out as client cars while your car in the shop. I had a lowered 5zigen white one with 20" rims, dual exhausts and everything once. It was a great day!
my mom has a s\c previa. its allright for a van
Old 01-04-2004, 05:37 PM
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the imports(the cars themselves) are not called tuners...it's the people that are into the cars, the one's who TUNE them that are called tuners




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