OT: Smokey and the Bandit Apprciation thread

[styxman]

If everyone drove an Audio, no fucker would die, black or white

What the hell is an Audio?

An audio is an an Audi when I'm posting pissed. I get excited and add an 'o'. My fingers are buzzing dude

[Marc S]

Thread officially hijacked!

Oh yes.

[lights1961]

Thread officially hijacked!

what about smokey and the bandit 2?? that is probably the worst sequel in history!!!!
anyone love those cannanball run movies... the outtakes were far better than the movie!!!

Rick

[RedWingFan]

If everyone drove an Audio, no fucker would die, black or white

What the hell is an Audio?

An audio is an an Audi when I'm posting pissed. I get excited and add an 'o'. My fingers are buzzing dude

Why do Audi's get you so worked up? You need to switch to a hotter pic of what's her name. That one's just not doing it for me.

[styxman]

Thread officially hijacked!

what about smokey and the bandit 2?? that is probably the worst sequel in history!!!!
anyone love those cannanball run movies... the outtakes were far better than the movie!!!

Rick

Smokey and the Bandit 2 was a classic..I watch that every Friday without fail, it learnt me all about cars and how not to fuckin' drive them Burt Reynolds should have been run over and discarded at they time of release

[styxman]

If everyone drove an Audio, no fucker would die, black or white

What the hell is an Audio?

An audio is an an Audi when I'm posting pissed. I get excited and add an 'o'. My fingers are buzzing dude

Why do Audi's get you so worked up? You need to switch to a hotter pic of what's her name. That one's just not doing it for me.

Okay I'll sort that, Audi swells the length a little though dude

[RedWingFan]

If everyone drove an Audio, no fucker would die, black or white

What the hell is an Audio?

An audio is an an Audi when I'm posting pissed. I get excited and add an 'o'. My fingers are buzzing dude

Why do Audi's get you so worked up? You need to switch to a hotter pic of what's her name. That one's just not doing it for me.

Okay I'll sort that, Audi swells the length a little though dude

Okay Styxie I'm gonna need you to translate this to American

[strangegrey]

Thread officially hijacked!

what about smokey and the bandit 2?? that is probably the worst sequel in history!!!!
anyone love those cannanball run movies... the outtakes were far better than the movie!!!

Rick

S&TB2 is great...not untouchable like the first.

S&TB3, however...is fucking awful!

As far as worst sequel in history, there's plenty of them. 2 immediately come to mind:

The Second Arrival
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

And pretty much every single Iron Eagle sequel ever made

[larryfromnextdoor]

More American Graffitti

TexasVille (sequel to the masterpiece Last Picture Show)

Jaws 4 The Revenge

Caddyshack 2

The Jerk 2

UGH!!!!!!!!!!!! bad sequels...

[T-Bone]

Cool Trans Am/Firebird video

http://www.fquick.com/videos/The_Trans_ ... rvels/3127


The 6.6 Pontiac 400 was a far better engine than the 6.6 403 Olds engine was when they are compared stock. The 403 was a low compression "Corporate" engine built from 77-79. Somehow they ended up in the Trans Am's They were 8 to 1 compression and 185hp, but they had shitloads of torque, but could not go much past 5000 rpms. They were connected to TH350 automatics with 2.41 gears out back. Decent gas milage, but poor performance.

My friend Jason and I just got his done last summer FINALLY! The engine had to be rebuilt AFTER it had been already rebuilt, thanks to a shit-for-brains mechanic. Now the engine, a 403 Olds, dyno'd at 388hp at the flywheel and 445lbs of torque at 4500rpm It has a 700R4 Automatic with 3.73 gears out back. She's pretty damn quick.

[T-Bone]

Anyone here seen the NEW Bandit car that Year One built?


http://www.yearone.com/yodnn/Home/tabid/54/Default.aspx

[StoneCold]

Nice pics T-Bone, thanks!

[Rockindeano]

This thread is probably the gayest of all time, but it is turning into a classic nonetheless.

[Panther]

>>>you know your stuff man.. what do you know about Kaepa shoes with 2 shoe strings? <<<

Hey! Those were MY shoes! Comfortable as hell. Where did they go? Did they evolve or just die? Dang, I'd forgotten about those.... memories...

