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mxyzptlk · 06-22-2004, 02:01 AM

Ferrari Enzo. [duffman]Oh yeah![/duffman]

Domon · 06-22-2004, 02:14 AM

wow thats pretty cool

06-22-2004, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonaMaria

'78 mustang. call me a dyke if you want, but i love its sound. anyway, my '99 solara is my baby. nobody messes with my car dammit! it's one of the reasons i go home

ah good times

Cool points for picking the Mustang, but '78? That was one of the worst years, and the last one (fortunately) that used the Pinto chassis... Those were the ones that had 302's that put out barely over 100HP and got 10MPG doing it.

One of my top choices goes to the '86 Mustang SVO. It's an ugly little bastard by most standards, but the turbocharged 2.3L motors are no joke if you know what you're doing. Stock rotating assembly is good for at least 400HP, which isn't too shabby at all for a motor that was designed over 20 years ago. Of course I could probably go on and on about all sorts of different 'Stangs, as they've been a bit of an obsession of mine the last four or five years, but I figured I'd pick one of the more obscure examples.

As to all the Honda stuff... I don't get it. If you want a fast car, buying a car with FWD is kind of a waste.

Domon · 06-22-2004, 02:19 PM

I Hate mustangs, well, almost as much as I hate all fords.

06-22-2004, 11:11 PM

How anyone could ever pick this:

http://www.hondacrx.dk/pics/crx-17.jpg

Over this:

http://www.mach1registry.com/history...9_redmach1.jpg

Completely baffles me. Any alternate iteration of the two would provide an equal substitute for comparison.

If you want to go fast, get a real car. Hell, if you have a chip on your shoulder about american cars, there are plenty of imports that offer RWD and AWD (240SX, Supra, RX7, 2nd Gen. DSM's, 300ZX, and the entirely overpriced and underwhelming Honda S2000). FWD is for commuters.

sharkythesharkdogg · 06-23-2004, 12:50 AM

I own a '90 Mazda Miata. yeah, they aren't the fastest in a straight line, but my god I can throw my little car around. I LOVE mountain roads, and with the supercahrger I added the engine gets all the air it needs.
It's cheap to keep, so very, very reliable, and an all around fun car. It's been said a million times, but the Miata really was the revival of the classic english sports car. I want to get another one; shell it out, throw an individual throttle body kit on it, some good rubber and have a mean little autocrosser.
So it's my favorite car I can afford

I have a Suzuki GSX-R 600 for my bike. It's a little project bike of mine I throw money at when I have it. It's a blast. 600cc bikes are so much fun to throw around in corners. (Seeing a theme?) My favorite bike is probably the either the new Suzuki or Honda liter bikes. Honda has refined that machine so much almost anyone can blaze on it, but under the right person the new suzuki is just menacingly quick.

My fav. dream car is the old Ford GT-40. Reading about when Ford took it to Ferrari and won used to give me goose bumps as a kid. Beautiful cars too. The new ones are awesome. Have you seen the engines though? It uses one serpentine belt to connect everything!!! The cam pullies only have like a 1/4 wrap around coverage. It's craziness. What they can do with engines now is wild.

06-23-2004, 01:53 AM

Ahh yes, forgot about the Miata. Now that's a pocket rocket right there, forget the CRX. If you wanna go really insane, it's possible to shoehorn a Ford 302/351 in there, but that's mainly if you don't mind killing that nice 50/50 weight distribution. Of course, there are definitely benefits to having a motor like that in a tiny, lightweight car such as the Miata... That's where traction becomes a bit of an issue

'Course if I were you, I woulda gone with a turbocharged setup instead of a blower... Granted, it's a much more complex and expensive system, but an IHI or a T3 (Depending on whether you're going for all-out power or reduced lag) would make a car like that absolutely scream.

