I think that power is more likely to get one IN trouble .1 second quicker.

Typing this from the driver seat of my very own (presently stationary) 435 horsepower Mustang. I’m not convinced all that power would do me any good in a tight spot. The car is borderline uncontrollable even with traction control, unless you’re pretty deliberate with your driving. It would be unwise to panic and just…

Coefficients of friction with tires is not keeping up. All this is resulting in more spinning, more driveway-exit oversteer shenanigans.   Keep those smartphones rolling people, dis gunna be gud!

I’m a huge fan and owner of performance cars. However, I wonder at what point the horsepower and performance numbers become meaningless. 700 HP and under 3 second 0-60 times with 200+ MPH top speeds are really awesome and cool and such, but outside of a track where can it be used? We all know this is going to increase…

Do yourself a favor and at least go drive a 2013-2014 Porsche 981 Boxster. It has the exotic look and feel you want, is the most fun to drive car you can get at almost any price, sounds amazing and can be had in great condition for your budget. That generation has proven to be very reliable, the maintenance is minimal…

A BRZ with some fancy wheels, and a slight suspension drop can look pretty good :D

I mean, c’mon! That’s an iPad tacked on, couldn’t you integrate it better like Ram does it, Ford?

My video of the splitter is much better than the one in this article.

I think what he is saying is that the interior of this $140k ‘vette isn’t much better than a $60k ‘vette.  You would think an additional 133% of cash over a base car would get you a much nicer interior. If you bought a $20k car you would expect a $46.6k car would have a much nicer interior, no?

Its a thing now for complexes and neighborhoods (aka bitch ass HOA’s) to have stupid shit in their rules. From trash cans not being out so far to stuff like this. On one hand I get it. Who wants to drive through and see cars sitting on bricks, spiderwebs under them etc. A lot of people use car ports in complexes as…

Wait... so when the block heater fails, default mode is engine fire to warm the block? Genius!

Lol, I know. I’m busting your balls.

Being around assembly line people all day, i assure you, no, they are not craftsmen. They may have pride in what they do, but they are assemblers, not designers or engineers. They are needed people.

Correct me if I am wrong, but since the 2JZ was a response to the Nissan RB26DETT, which itself was over-engineered, and both were engineered to take the stress of racing. And therein lies one of the main reasons for the over-engineered factor.

Right. But the over engineering is in the spec. I can design to a safety factor of 2 or 3 or perform extra analysis just to make sure my part is good.

It’s more because over engineering costs more and is more weight (thus less performance). We, or at least I, didn’t have any directive to increase post-purchase parts sales, but part costs were tightly scrutinized. However, we didn’t give two shits about the aftermarket, because why should we? The aftermarket wasn’t…

That’s a overstatement. as a former employee of Toyota I never truly understood the brand until I started working for them. I am personally a Nissan fanatic. But over engineering is what Toyota did best. It is what made all of their cars extremely reliable. Everything is over engineered for the simple matter of the…

You must specify the differences in the 2JZ-ge. the non-vvti bottom end is nearly identical to the GTE. Same rods, crank minus the oil squirters. It has a thinner headgasket so the compression is higher but overall it can hold the same abuse as a GTE if the HG is swapped.

I just had this discussion with my friend. We both have automotive engineering backgrounds and he’s still working in the industry. Both of us agreed that, if it were built today, the 2JZ would be a great example of bad engineering. By that I mean, as an engineer, we’re not supposed to overbuild a motor or any…

David,