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07-24-2003, 04:14 PM
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Location: San Marcos, CA
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For all you 4 banger technology buffs out there, i don't know who said it but they said it best. There's no substitute for cubic inches.
I once saw a sticker on a 1996 Twin Turbo Toyota Supra at the Qualcomm 1/8 mile drags here in San Diego that read : "Technology is the only subsitute for cubic inches" Boy was he wrong. Granted he was just an idiot, cause he didn't ever burn out and he spun his tires 1/2 way down the track, but every single high CI car there smoked him and every other 4 cyl. car there. There was an old 60's Nova II wagon with nothing but a Chevy 502ci Big Block in it smoking everything. I'll say it plain and simple, 4 bangers are cool and all with their factory turbos, but don't expect a souped up 4 banger to ever beat a souped up V8. Fastest drag cars in the world are V8's. Can you tell I like big engines? BTW : Nice SRT-4. I love Dodge, always have, always will. Anyone who makes an engine as awesome as the Hemi is good for life in my book.
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07-24-2003, 04:37 PM
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Location: WA
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this car is a bracket race car. it could churn out better quarter numbers, but seeing as they can hit .003 with in their dial in time at the worst, Its a pretty damn good race car.
3 spd auto is good for bracket racing because you have 3 gears which you can setup to shift at an exact time, plus autos will always shift faster than a manual. Mopar rocks!
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07-25-2003, 01:54 AM
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Location: At the Casino
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I think one thing that the hard core big block guys need to realize is that there are 2 types of 4 banger guys. One type is like me. I realize that displacement is always king. Turbo a 2.0 and get 300 ponies, turbo a 5.0 and get 500 or more. I love big v8's but 4 bangers are fun also. Then there is the other type. They are just dumb. They think that a turbo 4 will take anything.
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07-25-2003, 11:08 AM
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Location: portland, oregon
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crappy build. crappy engine. just too many stories of friends/acquaintences that's had a shitty neon, and so forth.
i most certainly hate their look. but then, i dislike a lot of autos.  and it isn't just "anti-dodge" them i'm going on. i like the viper, dislike where the new truck look is going..blahblah there are just some cars a guy can't stand. neon being one of mine. cheers Quote:
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07-27-2003, 02:30 AM
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Location: San Marcos, CA
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No one Turbos high-displacement engines unless it's gonna be 2+ Turbos, and even if you do it's gonna cost you a lot more. I.E. NASCAR has 4 (yes, four) Turbos on theirs, and things like Champ cars and F-1's usually have 2 if any.
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07-27-2003, 05:08 AM
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Location: At the Casino
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There are lots of single turbo kits for lt1 and ls1 engines. But I have to say that twin turbo is the way to go. And did I have to specificaly mention twin turbo? I was trying to keep the comparison the same. Me? I am saving up the cash for a twin turbo 350 or 454. I am still trying to decide on the size. Only set back is the engine is going to cost me well over $10k, then I need to find a car to put it in. As for supercharging, it just seems that every one does it. So I want to avoid SC for now.
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I wonder how long that tranny is going to last with 700 some hp going through it...
