Diablo running scared

I was in my 93 Typhoon in Los Gatos at a red light adjusting my on board boost control up to 25 psi and I heard someone yelling over my stereo and it was this teenage kid and his dad in a 2001 Black Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0. The kid said to me that my truck was the coolest Typhoon he has ever seen and he has been trying to find one. Before the light could turn green his dad asked me to pull over so I did. They looked my Typhoon over and the dad asked if I could take his son for a ride and I said sure then I said to myself, now the old man owes me one and we can race when I get back. I pulled out and went a few stoplights up until I was first in line so dropped the boost to 22psi and turned off the nitrous, I did not want to give up all my tricks to this kid. I staged to 13 pounds of boost and launched it. The kid put his pager in my cup holder and when I hit the gas the Phoon lunged like a raped ape and his pager flew back and hit my back hatch glass and when I hit second all 4 wheels chirped. I had to hit the brakes hard due to upcoming traffic and I looked at the kid and he was white. I said what do you think and all he said was that on the launch his field of vision blurred and my truck was the baddest thing he has ever been in. I said I wanted to race his dad and the kid said I would kick his dad's ass up and down Los Gatos.

When we got back he told the old man about the ride and when he heard that I chirped all 4 tires in second gear he said he did not want to race. I said after you get your Diablo fixed we will run and he still said no while his kid was laughing behind him giving me the thumbs up. Then he said he will bring his other toy out and race me. I asked him what it is and he told me it is a 2002 Porsche Gamballa Twin Turbo GTR 550 running 750 horse. He said he will look for me out one day and we will see what my little truck can do and I said NO, here is my number, Call me and I will meet you anywhere and I will have my video camera with me filming my little V6 eating up your $250,000.00 porsche and he laughed, we shook hands and left.

Not a bad way to spend my lunch hour!

Tom V8EATER
 

1BADSUV

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Typhoon

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Hey nice story,

I guess you have the nitrous working on your truck working perfectly. I would love to see some dyno number's on that beast. :D

Joel
 

purple_lean

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wow

wow

25psi of boost and nos, chirrping all 4 tires at second, u have a built engine/engine work? what kind of mods? wounds fast.
 

dR. jEckLe

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I would normally call BS but I have seen this truck in person and took a couple of pics with it and my girlfriend. It is one BAD AZZ TY :eek: last HOt august nights. I went home with 4 rolls of film, out of those 100 pictures 8 had me or my girlfriend in them.
 

Phoon30

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Re: Diablo running scared

Good story man. You goin to the Nats? I gotta check out your truck in person!


Nor Cal Terror said:
Then he said he will bring his other toy out and race me. I asked him what it is and he told me it is a 2002 Porsche Gamballa Twin Turbo GTR 550 running 750 horse.

Must be nice to be filthy stinken rich.
 

TheObiJuan

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Nor Cal Terror what mods do you have? torque converter, 13lbs is a lot to hold. and how much nitrous. i was planning on doing a efi kit with 35-50-75 shot. any pics? dR. jEckLe any of yours?
 

ghostrider_85

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can you post some pictures of your ty here? and possibly a list of some mods. 25 psi on pump gas would likely detonate a stock motor, i am just curious as to how you avoid all this?
 

mrweelr

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Ha ha ha...that's a KILLER story Tom! When Mr. Money Bags calls you to race his exotics and put him in his place, GIVE ME A CALL! I want to see this for myself. Like I said before, your truck is just "over the top"! Definitely, the baddest Ty I have ever seen. Be safe bro :wink:
 

Richme

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ghostrider_85 said:
can you post some pictures of your ty here? and possibly a list of some mods. 25 psi on pump gas would likely detonate a stock motor, i am just curious as to how you avoid all this?
My understanding is he can ONLY use race gas on that engine.
 

Richme

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Re: When are we going to see a time slip Tom? :)

Re: When are we going to see a time slip Tom? :)

ivanko said:

Adam, that's funny. I think the cost of driving to the track would be to prohibitive.

Did you ever get your tranny from Brian? Maybe it's a myth? :roll:
 

ivanko

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Brian Hartman tranny

Brian Hartman tranny

Rich,

Brian is in need of a case matching my year and make. In the meantime, I'm in the process of pulling mine down. If he comes up short, I'll send him mine. At least it's the original.

Adam
 
Re: When are we going to see a time slip Tom? :)

Re: When are we going to see a time slip Tom? :)

Adam;

I am hoping to get to Sacramento or Sears Point within the next month with the group from Cambell to run it at least to get a base line number :eek: . Mark will trailor it up for me. For sure a number prior to HAN or hopefully before the Dowd bash 4 in June :D. Are you coming this year?

Hope all is well.

Stone Cold 8)
 

sy2185

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Tom- I moved back to SD after 3 years in SJ/Saratoga and didn't discover the SY/TY scene until I got here, but the other Jeremy in Santa Clara told me he saw your Ty at a local show and it's insane. Nice work. Going to HAN? See you there.
Jeremy

Los Gatos rocks.
 

ivanko

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Reply to Tom

Reply to Tom

I'll be at your bash for sure.

Can you PLEASE let me know when you decide to head out to the track? I would highly suggest Sacramento Raceway over Sears Point. Try and go on the test and tune day. Less people. You run one lane only and your not forced into getting a dial in for bracket racing like at Sears Point. As far as I'm concerned, Sears point really Sucks. Nice track, but way too crowded. Even if you get there early, you will only get two maybe three test runs before you have to dial in a time. Then you wait freezing you ass for for 30 minutes between maybe 3-4 runs. They won't even let you run solo for time runs. It's either bracket or go home.

Adam
 

SyTyJedi

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Re: Diablo running scared

Nor Cal Terror said:
I was in my 93 Typhoon in Los Gatos at a red light adjusting my on board boost control up to 25 psi and I heard someone yelling over my stereo and it was this teenage kid and his dad in a 2001 Black Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0. The kid said to me that my truck was the coolest Typhoon he has ever seen and he has been trying to find one. Before the light could turn green his dad asked me to pull over so I did. They looked my Typhoon over and the dad asked if I could take his son for a ride and I said sure then I said to myself, now the old man owes me one and we can race when I get back. I pulled out and went a few stoplights up until I was first in line so dropped the boost to 22psi and turned off the nitrous, I did not want to give up all my tricks to this kid. I staged to 13 pounds of boost and launched it. The kid put his pager in my cup holder and when I hit the gas the Phoon lunged like a raped ape and his pager flew back and hit my back hatch glass and when I hit second all 4 wheels chirped. I had to hit the brakes hard due to upcoming traffic and I looked at the kid and he was white. I said what do you think and all he said was that on the launch his field of vision blurred and my truck was the baddest thing he has ever been in. I said I wanted to race his dad and the kid said I would kick his dad's ass up and down Los Gatos.

When we got back he told the old man about the ride and when he heard that I chirped all 4 tires in second gear he said he did not want to race. I said after you get your Diablo fixed we will run and he still said no while his kid was laughing behind him giving me the thumbs up. Then he said he will bring his other toy out and race me. I asked him what it is and he told me it is a 2002 Porsche Gamballa Twin Turbo GTR 550 running 750 horse. He said he will look for me out one day and we will see what my little truck can do and I said NO, here is my number, Call me and I will meet you anywhere and I will have my video camera with me filming my little V6 eating up your $250,000.00 porsche and he laughed, we shook hands and left.

Not a bad way to spend my lunch hour!

Tom V8EATER

AWESOME story Tom! You have one of the most sick and wicked Typhoons out there. Keep 'em coming!
 
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