I don't disagree with ya...but just think what's going through your head
when a little 4-popper blows by you on the track.
If it makes anyone feel any better, I just had by a$$ whupped by a
respectable Ranger. (Ok...So I didn't see the Supercharged Emblem on the
tailgate.) The sad thing is that I had forgotten to turn the NO2 arming
switch on which really pissed me off. :(
Oh well...next time.
- Bernd
At 12:51 PM 12/10/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Wihile we're talking cars...
>With little more than a cam, headers, and a compucar nitrous system my Z28
>cranked out 450HP 523ft/lbs at the rear wheels. It ran 11's @ 122+ on
>DOT's all
>day and I could often pull any where from 23-25 mpg on the highway (w/ 92
>octane pump gas). It had a small cowl hood, stock rims, full interior, AC,
>stock suspension and a nice stereo to boot. I daily drove it while in college.
>And if it hadn't been stolen from me I would have been glad to mess w/ any 11
>sec omni! In fact Mike Grahm of the Houston f-body list has made multiple 10
>sec passes on his Z, all with stock heads, bottom end, and rear end.
>
>And there are countless other street driven (V-8)cars that can claim the same.
>
>Trucks are a little harder to make fast, but then again an omni was mentioned.
>Obviously with the same budget I personally think its gonna be easier to
>make a
>v-8 fast. Its nice to see people working hard to make up for their lack of
>displacement but to say that a v-6 or 4 cyl is better than a v-8 (in most
>cases
>anyway) is ludicrous.
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