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Then what's with the Gemini capsule behind them?
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St_Ides posted:Then what's with the Gemini capsule behind them? Kind of looks like a butt plug?
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Shrapnig posted:Not to mention that it's also a drag car... I just didn't want this to get overlooked.
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St_Ides posted:Then what's with the Gemini capsule behind them? Two dudes? I dunno.
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St_Ides posted:Then what's with the Gemini capsule behind them? Dickinson, TX is really near Johnson Space Center. In fact, the dealership still appears to be around, though they're not a Pontiac dealer anymore (obviously).
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Craptacular posted:Dickinson, TX is really near Johnson Space Center. In fact, the dealership still appears to be around, though they're not a Pontiac dealer anymore (obviously).  's all the way down.
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sweet custom 2.4l V8 in a BRZ. Sounds awesome http://www.autoblog.com/2015/02/11/subaru-brz-362hp-24liter-v8-japan-video/
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I gotta say, watching lots of hotrod garage and roadkill stuff with big american muscle, 362 HP from a v8 (albeit a tiny one) seems super un-newsworthy at this point. That's coming from someone that grew up looking down on that kind of car and being more interested in j.a-pan imports. Sounds like gutless v4 poo poo too. Maybe I'm just a oval office
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Qmass posted:
Answered your own question there. And you have never driven or heard a real v8 I assume. Driving a v8 American muscle is like no other experience. Driving a powerful jdm is fun but there is no threat of dying or going deaf.
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That engine in say, an Ariel Atom would grab my attention. In a BRZ, it's a bit yawn-inducing, past the cool-factor of a bespoke engine derived from a motorcycle I4. If anyone can translate the Japanese text in the video, I'd love to know what kind of gears it's running. Thing is probably a DOG on the street.
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SouthsideSaint posted:Answered your own question there. And you have never driven or heard a real v8 I assume. Driving a v8 American muscle is like no other experience. Driving a powerful jdm is fun but there is no threat of dying or going deaf.
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It usually takes effort to make an old muscle V8 sound bad. In general, the whole experience makes up for the relative lack of power compared to modern engines. My 327 Corvette produces less hp and torque (and gets about 4 mpg worse) than my Jeep Wrangler, but the driving experience is worlds more fun and the engine note and feel are huge reasons.
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Sorry, but that's loving awesome. Just curious why they went old-school with ZX12R motors.
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1967 Datsun 411 wagon got the full Boileau treatment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhm0oCNzXoE
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SouthsideSaint posted:Answered your own question there. And you have never driven or heard a real v8 I assume. Driving a v8 American muscle is like no other experience. Driving a powerful jdm is fun but there is no threat of dying or going deaf. The question is, does it have less torque than a Honda? Anyway, check out this fuckin dogge: 
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SouthsideSaint posted:Driving a powerful jdm is fun but there is no threat of dying or going deaf. So you've never driven an FD RX-7 with a single turbo conversion, got it.
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SouthsideSaint posted:Answered your own question there. And you have never driven or heard a real v8 I assume. Driving a v8 American muscle is like no other experience. Driving a powerful jdm is fun but there is no threat of dying or going deaf. You should buy Sweet Chilli Heat and report back.
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SouthsideSaint posted:Driving a powerful jdm is fun but there is no threat of dying or going deaf. I cold name half a dozen JDM cars that will deafen you in ways no Yank V8 could even think of and also are far more scary to drive. Honestly, have you even been near a rotary race motor at close to full throttle.....?????
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I cold name half a dozen JDM cars that will deafen you in ways no Yank V8 could even think of and also are far more scary to drive. Honestly, have you even been near a rotary race motor at close to full throttle.....????? Not too many top fuel rotaries 
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I cold name half a dozen JDM cars that will deafen you in ways no Yank V8 could even think of and also are far more scary to drive. Honestly, have you even been near a rotary race motor at close to full throttle.....????? idk, old american cars with lovely tyres and fuckloads of power are way more scary than anything japanese, just because fast jdm cars tend to handle.
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People in this thread saying Japanese cars are scarier have never driven a manual-rack, single-boosted-4-wheel-drum braked, Chevy II on slicks and skinnies with a 1100+hp big block in the nose. On the street. In the rain. 
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MrYenko posted:People in this thread saying Japanese cars are scarier have never driven a manual-rack, single-boosted-4-wheel-drum braked, Chevy II on slicks and skinnies with a 1100+hp big block in the nose. Since I presume you're still alive I'm not sure you've driven it either.
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Border Collies: Wanna race from a roll? http://i.imgur.com/tupZFW1.gifv
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Can't believe the black and white one went over that jump!
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El Scotch posted:Since I presume you're still alive I'm not sure you've driven it either. It was the only time I've ever chickened out, parked it, and handed the keys back. 
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My crazy uncle had some sort of blown Ford Galaxie. 400+ hp on 25 year old bias ply tires and the original "we don't know what we're doing" suspension. Thought I was going to die every trip. Didn't help that the road to his "ranch" (read: tax evasion house in the boonies) was 40 miles of gravel and chip rock.
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 It's on the ground it's on the ground https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/1996-chevy-lumina-apv-gtp-2016-soccer-mom-challeng/107614/page1/
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http://m.ebay.de/itm/232071197840?_mwBanner=1 Haha!
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Lord jesus.
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Holy poo poo. How on earth did they register this thing? The description also has a couple of gems: "The modification was designed with reliability and safety in mind throughout" "Drivability and controllability are very good for someone who knows how to use overpowered cars" "With exhaust flaps closed, the car is pleasantly quiet, at least on the outside" "Comfort: 2 racing seats with 6-point-harness and heat shielding where necessary (nothing else)"
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Mein Gott im Himmel [e]: quote:Motor: Dodge Viper SRT-10  [ee:] quote:Kompressor Umbau auf 700 PS und 900 Nm (Platz wäre mit geändertem Kühler vorhanden) 
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I can't think of a better way to leave this good earth than in a cloud of tire and fine German leather smoke. 
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I cold name half a dozen JDM cars that will deafen you in ways no Yank V8 could even think of and also are far more scary to drive. Honestly, have you even been near a rotary race motor at close to full throttle.....????? All the Doritos I have been around are rx8s so no. I would love to find a loud dorito but they are all v8 swapped around Chicago or not running and rusted to pieces.
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SouthsideSaint posted:they are all v8 swapped or not running Your story checks out.
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Rigged Death Trap posted:Mein Gott im Himmel Fast cars transcend language. I know one word of that last bit you quoted, but I still got the gist of it: "With optional supercharger...". For the curious, I ran it through Google translate: Compressor [ed. note: i.e., supercharger] conversion to 700 hp and 900 Nm (place would be available with a modified radiator)
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