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Rigged Death Trap posted:In comparison to straight 6s v8s didnt do that great until the LS1. Like the twin turbo 2jz and rb26, as well as the bmw s50. All great engines mated to cars that I would prefer to a nineties v8 car. 4s and 6s are the best they've been as well (maybe not in terms of sexiness). Turbo'd 4 is in a renaissance. V6s, say the EcoBoost V6, are incredible.
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Rigged Death Trap posted:In comparison to straight 6s v8s didnt do that great until the LS1. Like the twin turbo 2jz and rb26, as well as the bmw s50. All great engines mated to cars that I would prefer to a nineties v8 car. What decade do you think the LS1 is from?
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The quasi decade of bad wording. Meant other than.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:So I saw this article in the latest Car Craft... Steve Magnante is the physical embodiment of AI, but with a Mopar fetish, instead of Miata. Waiting for new issues of Hot Rod with Wilshire Shaker build updates was basically how I spent high school.
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Slavvy posted:Wait do you actually believe they made an e30 with an m60? Or am I misunderstanding? Yeah, I don't know BMW engines. I meant a factory e30 wagon with a V8. If the m60 engine is from another type of car that's not what I meant. Did they only have 4 and 6cyl versions then? What I saw was probably a swap, then.
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VikingSkull posted:Yeah, I don't know BMW engines. I meant a factory e30 wagon with a V8. If the m60 engine is from another type of car that's not what I meant. Did they only have 4 and 6cyl versions then? What I saw was probably a swap, then. E30 only came with inline 4 and 6 engines. Wagon versions weren't sold in the US. The M60 was used in slightly newer (than E30) 5 and 7 series cars.
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Were wagons sold in Canada? I'm in NY so we got Canadian cars regularly. It must have been a swap then, because it was certainly an e30 wagon with a BMW V8. Looked bone stock, dark grey, even had dents on it. Totally looked legit.
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fyodor posted:4s and 6s are the best they've been as well (maybe not in terms of sexiness). Turbo'd 4 is in a renaissance. V6s, say the EcoBoost V6, are incredible. Hell, even turbo'd 3s are pretty rad now. (They've always been rad)
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KozmoNaut posted:(They've always been rad) You're goddamn right.  
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1500quidporsche posted:
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SouthsideSaint posted:Yeah I'm sorry that car just doesn't do it for me. I work with a geezer who worked for cadillac from 60something to 2009 he tells me all the caddy horror storys. And mind you he never did say anything bad about the CTS wagons just the V6 ones with the timing chain issue. But still that car is to smooth and alien bug like. I would much rather have a Nova wagon with a 6.0 and a turbo attached to a Manuel trans. But there's no good U.S. mid Ninteys V8 Manuel wagon. Okay, then an LT1 Roadmaster with a T-56 swapped in. I think we even have a poster on here that did that a few years back.
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I'm not much for most 4s because their sound range tends to be between weed whacker and stream of farts.
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El Scotch posted:I'm not much for most 4s because their sound range tends to be between weed whacker and stream of farts. That's a big reason why my Focus ST will keep the factory exhaust. It's very quiet, therefore doesn't sound like poo poo.
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It's like someone took a Ferrari and said "You know what this needs? More kawaii. Make it kawaii."
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Night Danger Moose posted:It's like someone took a Ferrari and said "You know what this needs? More kawaii. Make it kawaii." "Notice me Enzo-sempai!"
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Huge_Midget posted:"Notice me Enzo-sempai!" And that's not even the one-off with Porsche 962 suspension, Ferrari F40 (later F50) brakes, and a 20B engine. (according to Wikipedia at least)
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Night Danger Moose posted:It's like someone took a Ferrari and said "You know what this needs? More kawaii. Make it kawaii." It seriously looks like the lovechild of a Ferrari and an RS200. Its absolutely beautiful, I'm not a big fan of JDM cars but I'm genuinely curious what the price one of those would cost in decent condition. F1DriverQuidenBerg fucked around with this message at 02:16 on Dec 21, 2015 |
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1500quidporsche posted:I seriously looks like the lovechild of a Ferrari and an RS200. Its absolutely beautiful, I'm not a big fan of JDM cars but I'm genuinely curious what the price one of those would cost in decent condition. They're around nine grand (in USD).
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Raluek posted:Okay, then an LT1 Roadmaster with a T-56 swapped in. I think we even have a poster on here that did that a few years back. See that's what I'm talking. I grew up in a Malibu wagon as a kid. Then a tracer hatchback. Most of the cars in my life have been early Ninteys boats or econoboxes. So maybe I'm biased but a manual road master wagon tickles me in all the right spots.
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Raluek posted:Okay, then an LT1 Roadmaster with a T-56 swapped in. I think we even have a poster on here that did that a few years back. Roadmaster with a Gen III/IV and a T-56 swapped in. Gen II engines are a waste of everyone's time, at this point. Fake portholes notwithstanding, I think this is in the right thread: 
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1500quidporsche posted:It seriously looks like the lovechild of a Ferrari and an RS200. Its absolutely beautiful, I'm not a big fan of JDM cars but I'm genuinely curious what the price one of those would cost in decent condition. Out of the three RWD sportscars, cappuccino is hopelessly cramped, I've never driven an AZ-1, and the beat is absolutely perfect. Perfect engine, incredibly roomy and well designed interior and fantastic handling. Not turbo admittedly but the ITB's and sheer hondaness make up for that. 
