"imports suck"

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Flowcus wrote:
Ummm the new GT500 is going to rape a corvette... bad. Detuned version of the Ford GT engine... 5.0 supercharged 450hp 450tq only down fall is an open rear end. Or what about the Saleen mustangs... over priced and ugly but still really fast.

And I remember reading somewhere that over in europe they can buy an elise with a 400hp twin turbo V8.

The Z06 shouldn't get raped. Really, depending on gearing and weight, a new base model Corvette might be closer than you'd expect.

I think that Elise would beat both, though.

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adog wrote:
The Z06 shouldn't get raped. Really, depending on gearing and weight, a new base model Corvette might be closer than you'd expect.

I think that Elise would beat both, though.
I agree. The new Z06 is much much lighter than the 500 , cobra, and saleen, with similar or more hp/tq.

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AFSil80 wrote:
No, the V8 TT Lotus was the Lotus Espirit.

The Elise has always had a 1.8L. The NEW Elise has the Toyota GT-S 1.8L, just as the European versions had in the past.

The US Elise's in past years had a Honda B18C5 under the hood.

My bad, I knew that, just spaced it out of my mind. Elise~Espirit.....little different, but both start with an EEEEEEEE

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just read this thread lol haha... sounds like EVERYONE in my school with there ford pickups

imports own

[burnteclipse]

Was the guy that was yelling hanging half out the window in a cut off shirt complimented with a mullet?

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[QUOTE=ticklemedaly]I know, I have always just found it funny that ford actually attempted to put a turbo in a mustang.....which in the first place should have a damn big ass motor in it. One day, theyll wake up and realize that they should bring in a bigger motor, and build it right to where itll compete against a vette.....

Daly, first off, there is not a camaro or any other car for that matter to compete with the mustang, they are kinda on their own, second, Ford designs mustangs with the aftermarket in mind so that you don't have to pay corvette price to make them faster than a vette, they now have in place a data sharing program for easier after market stuff, third, supercharging they thought was better due to no lag and of course the low end torque that comes with them, and finally, you don't need a bigger motor when you can build one that can handle 2000 hp, you just need to worry about the other parts that will break. My .02 cents as a mustang lover, now that I know what jdm stands for, I can pick on it if you like

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CCr wrote:
[QUOTE=ticklemedaly]I know, I have always just found it funny that ford actually attempted to put a turbo in a mustang.....which in the first place should have a damn big ass motor in it. One day, theyll wake up and realize that they should bring in a bigger motor, and build it right to where itll compete against a vette.....

Daly, first off, there is not a camaro or any other car for that matter to compete with the mustang, they are kinda on their own, second, Ford designs mustangs with the aftermarket in mind so that you don't have to pay corvette price to make them faster than a vette, they now have in place a data sharing program for easier after market stuff, third, supercharging they thought was better due to no lag and of course the low end torque that comes with them, and finally, you don't need a bigger motor when you can build one that can handle 2000 hp, you just need to worry about the other parts that will break. My .02 cents as a mustang lover, now that I know what jdm stands for, I can pick on it if you like

I know, I do like mustangs, but just as a mech/tech, really hate working on fords in general. Mustangs really need superchargers, as my car does too. IMO, Mustangs shouldn't come with less than 8 cylinders, as with the Camaro, Vette (I know, it doesn't, but just to put in category)....to me, these are all great domestic cars, known for their history. And yes, you can make fun of my JDM too, if you feel the need to.