Yeah, but those are diesels.
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But what about pre-1997 cars converted to hydrogen?
They should just put a blower on it already. I could probably take that engine, put a custom cam in it, put on a Weiand 174 blower on top of a custom manifold, and make over 300 HP. The 174 is big enough for a Chevy 350, and perhaps a 377, so it would make tons of power on a little Subaru engine.
My C10 has vents down there. It’s great in the summer, especially without air conditioning. The little fold out windows are great too.
Chevy C10 pickup. Simple, dirt cheap, 3-on-the-tree or four-on-the-floor if you get a manual transmission model. Around here, you can get them for under $1000 frequently. A 1978 model was my first car, and I still drive it now.
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Show me a modern Mercedes diesel as durable and long-lasting as the OM616/617, or a modern GM V6/V8 that could last as long as the old 305/351 GMC V6/Buick Nailhead/Pontiac 287, or a modern Ford diesel that could match the longevity of the 6.9 IDI. There are a lot of old engines that could outlast anything made today…
Easy way to get around this: buy a car with no electronics. Mechanical diesel or carbureted points ignition gas engine with mechanically regulated alternator. The law clearly states “...to an electronic system of a motor vehicle...”, so if there are no electronics and all modifications are mechanical, you can’t be…
It’s also fairly easy and much cheaper to build a submachine gun, assuming you have the time and a drill press, welder and basic hand tools. It happens in other countries (especially ones in South America) all the time. Eventually that’s what we’ll see happening.
.223 is hardly “exceedingly powerful".
Lawnmowers. I started by tinkering with lawnmowers, moved up to tractors, and eventually got an old C10, which I still drive.
I drove my ‘78 C10 at somewhere around 120 mph (I don’t know the speed exactly; the speedometer was pegged at 100) on a track once because I was curious how fast it would go. That was the scariest drive of my life, and I’ve been in quite a few purpose built race cars. The fact that the seat was a really slippery vinyl…
What about LeMons
This reminds me of when I took a trip to New York in my C10, right after I got it. First, it started overheating (it was summer), so we put a 160 degree thermostat and 7lb radiator cap on it in the parking lot of a Pep Boys. Then, the coil burnt out on the side if the highway on the way back, but I, just having been…
There were many old cars that got good fuel economy. Take my 1978 C10 for example. It got 20 mpg stock and gets 25 now with an aftermarket cam, dual exhaust, carb, and intake. Engine is a 305 v8. Transmission is a TH350 3 speed auto. 20 mpg is really good for a pickup, I would say, even nowadays.
A car tracking everywhere you go and suggesting places for you to stop sounds more like it’s increasing this so called “tyranny of technology”, rather than freeing you from it. I would think that having a “ low-tech package” available as an option would be a better way of accomplishing what they are saying they want…
There is a Suburban with a Detroit Diesel 8V92 in it. That’s a V8 with 92 cubic inches per cylinder, and a two stroke diesel to boot. One of my friends got to drive it once at some off road event. According to him, driving it is almost impossible. The steering and brakes are barely adequate for the car, the engine…
The minimalist interior looks nice, but the idea of having to control everything in your car through the touchscreen is worrying. What if it breaks? That would leave your car completely inoperable. Also, using a touch screen while driving is very distracting compared to pushing a button or flipping a switch. Honestly…
That’s not even the only strangely named Japanese car either. Here’s a partial list: