Resume updated to include Jalop comment of the day.

In most cases, the old “gross” HP engines couldn’t even produce their advertised ratings with all the mods you mentioned.

your buddy’s Mustang will always be slower then my “Chevelle I used to have in the 70's”

Notably missing from the list is “my buddy’s Mustang” which always has way more power than Ford ever claimed.

on the other hand, the most overated power output is any civic with a “cold” air intake and an exhaust. the “gentleman’s agreement” here is that in combination these add 50+ horsepowers

I am honored that you made a post about this. You did a lot more justice to the topic of rotary valves than most people do. Most just assume it is a Wankel rotary engine.

May I suggest for your next project that you try sleeve valves? That should provide hours of toil and frustration too!

Well the 1997 model is slow by today’s standards. The 1999+ one is still not bad by today’s standards.

Yes... I understand torque. Do you understand power-to-weight ratio? Do you understand weight distribution?

If they put in the V8, it would have had LESS power and more weight.

I bet he won’t mince his words.

Would you steak your reputation on it?

Sounds like India will be the subject of Jeremy’s next beef.

Should I lease or should I buy:

Charge him with a salt!

Really, it’s because when I get a perfectly rev-matched heel-toe downshift, I feel like a god-damned hero, and it doesn’t matter what I’m driving or how fast I’m going. I actually drove 2 Ferraris (360 and 430) on a track for about 20 minutes. I had WAY more fun thrashing a 5-speed Hyundai Accent on the same track.

Porsche is the only company in that group still offering cars with a manual transmission. I’d still pick a base 911 or a Boxter over something with flappy-paddles, because I’m old and grumpy.

Dom doesn’t follow the laws of physics. He never went to law school.

Driver’s seat?