I work for a local performance shop as a machinist and we just got done a restoration and build-up of a 1968 Camaro Z/28. Things sweet, black with white racing strips with the bright red z28 logo. We threw in a 502 big-block, and long story short, built it up to **** near 800 horse at the rear. We've takin it to the track a few times for 'Test & Tune', more like 'Drink and Race', and have run consistent low 10's. So now we thought we had something. And now were on our maiden voyage on the street.
We're lookin around for some action and come up with none. So were takin it back to the shop on a long, sad ride when out of nowhere this P.O.S., no later than a 1985 Hyundai pulls up. When I say P.O.S., I mean it. Rattling like a mother, 3 tone primer paint, rust all over the body but oddly, dark tinted windows. We're laughin and jokin but then in the silence of it all we hear this dude rev. Were thinkin oooo no. We ignore and dude keeps revving. So finally were like 'Ok, were gonna show this lil' wanna be what a real car is'. All of a sudden Dude in the Hyundai rolls down his window, and blows us a kiss...we respond with the normal WTF look in the face and get ready to race. Then we hear a clanking sound which didnt seem too unusal considering what the clank came from....
So I've got the brake mashed with the throttle going with the RPM's up to about 2000rpm when the light turns. Before my foot was completly off that brake, that mother f***in Hyundai was gone. No skirt of the tires, no burnout, no nothing. Just a roaring ***, S.O.B. that just blew our doors OFF!! We caught up to him, and as embarrased as we were we just stood there searching for words. And before we could say a word he asked "Did you hear the clank?". I said yea......he said, "that was the by-pass on the exhaust, you cant hear jacks**t until that switch is flipped. Took me forever to work it out. Cuts out right before the turbo so no blow-off valve, wastegate, or turbo whine. Just the sound of a crappy exhaust to hide the beast in front of it." We kindly responded....How would you like a job.....