Good stuff here. I do similar things such as remove the alternator and realize it’s like turning off the air-conditioner with a lot of low-end power restored.

Hard to see 118hp as fast but my heavier Insight at 1850lbs stock with 68 horsepower is quite decent actually.

Don’t fret too much. You actually have a better engine block. If bored to 2.3 you will have a closed-deck engine where as the RS engine is semi-closed.

Yeah but your A6 isn’t really geared as low or as fun to throw into corners. A proper setup is kind of impractical as you basically go through all the gears immediately and then have nothing left.

Rear drive too! I met a guy in Livonia who had a bunch of them and most were rocking 400whp turbo setups with the 2.3 swapped to a DOHC Volvo Head.

I have had to jump start someone who had their battery die and it was rather embarrassing for him because each time I’d have him try he would have to get back in the car and blow again once the battery drained from a start attempt and reset the machine.

What the? Umm no.

Dude people pay that for a 2006 Lancer Evolution IX with 80,000 miles.

Never really investigated the Prius engine, figured it wouldnt have been DOHC.

No idea on a car... I’m a synthesizer geek and people on my audiophile forum buy these crazy $13K McIntosh tube amps and swear by them.

Well Nissan owns Mitsubishi now... Maybe just give us another Evo.

No McIntosh... hmm

PRO: Hey we doubled the engine size. CON: It has 60hp per liter so basically just wastes gas and is still approaching north of 5000lbs so its still slow too.

I kinda feel like they were the original “Challenger Driver” car.

Interesting... so technically a small device that releases water vapor into the oven should make an electric oven taste better then....

I have had electric ovens in many of the past houses I have lived in. Recently moved to a place with a gas oven. Holy cow, the crappy pizzas I have been making for years suddenly have crispy brown edges and are crunchy yet not hard...

Except the part where it’s a built engine... can’t really say that’s bolt ons.

I’ve always thought the engines were garbage. Turbocharged 3.0 liter making 100hp/liter. From the same company that builds naturally aspirated quality engines that make 100hp/liter?

I have a much larger Holset HY35 on my 1.9 TDI and I get mine to spool 2psi at around 2300rpm and full boost comes in around ~4100.

I own a pair of Piloti shoes... the functional ones with heel-toe tread on the side of the shoe asymmetrically.