That is what I lusted after in High School… GNX Grand National… what a car!!!!
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That is what I lusted after in High School… GNX Grand National… what a car!!!!
In fact it does...
Not like those silly Italian things... or those rear-engined Nazi Slot Cars. Where your luggage is limited to your girlfriend's leather teddy and a box of TicTac's.
Cheers,
Sirhr
Trouble maker!!
You just wait for @akmike47 to get here
Sheeeyut!
I'll just post this for him:
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Just keep Danny boy outta this thread.
WSheeeyut!
I'll just post this for him:
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Just keep Danny boy outta this thread.
Unless you've dyno'd I bet your well over 425hp. I don't know how you'd not be well over 500lb/ft.The green flag was....
There's no replacement for displacement is outdated.
I have a mild cam in an Olds 474 cubic inch motor. 495 ft lbs and 425 HP.
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It sounds like a big block should. I am old school and just can't drag myself to put fuel injection on it. Would it help? Most definitely but I like carbs.
That said. I am not going to bash the young crowd with the turbos and the 4 or 6 mills. Hell, when the Grand National came out I wanted one. I had a 400 HP 355 in a Camaro at the time. It was getting smoked by a six banger and I wanted one.
That’s what my company truck is. 5.0 ten speed.The new go fast toy popping up is Ford F-150 SWB 4x4 with coyotes beating up on some fast street cars.
Unless you've dyno'd I bet your well over 425hp. I don't know how you'd not be well over 500lb/ft.
More decals=moar power!I gotta Civic VTEC with bi-plane wing, NOS decals and chrome exhaust tip. Never had it on the track, but I'm sure it's a sub-10 car.
Sure at 1.6 Liters @ 15.000 RPM pushing 900+ HPCutting-edge F1 engines are designed to last just a few hundred miles, a few races. They are effectively seized at normal atmospheric temperatures, and have to be pumped with operating-temp coolant and oil to even start up.
Had a twin turbo 335 that was making north of 500hp around 505tq. Was a really fun car. All wheel drive toThe neighbor has a V8 BMW and it's pretty impressive. I always give him a hard time by saying that it's a good thing he's a BMW mechanic.
Those Germans are so neat and tidy…. Even their blown, exploded engines are all in order!
Clean ze mess. Naow!Those Germans are so neat and tidy…. Even their blown, exploded engines are all in order!
Sirhr
I was very briefly in the market for a V10 TDI Touareg. The maintenance horror stories scared me off though and I went for the 3.0 TDI and got a Malone tune. Somewhere around 500lb-ft. It's not what I'd call fast but it pulls hard.
Also known as, the least rewarding type of driving.In a straight line anyway.
I’d love to have a v10 tdi but I’d need a fully equipped shop at home to justify itI was very briefly in the market for a V10 TDI Touareg. The maintenance horror stories scared me off though and I went for the 3.0 TDI and got a Malone tune. Somewhere around 500lb-ft. It's not what I'd call fast but it pulls hard.
Beautiful in its simplicity.. I love big inch Oldsmobiles!It was tuned on a Dyno. The carb is a 600 CFM and the cam is pretty mild for the motor and running through the factory exhaust manifolds. They are the high flow used back in the day. Being an Olds with the steering behind the cross member, starter and other crap all on the driver's side there's no headers for it.
Here's a picture of the unique driver side manifold.
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It's the wife's car and she's happy with it. If she decides she wants more power I will swap out the cam and carb.
That’s awesome. I’ve had cars disassembled about half that much
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You want a car that gets the job done? You want a car that's hassle free? You want a car that literally no one will ever compliment you on? Well look no further.
The 1999 Toyota Corolla.
Let's talk about features.
Bluetooth: nope
Sunroof: nope
Fancy wheels: nope
Rear view camera: nope...but it's got a transparent rear window and you have a fucking neck that can turn.
Let me tell you a story. One day my Corolla started making a strange sound. I didn't give a shit and ignored it. It went away. The End.
You could take the engine out of this car, drop it off the Golden Gate Bridge, fish it out of the water a thousand years later, put it in the trunk of the car, fill the gas tank up with Nutella, turn the key, and this puppy would fucking start right up.
This car will outlive you, it will outlive your children.
Things this car is old enough to do:
Vote: yes
Consent to sex: yes
Rent a car: it IS a car
This car's got history. It's seen some shit. People have done straight things in this car. People have done gay things in this car. It's not going to judge you like a fucking Volkswagen would.
Interesting facts:
This car's exterior color is gray, but it's interior color is grey.
In the owner's manual, oil is listed as "optional."
When this car was unveiled at the 1998 Detroit Auto Show, it caused all 2,000 attendees to spontaneously yawn. The resulting abrupt change in air pressure inside the building caused a partial collapse of the roof. Four people died. The event is chronicled in the documentary "Bored to Death: The Story of the 1999 Toyota Corolla"
You wanna know more? Great, I had my car fill out a Facebook survey.
Favorite food: spaghetti
Favorite tv show: Alf
Favorite band: tie between Bush and the Gin Blossoms
This car is as practical as a Roth IRA. It's as middle-of-the-road as your grandpa during his last Silver Alert. It's as utilitarian as a member of a church whose scripture is based entirely on water bills.
When I ran the CarFax for this car, I got back a single piece of paper that said, "It's a Corolla. It's fine."
Let's face the facts, this car isn't going to win any beauty contests, but neither are you. Stop lying to yourself and stop lying to your wife. This isn't the car you want, it's the car you deserve: The fucking 1999 Toyota Corolla.
I see you are in Texas. If you haven't gone out with NASA Texas region I suggest you link up with them. The HPDE that they run will make you faster the the other HPDEs in Texas. Main reason is they are always trying to get people to move up and race. Also, because of insurance most HPDEs have to have point bys were NASA being a race organization you can just pass in HPDE 4, not in 1-3. That's to get you ready for Time Trails or Road Racing.Ok, I’ll play…. Used to race V8 American muscle cars, then moved to a Nissan 300ZX, and then saw the light. Started racing Miatas and occasionally Mini Coopers, and finally learned how to actually drive a car instead of an apex-to-apex, point and shoot style of driving.
Getting “slideways” around a track can be fun, but it ain’t all that fast.
Slowly making my way back up the horsepower food chain, but surprisingly sanguine with my current track toy of 10 years:
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NCM is a fun track
Those don't match,,,, one is a v10 the other is a v12
427 small block 1300 RWHP in my 2015 1500 Denali, not the fastest vehicle runs 9s and I like it.
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Sonofabitch, look at that. So, the v12 was used in the earlier R10. The v10 was used in the next generation race car, the R15Those don't match,,,, one is a v10 the other is a v12
I’m gonna generally agree but it depends on what you’re asking of each engine. Obvious, if you want power you add some sort of forced induction. But if you just want an amazing sounding sports car it’s hard to go wrong with n/a
I don’t know man nothing gives me a hard on like a spooling compressorSonofabitch, look at that. So, the v12 was used in the earlier R10. The v10 was used in the next generation race car, the R15
I’m gonna generally agree but it depends on what you’re asking of each engine. Obvious, if you want power you add some sort of forced induction. But if you just want an amazing sounding sports car it’s hard to go wrong with n/a
Me too. But I also get a chubby blasting through the mountains in a healthy n/a engined carI don’t know man nothing gives me a hard on like a spooling compressor