The Car Talk Thread

[racerboy71]

i'll have to look at see what gen i had driven as i'm far from sure.. i'd say it was maybe idk, shit, a 94 or so maybe'ish?? lol..

what about those chevy ss 454s? were they any better then the ligtning?

 

[cannabineer]

i'll have to look at see what gen i had driven as i'm far from sure.. i'd say it was maybe idk, shit, a 94 or so maybe'ish?? lol..

what about those chevy ss 454s? were they any better then the ligtning?

Pffff. They had 225 horsepower. They were all show, no go. cn

 

[racerboy71]

i will however say that i do like range roovers.. i know, i know, they're turds, but i liked the looks of them for years..

 

[cannabineer]

Until they went all blingy of late, I know what you mean. The Range Rover and its Japanese cousin, the FJ40 Land Cruiser, had an honest functional ugliness imo. cn

 

[racerboy71]

 

[racerboy71]

Pffff. They had 225 horsepower. They were all show, no go. cn

1 hp per every 2 ci's? pfff is right, embarrassing is more like it..

Until they went all blingy of late, I know what you mean. The Range Rover and its Japanese cousin, the FJ40 Land Cruiser, had an honest functional ugliness imo. cn

yeah, i like those old land cruisers as well.. glad i'm not the only one.. i even really like the first gen ford bronco as they looked similar imo..

 

[cannabineer]

Congrats on the Number of the Post!
In honor of the occasion, voilà the Beast! Merlin aero V12 with 27 liters (almost 1700 ci) displacement! It looks oddly like a Pinto on Viagra ... cn

 

[racerboy71]

Congrats on the Number of the Post!
In honor of the occasion, voilà the Beast! Merlin aero V12 with 27 liters (almost 1700 ci) displacement! It looks oddly like a Pinto on Vagra ... cn

i hadn't realized post number 17.352 was a milestone, lol, well, now 17353..

i'll have to look into that thing as i've never heard of it.. spent a lot of time in the back of station wagons as a kid.. mostly ford's..

 

[racerboy71]

and btw, still only a lil under half of yours in way more time, lol..

 

[cannabineer]

i hadn't realized post number 17.352 was a milestone, lol, well, now 17353..

i'll have to look into that thing as i've never heard of it.. spent a lot of time in the back of station wagons as a kid.. mostly ford's..

It was a one-off by some British fellow in the '70s. There are Youtube videos showing it running.

I was referring to your post #666.

<add> i grew up in the back of Fairlane station wagons. I was stoked when our dad upgraded to the one with the tailgunner seat. cn

 

[racerboy71]

and 27 litres?? :O: no wonder the hood is sooo long, lol.

 

[racerboy71]

It was a one-off by some British fellow in the '70s. There are Youtube videos showing it running.

I was referring to your post #666.

<add> i grew up in the back of Fairlane station wagons. I was stoked when our dad upgraded to the one with the tailgunner seat. cn

oh, i loved the tail gunners, we had a few of those as well.. i think we had country squiers, but i try and block it from my memory, lol..

and duh, i didn't even see the 666, lol..

 

[racerboy71]

i prefer it in this color scheme..

jesu..

 

[B166ER420]

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[racerboy71]

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oh, that reminds me.. you know what car? i really don't understand?? escalades.. so don't get it, at all..

 

[racerboy71]

only one o is rover, sorry about that..

 

[racerboy71]

you ever feel like you're talking to yourself?? lol, who would have thunk it that a person whose name is racerboy enjoys talking cars,

anyhoo's, anyone seen that new show on the speed channel, can you beat a redneck?? if not, it's pretty much some redneck's racing mostly american muscle vs imports.. i really don't care for the host all that much tbh, bur a decent concept imvho, could use with a change of hosts though if one were to ask me, which i'm sure they wouldn't...

 

[drolove]

that's it for the lightning? i knew i wasn't that impressed, now i know why..

no thats not it lol. numbers are wrong. my buddy has a lightning and we ran it while it was stock and it ran 14 flat. bigger pulley, cold air intake, and some suspension work put him in the 12.7-13.0 range. still not a big fan of them though.

 

[drolove]

i'll have to look at see what gen i had driven as i'm far from sure.. i'd say it was maybe idk, shit, a 94 or so maybe'ish?? lol..

what about those chevy ss 454s? were they any better then the ligtning?

those SS's were actually pretty bad ass. i got a buddy with one and his dad has one too. its a good like quarter mile truck but the stock gearing of that truck makes it scream on the highway. its at like 4500-5k range at 60 or so lol

 

[drolove]

ehh know what i would pick if i had the choice for something like that.