[Shadowsong]

Think one of these got distroyed in one of the movies
So I just said
Ha 3195 left

[wildone]

Think one of these got distroyed in one of the movies
So I just said
Ha 3195 left

damn there goes that flashback cloud again.....or is that just a cloud of smoke in the room ...heck either way it's all good...lol I remeber cruising in the same color T/A my buddy had as a kid....Then sold it because he had kids lol ...( I gave up my 65 gt mustang..they're always dragging us down..j/k)and yes Deano a gear head here to ...sorry bud..

[Journey69]

Sorry dude..your Old is not hitting 160.. What happened is you changed the gears from 3:23's to about 3:73's and your speedo was about 20-30 miles an hour off..Trust me ,I've done it myself.. My Trans am has 2:73 highway gears..Grrr.. I might put 3:42's in..not sure yet..Its still faster than hell..Mine would do 160..Yours isn't aero dynamic enough to do it..The wind would hit it like a brick wall..My 86 corvette convertible Indianapolis 500 edition pace car hit 156.. Still had more..My brothers 2000 Vette with the 6 spd should do 180.. Horsepower means nothing if you don't have the aero dynamics to back it up..

Very good post, however, horsepower means everything. I once had a train with 32,000 HP in 8 locomotives and we pulled 196 cars at 55 mph, on a .5% grade. Trust me dude, HP is everything! But you're right too, because on another trip, I had 24,000 HP and 60 cars of grain and went from 50mph to barely 30 when the fucking wind in the Columbia river gorge hit us. I had her full out, just to do 30!

I have been in the industry for 18 yrs.. Hp means everything when its set up right.. If you have a 69 chevelle with a 427 big block with 505 horsepower and 4:11 gears..guess what.. top end 115.. IF you had 2:73's potentially you could hit 160,but the car isn't aerodynamic enough and its way too damn heavy.. The chevelle would take my 99 Trans am til we hit about 120,then my TA would pull away.. My car would have the top end because of the 2:73's..Its like a bicycle with a big sprocket compared to one with a small sprocket..

Hey J69, I don't know the exacts on what was in the car but here's a little more info. The guy that modified it put what he called an "RV" gear kit or transmission in it. It had both low end torque that could burn out and really high end speed.

It was automatic and the shifting happened later than a normal '79 T/A. It may have had an extra gear at the top end. For reference, here's a clip with a closeup of a '79 speedo, I had the needle all the way around back past the zero at top speed. Since its not marked I was guessing 160 but maybe 140-150.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZtWzzK3 ... re=related

To keep thread on the Smokey trail, here's a Bandit clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXYBUeia ... re=related

Your speedo is way off..If you put in a new transmission or gears,depending on what you got,your speedo is going to be off..if you went from 3:23's to 3:73's your speedo could have been 30 miles per hour off..When they put the 73's in for the 23's,you instantly lose top end..It will be able to smoke the tires and your top end will be around 120 or a little more..Remember that car is a tank..Not like the newer ones.. If they beefed up the motor it could go faster..but you always have a trade of when you swap gears...The aerodynamics of the car are ok,but the front still gets serious wind drag..The newer trans am's like 84 and up have very good aerodynamics..The top end on my 99 TA is around 160..But,I have 2:73 gears..If I had 3:73's..It would be closer to 135 and my speedo would be way off..It would probably read 170 when I'm doing 135.. I'm thinking about putting 3:73's or 3:42's in my car..Who's going to go 160 in the US..A bank robber..? I hope this clears it up for you more..Your car is not doing 160,impossible with that car..Unless you have 2:73's or a rocket strapped to the back ..It just won't happen.. 79 Trans am's,even with that big 403 didn't have big hp..my 350 in my 99 TA has more..

[Journey69]

Cool Trans Am/Firebird video

http://www.fquick.com/videos/The_Trans_ ... rvels/3127


The 6.6 Pontiac 400 was a far better engine than the 6.6 403 Olds engine was when they are compared stock. The 403 was a low compression "Corporate" engine built from 77-79. Somehow they ended up in the Trans Am's They were 8 to 1 compression and 185hp, but they had shitloads of torque, but could not go much past 5000 rpms. They were connected to TH350 automatics with 2.41 gears out back. Decent gas milage, but poor performance.