It kinda sucks having so many expensive hobbies (Musician, cars and game collecting). It's impossible to get the best out of any one of 'em... I don't even own a car right now, though I should be saving for something, I'm finding most of my money getting dumped into the other two.

sharkythesharkdogg · 06-23-2004, 08:39 PM

Yeah, i saw a v8 Miata. It had sculpted fenders for the bigger feet, RX-7 brakes, and I can't remember what rear end. They were called monster miatas, the group was from out of California some where (Well, other people have done it but the one I saw was from these guys). That early 90's Ford V8, with the iron block, they wedged in it was strong. This version had a supercharger crammed on it, so it was just getting crazy. It was called the mega-monster. It had Godzilla for the emblem ebroidered in the seats, haha. I know they they also had an option for nitrous with the tank in the trunk. Nuts, nuts, nuts. It's not how fast it goes, it's how brave you are.
My friend has a turbo on his miata. It's making like 250hp compared to my 170hp, so I get people telling me that all the time. It's just that turbos are so hard on the engine's oil, run so damn hot, and a bit more than I could afford at the time. What my father's designing with some other folks is a m-50 sized, cold side blower compared to mine that's an m-25, I think. So it should be matching the turbo charger and then some.
The thing is my dad's offered to take a little miata power plant and throw it our Blakley Bantam kit car http://bccswf.com/pixgcac4-04.htm ( it's not ours but here's one. third picture down, it's basically an OLD Lotus super 7 kit car), with this new supercharger, and give it to me. IF I get rid of my bike though. So I either can have a 1,100 pound car putting out around 250hp or the mighty GSX-R. It's a tough choice. I already have one 2 seater, but I LIKE that Bantam. To stay loosley on subject, if I decide to go with the car it'll be by new favorite for sure.

EDIT: I know this is getting long, sorry. I just remembered that some where in Houston there's a guy with an old Austin-Healey bug-eye Sprite that he's put a three-rotor rotary engine in, that he got shipped from Mazda of Japan. It has a BMW rear-end in it I think he said. He uses the thing to autocross in, and it looks like it time warps in a straight line. THERE'S your traction issue!

Tommathy · 06-24-2004, 03:17 PM

Random Fact: The Miata is, quite possibly, the most favorite car among homosexual men, barring Saturns.

Atleast that's what I've observed walking through the parking lots to get to Velvet *cough*

Otaku Son · 06-25-2004, 07:17 AM

Shelby GT 500.

Otherwise known as the vehicle Rally Vincent drives in Gunsmith Cats.

It's about as rare as a H-perv.'s computer without hentai.

06-22-2004, 02:01 AM	#21
mxyzptlk Raving lunatic Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DNE Posts: 238	Ferrari Enzo. [duffman]Oh yeah![/duffman] __________________ When the issue is not critical to the life of the society, yet the youngest offender, the smallest offender, must get a brutal, life-ruining penalty in the same way as the hardened and wicked offender, you are unfit to be legislators and unfit to be in charge of human beings, human lives in a civilized country.

06-23-2004, 08:39 PM	#28
sharkythesharkdogg Huzzah! Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 13	Yeah, i saw a v8 Miata. It had sculpted fenders for the bigger feet, RX-7 brakes, and I can't remember what rear end. They were called monster miatas, the group was from out of California some where (Well, other people have done it but the one I saw was from these guys). That early 90's Ford V8, with the iron block, they wedged in it was strong. This version had a supercharger crammed on it, so it was just getting crazy. It was called the mega-monster. It had Godzilla for the emblem ebroidered in the seats, haha. I know they they also had an option for nitrous with the tank in the trunk. Nuts, nuts, nuts. It's not how fast it goes, it's how brave you are. My friend has a turbo on his miata. It's making like 250hp compared to my 170hp, so I get people telling me that all the time. It's just that turbos are so hard on the engine's oil, run so damn hot, and a bit more than I could afford at the time. What my father's designing with some other folks is a m-50 sized, cold side blower compared to mine that's an m-25, I think. So it should be matching the turbo charger and then some. The thing is my dad's offered to take a little miata power plant and throw it our Blakley Bantam kit car http://bccswf.com/pixgcac4-04.htm ( it's not ours but here's one. third picture down, it's basically an OLD Lotus super 7 kit car), with this new supercharger, and give it to me. IF I get rid of my bike though. So I either can have a 1,100 pound car putting out around 250hp or the mighty GSX-R. It's a tough choice. I already have one 2 seater, but I LIKE that Bantam. To stay loosley on subject, if I decide to go with the car it'll be by new favorite for sure. EDIT: I know this is getting long, sorry. I just remembered that some where in Houston there's a guy with an old Austin-Healey bug-eye Sprite that he's put a three-rotor rotary engine in, that he got shipped from Mazda of Japan. It has a BMW rear-end in it I think he said. He uses the thing to autocross in, and it looks like it time warps in a straight line. THERE'S your traction issue! Last edited by sharkythesharkdogg; 06-23-2004 at 08:43 PM.

