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How about this photoshop. I'm not sure I want to go with the three light, or four light Supra style. The clear lights are slightly out of round, because I didn't borrowed them from an angular view of another car.

What is the rear differential setup. I know it's LSD, but from there I'm not sure. Pull the whole drivetrain out that thing and plunk it right down into 240Z.

Mine isn't that bad. It would be $5000 a year if you were under your own coverage plan and driving a new car. My dad just found out that its actually cheaper for me to be the main driver on the 240Z instead of the 91' Honda hatch. That is a STD Civic with only 80HP too.

Some guy died eating an 8x8 one time. I'm not sure about the details, but it basically happened while he was eating one of those.

There is another group here in Cali that does a ton of smog stuff. I wanna say CARB, but I'm not sure if that's more for businesses than for individuals. Some of those people are "evil", or rather don't have a clue. I thought I've heard of OBD-II swaps, but you never know. Oh yah, the smog exemption (better said as smog check exempt) is now for 1974 and older as I know it. The 260 is now in that category. Hope you get some of this figured out.

Here's the link to GM's Cadillac XV16 motor: http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=6577 This has a little bit of info on what could be Chevy's new motor for the Vette. Just invision this thing as a V8 in Chevy's new C6

1. What makes the Mustang GT a better car than the Camaro SS? Price, but definitely not performance. Oh, might I mention that Ford still produces theirs. 2. Which car has a better appearance? By far, the Mustang. Prettier doesn't always mean better performance. 3. Which car do you think is faster? Of course, the SS. Now, if you want to talk the Ford's top of the line Mustang which would better equate to the SS, then you know what will win. The road course is where the cars should be compared, not solely at the dragstrip. 4. When you were a kid what was the car that you always wanted Ford 1969 Mach 1 Mustang or a Boss 302 5. If you had to buy one of these which one would it be and why? The GT. Put a quad cam, 32 valve, 5.0L cammer crate motor from Ford in it. Put that together with 03 IRS and Kenny Brown front K-member, and you have something that will take care of just about any Camaro on the road course. 6. Is there anything that you would change about the Camaro SS? It needs an IRS, fewer luxury items, smaller pricetag, and a much better looking exterior. 7. Is there anything that you would change about the Mustang GT? Needs an IRS, 32 valve heads, and a little weight reduction. 8. Are you a Chevy fan or a Ford fan? At the moment Ford. They are still building their Mustang with the new Cobra having performance possiblities that the SS can't even come close to for the price. 9. Which car do you think started the “muscle car†era and why? I don't believe either of them did, but the Mustang came first. The Mustang allowed everyone to own a "muscle-car" even if it didn't exactly have muscle-car performance. This popularity did big things for the era. 10. What makes the Camaro SS a better car than the Mustang GT More power, better brakes. Still not a fair comparision. Put the Cobra or the new Mach 1 up against it and see how the Chevy does.

Are you going to be doing 5 lug hats? Is this an option for the future? edit: Finally figured out that what I posted made absolutely no sense what so ever.

How about this setup. Just a photoshop, but an idea none the less.

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I only remember a few things non-academic from high school that my instructors taught us. One of those comes to mind in light of all this. My band teacher used to give some advice and he touched upon some rough times that he had in his life. He basically said that there will be some really horrible years that stand out. I guess I'm really trying to say that especially during these hard times, you have the support of every single person on this board. We all have a great respect for you, and hope everything will turn out well. Our prayers are with you and all of your family.

Here's one: http://www.motortrend.com/future/spied/112_0304_c6/index1.html Then again, I read this:http://autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&loc_code=&content_code=09501022 and then I found this:http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=coverstory&loc_code=index&content_code=00790378 There still may be hope for a quad cam 4 valve per cylinder V8 from GM as the XLR (think that's the name) could have one. You never know.

As I understand it, the Northstar motors are a smaller config. Not sure. I keep hearing these rumors of the quad cam for the Vette. 10 years ago with the ZR1, it was expensive, but supposedly it is not so. And, if I remember correctly, the Caddy V16 (the one the new V8 is supposedly based off of) was a well packaged motor. I'm going to check right now for those articles.

I'll try to find that article from Car Craft about the new V6. There is actually a twin turbo model pushing 370HP. I hear that the new Vette and XLR motors are based on that cool V16 that Cadillac was working on. Really awesome design. They are supposed to chop it in half to make the V8. Motor Trend or Car and Driver had an article about that.

BMW makes some awesome stuff. I believe the Porsche twin turbo has some cool stuff too. Basically, as I understand it, you can leave it in 6th and drive around like that, because of the valve technology. Oh, I also wanted to add some stuff about CART and Indy, but especially CART. Last years motors, before they went all Ford in the series, were pushing 800HP out of 2.6L. Of course, this was turbocharged, but with what they learned the new GM Global V6 may have a twin turbo model.

