Don't knock the German engineering...if it were for them, we wouldn't have a
lot of the advances in engines (and other things) that we have today. Fuel
injection for one... :)
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Terrible Tom
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 1:07 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: HEMI engine ?
andy levy wrote:
>
> Jon wrote:
>
>>> When I joked to the sales droid
>>> that they should be putting the HEMI into a little car like this,
>>> his response was that it got up to 150mph on the autobahn and that
>>> the Germans were better than the Americans at getting power out of
>>> an engine.
>>
>
> Tom wrote:
>
>> I woulda dopeslapped the idiot who claimed that Daimler could erk out
>> better power from an engine. He has obviously never been behind the
>> wheel of a rear wheel drive american big block. His loss :D
>
>
> I can't speak to the Daimler's prowess in the engine department, but
> if
> you doubt what the Germans can do as far as getting power out of an
> engine, look no futher than Porsche. Way over 100hp/L out of many of
> their engines.
>
> Making big power in a big block is one thing. Making 450HP in a 3.5L
> 6-cylinder is quite another.
>
> For that matter, check out the Mitsu Evo and Subbie WRX STi. 300HP
> out
> of a 4-banger is damn good.
>
(sigh) I should have expected that from you :-P
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