@sr20spitfirehotrod: you're going to have a hard time fitting the carbs to support 225 hp under that package tray. Honestly 160 hp in a car this light (it's no beetle, but it's still nowhere near as heavy as you'd think) should motivate it just fine.
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not many 911s' engines fail at 5000 ft above ground level. aircraft engines are ridiculously overbuilt. as an acvw owner, i can't believe people fly planes powered by the damn things (but those usually have dual magnetos, other aircraft features, and realllly low redlines). getting stuck at an Arby's parking lot is…
@Turbineguy - Minister of Awesome: yes. have you not noticed that every buick is either piloted by someone about to die, or the misbegotten , sketchy, waster offspring (several generations later) of said terminal case?
the oil cooling does bleed off some of the heat, but if the head can't be cooled by air (sooner than the oil percolates to the cooler), valve seats will drop. oil cooling is no doubt part of the AC engine, but you gotta keep the jugs and heads cool primarily with air. oil can't keep up.
@essper: they do sound different. no water jacket=more mechanical sounds.
griffith valvecovers? nice.
she has, ah, done some pretty wild stuff involving another lady's whole hand. i would pay to watch that. just sayin.
@iancoleTX: "what would an external combustion engine look like?" [KOODGE] [achewood.com]
@PotbellyJoe - Needs more laudanum, can you point me to the nearest apothecary?: COTD. not that too many will get the reference.
@wingbatwu: are those two tiny jets?
@Cheeseslap was scolded for driving his ACR in the snow.: ok, i was there in 93-97, and it was a nice jewish neighborhood. when did you see it as a slum?
why are all these idiots wearing shorts? oh wait, don't answer that.
it's "wring" (like a towel) out. pet peeve, drives me crazy though.
@LappingLuke: a shooting brake was a wagon from which riders could shoot and/or carry their dogs.
@all oiled up: fourthed!
nevermind, oymurtaci beat me to it.
the bros (Duke University bros, no less) a few houses down drive BMWs, Yukons, Range Rovers and even an Audi A5 while in college (who's paying for this shit? oh right, mom & dad). Of course they throw trash (party cups etc) all over the fucking street because we live in "The Ghetto" (aka anywhere in Durham not part…
make perfectly clear that you want the car DEAD COLD when you show up. allowing the seller to warm it up (especially with carbed cars) allows them to hide all kinds of bad stuff.
@JalopJeff: "torks"=speak english