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I want a Miata even more now ... they are so fun to drive. Even my 240SX with about a 2600 lb. curb weight and 400# spring rates felt like a rubber band compared to a lightly modified Miata. Just wish you could put some real tire under them, it'd be retarded in the corners.

The only thing that's going to lean burn in a turbo V8 is the pistons.

Things I would look at would be the weight of the wheels ... wheel and tire combined. Alot of the big aftermarket wheels and steel OEM wheels weigh upwards of 25 - 30 lbs. a piece. Add a big all-terrain tire or wide tire to that and you'll get a rolling weight around 60 lbs. a piece. That's 240...

There's a metric ton of aerodynamic drag on a truck at highway speeds. Little things like lowering the truck and running an air dam will greatly improve front end drag characteristics. A truck uses about 70 - 75 HP at 80 MPH just to push it through the air, but at 55 MPH it'll use half of that...

If an electric motor is producing 100 HP, then it's also producing a TON of torque. Trucks should be the obvious market for hybrid or electric technology since they are towing vehicles. The usage of electric motors, which produce peak torque at 0 RPM, would allow you to install a far more...

Video it, and show the cops the evidence. If that doesn't work ... fill his car with about 50 lbs. of quick set concrete.

Awesome wheel choice ... and 12A ftw. It's funny how LS1 people always talk about the weight difference, nevermind the fact that the engine and gearbox weigh about 100 lbs. more, but they forget all the other stuff you have to put under an 81 RX7 to keep the drivetrain in one piece and all the...

The key for Ford is sizing the turbo correctly so it's not overworked in day to day driving. Running a direct injection V6 with cam phasing, and then running it at around a 9:1 compression ratio with a moderately sized turbo ... that's just going to deliver PLENTY of power all over the curve.

I think the key is that force fed engines tend to have more issues that people can't overlook. Every car I've owned has had issues at 100K, leaky seals, worn components, blow-by increase, etc. There isn't much that can wear out in the turbo engine. The most costly is the turbo itself, but that...

Looks like an Aveo with a truck bed extension.

Way too much money for little gain. You could easily extract that out of the engine in N/A form and maintain similar reliability, with 1/5th the cost.

No Skylines were ever legally registered. That is why Motorex is in deep with the Feds. The sheer amount of custom work that would have to be done to the car would run far in excess of what Motorex wanted for the cars. We're talking all the glass, tires, crash testing, EPA testing, door...

Most cop cars are grossly overweight. That's why they are slow. Heavier brakes, suspension, wheels / tires, and the internal cage, wiring, computers, etc. all add up significantly. Weight is a benefit in some situations, like the Pitt maneuver. You need alot of inertia against a bigger...

Actually, cop cars need to be fast. Acceleration can be used just as easily as braking as a safety tool, especially in traffic. Nevermind the fact that the inability of the car to keep pace in a pursuit just elongates the pursuit. If the cop car could muscle ahead, they could box in the suspect...

Cop cars are slow as hell ... I think the faster Crown Victoria runs about a 17 second quarter mile from recollection. Our local track had a "Beat the Heat" night where you could run against cop cars. My M3 could hose one of the Camaros, and it's slow as molasses.

5.7 = Pushrod = Compact V8 Ford's early venture into the OHC V8 world was shadowed by the earlier pushrods in my opinion. It wasn't until the DOHC 4.6 and the move to 3-valves that the motors shined.

Great commercial.

FIAT - Fix It Again, Tony FIAT - Fucking Italian Attempt at Transportation BMW - Big Money Waste

Seen one in person, it sounded like victory.

The level of machining and tolerance in a modern engine is exponentially better than the days of the 3K oil change. You have far less contamination, better filtering, better fueling, better just about everything. There is no point to a 3K mile interval. I personally would/do change my filter...

You are removing the towing capacity of the suspension though. I guess if you plan on not towing or carting stuff around in the bed of your truck that'd be fine. The bumpstops are acting as packers in the suspension to safeguard the shock. Remove the packer, spring rate, and add in towing, and...

Having to trim bumpstops is a sign that your truck is undersprung. Removing the pre-load on the torsion bar will lower your effective spring rate. That's why the truck lowers as a result of doing it. That means you are also increasing the amount of shock travel required, and while you are...

The pads might last another 100K, but you'll be visiting the rotors in that time frame, and it'd be in your best interest to re-lube the sliding components, and you may have to replace a seal or two in the calipers down the road. Long story, short ... you'll be doing other brake work, so it's...

There is no need for a big block when you can use a diesel engine. It's more efficient, produces more torque, and will run longer. Besides, people are putting out big block power on aluminum LSX series motors with bolt-ons. Hell there is a 427ci small-block LSX series motor that puts out more...

Tahoe = Built on a Box Frame Truck Chassis = Truck Volvo = Built on a Unibody Chassis = Car with a Tall Ride Height If you can't tow anything with it ... it's not a truck. My damn M3 probably tows as much as that Volvo.