# Odd cars at the Root Beer Cruise

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [March 11, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010 "2008-03-11T16:41:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![kromwell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kromwell/32/6338_2.png) [@kromwell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kromwell)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/1 "2008-03-11T16:41:46Z")

</div>

> [@bennyfizzle](#):
>
> You forgot bennyfizzle from shift

You’ll be happy to know that there will be another M3 coming from Utica… except he has an LS1 Swap… magnacharged… pretty damn clean setup!!! :thumb

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/2 "2008-03-11T17:28:38Z")

</div>

engine=badass…wheels not so much but hey id still drive it

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/3 "2008-03-11T18:06:07Z")

</div>

I cant wait to ls1 swap my car!!!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/4 "2008-03-12T06:26:43Z")

</div>

> [@kromwell](#):
>
> You’ll be happy to know that there will be another M3 coming from Utica… except he has an LS1 Swap… magnacharged… pretty damn clean setup!!! :thumb

:wow

:rofl

headlights are garbage, wheels are garbage, hood is crap, everything else… :nod

whoa…

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/5 "2008-03-12T06:28:40Z")

</div>

> [@bennyfizzle](#):
>
> :wow
> 
> :rofl
> 
> headlights are garbage, wheels are garbage, hood is crap, everything else… :nod
> 
> whoa…

1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 times better than your shit! :haha :rofl

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/6 "2008-03-12T06:34:17Z")

</div>

> [@K-20power](#):
>
> 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 times better than your shit! :haha :rofl

?

you’ve never even seen my car :rofl

Sure it’s fast but I think that thing’s pretty ugly

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/7 "2008-03-12T06:35:18Z")

</div>

LS1 swap FTW! isnt that the same hood Jay Jay’s S4 has… :haha

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/8 "2008-03-12T06:40:13Z")

</div>

looks like a VIS euro r hood that’s been hacked all to hell to fit the blower…i think it’d look better with a hold cut in a stock hood personally but w/e

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/9 "2008-03-12T06:42:28Z")

</div>

what about buying a hood that actually covers the engine … hmmmm… what a concept

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/10 "2008-03-12T11:29:12Z")

</div>

im with Benny on this one.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/11 "2008-03-12T11:33:17Z")

</div>

yeah he definitly should have found a hood that could fit the new engine under it, and he could have picked out way better wheels but im sure its fast as hell

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![plaf713](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@plaf713](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/plaf713)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/12 "2008-03-12T11:48:05Z")

</div>

definetly ugly, but an ls1 with a magnacharger = atleast 500rwhp

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/13 "2008-03-12T12:53:40Z")

</div>

you guys see those miatas with that motor in em? the OEM hood clsoes fine on that

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/14 "2008-03-12T12:54:48Z")

</div>

ha a miata with an ls1, that thing would move those cars have to be pretty light

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/15 "2008-03-12T13:51:25Z")

</div>

That is gunna suck if it starts to rain.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/16 "2008-03-18T07:34:49Z")

</div>

> [@votblindub](#):
>
> you guys see those miatas with that motor in em? the OEM hood clsoes fine on that

not with a blower on it it wouldnt.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/17 "2008-03-18T07:38:45Z")

</div>

he still didnt need to cut a big hole in the hood, it looks rediculous

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/odd-cars-at-the-root-beer-cruise/236010/18 "2008-03-24T16:38:04Z")

</div>

There could always be that reason no one seems to have thought of yet… Maybe he likes the way it looks. Crazy, I know.
