Why hasn’t this gotten more attention? This has to be the most idiotic idea ever. With way less performance improvement potential than using a coffee can as your muffler.

“It should be interesting to see what all of those voters in the Rust Belt states have to say about this.”

That JEEP’s engine seems dodgy. A 2 liter turbo diesel might be perfect.

4 barrel Quadrajet on a 2 barrel Ford 302 intake manifold. I used an adapter designed to put a 2 barrel carb onto a 4 barrel manifold, installed upside down. For all of that 4 barrel power.

The last time I swapped a motor into a CJ-5 we headed for Slaughterhouse Gulch immediately. At night. In February. Of course it broke down and we almost died.

Yep. Bought my XJ as an auto for this reason. The torque converter means that even with relatively tall gears you could put your tires on the rock and gas it until you could make it. Granted, it wasn’t easy—you would sometimes launch and have to brake.

The first gen X5 had about 300 hp and all open diffs. Amazingly easy to get it spinning on one wheel. And you never quite knew which it would be.

Yes! I bought the body of my MGB for $2,000, the engine for $1,000, spent another $2,000 and sold it for $1,000. Brilliant!

Also, he is a movie star but you have the look.

The bad news? 24 million people are about to lose their health insurance. The good news? 14 million fewer people will be hit by Mustangs.

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This is how a Jeep wiper works.

I had one. Bought it when it was 7 years old with 10,000 miles. Put another 20,000 on it. Only ever changed the oil. The most reliable (and maybe most fun) car I ever owned. And I owned a first gen Miata too.

Eating there was probably the most dangerous thing he did.

I thought we hated turbos almost as much as we hate autos and non-wagons here at Jalop.

Great question! 1957 Thunderbird. Not too different, really. A starter, gas and brake pedal, automatic transmission.

Yes! The sound is the only reason to go. I went to one race in Texas years ago and when I talk about it the thing that sticks with me is the roar of that pushrod V8 blasting into the final turn at the back straight. Nothing else like it.

Funny. I bought my A3 because of that transmission. I could have bought an A4 for the same money but the snappy shifts, rev matching, and absolute control were awesome. Loved it to the day I sold it. Better than any slushbox I ever owned. They slushing suck!

My MGB. Bought it for $2,000, spent $5,000 on it. Sold it for $1,700. Was glad to see it gone. I hope the new owner enjoys the rust bucket, fuse blowing, fire-catching heap.

Seriously, I thought Opel was one of those post-war “will you take it?” Sort of deals. Was GM building obviously, hum, cars all along? Seems like a fine car for a racist fascist mother fucher