Hot-Rod "ism's"

[Damn True]

Thought it might be fun to catalog some of the odd coloquialisms that exist in Hot-Rodding.



Heck, I think the term "HOT-ROD" itself qualifies.

One of my favorites:

"Runs like a raped ape." or "Runs like a stripe'ed a$$ed ape."

The imagery always kinda makes me laugh.

What are your favorites?

[BA.]

"peg-leg rearend" always struck me as an odd analogy. Understood though.

[Benoit23]

I always heard the "Runs like a spotted ape".

[BonzoHansen]

The term "bench racing" comes to mind. Nice way to say "BSing and boasting"

[protour73]

"deep into the lights"

"plenty of horses"

"hit the hooks/binders"

the one that always bothered me was "dizzy" in place of distributor....

[6'9"Witha69]

3/4 race cam

[Norm Peterson]

"chopped and channelled"

"Z'ed"

"suicide doors"

"short times"

"big end"



Norm

[project hotrod]

"mile n hour"

"spraying xxx shot" (always sounder odd to me)

"hair dryer"

"huffer"

"suicide front end"

"bobbed"

"frenched"

"shaved"

"whoa pedal"

"sneeze"

"one wheel peel"

"layin frame"

"squeeze"

"camel hump heads"

"3 on the tree"

"mouse motor"

"rat motor"

"pizza cutters"

"I'd rather be blown than injected" (not funny)

[gordonquixote]

"You could shower down going 65 and spin the tires all day long....."

"Wheels bigger than 15" belong on a covered wagon"

"How much you want for it"

[rob07002]

"pair of hair dryers"

N20
"spray it"
"crazy on the junk
"on the juice"

"You can't polish a turd"
"10 footer, 20 footer"
"big house"
"crop dusted the big end on the track"
"traps"

[KevMc]

I work in a speed shop, if I hear one more person call nitrous "Naws" I may go postal. And yeah, people still come in looking for 3/4 race cams.
Me and the other counter guy keep a list:
Crowl Induction scoop (cowl induction)
Skributer (distributor)
MDS box (any MSD ignition box)
Calibrated hose (braided line, like Earls etc.)
Fool Pump
And everyone needs a 750 double pumper.

[project hotrod]

I work in a speed shop, if I hear one more person call nitrous "Naws" I may go postal. And yeah, people still come in looking for 3/4 race cams.
Me and the other counter guy keep a list:
Crowl Induction scoop (cowl induction)
Skributer (distributor)
MDS box (any MSD ignition box)
Calibrated hose (braided line, like Earls etc.)
Fool Pump
And everyone needs a 750 double pumper.

Too many years in the aftemarket checking in.

Man, some people destroy brand names and parts.

"Yeah, I gotta 350 four bolt outta truck"

"Eldenblook" instead of Edelbrock

"Yeah I need some ARP head bolts" Not A-R-P

"I'd like to tub my 13 second car out"

"I wanna tunnel ram with dual CLODS"

"I wanna a gear drive for the sound it makes"

"I wanna beat Mustangs and Camaros"

"I got a Chevy 350 big block"

"I want my car to sound like a Mustang"

"Yeah I wanna set of Flow daddys (Flowmasters) for my Cutlass"

[rocketman]

on the bottle

[buickfunnycar.com]

all motor,no spray.

loud pedal.

[GBodyGMachine]

El-Da-Brock
Edelbrock

[Paul_J]

It'll run 10s

"Stab and steer" Think AC Cobra....

It's "Blue Printed" Usually comes right after the 3/4 race cam statement.

Three Angle Valve Job. Shouldn't they all be at a minimum?

and yes, I've heard El-Da-Brock too many times to count. Good one.

[James OLC]

good one I heard recently - "A nine iron" as in "that car is a nine iron"... perfect from a hundred yards.

or was that about a girl?... either way, still works.

[Damn True]

Rather than the annoying mondegreens how bout we stick with the colloquial terms unique to the Hot-Rod lexicon.

The stuff that when you say it, the folks in your office have to ask, "a what?"

[J-Rod]

I've always chuckled at 'butt dyno'.

[Scatpack]

Loud Pedal

Boot 'er

but I really like the "one wheel peel" or the "one tire fire"