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Mar 21, 2004

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four on the floor

I've heard alot of people say something about a car having "four on the floor." When I searched all I found was music definitions. Can anyone explain what "four on the floor" means? I would appreciate it.

Mar 21, 2004

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four wheels on the floor, four bling blinging dubs spinning on the concrete-isi-niz-it.

Mar 21, 2004

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no four on the floor means your shifter on the floor and the older muscle cars only had 4 gears in them

Mar 21, 2004

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ha, his name goes with his superior knowledge^^^

Mar 21, 2004

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woohoo, thanks dog i appreciate that

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My old 1982 GMC S-15 is a 4 on the floor

Mar 21, 2004

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Don't forget "three on the tree." That's a car with a 3-speed manual on the column.

Mar 21, 2004

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i don't get any of this. just me i guest.

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Does that mean my auto has four on the floor?

Mar 21, 2004

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I still don't get it.

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four on the floor refers to the location and number of gears a car has
4 speed on the floor, basically the rwd muscle cars had the tranny shifter sticking through the floor

and the automatics had the steering column shifter like on most trucks and vans

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^^Why not? I mean the shifter isn't on the column, and the thing is a four speed... lol.

Mar 22, 2004

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well if you have a 5-spd then you ultimately have 5 on the floor, since the actual shifter is bolted to the floor. For Si's i guess it would be 5 on the dash?

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Hmm... it's not catchy...

Mar 22, 2004

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Quote:

Originally posted by white2K2EX
Don't forget "three on the tree." That's a car with a 3-speed manual on the column.

Those things are a biatch to drive

Mar 22, 2004

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lol, 5 on the dash. crazy si's... i would think that would be kinda hard to get used to.

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I actually drove a pick-up truck with Three on the Tree. Very messed up...

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When I was growing up, 4 on the floor refered to a high performance, 4 barrel carb, where only 2 barrels operated during normal driving, but when you floored the gas, all four barrels would open up.