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Don't get me wrong. I am not a devotee of the Skyline, but the RB26Dett engine is 2.6 liter, dual overhead cam, 24 valve, twin turbo charged, and intercooled producing 276 hp @ 6800rpm, capable of handling over 600 hp without internal modifications. Can a ford engine produce over 600 hp without enternal mods? Nissan finally got the GTR to where it can be exported to the United States. It will be interesting to see whether or not it is the same GTR as they sell in Japan.
I've got my flamesuit ready, just in case. Now, I'm not a big American Muscle Car guy. I think they are cool cars, and I appreciate them, in fact I think up until the mid to late 70s American cars were the best in the world, albeit not my personal taste. That said, I don't get what the big deal is with a car like a skyline. My Porsche (keep in mind it's an '89) made 247 hp from the factory, and it's a 2.5L I4. Right now it's making probably a little over 300hp at the wheels, with all stock internals. I know of plenty that are making 500+hp at the wheels that aren't incredibly worked. Granted, when those cars were new people paid a premium, but I haven't heard anything about the skyline being preiced competitively against the corolla. So I don't get what the big deal is, the Japanese are now getting similar power to what the Germans were producing 20 years ago? Whoop dee doo.
What they've done to this Mustang that they've bastardized for this stupid film is take a piece of art and automotive history, and shoe horn an engine into it that is devoid of any personality, history, or soul. If you ask me, that muffler is perfect for that car, it is ugly, stupid, out of place, and you can count on it sounding terrible as well. I just feel bad for what that car might have been, in the hands of someone who deserved it.
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i swear. If someone starts putting in import motors in old mustangs, and starts selling them, Everyone on the forum needs to get together, and kick their asses.
Yeah! I say we all run around with 6mustang6's bent hood and clobber everyone in the head with it!
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Yeah! I say we all run around with 6mustang6's bent hood and clobber everyone in the head with it!
yeah, y'all can use his and since i want a new one anyway, i'm gonna use mine!!!!!! leave F O R D stamped across someone's back! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!
i cant believe this ****, i've never liked hollywood, but now i really fuggin hate it, when the first fast and furios movie came out, all the previews they showed had that charger in them, so i thought it was gonna be a decent car movie, NOT it sucked nuts, and when i saw the previews for this one, i saw the stang, and thought to myself "hey, maybe this one wont be so bad" but now that ive seen what that mustang is hiding, im DEFINETLY not gonna see that shat. Damn, pisses me off.
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Well remove all reason and logic, add in short skirts and baggy pants, people not knowing what double clutching is or why it was used, put it on film and have valuable cars trashed instead of cookie cutter econoboxes and kids will line up for it...
Why?
Its simple. They dont know any better... No reason or logic in the midst of them, just deep pockets filled with mommy and daddys cash. Not all of them, but 99.999% of them are that way. its getting really really annoying hearing fart cans. Thats why my daily driver hasnt gotten a new muffler since the headers went on. the hole makes the Harley riders jump.. :)
although I love the nostalgia and memories of the old American muscle cars, you have to appreciate the rice from a power delivery standpoint (both my STI and 87 Supra will crush my 66 with the 302 - even though my stang has about the same torque as the STI, the STI's AWD gets it moving)
I don't think you get it. Those cars are 35 years newer then yours they better beat yours only thing is what if you put the extra 10 to 20 grand that you spent on those cars on your stang. then what car would be better?
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although I love the nostalgia and memories of the old American muscle cars, you have to appreciate the rice from a power delivery standpoint (both my STI and 87 Supra will crush my 66 with the 302 - even though my stang has about the same torque as the STI, the STI's AWD gets it moving)
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this is what i like, read the bottom right corner of this article! dumb asses put that motor in there for no reason! they still needed a 430 ci windsor motor to drift this thing! so technically the car couldn't work right as a drift machine with the skyline motor (um, duh!) so they only used it for the "main" car. hence why it didn't get busted up.
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you know what i'm thinking, someone saw the 25th anni. edition of the origional gone in 60 seconds and figured, hey we can smash up classica and this will be an instant hit! wrong, "elanore"(sp) was not a classic at the time of that movie. it was a few years old, trade in time to our cars now a days.
Thanks to ideal for the scan pic of the mag artical. just had to make sure that was pointed out!
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it was ideal's pic. i dunno, but the pics look familiar. i think i saw them on the pre-dominatly f-body forum, semb. dumb ****, but i really was rolling on the floor when i read about the drift stang needing the 430 to drift. hmmm, makes ya think, maybe they don't know what they are doing.
oh, i know what i'm gonna do (and for two reasons) first i'm only gonna watch the movie till they decide the skyline motor's going in, than i leave and request my money back. the second reason for this is, wanting to make it home with out getting hit by some douche in a civic or s2000! cops should chill there the day it releases and just bust these dumbasses. there would be so many impounded cars, they'd be able to put a huge dent into the budget and help lessen taxpayers taxes! LOL!
It is in this issue of Hot Rod Magazine. Theres a whole writeup about it. Did you also notice in the big picture with all the cars, the chevy have a shell to a fastback sitting on it.
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hey, going back there was a site from ign i think that had a bit of info, sumone pikd up on they said they only recked the regular-old v6's, but they say it had 280 metric horspower, wat is that. and just to for the sake of knowing wat year is it cause from the dash ans side panels and the chrome on the back i think its a 68 wat do u say.
ok..... so yesturday my brother and his 2 friends decided to make me drive them to go see the movie. it wasnt too bad, lots of crashing, but still they put that Ricer engine in the mustang! yea, i would give it a 2 out of 5, but i love all cars, i just would never own a import or anything besides a ford car. after the movie, i saw at least 3 people trying to drift IN the parking lot of the theatre. i knew that would happen. and then on the road this guy in his ugly white scion box pulls up to me at the light. mind you im carrying to fat kids and my brother in my 90 fox. so he farts with his can and then takes off when the light turns green then i see him slow down about a mile later and then i finally catch up to him and he has this giant grin on his face. at the light, i took someone elses advice and when i pulled up next to him i yelled "hey, i would be happy to kick your ass at the track this weekend, but thats only if your mom will let you have the car again!" then i burned out and turned onto another street.
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