If you can find me a pushrod V8 that runs low 13's, can be driven to and from work each day, actually goes round corners and can get to Adelaide without a hickup on $100 dollars petrol - i might change my mind - maybe...... Steve. p.s i still reserve the right to think that harry guy is a peanut:) hehehe geez im a stirrer!
Duncan Shillito wrote: > as a former stock pushrod V8 owner, i agree james......... > > i was only trying to help suggest that for N/A street cars - cid is very > important, that's half the reason why everyone throws an L20B into a 510 > instead of retaining the 1600. > > as for harry firth - if you don't know who he is - do some research. former > bathurst winner, founder of the holden dealer team, mentor of peter > brock................ he probably knew a thing or two about cars !!!! > > with today's technology, boost rules !!!!! > > cheers, > dunc. > > >From: James Marmont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: Boost vs Cubic inches > >Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 15:17:50 +1100 > > > >i am well aware of this > >but another thing to remember is that v8s use 1950s technology. they still > >use push rods for fucks sake! if a manufacturer made a well balanced 3 > >liter v8, using quad cams and 4 or 5 valves per cylinder, that would change > >the whole equation and put out the same if not more power. torque may be > >down a bit, but nothing forced induction cant fix!!! > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: James Cox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2001 2:52 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Boost vs Cubic inches > > > > > >Gentlemen, > > > >I enjoy seeing a L20B beat a V8 off the lights as much as anyone else but > >you must remember we are talking a highly modified L20B vs a fairly stock > >V8. Its all about how much air and fuel you can get into an engine, and a > >larger motor will always have the cability to intake more air and fuel. A > >twin turbo RB26 can put out 1000hp but a equaly worked blown V8 will put > >out > >10,000hp. There is a reason why the quickest cars in the world run the 1/4 > >with blown big block V8s. > > > >Although as you know your a lot more likey to be able to afford to drive a > >700 - 800hp turbo (both in building cost and in petrol) on the road than a > >10,000hp blown V8, blown V8s are BIG $$$ and use a LOT of fuel, I've heard > >of such cars using over a litre of AVGAS per km! > > > >Don't want to burst anyone's bubble, but a larger engine, worked equally, > >will aways produce more power. > > > >James Cox > > > > > > > > > > > >OF COURSE THERE IS ITS CALLED BOOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > >That Harry guy is obviously a peanut. > > > > > > > > >Duncan Shillito wrote: > > > > > > > > "there is no substitute for cubic inches" !!!!.................(harry > > >firth 1967). > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
