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I have never understood the attraction to the matte black look for a full exterior paint job. It looks as trashy on $200 beaters as it does on 100k Audis. It's just another fad, a particularly repulsive one at that(on the same level as underglow and fart cans) Anything that can change the entire look of a car for less than $100 generally makes the whole car look like it's worth less than $100.

Shadow, lol you crack me up, :D I am not sure if I even want to know why the 400 is your favorite engine! The 429/460 is such a all around better option!

first thing to do with a modified is DITCH THOSE HEADS! lol but i want to play with the bottom end of 1.. NO ONE makes anything for them except OEM-rated .. i had 1 in my 78 F250 ranger with a 4 speed.. of course, 1st gear was useless (granny) but after 2nd, it would break the tires loose and all it had was a 750 holley with 1 of those stupid 4 barrel carb to 2 barrel intake adapters LOL note: i bought it like that!

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You mess with the bottom end and I'll caress the top. We'll haver screamin in no time! lol

HA.. you sound like a grumpy old fart who sprays kids with a hose from his porch.. i dislike your opinion, GREATLY.. while plastidip does seem to be stupid, i have to greatly disagree with you and your dislike for satin black.. satin black looks 100 times better than any shade of yellow, most shades of white and (obvious statement here) a million times better than doodoo brown.. i must admit, most people can't pull things together to make it look right.. and 'murdering it out' is lame in my opinion ( i hate window tint, but that's only scratching the surface)..

If they're on my lawn they should be sprayed with a garden hose lol

I didn't forbid anyone from doing It, I just said I don't and won't understand the attraction besides it being cheap and popular. It just seems (to me) like another shallow method of "standing out from the crowd" amongst the luxury car crowd in the same way big wheels were, body colored lips on dished wheels, ect. were for them over the last decade. And before that, car phones, body kits, and even further than that, yes, the colors yellow and brown. perspective is a bitch aint it?

In the same way those colors look like  to you today, matte black will look the same way in the future. I've seen nice cars with it and I'll concede they can look downright classy in the right light and if they avoid dust, rain, dirt, tree sap, tar, or brake dust they might even keep their finish looking good for a month or two.

Please god let the big wheels fad go away!

Im just trying to say that while classifying is to some extend necessary for communication.  Sometimes creating an environment of that stunts creativity and innovation.  I remember a time on TCCOA when everyone was insisting that a PI head and cam swap was the ONLY way to do it.  And the honda guys had a stint where the ultimate engine was the type R (b18 is it?) but in the end it turns out that motor is now considered trash for many reasons.  Hell im still convinced one day someone will figure how how to modify a ford 400 to be amazing... but thats a long shot.

but there it was, making 654 horsepower at only 6,200 rpm. then it blew up"