Fair point but you did compare the Voodoo to the LS3. The torque of the Voodoo is not its strength, the power is. If you want a torquey motor your better off with a turbo motor or one GMs many V8s. The Voodoo is cool but the biggest let down for me is the crank is not that much lighter then a Cayote and no where close…

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You missed the point, you are comparing peak numbers where the LS3 blows away the Voodoo in torque for the great majority of the power curve. It’s like saying the person who had the fastest lap always wins the race.

Well the Voodoo is an awesome engine it is not a torque monster. Torque/L means nothing in the real world, Torque/engine-weight means a lot more. You can’t beat the LS3 or LT1 for torque, have you seen the overdrive those engines can be driven at? You think you can skip from first to fourth (ie skip shift) with a…

You are right. I actually support a simple progressive tax. It would be a single calculation. No deductions. When everybody has deductions it only benefits the accountants. Also I think the tax system is becomes regressive for the super wealthy as example of this article, which is less fair then a flat tax. It costs…

Exactly! I feel like Obama just wants to apologize for being an American.

Don’t hate the players, hate the game! Why do you think people have been calling for flat tax code?

The reason you would want to disable it is because it might overreact to a situation like some BMWs that I’ve driven where if you get a hint of wheel slip it’s like you don’t have an engine when you step in the throttle. It’s all a matter of programming and ESC has come a long way by the way of helping a driver rather…

Just looked at the owners manual, ESC and TSC are disabled with the long press, RSC is only disabled in 4WD low.

The manual option would make the whole package killer but it makes life easier for engineers to eliminate the idiot behind the wheel.

Most V8 swaps are the lightest way to get to the desired power level. And Turbos aren’t light http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/chevrolet-introduces-the-all-new-lt1-v8-engine-for-the-c7-corvette-ar136830.html

I kind of disagree that the Raptor with off road computers turned off is another truck with coil overs. There is no way that a stock full size truck will be as good as the raptor for cheaper, look at the Ram Runner, which was a 60-70k truck that didn’t really work that well because it wasn’t a factory effort but is…

Surprised to hear it rides better then an STI because reviews say it rides needlessly rough. That bodes well for me with my 2006 STI because I don’t want something that would ride rougher.

Couldn’t you run this thing in 2WD only and turn off the AWD? Can you turn off the traction and stability control completely? The drive modes are merely settings for all the systems, but I would hope you could turn off most of the systems?

You are probably right. I guess dual exhaust means two exits most of the time and true dual means the pipes run the full length of the truck. It makes sense that they would connect them. Looking TFLTruck video above both pipes go into the same muffler and I was wondering how that inside of the muffler keeps the flows…

That’s a sales article that offers no engineering explanation for anything it claims. The new raptor has “true dual” exhaust which means no x or h pipe. My question is why?

How does Mercedes not look good when a Fearri on newer tires couldn’t pass them when they were clearly off pace. If the Fearri had gotten past Rossberg we would have seen the full speed of Hamilton in the Mercedes.

How come Rossberg didn’t pass Hamilton then? What Hamilton did took remarkable skill and made the race more interesting for the fans. It’s everything Formula 1 needs now.

If you look on the video at 7:04 the Ford guy says “True Dual Exhaust”, I would say if its true that would mean no x-pipe. Dual 3" is a lot of pipe for only 450 HP but it definitely doesn’t hurt. I guess it is long and sharp bends around the axle so comparing it to a car its not fair.

That video is where I found out it has true dual exhaust, my question is why? Seems weird on a V6 and I’m not sure it helps out the sound because depending on your location relative the pipes you could get weird harmonics from two 3 cylinder banks.