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    yup 550 from a 383- easy... hot rod magazine and...

    yup 550 from a 383- easy...
    hot rod magazine and car craft have built a few of these, using a 4 bolt main block (ZZ4) and good heads and a cam.
    some one (Air flow research) pulled 434 hp out of a...
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    funny enough about safety and such, when some...

    funny enough about safety and such, when some would say that prototypes (LMP cars) and Formuals cars crash and roll over defense for the occupant is quite exacting and extreme- similar tech was used...
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    the strip mall management at the crystal cove...

    the strip mall management at the crystal cove gather place said the cars were too loud and there was no space- so Ford MoCo and Mazda said all these people can use the ford PAG building to show off,...
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    Car proportions

    today at (RIP crystal Cove) Ford Cars and coffee (the place in California for those who don't know where it is- the saturday morning autoshow-off of Bugatti Veyron Murcielago ferrari's Porsche...
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    i like it-i always did i used to havean SE-r...

    i like it-i always did
    i used to havean SE-r (1991 version) it ruled the roost...
    now i have a volvo amazon (122)
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    ha ha - tha'd be funny. it should be well back-...

    ha ha - tha'd be funny.
    it should be well back- the rear 2 cylinders should be where the heater was and in the fire wall area- a new sheet one to be added in.
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    I am in the US, in California. yes the chassis...

    I am in the US, in California. yes the chassis started from the original frame, and body and i welded a cage and tube frame conecting it all together. with an x brace under neath and all the points...
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    yeah that volvo engine is awesome, but wayyy to...

    yeah that volvo engine is awesome, but wayyy to expensive i think.
    the v8 seems the better option- or a natural Aspirated v6? as the turbos would be too much plumbling and space wise-perhaps.
    I saw...
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    true true- and all volvo and less metal work and...

    true true- and all volvo and less metal work and ..
    This is my first from scratch racer...
    i built up a nissan with nissan bits and it works great, but i really want a firebreather
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    thanks guys -nice input... note this car is a...

    thanks guys -nice input...
    note this car is a 1965- so smog and megasquirt ECU is allowed...
    The V8 is pulling a head
    even a high strung V6 no turbos is a possibility...
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    that's a good bit of logic. but any idea about...

    that's a good bit of logic.
    but any idea about the cracking 5.0 blocks? and how common it is
    i have seen 3 of them crack down the valley and held together by the girdle. of course this is out of a...
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    aha good input. i am aware the inline 4 wieght...

    aha good input.
    i am aware the inline 4 wieght it has in near 400 lbs if not over that, complete
    a alumimium v8 is less, and a sbc IS indeed about that much.
    i would move it back about 75mm (3...
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    V8 or Twinturbo 6

    okay i am building a project car up (Volvo amazon-122)
    i have a roll cage and the firewall cut out to repair the rusty problems- so the engine options are open.
    would a SBC or SBF V8 do the trick?...
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    if they have their F1 budget intact and the...

    if they have their F1 budget intact and the testing gear- they should clobber the field- assuming the drivers are up to snuff...
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    no love for the SR20DEt from Nissan? hell of a...

    no love for the SR20DEt from Nissan?
    hell of a motor...

    over the Hondas B-series any day...:D
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    "If we talk shear power go for the BMW turbo F1,...

    "If we talk shear power go for the BMW turbo F1, fitted in the Brabham and later the Arrows, in qualification trim with lots of boost 1300-1400 BHP." Funny that
    in 1978 the Drake-Offenhauser...
  17. un believeable- what a eerie and creepy place

    un believeable- what a eerie and creepy place
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    in racing, which if you have done- drifting is a...

    in racing, which if you have done- drifting is a waste of grip and hence speed and acceleration-lap times are always slower while "drifting." (consequently in every drift event i have seen the crowd...
  19. Thread: 09 hemi dakota

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    beautiful- Daimler Chrysler should hire you...

    beautiful- Daimler Chrysler should hire you yesterday
  20. Wowzers, That Was Crazy Looking..

    Wowzers, That Was Crazy Looking..
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    I don't like to dumb down the idea of Class...

    I don't like to dumb down the idea of Class racing but- 2 prototype classes? Maybe if it were LMP1(900 or whatever with 675-LMP2 and LMGTP) and the GT classes, there is a clear difference between the...
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    wow- i can't wait for the Firebird version-they...

    wow- i can't wait for the Firebird version-they always looked better
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    will Korea ever catch up as another asian...

    will Korea ever catch up as another asian manufacturer nation? or are they an also brand
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    call a small firm in Roudnice int eh Chzech...

    call a small firm in Roudnice int eh Chzech republic..they can help out.
    www.buggyra.com
  25. well in all honesty he got thrown to the wolves,...

    well in all honesty he got thrown to the wolves, right away, a real trial by fire.

    he did ok on his debut, i reckon Ambrose will do much better on a wider track and longer one. Martinsville is a...
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