Nope. Completely different engine. Same concept and company only.

See post above. Two valve, pushrod, high RPM applications break things. The DOHC 4V would be MUCH more streetable

...a better question is “how can you NOT drift it?” Those things fly sideways half the time anyway.

airplane engine != car engine. Airplane guys have to be FAA certified. All you need ofr this beast is cash.

I’m 5'4" Shortly is the only way my employer EVER talks to me.

Ford and Chevy V8s all have the same firing pattern. there is only one way to make is smoothest.

They are gas wasting, mouth breathing, idiots?

uh. no. You can do anything you like under that hood as long as it LOOKS stock. Some states even let you do what you like as long as you can pass the tailpipe sniffer, which absolutely makes sense.

there goes my argument to “LS all the things.” a 4V LS. welcome to 1993.

The current and probably last hot rod is a fairly clean example of the final year of the Lincoln Mark VIII. With some bracing, stiff bushings, fully adjustable coil overs, big brakes, a six speed transmission, a couple of turbos, a set of 4.10s in a Torsen differential, new leather and upgraded bolsters on the seats,…

What a perfect wonderful world that would be

Anthony Michael’s older brother.

New pistons solve the compression ratio, but you don’t just slap on direct injection like you would a bigger carb. I’m about positive that you are stuck with port injection at best, but yes, a wee turbo, a wee intercooler, maybe some meth/water injection and POW 300HP. Hell, a stupid charger (sic (yes, I just posted…

The Firebird spent most of its life at 10.25:1 compression, so it required
“Ethyl,” or the premium gasoline of the day. With the 2.42 gears, it really wasn’t bad on the street with a ton of low end torque (you didn’t realize how tall the gears were until your were shifting into second at 65+ and third at 130+. With…

Willing to bet that this thing is running 12-13:1 compression ratio to get that kind of HP out of that kind of displacement. Super- or turbocharging would not be feasible.

I wondered how long THIS would take after reading Torchy’s article today. Apparently it takes about two hours.

Get Torque II for android. You can monitor all kinds of stuff in real time.

...and stay the fuck away from California.

The automotive gods always require a blood sacrifice. If it’s not your palm on the ring compressor, it’s something else on another part. I once stepped on a piece of a cut up valve cover and pierced my left foot. It is just going to happen.

I want one!

So what was the mile gasage like?

Oh, wait. I drive an heavy metal, American luxo-barge with performance pretensions. I have mile gasage. The Nano gets gas mileage, I’m sure.

This kind of goes to show something I’ve been preaching for years: If you want low emissions and good mileage, you don’t want a Prius…