I see some of you understood what I was writing. VTEC has been the single most prominent innovation from Honda throughout the years. The guys racing these cars have really pushed it to the limit though. They've learned more about it than most ever will and thus, transfered it on to other motors and vehicles. Now, for those of you that don't know, GM's new V6 and V8 (at least the one in the XLR and Vette) are based on a lot of these "import" technologies. Both are quad cam with variable valve timing. The V8 is also going to have displacement on demand (basically shuts down four of the cylinders while cruising). I've heard rumors that this motor will get way better mpg and emissions than the LS1 and LS6, yet will be strong enough in the top of the line Vette to face off with the Viper. Now if this isn't an example of my little scenario earlier, than I don't know what is. I also forgot to add that these little FWD dragsters are contributing to half shaft development. I guess what I really wanted to say is that these small displacement dragsters and racers contribute a lot to the automotive world. Many of the stuff that has been pioneered with them is now being used in the sport compact arena. Those technologies and techniques are now making it into the bigger displacement motors.

Gee, missed my point by a mile. Yes, the total power isn't all that great, but I guess you don't understand that these technologies applied to larger displacement motors make a huge difference. Imagine building a V8 that used some of the science that went into making the R6 motor. That would simply be amazing. Given, not all of the technologies apply, but I bet the few that do make a big difference. The same thing goes for the Hondas. It's called advancement. The things the Honda drags guys have done for the automotive world have yet to be fully realized. Lets take a 5L motor and a 2L motor for example. Imagine that 2L motor making say, 140HP/L NA as a result of some who wanted to push the limit. That's 280HP. Now, originally our 5L motor was making 75HP/L coming to a total of 375HP. Then, with some of the technology and science that went into building the 2L motor, used in the 5L you have something much more powerful. Lets say this technology transfer upped the output to 100HP/L. Now you have 500HP. That's pretty damn good IMO. There are many more variables that go into this, but I felt to need to explain it from a technology transfer view. I guess some people have no vision.

That guy is hilarious on some of the 03 Cobra forums. I think he made one of the first vids running around in the new car a few months back. Raced a modded SS who's driver missed 1st.

What if you routed it through the air conditioning system? I believe Ford has this going through their blower on the new Lighting.

I too wonder about this. I'd be more interested in the effect on keeping the fuel charge cool. Whatever you can do to keep any part of the intake charge cool is a good thing as I understand it.

When I was looking at doing a turbo swap, or any efi motor for that matter, one of the things that came up was the fuel system. Some installed fuel cells, some used tanks from a efi 280 that fit (can't remember if that's right or not), while other modified their tanks. When I was looking at efi systems for a Chevy V8, I came across this: http://www.speed-technology.com/efi_fuel.html. I'm pretty sure I know how it works, but will it work in this sort of application? Was it made for this sort of thing. If this is a solution, would it be ok to post it in another group? I'm not sure that many of the people as to which this is applicable, actually run through this part of the forum.

I was just talking to one of my co-workers whose into bikes. The new R6 somewhere around 200HP per liter. That's with a 600CC bike. When someone says they can hit 500HP out of a Honda 1.6, you may be suprised. Of course, they really need to know what they are doing, but it can be done. My friend has a 490HP Supra with stock turbos. This was dyno proven from the previous owner. It does seem a little high, but you never know. It does pull. The biggest problem I've seen with some Supras is the lack of area under the power and torque curves. Blkmgk, I'm not ragging on Supras, rather just the owners and builders. Properly built, like yours, they can be extremely fast. Oh, and as to the comment about the Cobras, it couldn't be truer. They are different, yet understated. Never know if there's a Kenne Bell blower lurking under the hood. Back to the Honda argument. Mudge, I believe that when things are done to what doesn't belong (at least in the automotive world) are what pushes advancement and change. Boosting these open deck 4 banger Honda motors has resulted in mucho advancement in small displacement engine building. This also stems from Mitsubishi, Subaru, and especially bikes. These technologies applied to larger displacement motors results in much more power and fuel efficiency.

I've been fascinated with flat crank V8s, ever since I heard the story of "Grandpa K's" flat crank V8 truck. After doing a little research on Google, I came across an article on the W8 Passat. Compact design, and what looks to be awesome power potential (maybe just a chip upgrade?). I'm wondering how the AWD setup would do, because that's all I know you can get with it. Does have a 6 speed manual available though. Well here's the links: http://autozine.kyul.net/html/VW3.htm and http://www.globeandmail.com/globemegawheels/20020516/playing.html

The ZR-1 Vette of the early 90s had a quad cam V8. From what I understand, it was pretty well built. I believe Porsche had one in their 928. Hmmm...I want to say Nissan has one, maybe in the newer Infinitis, maybe the FX45 or Q45. There are always the Ferraris I do know that the new generation V8 in the Cadillacs are going to be quad cam. Actually, speak of the devil, the Northstar motors are, aren't they? I know there is a company that modifies them, even has a bellhousing for a T56. CHfab, or something along those lines. Oh, lastly (and my personal affordable favorite) is the Ford Cobra motor. There is actually a 5.0 crate motor that will be available from them soon that should be putting close to 450HP out. Problem is getting the thing to go in. No one has ever tried, so you never know. If you can get that Toyota motor for cheap, you may want to look into that. I still have to find that link for you, as I believe there is a custom bellhousing available to mate a Supra 5 speed. If this is for a high hp application, I've heard its better to go with the iron block from the Tundra. Well, hope some of that helps. If any of this is not correct, please let me know. I'm working off memory here. Anyone that knows me, knows how well it works

Click on the Album link up top. There is a text that says "personal gallery." Click on that and it should give you a link to upload some pics. Try that and let us know if you figured it out.