signs you own a dsm
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Your left leg is larger in mass than your right one (act 2600 users)
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Everyone asks if you car is still running when you get out.
212- some people like listening to the radio, you prefer your windows down listening to your turbo & bov.
213- you walk around the house going "sssssssss pssssssht" "sssssss psssssssht"
214: ur mechanic calls u at 10:30 at night asking u how to turn ur car off (hehe i love turbo timers)
216: you're friends gave up calling you on weekends.. wait what friends??
216: u become utterly disturbed when u hear the terms "aluminum wing", "apc taillights", "wings west", "chrome wheels","body graphics","shift light", "honda", and "in-car neons"
221: during a hard launch, you ask your passenger to lean forward to prevent wheel hop222: you see a wrc evo and feel the need to say something along the lines of "i have that engine"
223. .....If you get pissed at ebay when they return Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders auctions in your search results.
226=If you still scare the hell out of yourself every time you launch227=If your friends complain for you to turn on the A/C and you refuse cause it slows the car down.
227: u found 9387498374 problems with the fast and the furious
235. If your spark plug cover is held on by one bolt because you over-torqued the rest of them.
238. Instead of sick days at work your boss has designated "DSM days"-
When your family gives you flashlights, blankets, roadside assistance kits, and First Aid kits for Christmas.
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When your pay more a month for repairs and/or mods then most people pay for insurance.
242- (FWD) You purposefully wheelhop when your girlfriend is in the car to make her boobs dance.
243=If even in the freezing cold winter you roll down the windows when approching a tunnel, so that you can make the LOUDEST purge ever...
244=If one of your first mods was tearing out your AC......
245=If you can tell an entire story with smiles and no words.......
249. You get an evil-like grin on your face when a car pulls up beside you on the highway wanting to race, hears your BOV, and backs off.-
People refuse to race you based solely on the fact that they've seen the GSX/TSi badge on your car.
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You have been hit on the back of your head with your hacthback more than once.
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Passenger say "oh shit" and scramble for something to hold on too during a hard launch.
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When people complain about the cost of 87 Octane gas, you shake your head knowing you have to pay alot more for premium.
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A car has actually given up 3 seconds into the race
262: Being poor doesn't even bother you anymore.
263: You drive around at a set RPM and make your passenger crawl around inside the car and find the rattle.
272. When you have to go into your DSMtalk profile and take the checkmark out of the box that says "send email when replies are posted" due to the thread ".....You might be a DSMer"
274. you have to explain that it IS possible to run more than 10 psi of boost-
the only guage in ur car that u look at is ur boost
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you have DSMers asking what the hell your car is (1.8l guys...i had to rep...no cam bulge)
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you have a group on all messenger programs for DSMers
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"DSM" shows up more than once in your cell phone's phone book
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you get more email about DSMs than junk mail
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you can make a whole sentence out of 3 letter abbrieviations and 4 letter words and still make sense to all of your friends.
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...another one for the 1.8l guys, you have had more than one person ask you to pop your hood because they have never seen an engine like yours
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...another n/t one, turbo guys opt to take your car because its running
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you have shown up to a DSM meet without your car (or like me and show up in a honda) because it died on the way
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you can tell the make(mitsu/eagle/plyth.)/model(RS-t,GS/T/X, TSi ect.)/year of any DSM in 3 seconds or less.
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you have articles of clothing that say DSM
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you have called Satan with oil all over your hands and asked a question pertaining to the part you just removed from your car.
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you have tranny fluid that is the consistancy of jello
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you have a magnetic tranny and engine oil drain plugs because you need them
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your friends nearly get into fist fights over shotgun
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you have measured your pile of extra car parts
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you have car parts in your bedroom closet
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you have weighed your audio equipment
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you hide your boost gauge
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...you are in debt weather you know it or not
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the words timing and belt send chills down your spine
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your boss knows what dsmtalk/tuners is and is working on a way to block it
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you think that there is nothing sexier than a front mount
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you know that your car has more American parts on it than your neighbors ford
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If you visit the car wash daily or every other day
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If you take every single part out of your interior including all
the plastic pieces just for weight reduction. -
If you have pics of DSM's on your background and screen
savers -
if you own a two car garage and you have 2 cars but yet it
seems that the DSM always takes up both spots. -
if you park 1/4 mile away from you destination, or take up 2
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if your boost controller blocks the way of you MPH gauge
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You decide to drive around just so people will look at you.
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your on a 100+ mile trip and your mom tells you to call when you get there, and the call comes about an hour or two earlier than expected. Then you have some explaining to do.
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Instead of studding homework you read Import Tuner or Super Street...
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If you take allys with tall building on each side just to hear your turbo hiss, your BOV, or your mufflers tone...
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if you put off paying bills just to order that part you have been saving up for forever...
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If your loan officer asked what you need a loan for and you answer "turbo upgrade"...
-If the local parts store recognizes your voice on the phone and lets you run up a tab until the car's running again.
-your mechanic relies on your car to put his kids through college.
-The tow truck guy lets you accumulate frequent towing miles.
-The first questions friends ask when they see you is, "How's the car running?"
-You've ever got mad, kicked your car and then apologize to it and swear you'll never do it again.
-You've ever given yourself whiplash taking off from a stop sign.
-you can recognize sections in your shop manual based on the color fluid that's staining the pages.
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thats some funny stuff
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