I guess my days of desert racing are coming to a close, at least for a while, due to kids and insurance/risk/ friends that have not come back in one piece, or at all, and mommas lack of enthusiasm for said activity. So, I will soldier on, on the occasional weekend here and there, up through the canyons and down the occasional straight, up against the rev limiter or out against the adhesion limits of tires or.....
Yeah, I hear you Bear, about reliability, there is a lot to be said for factory reliability. I have spent more time than I care to remember on the side of a back road but fortunately those days are far behind me, knock on wood, and, well, the aftermarket is, in a lot of ways, better than it used to be.
As far as loud and proud goes, you would be hard pressed to, 'see' any of the mods I have done to my vehicles, I don't need attention.
I hear you too Moddoo, I suppose it gets in your blood and once there, it's like a virus, dormant at times, but always there, looking for an opportunity to express itself.
but I'll take a stock motor and suspension on a newer vehicle anyday and have many long miles of smiles
