You know you have too much HP when ...

  • The emissions test guy starts laughing as soon as you pull onto the rollers.
  • You can't drive your car in the rain.
  • Your 'significant other' is afraid to drive your car.
  • You are afraid to drive your car.
  • You spend more on tires than on food.
  • You spend more on car insurance than on house payments.
  • You look in a state police car and see a picture of your car taped to the dash.
  • You throw your underwear in the garbage rather than the hamper.
  • You have to go to the track to buy gas.
  • Your mechanic names the new wing of his shop after you.
  • You measure the fuel you use in "gallons per mile".
  • Your engine idles at 2800 rpm.
  • You're tempted to wear your fire suit just to drive to the office.
  • Red signal lights shift to green as you're approaching then shift back to red as you're receding.
  • You arrive somewhere before you left.
  • You get pulled over for doing 155 in a 35 but the cops will let you go if "they can look under the hood."
  • You remove the $2000 stereo system to save 6 lb. of weight.
  • You are not allowed to run in the Silver State Challenge.
  • You get an anonymous phone call asking if you are interested in being in the Cannonball Run.
  • Your face looks like you are riding a NASA centrifuge when you drive the car.
  • You need parachute braking.
  • Your 'significant other' won't even ride in the car.
  • There is no possible way to "sneak out" of your neighborhood at 6 am.
  • Your pets scramble for their hiding spots as soon as the garage door is opened. (Pets, and all the neighbors...)
  • Family photos throughout the house are replaced with life-sized posters of your car.
  • Fuel is delivered to your home in 55 gallon drums
  • You carry earplugs in your car.(doesn't everybody???)
  • The only spot on the car which receives any regular cleaning is the windshield. (what else is there to clean???)
  • You find out that side mirrors don't hold up at speeds exceeding 145 mph.
  • Young children cling to their mommies in fear when you round the corner.
  • Birds fall out of their nests from the rumble of your 5" dual exhaust.
  • All the major Tire makers are sending you free slicks in hopes of endorsment deal.
  • The UPS guy took to taking Steroids so he could keep up with your shipments.
  • The Fed Ex guy had a nervous breakdown.
  • All the wildlife within a 800ft radius around your house got the HELL OUT.
  • The nearest Geological Seismic Surveying Station Operator knows your address by heart.
  • A booming voice greets potential passengers with, "That's right you paid for the whole seat but you'll only need the EDGE.
  • The earth slows in rotation when you hook up on your new slicks and head east.
  • You have to screw your slicks to the wheels.
  • Your exhaust pipes are larger in diameter than your driveline.
  • Your fuel pump flows enough to water a golf course.
  • Your compression's high enough you could run diesel fuel.
  • The sparks from your wheelie bars start grass fires on the side of the road.