06-24-2004, 03:17 PM	#29
Tommathy Holier Than Thou Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cloud Nine, Turn Left and I'm There~ Posts: 191	Random Fact: The Miata is, quite possibly, the most favorite car among homosexual men, barring Saturns. Atleast that's what I've observed walking through the parking lots to get to Velvet cough __________________ I always make passes at boys who wear glasses.

06-22-2004, 02:14 AM	#22
Domon Boo Buddy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oly, Washington USA Posts: 685	wow thats pretty cool

06-22-2004, 02:19 PM	#24
Domon Boo Buddy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oly, Washington USA Posts: 685	I Hate mustangs, well, almost as much as I hate all fords.

06-22-2004, 11:11 PM	#25
In Hindsight Guest Posts: n/a	How anyone could ever pick this: http://www.hondacrx.dk/pics/crx-17.jpg Over this: http://www.mach1registry.com/history...9_redmach1.jpg Completely baffles me. Any alternate iteration of the two would provide an equal substitute for comparison. If you want to go fast, get a real car. Hell, if you have a chip on your shoulder about american cars, there are plenty of imports that offer RWD and AWD (240SX, Supra, RX7, 2nd Gen. DSM's, 300ZX, and the entirely overpriced and underwhelming Honda S2000). FWD is for commuters.

06-23-2004, 12:50 AM	#26
sharkythesharkdogg Huzzah! Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 13	I own a '90 Mazda Miata. yeah, they aren't the fastest in a straight line, but my god I can throw my little car around. I LOVE mountain roads, and with the supercahrger I added the engine gets all the air it needs. It's cheap to keep, so very, very reliable, and an all around fun car. It's been said a million times, but the Miata really was the revival of the classic english sports car. I want to get another one; shell it out, throw an individual throttle body kit on it, some good rubber and have a mean little autocrosser. So it's my favorite car I can afford I have a Suzuki GSX-R 600 for my bike. It's a little project bike of mine I throw money at when I have it. It's a blast. 600cc bikes are so much fun to throw around in corners. (Seeing a theme?) My favorite bike is probably the either the new Suzuki or Honda liter bikes. Honda has refined that machine so much almost anyone can blaze on it, but under the right person the new suzuki is just menacingly quick. My fav. dream car is the old Ford GT-40. Reading about when Ford took it to Ferrari and won used to give me goose bumps as a kid. Beautiful cars too. The new ones are awesome. Have you seen the engines though? It uses one serpentine belt to connect everything!!! The cam pullies only have like a 1/4 wrap around coverage. It's craziness. What they can do with engines now is wild.

06-23-2004, 01:53 AM	#27
In Hindsight Guest Posts: n/a	Ahh yes, forgot about the Miata. Now that's a pocket rocket right there, forget the CRX. If you wanna go really insane, it's possible to shoehorn a Ford 302/351 in there, but that's mainly if you don't mind killing that nice 50/50 weight distribution. Of course, there are definitely benefits to having a motor like that in a tiny, lightweight car such as the Miata... That's where traction becomes a bit of an issue 'Course if I were you, I woulda gone with a turbocharged setup instead of a blower... Granted, it's a much more complex and expensive system, but an IHI or a T3 (Depending on whether you're going for all-out power or reduced lag) would make a car like that absolutely scream. It kinda sucks having so many expensive hobbies (Musician, cars and game collecting). It's impossible to get the best out of any one of 'em... I don't even own a car right now, though I should be saving for something, I'm finding most of my money getting dumped into the other two.

06-25-2004, 07:17 AM	#30
Otaku Son Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,488	Shelby GT 500. Otherwise known as the vehicle Rally Vincent drives in Gunsmith Cats. It's about as rare as a H-perv.'s computer without hentai.