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Re: Rather have a Big One

To: JPKKMK@aol.com
Subject: Re: Rather have a Big One
From: Alvin and Lucille Johnson <johnson@ids.net>
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 08:06:52 -0500
Any torque?? That's what makes big displacement V-8s fun to drive and
little engines wheezy 'round town, and it's necessary to row 'em thru
the gears.
Al J.


---JPKKMK@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 2/3/99 3:27:13 PM Pacific Standard Time, tigerpb@ids.net
> writes:
> 
> << All this talk of engine swapping has got me bench racing again! Did anyone
>  see the new Honda sportscar? Normally most Hondas rate a yawn with me, but
>  the specs on this one are impressive. The car is rear wheel drive with a
>  five speed. The 2 liter 4 cyl. is rated at 240 HP!
>  OK, who's going to be first in line at the wrecking yard when one of these
>  gets totaled? Can you imagine an all aluminum engine like this swapped into
>  an LBC? A Hopine that'll kick butt! >>
> And the engine redlines at 9000rpms!!!!!!!! that is my kind of fun
unless they've got a blower or turbo.

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