I always wanted to put a V8 with a supercharger under my Cavalier's hood. People would look at it and say, "Oh, look, a riced out Cavalier...wait, where the hell did it go?" That'd be a hell of a surprise on the track to go up against a car that should be a 4-banger but has a V8 instead.
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Originally posted by Hemily View PostSleepers are awesome! i'm building one myself.. a 1980 Buick Century Estate Wagon, with a Camaro V8 engine, only 300hp so far, but i have to do up the suspension, brakes and such, before doing more to it.
As for V8 Volvo's, they're fairly common here, usually in a 240 or a 740, even 940, but Ford engine's the first time i've heard, it's usually Chevy engines
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Originally posted by protege View Postthe 5.0 came out of a Mustang that was written off. Again, pretty common...considering that kids buy those cars and can't handle them.
i used to have a V6 version of a '78 Mustang II, that car actually handled... just had crap tires, right now, i'm restoring a V6 '79 Mustang Ghia (foxbody) it'll be getting a 302 (5.0 litre) with injection, and maybe turbo eventually, this one has even more potential to be grippy than the Mustang II.
I've only tried the 5.0 in my dad's '90 Bronco, ain't that fast... but it's a 4x4
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It's not that they're hard to handle...but if a newly-licensed driver gets one, it usually gets wrecked. Too much power, not enough experience...not all of them of course, but locally, many Mustang owners drive like idiots
I'm not really a fan of the newer ones--give me a 1964 1/2 to 1967 with the 289, and I'd be happy
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It's just like the dumb kids who get their motorcycle endorsement and their first bike out is a 800cc race bike or some such instead of a smarter, smaller one. They roll on the throttle, get scared of how fast it goes, curl into the fetal position (which only rolls the throttle more), and end up in the side of a building. I see it pretty often, really.
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Originally posted by protege View PostI'm not really a fan of the newer ones--give me a 1964 1/2 to 1967 with the 289, and I'd be happy
My opinion in the matter is: You can have horsepower in the thousands but it doesn't mean squat if you can't put it to the ground. You might look cool setting there and spinning your tires but unless you're moving forwards you're going to loose that race.Cry Havoc and let slip the marsupials of war!!!
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So what does that make a supercharged Z06 Corvette?
Speaking of people who buy high powered motorcycles without know what they are doing, I saw some moron crash on not too long ago. He was just make a left turn and cranked the throttle up really high mid-turn. Totally wiped out. Gotta learn how to ride before getting on the big-kid vehicles.Violence has resolved more conflicts than anything else. The contrary opinion that violence doesn't solve anything is merely wishful thinking at its worst. - Starship Troopers
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Originally posted by protege View PostI still don't see why you'd *need* that much horsepower. Unless you're running a locomotive or something...all it does is give bragging rights. Locally, cops just *love* nailing high-powered cars--you might as well paint a bullseye on it
I have a 1971 Ford Ranchero with a Super Cobra Jet 460ci of rip roaring hell raising fury. As I got it, it would produce around 590+ hp now that I've completely rebuilt and balanced it, it produces around 700hp and when I added the super charger I'm getting aroun 900+. Danged thing about it, it the rear end doesn't weight anything so I can't transfer the power from the rear tires to the ground and I just set there and spin, but when I four-linked the rear end and added about 300# of weight, oh boy you better have your mouth closed when you launch.
I've always liked fast cars and I think the biggest reason muscle cars were so popular was that they were cheap. Sports cars are expensive and bubbas don't look right in one. I guess that's why the Good Lord makes all kinds of different cars no two persons are alike.Cry Havoc and let slip the marsupials of war!!!
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Originally posted by Tanasi View PostI've always liked fast cars and I think the biggest reason muscle cars were so popular was that they were cheap.
That's why I like sleepers. You never know what's under the hood--all of those idiots with the riced-out Cavaliers, Hondas, and other economy cars are missing the point. Besides, we already know that they don't have balls, so why try to deny it with a massive Type-R sticker on your vehicle?
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Originally posted by protege View PostThat's why I like sleepers. You never know what's under the hood--all of those idiots with the riced-out Cavaliers, Hondas, and other economy cars are missing the point. Besides, we already know that they don't have balls, so why try to deny it with a massive Type-R sticker on your vehicle?
Seriously though, I'd like to swap out the 2.4 L 4-cylinder engine (the biggest a Z24 Cavalier comes with) for a bigger 6-cylinder engine. Maybe add a turbocharger and a couple other accessories...Violence has resolved more conflicts than anything else. The contrary opinion that violence doesn't solve anything is merely wishful thinking at its worst. - Starship Troopers
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Here's something else I've noticed. Locally,plenty of idiots are buying cars from the junkyard, and attempting to "fix them up." What's funny, is that the rims on those heaps cost multiple times what the car did. No matter what they do to it, it's still a piece of shit
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Originally posted by protege View PostHere's something else I've noticed. Locally,plenty of idiots are buying cars from the junkyard, and attempting to "fix them up." What's funny, is that the rims on those heaps cost multiple times what the car did. No matter what they do to it, it's still a piece of shitViolence has resolved more conflicts than anything else. The contrary opinion that violence doesn't solve anything is merely wishful thinking at its worst. - Starship Troopers
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...but now instead of being a $200 piece of shit.... it's now a $200 piece of shit with $5,000 rims on it
I never understood that line of thinking. Why would someone do that? Wouldn't it be better to buy a better car for that $5,200, or at least do some engine mods to it?
I can't really dis "unrestored" cars though. At the recent Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, there were a few still in "as found" condition. That is, they were running, but rough. I like looking at cars like this, mainly because they haven't been "over-restored" or otherwise messed with. It's easier, to see how the car *should* be, rather than how someone did it.
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