Just like some Vette guys think they didn't make a decent Vette after 1967....I'm thinking 1972-3 for a T/A......to each his own.....
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My father owned a Karman Ghia and all I can remember about the pile of shit was I was 8 years old and my head hit the roof while sitting in the back seat.....the fights my brother and I had to ride shotgun were of epic proportions......especially on the LONG rides from Northern to Southern California.
No quite the same car? No even in the same dimensions! The Alfa is a awesome ride with far better engineering and styling than any FIAT of that era.....except the V6 Dino.
Just say NO!
Coupe......Let me explain this to you in real simple words.......on a regular Vette there is a LARGE HEAVY GIGANTIC glass rear window.....on the Hardtop there is a much SMALLER rear window that allows the ELIMINATION of useless weight! Chevy even put a thinner windshield in the C5 Z06 than the regular Corvettes had.…
Google car.....here we come?
Does that Audi have an Italian Electrical Engineer involved in its design team? I think not....as bad as German reliability is.....there is one thing the Italians excel at.....giving their cars.....how shall I put this?....... CHARACTER! ........YES! That's the politically correct term......CHARACTER!
Your next comment will be something “Luddite” like HEY! I want my steering wheel directly connected to my steering gear/linkage......note to self.....avoid the Infinity Q50!
IN Kommunist Kalifornia.......DMV forces you to do recall work before issuing vehicle registration renewals.....also DMV will cancel registration of uninsured vehicles if your a citizen......if your undocumented......they probably have a program to help you buy a Whooptie and merrily drive away with a state issued…
But those newbies with their 9 second CTSVs are bringing change to the demographics......if only the CUE engineering staff would retire....
That shop was straight out of the 70's a decent shop at least has a CNC for cylinder block machining.....but a flathead isn't a modern V8.
OK I agree with the premiums I send to Hagerty every year they should have put Michigans “FINEST” into that rig.......NOVI!
The flat head should have been “ported&relieved” during the rebuild process......the heads and intake are a complete waste of parts on this motor....flathead will run on complete garbage gas but not very efficient.
You need to quickly edit your post as it is completely FALSE! High Nox levels are from high combustion temperatures......you have obviously never been around a rotary motor.....the EGTs on them are insane!
I'd get rid of my lawnmower too! If it had a steel cutting blade rotating at high RPMs....just the thought of something failing and decapitation is enough for me. Disclaimer.....I have a gardener who does my lawn mowing.
I guess all the questions about toque can be answered by the additional jack shaft and gearing reduction......Kart looked really SLOW! in my observations. From the looks of that engine......3 exhaust ports and the internal architecture it won't have much use as a motive force where torque is required.
Boxter? I think Boxxer when I think V12's wish I would have bought the $72K 512BBi when I was looking at it 7-8 years ago....prices on those have gone NUTS!
This week this “Einstien” crossed the border to hang around a local Home Depot near you......Guess Mexico hasn't heard about Selfie Sticks yet..........
Why? For $5K you can get a Humvee and have those portal axels and more than enough spare change to get it into shape.....Hell! You can do a Duramax swap and still have lots of $$$ left!
I’ll just wait for a nice used ATS-V to hit the market over spending that amount of coin on a Fusion. Few years ago we were car shopping.....I noticed the Ford dealers were pretty busy with “new citizen” clientele then I looked at a nicely optioned Fusion......$30K? Screw That! Walked right out and never went…