Ryan, I think youve just spelt out exactly what V8's are built for and theyre soul purpose. To carry a boot full of camping gear and to tow a trailer................................. Steve. (see ya at the wedding:)
"Chalmers, Ryan" wrote: > Yes but there is something about V8's especially when they can breath well > they make your skin crawl, my old man had a 308 in a vc wagon with yella > terra heads. would only do 0-100 in 7.9 but on the freeway was bloody > awesome our friends had a vl turbo wagon and could match the bent 8 upto > 100-110 but after that the v8 would just pull away, once a turbo volvo with > som japanese fellows tried to stir us up on the freeway and had no chance > and you could load it up and it would hardly notice the four people and the > boodt full of camping gear and the trailer. Don't get me wrong I love me > turbo fours and my own l20 (so does dad by the way ;) ) But theres just > something about those eights. Sorry for rambling. > Ryan > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: steven.taylor [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2001 5:48 am > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Boost vs Cubic inches > > > > If you can find me a pushrod V8 that runs low 13's, can be driven to and > > from > > work each day, actually goes round corners and can get to Adelaide without > > a > > hickup on $100 dollars petrol - i might change my mind - maybe...... > > Steve. > > p.s i still reserve the right to think that harry guy is a peanut:) hehehe > > geez > > im a stirrer! > > > > Duncan Shillito wrote: > > > > > as a former stock pushrod V8 owner, i agree james......... > > > > > > i was only trying to help suggest that for N/A street cars - cid is very > > > important, that's half the reason why everyone throws an L20B into a 510 > > > instead of retaining the 1600. > > > > > > as for harry firth - if you don't know who he is - do some research. > > former > > > bathurst winner, founder of the holden dealer team, mentor of peter > > > brock................ he probably knew a thing or two about cars !!!! > > > > > > with today's technology, boost rules !!!!! > > > > > > cheers, > > > dunc. > > > > > > >From: James Marmont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Subject: RE: Boost vs Cubic inches > > > >Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 15:17:50 +1100 > > > > > > > >i am well aware of this > > > >but another thing to remember is that v8s use 1950s technology. they > > still > > > >use push rods for fucks sake! if a manufacturer made a well balanced 3 > > > >liter v8, using quad cams and 4 or 5 valves per cylinder, that would > > change > > > >the whole equation and put out the same if not more power. torque may > > be > > > >down a bit, but nothing forced induction cant fix!!! > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: James Cox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > >Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2001 2:52 PM > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: Boost vs Cubic inches > > > > > > > > > > > >Gentlemen, > > > > > > > >I enjoy seeing a L20B beat a V8 off the lights as much as anyone else > > but > > > >you must remember we are talking a highly modified L20B vs a fairly > > stock > > > >V8. Its all about how much air and fuel you can get into an engine, > > and a > > > >larger motor will always have the cability to intake more air and fuel. > > A > > > >twin turbo RB26 can put out 1000hp but a equaly worked blown V8 will > > put > > > >out > > > >10,000hp. There is a reason why the quickest cars in the world run the > > 1/4 > > > >with blown big block V8s. > > > > > > > >Although as you know your a lot more likey to be able to afford to > > drive a > > > >700 - 800hp turbo (both in building cost and in petrol) on the road > > than a > > > >10,000hp blown V8, blown V8s are BIG $$$ and use a LOT of fuel, I've > > heard > > > >of such cars using over a litre of AVGAS per km! > > > > > > > >Don't want to burst anyone's bubble, but a larger engine, worked > > equally, > > > >will aways produce more power. > > > > > > > >James Cox > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >OF COURSE THERE IS ITS CALLED BOOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > >That Harry guy is obviously a peanut. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Duncan Shillito wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > "there is no substitute for cubic inches" > > !!!!.................(harry > > > > >firth 1967). > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
