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Re: Rather have a Big One

To: Mark Radelow <radelow@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Rather have a Big One
From: Alvin and Lucille Johnson <johnson@ids.net>
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 17:28:18 -0500
Mark Radelow wrote:
> 
> Funny thing about the Honda S2000 is NOWHERE will you find Torque
> listings. I am predicting MAX 160 FT. LBS., and that peak being reached
> somewhere WAY north of 4500 rpm.  That car is gonna be one of the worst
> daily drivers ever built.  Proof?  Go drive a Integra Type-R.  Unless
> you keep that bastard above 5000 rpm, Toyota Tercel's are gonna be
> passing you.  nothing quite like pushrod V8 power.  Funny thing is, I
> have even seem some pushrod v8's make GOOD power well north of 5000rpm.
> Almost like the best of both worlds don't ya think?
> 
> Mark
> 
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> >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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        My son's best friend has an Integra R. It handles well, and its pretty
peppy, but the kid's 95 mustang 5.0 w/a few mods kicks its ass handily.
If the suspension was tweaked a bit more, it might even hang w/it in the
corners. hrere's another vote for OLD tech.
Al J.

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