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I do find the whole kei car segment amazing since their design is so restricted, its mystifying why all the manufacturers insist on being a segment that has limited to no development/growth. I'm surprised nobody has attempted to make a racing series out of them because the rules have pretty much already been written. It'd actually be loving amazing having group B but with manufacturers developing the poo poo out of little 3 cylinder cars thinking about it, just lift that horsepower restriction.
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Night Danger Moose posted:It's like someone took a Ferrari and said "You know what this needs? More kawaii. Make it kawaii." It looks more like the Ford RS200
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MrYenko posted:Roadmaster with a Gen III/IV and a T-56 swapped in. Gen II engines are a waste of everyone's time, at this point. I agree that it's pointless to put an LT1 into something that didn't already have one, but it's a much easier project to switch transmissions than it is to do the whole powertrain. Plus, LT1 T56s are much cheaper than LS1 T56s. But you're right, the platonic ideal of 99% of cars is "... with a Gen III/IV and a T-56 swapped in."
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SouthsideSaint posted:I feel like these didn't make it to america. A V8 manual wagon of any make would be amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN4HXw7DI68 not US but I don't care. atomicthumbs fucked around with this message at 05:37 on Dec 21, 2015 |
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1500quidporsche posted:I do find the whole kei car segment amazing since their design is so restricted, its mystifying why all the manufacturers insist on being a segment that has limited to no development/growth. I'm surprised nobody has attempted to make a racing series out of them because the rules have pretty much already been written. The segment exists due to bizarre Japanese law stating you can have a car even if you have no place to park it as long as it's within certain dimensions and power output. That and there's a bunch of tax benefits that basically encourage them to be bought. I've been looking at Beats since forever, it just seems like a fantastic car that wants you to thrash the poo poo out of it but is also a car that'll probably never get you a speeding ticket... And AZ-1s are the poo poo.
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Rhyno posted:I want a Kei car SO loving MUCH. Seconded. Though maybe not the best idea here in Texas, even a Miata may be too small for the brotruckers (and actual work trucks) to see... What kind of displacement/power/physical size do the Kei-car I3s have? I know a guy at a Triumph dealership, could probably get a line on a wrecked Speed Triple for an engine swap (1050cc/135PS, whatever that means -- I thought the Brits still used horsepower).
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Delivery McGee posted:Seconded. Though maybe not the best idea here in Texas, even a Miata may be too small for the brotruckers (and actual work trucks) to see... 660cc and about 63bhp as in the 90s that's all they could be bothered to get out of the tiny engines in the beginning. Obviously more is possible these days with turbos and superchargers but they've stuck to 63bhp as the target number for some reason. Cappuccino and AZ-1 were turbo as standard and some Suzuki monstrosity came with a supercharger from factory. I forget which model it was. All were still 63bhp. Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Dec 21, 2015 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:So I saw this article in the latest Car Craft: This maniac apparently lives 15 minutes from me, I might have to tell him about the best old-iron junkyard I know of in the region since it's in his town. If he doesn't already know. Also, I've been agitating for a manual swap in the girlfriend's Roadmaster (it's purple and woodgrain, has no portholes, and sadly no whitewalls yet) for some time - there's a kit available that makes F body parts fit a B body vehicle, or we could homebrew it. It's an L05 car not an LT1, but that's just another excuse for a Gen3/Gen4 swap.
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Delivery McGee posted:Seconded. Though maybe not the best idea here in Texas, even a Miata may be too small for the brotruckers (and actual work trucks) to see... They're smaller than the smallest car you've ever driven. About the size of a classic mini. They usually have very generous engine bays by bike engine standards though; you could easily fit a busa powerplant in the back of a beat.
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kastein posted:This maniac apparently lives 15 minutes from me, I might have to tell him about the best old-iron junkyard I know of in the region since it's in his town. If he doesn't already know. I'm pretty sure the LT1 is externally identical to a late (1-piece RMS, 86+) gen1 SBC on the back, so LT1 parts should let that motor plug right into an LT1 T-56. But of course don't let that persuade you away from an LS1 T-56 and an LQ4.
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 ohhhh don't stop.....When I was in high school the automotige teacher had a student that would stop by randomly to talk, and he had a caprice wagon turned into an impala SS with a sbc. It's really what made me love loud and fast wagons.
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kastein posted:This maniac apparently lives 15 minutes from me, I might have to tell him about the best old-iron junkyard I know of in the region since it's in his town. If he doesn't already know. I dunno, a Roadmaster doesn't seem right without a column shifter and a "I'll shift when I'm good and ready" slushbox.
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Love the juxtaposition of his loony-pants driving and the innocent smilie sticker on the back window.
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Not to mention the inability to keep the front inside tire on the ground in a corner. That's some fine suspension!
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Raluek posted:I'm pretty sure the LT1 is externally identical to a late (1-piece RMS, 86+) gen1 SBC on the back, so LT1 parts should let that motor plug right into an LT1 T-56. If it got any sort of swap it'd be a junkyard T56 (whichever shows up first - which means none of them) or NV4500 (if it needs to shift and tow like a truck) attached to whatever 6.0L junkyard vortec shows up first.
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