Your favorite engine...

[Tex]

The sound of the M5 in the first post holy cow....


The only other thing posted here that gave me bigger goose bumps was the turbo'd Cutlass, when that thing hit.... MY GOD

[Meatwad]

I would take this car over any japanese import
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy5cifQFuq0

[FreeRideFrosty]

For sure. That car is downright nasty. Something amazing about hitting over 1000 WHP with the tires spinning.

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Please explain this one........"LS7 - 505hp, 30mpg. Cam, headers, exhaust = 650rwhp with out losing much economy at all. And its N/A."

Since when do you gain nearly 150hp from exhaust, cam, and headers? From my years of experience, I say NFW. Alll due respect, but come on.

Sorry, most of the time I can only find rwhp numbers since people can't usually afford to take their engine out and have it put on a true engine dyno. I meant crank HP there. So 650hp at the crank.

There are a few packages out there which consist of just a cam, headers (long tubes most likely, though they don't specify), and a cat-back that most likely eliminates the bypass valve for better flow. 650hp at the crank isn't hard when the cylinder heads flow as much as they do.

The heads flow about 370cfm on the INTAKE and close to 250cfm on the exhaust. The cam spec is 211/230 duration @ .050" lift with .591"/.591" lift. Don't know the LSA off the top of my head. The heads themselves have a 12* intake port. This engine is amazing with the amount of design work in it. No cam phasing, no boost, no DOHC setup. Just an insane pushrod motor with perfect geometry.

LG motor sports got 540rwhp with cam/headers/air filter and no tuning at all, stock ECM. I imagine that there is a bit of power left with the tune. I haven't looked up any new stuff from LG motorsports., thisi is an old post.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthre...rum_id=100

[Procharged5.0]

That make more sense. Thanks for clearing it up.

Gotta love the added displacement the LS7 brings to the table huh? In some ways wish Ford had followed GM's path of super-fine tuning the venerable small block. Chrysler did with the 6.1L & 6.4L motors but a 7L should be made in my opinion. It's also too bad Chrysler is so anal about letting ANYBODY tweak their computers! We could have a killer musclecar renaisance on our hands!

[Thirdgen89GTA]

I think Chrysler will relent. Afterall, as much as we love the halo from the stock cars. Its what we can do to the stock cars that we remember years down the line. Anytime I talk to someone who was into muscle cars in the 50s, 60s, and early 70s all they talk about when you bring a car up is how they bought one and then what happened when they modded it.

I think the LS7 is an amazing engine for making 505hp and 30mpg which lets it slide under the gas guzzler tax. GM stuck a baby cam in it, so I can imagine a much larger duration camshaft making some serious power. I imagine if they go all out with a cam for a race engine and don't concern themselves with durability the LS7 may possibly begin to rival GM's 2.2 small block NASCAR motors.

[Gforce]

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/28959...1B6B8F.htm

Nothing beats the sound of a 5cyl. I used to have one of these for a bit when i lived in wisconsin. Mine was an 86 non turbo. It was the most fun car i have ever owned or driven.

What the hell is that? It kinda looks like a dodge shelby charger, but I never heard one sound like that and the front end looks a little different.

[Thirdgen89GTA]

What the hell is that? It kinda looks like a dodge shelby charger, but I never heard one sound like that and the front end looks a little different.

The logos before the video should be enough to tell you. Its an Audi Quattro. I think either based on, or a replica of the S1 a Group B rally car near 600hp.

There is a documentry with plenty of footage of the group B rally cars.

Also for enjoyment....
http://videos.streetfire.net/search/audi...53d4f2.htm

Group B rally are insane beasts. Banned from racing because they were simply too fast, too dangerous.

[pwnzor]

i have never been a fan of v8's. They are overkill, with a ton of wasted power unless you go to the strip, whats the point in having a V8 as a daily go-getter?

I'll take this engine anyday over a POS V8, however thats JMO......... and yes, It will hang in a short distance with a musclecar, listen to those secondary cams kick in!!!! for a 4 cyl its sick, you cant argue that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NaIY_C5s...ed&search=

[DAVEC-NITRO-RS4]

I'd say 240-270hp is plenty for getting around town and having little bursts of fun, keeping it under 100mph. Why feed all those horses all the time?

Fuel, tires, insurance, and speeding tickets are too expensive.

[Meatwad]

if i had to have an import this would be it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3DmM3kKxHE

[Thirdgen89GTA]

I would never build up a front wheel drive car. Sure, I am partial to F-bodies and Mustangs...etc.. But I'm more of a fan of RWD or AWD cars in general. All that power, and what happens when you get on the gas? You take weight off the front wheels, the driven wheels.

In unlimited racing catagories people don't build FWD vehicles, they do AWD or RWD.

[FreeRideFrosty]

My VW is fun for now. When I actually BUILD a car it will be some sort of RWD American monster. The second, will probably be something like a Supra.

[SixVi6-Camaro]

LS7 is what I would go with. mild cam, long tube headers, dumped true duals, t400 tranny, 4000 stall, 9" rearend.. all in my Camaro I'd be happy. I'd probably still drive it in the snow too just as I do now.. lol. Actually an LSx engine in just about anything RWD would be cool with me. lol!

I'd never even buy a FWD and wouldn't even want an AWD car.

[Meatwad]

LS7 is what I would go with. mild cam, long tube headers, dumped true duals, t400 tranny, 4000 stall, 9" rearend.. all in my Camaro I'd be happy. I'd probably still drive it in the snow too just as I do now.. lol. Actually an LSx engine in just about anything RWD would be cool with me. lol!

I'd never even buy a FWD and wouldn't even want an AWD car.

yeah but the question would be .would u go anywhere with all that power

[SixVi6-Camaro]

yeah I'd get everywhere really fast.. lol

[Meatwad]

not in the snow

[SixVi6-Camaro]

bahh.. it would be a problem.. I drive the car as it is now with no problems and it runs 12's in the 1/4 mile now. just takes Good tires, throttle and car control and snow, ice, rain whatever is no problem.

[rocco79]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObhF3V9G8NQ

Me likey dis one!

[SixVi6-Camaro]

I'm partial to this one..

http://www.fquick.com/videos/viewvideo.php?id=799

1000hp at low boost.. lol.



also the TT LS1 Volvo..

http://www.fquick.com/videos/viewvideo.php?id=665

[motoxer4life]

if i had to pick from the first post i would haveto pick the beamer since my mom drives one. But if i could have any car...
I would prolly take a '67 camaro like my friends. I got a ride to school in it once and it frickin shakes when you tap the throttle. its fast as hell 2.

[squirrel]

V-tec ! ! ! ! !

Was never a fan of all that bullsh!t until I was in Hot Rod U at UTI. Me and a couple buddies got stuck with an Intergra Type-R(true Type-R) And we actually beat the horsepower numbers laid down by a supercharged 5.0 stang. Had never actually heard the V-tec kick in until that point either. It really makes it sound like a swarm of mosquitoes then!!!