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05-09-2004, 02:24 PM | #166 | |
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Re: The evo8 or ls1 firebird trans am??
Anyone even paying attention to the post with the links I made? Plenty of time slips and ETA's on those sites. Also note, invest 5 grand into an Evo 8, and you have something that a F body can't even touch quarter mile or otherwise without significant amounts of money dumped into it.
edit -- not to mention, an Evo 8 will outright slap around either the T/A or the Camaro in the 1320 and a roadcourse on equal footing. |
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Putting 5k into an evo and only getting mid to low 12's...That's pathetic. You could easily get an ls1 into at least low 11's with 5k. |
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05-09-2004, 04:48 PM | #169 | |
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wait so this is an inline 4 against a v8? HAHAH atleast compare on the same level if you're going to bash on the evo, try making all the american inline 4 engines make 300+ horsepower easily, and stop talkin about how the v8 can beat the inline 4 please
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Then don't ever bring up a 4 beating and 8. Why is it always My 4 can kick all V-8 ass then when it doesn't happen it's "well it was a V-8, with twice as many cylinders etc." There are some great 4cylinder engines out there, with the correct combo can hold with V-8s so lets not say we shouldn't compare them. If I drive one and someone pulls up with the other I'm not going to back down and say wait a minute we can't compare these. |
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also without the turbo an evo probably barely makes 140hp, but its the potential the engine has being stock, you can slap on any turbo that gives under 500hp and it'll still run good for years to come, have fun making an american car last as long as the average honda civic, with out without a turbo it won't, and its proven, japanese cars are more reliable than american cars, its been proven for years, thats why american cars devalue alot instantly the moment u buy it, while japanese cars keep their value high, providing high resale. american cars can't last long with or without turbo |
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05-10-2004, 01:05 AM | #176 | ||
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I do believe that from Evo8's postings that you can get quite a bit of extra's with 5k invested in an Evo. LS1 T/A's can be done the same way. Lingenfelter (as an example) can tune a T/A with parts/labor with close to 500hp for less than 6-8k and your in upper 11s all with a 2yr warranty backing. Although I'm not quite sure what you mean about equal footing? Are you suggesting the same level of mods, grip, suspension work, or a bit of everything? I would think they would be pretty equal on equal footing. |
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05-10-2004, 11:33 AM | #177 | |
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Re: The evo8 or ls1 firebird trans am??
exactly.
consider who had the first turbo 4's... dodge had them in the old daytonas, omni glh's... ask polygon about his lebaron that would kill most anything he came up against... ever see the video of the 10 second dodge caravan? had a turbo 2.4 in it... kurt... your note on the et is well viewed... and on a road course, i think we're on the same track... long straights, and the F body would, at the least, hang with the evo... i guess it depends on what kind of corners are on the track, but on stock tires, i'm still going to give the edge to the evo, a proven track machine... (not that the f body isn't, but in stock form... hmm...) |
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Your quote about american cars not being able to last as long as japanese cars....It doesn't matter what kind of car you have, as long as you maintain a car it will last a very long time. I know a guy back home who has a ford ecoline van that he travels in and it has over 750,000 miles on it. All he does is keep up on maintenance. Japanese cars do have higher resale value, but that is it...Either of them will last just as long if you maintain them. |
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05-10-2004, 02:15 PM | #179 | |
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Re: The evo8 or ls1 firebird trans am??
what does that have to do with the comparo, though?
(no offense) but this is going to turn into a stupid ass imports vs. domestics thread, which is pointless. we're comparing performance of 2 vehicles. end of story. they've both got strengths and weaknesses, which we've all hit on. why do we have to get into the "american cars are crap" BS? seriously. why resort to something as childish as that? |
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