Viper eater eh? BAHAHAHAHAHA....maybe in the 1/4 mile, but after that, the
Vipers are just getting warmed up. With the amount of money he probably spent
on the car, he should have used it toward the purchase of a real Viper.
- Bernd
> I totally agree with your statement "...They have to piss-wind their engines
> to get up the power while all we have to do is stomp on it from a dead
> stop.."
>
> I have read on E-bay last weekend a quote saying .."Viper Eater". I
> proceeded with a point and click. To my astonishment, it was a Nippon Honda
> Accord VTEC. He claimed that his turbo engine produces a huge 563HP but he
> failed to mention any torque. Bahhahahahaha. But at least he said, he
> boosted to 23LB.
>
> What he failed to mention in the cyber ad, is how many runs can it make with
> that type of boost, before you say
> "KABOOOM". Viper beater? Try and stomp on it and see the Viper is already
> at the 1/8 mile mark before the claimed turbo Honda could pick any wind.
> Not on your life.
>
> -------------------------------------------
> Steven St.Laurent
> Test Engineer
> Test Branch, GSD, MCTSSA
> MARCORSYSCOM, USMC
> 760-725-2506 (DSN 365-2506)
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bernd D. Ratsch [mailto:bernd@texas.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 6:03 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: RE: DML: Re: How Rude!!!
>
>
> .....Look at the SOHC or DOHC V6's out there and you'll see that the HP
> figures
> are higher but the TQ is much lower. They have to piss-wind their engines
> to get up the power while all we have to do is stomp on it from a dead stop.
>
> Hehehe...as for being outrun by others (let's take the S/C Nissan Frontier
> for an example)...N O P E. ;)
>
> - Bernd
>
>
>
>
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