The whole East Coast is NOT like that, thank God. Even NY, which likes to charge a lot for speeding because we desperately need money, isn't that bad.

That is NOT true, dependent on state of residency and offense. For example, with a VT license and a ticket in NY, the ticket is sent to the VT DMV, who chooses to (or not to) assign points to the VT license. Additionally, states like PA supposedly don't transfer at all with NY. I can only second-hand confirm the…

Is that a FOUR speed column shifter? Where the hell is reverse?! This makes me think a modern 5-speed in my Hudson would be just as ridiculously awesome as it should be.

There's usually three or four of the Model T speedsters (occasionally with the Model A flathead V8) that run in the Great Race road rally we do. This is a 2,000+ mile event in late June, we have had a 1907 Renault, 1916 Hudsons, 20's and 30's Bentleys, Rolls, all manner of modified speedsters (32 Auburn Speedster…

You could replace every instance of "exotic" with eccentric and/or old and still have it be almost correct. Two will always exist, they have an old car too, but it's some hi-po version, or newer, or a rare feature. They're sure their old car is nicer. It's especially bad if you have the generic version of a…

Not too common in the US, they never sold them new here.

Exner made some truly beautiful and truly amazing designs, but both together was less common. The '61 Imperials come to mind... But I'm biased, we have a convertible.

I was incorrect- Yamaha did the work:

FWIW, the Elise uses a Lotus-tampered head, valvetrain and camshafts, but yeah, otherwise the same.

Or, for half the money, make 700HP in one of these:

You mean like the WRC miracle fences and tape?

The toggle switch for the wipers is a nice touch, too...

I can't recall the specification, but the removable one makes more sense. Pre-tinned wires are lain on each other and heated enough to flow solder. Easily undone if need be. Maybe a NASA spec? Can't recall.

Either way, solder joints, being inflexible, are often not ideal in automotive applications anyway and are…

I have no basis for this, but I wonder if it wasn't a Toyota-driven decision, since the direct injection system was theirs.

Haha well, there's plenty of mis-info out there already, no need to add more. FWIW, the BRZ's FA20 does have the dual injector layout, but for some reason it wasn't retained on the WRX's.

Found an even better image. You can actually see the only injectors are NEXT to the valves.

Er, nope.

Nope, because I misremembered. The comparisons were between the ST and the R...

On a strength basis Crawford has already proved the FA to be a stronger bottom end than the EJs of old. They had a BRZ with 400-odd HP on the stock bottom end, though I think it had some head and valvework. The real issue seems to be the direct injection causing carbon buildup on the back of the valves, which the…

Anytime you're in the snow, you'd want it off. There's plenty of people complaining about the ESC on the lower trim new Subarus that can't be turned off when in snow.