My friend Jason and I just got his done last summer FINALLY! The engine had to be rebuilt AFTER it had been already rebuilt, thanks to a shit-for-brains mechanic. Now the engine, a 403 Olds, dyno'd at 388hp at the flywheel and 445lbs of torque at 4500rpm It has a 700R4 Automatic with 3.73 gears out back. She's pretty damn quick.

Nice T-Bone.. This guy knows what he's talking about.. Great specs too..

[T-Bone]

Sorry dude..your Old is not hitting 160.. What happened is you changed the gears from 3:23's to about 3:73's and your speedo was about 20-30 miles an hour off..Trust me ,I've done it myself.. My Trans am has 2:73 highway gears..Grrr.. I might put 3:42's in..not sure yet..Its still faster than hell..Mine would do 160..Yours isn't aero dynamic enough to do it..The wind would hit it like a brick wall..My 86 corvette convertible Indianapolis 500 edition pace car hit 156.. Still had more..My brothers 2000 Vette with the 6 spd should do 180.. Horsepower means nothing if you don't have the aero dynamics to back it up..

Very good post, however, horsepower means everything. I once had a train with 32,000 HP in 8 locomotives and we pulled 196 cars at 55 mph, on a .5% grade. Trust me dude, HP is everything! But you're right too, because on another trip, I had 24,000 HP and 60 cars of grain and went from 50mph to barely 30 when the fucking wind in the Columbia river gorge hit us. I had her full out, just to do 30!

I have been in the industry for 18 yrs.. Hp means everything when its set up right.. If you have a 69 chevelle with a 427 big block with 505 horsepower and 4:11 gears..guess what.. top end 115.. IF you had 2:73's potentially you could hit 160,but the car isn't aerodynamic enough and its way too damn heavy.. The chevelle would take my 99 Trans am til we hit about 120,then my TA would pull away.. My car would have the top end because of the 2:73's..Its like a bicycle with a big sprocket compared to one with a small sprocket..

Hey J69, I don't know the exacts on what was in the car but here's a little more info. The guy that modified it put what he called an "RV" gear kit or transmission in it. It had both low end torque that could burn out and really high end speed.

It was automatic and the shifting happened later than a normal '79 T/A. It may have had an extra gear at the top end. For reference, here's a clip with a closeup of a '79 speedo, I had the needle all the way around back past the zero at top speed. Since its not marked I was guessing 160 but maybe 140-150.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZtWzzK3 ... re=related

To keep thread on the Smokey trail, here's a Bandit clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXYBUeia ... re=related

Your speedo is way off..If you put in a new transmission or gears,depending on what you got,your speedo is going to be off..if you went from 3:23's to 3:73's your speedo could have been 30 miles per hour off..When they put the 73's in for the 23's,you instantly lose top end..It will be able to smoke the tires and your top end will be around 120 or a little more..Remember that car is a tank..Not like the newer ones.. If they beefed up the motor it could go faster..but you always have a trade of when you swap gears...The aerodynamics of the car are ok,but the front still gets serious wind drag..The newer trans am's like 84 and up have very good aerodynamics..The top end on my 99 TA is around 160..But,I have 2:73 gears..If I had 3:73's..It would be closer to 135 and my speedo would be way off..It would probably read 170 when I'm doing 135.. I'm thinking about putting 3:73's or 3:42's in my car..Who's going to go 160 in the US..A bank robber..? I hope this clears it up for you more..Your car is not doing 160,impossible with that car..Unless you have 2:73's or a rocket strapped to the back ..It just won't happen.. 79 Trans am's,even with that big 403 didn't have big hp..my 350 in my 99 TA has more..

I had my 79 Camaro to 165mph on hwy 52 on the way to Rochester Minnesota one time The engine was a built 327 and I had the 2.73's out back. Oddly enough, the car was "ok" 0-40mph, even with the highway geared rear end, but around 40, the engines RPM band kicked in with the stall converter and from 40-100 she MOVED!

Yes... 165mph is scary, especially when you realize that your tires are speed rated at 130mph




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