Falling in Love Again

"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips) 11/05/2016 at 16:05 • Filed to: Slowrunner

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I’ve heard it put that a gauge of a good car is how much it makes you want to drive like an ass. There are two schools of thought there: What is your definition of that? And, When is it appropriate to exploit this?

By my definition of that, it’s the feeling that it gives you when you do things you probably shouldn’t, but you are not doing anything to hurt anyone else. It’s when you are on a desolate sand road, with no houses around, and you are drifting each turn. It’s taking a crest a little to fast. It’s digging holes from a launch in the sand. It’s the echoes through the woods, hearing the exhaust note bounce off the trees.

That’s what the Slowrunner thrives off of. It isn’t a good daily driver. It isn’t fast. It isn’t efficient. It turns you into an ass. It takes every slide with ease. When you crest that hill too fast, it doesn’t slam back down, it just settles. Launching in the sand provides you with a small spin and then a hook, where it actually feels quick.

After five years, I get it now. I finally understand the obsession that I had for it. I say had, because as some of you know, that spark was gone for a little while. It’s back.

As I described it a few years back, it’s a wonderfully awesome piece of shit. I could not ask for a more awesome piece of shit. Here’s to another five years.

Justin Hughes > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/05/2016 at 16:24

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I’m definitely pondering one of these for a winter (and other times of year) beater.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Justin Hughes 11/05/2016 at 16:25

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It’s great in the snow, and the heater needs to be turned down at -15.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/05/2016 at 16:27

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God those are such gloriously tough looking trucks

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 11/05/2016 at 16:31

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If they only made the engine as tough :(

Dru > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/05/2016 at 16:44

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2uz swap one day...

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Dru 11/05/2016 at 16:47

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1UZ or 5VZE. Both of those can work of the stock trans and computer.

shop-teacher > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/05/2016 at 21:34

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Good! It deserves to be driven (like an ass).

deprecated account > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/07/2016 at 10:55

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awesome shots and great thoughts.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > deprecated account 11/07/2016 at 11:12

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Thanks!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/07/2016 at 11:33

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This is good Kinja! I may not be into 4WD off roading things but I totally get the feeling you are describing and put together eloquently. This could apply to any car for any car enthusiast.

jasmits > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/07/2016 at 11:54

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Wait, wait, wait 1UZ is plug and play with the stock trans(5 speed)?? I’ve known about and hoped to do a 5VZE swap whenever my 4Runner isn’t my daily anymore and can afford the downtime but a 1UZ would be awesome.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > jasmits 11/07/2016 at 12:01

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Yes, but with the auto.

jasmits > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/07/2016 at 12:05

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Oh..

http://www.1uzfeswapkit.com/product.sc?productId=35 Damn, an adaptor plate for an R150 is way too steep.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > jasmits 11/07/2016 at 12:08

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One of the VERY few advantages to the auto.

jasmits > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/07/2016 at 12:12

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Yeah, I can’t even imagine the 3.slow with taller gearing. Highway merges would be brutal.

By the way, I saw your post in R/4Runner, tossed you an upvote

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > jasmits 11/07/2016 at 12:13

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Once you get used to it, it’s not terrible. Honestly, I thought it would feel unbearably slow after I got the FiST, but really it just feels more adequate.

jasmits > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/07/2016 at 12:18

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That’s good. I’m located in Pennsylvania right now, they have these horrible little short, blind on-ramps that give me no shot of getting up to 60 before merging. Other than those the power is enough.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > jasmits 11/07/2016 at 12:45

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I lived there for a little while. Have you found any of the ramps with a stop sign yet? They exist.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/07/2016 at 12:55

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As I described it a few years back, it’s a wonderfully awesome piece of shit.

I think I replied to you in that post... That’s pretty much how I feel about my truck. Here’s to awesome pieces of shit.

jasmits > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/07/2016 at 13:03

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Yeah but I don’t think I’ve encountered one in the 4Runner yet. I distinctly remember one while I was driving a friend’s E30 325E(not a fast car by any standard). That was some clench factor: not my car, not a fast car, and in the absolute worst-case scenario not a very safe car.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > jasmits 11/07/2016 at 13:07

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I did on my arrival to PA. I was in the 4Runner, with a passenger, with 1000lbs of stuff in the back. Yeah.

jasmits > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/07/2016 at 13:41

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That sounds like no fun at all. Nothing like a semi barreling down on you to get you to contemplate your own mortality