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Picked up Black Betty from the shop. Had a blower, headers and interchiller installed. God smiled at me, someone did 50 on a 2 lane road signed at 65. In a passing zone with nobody coming. Holy F***.

Did you read up on the thunderbolt? Similar in that it was disclaimed at purchase, light weight parts and a run of only 100. regardless, all of these titans of yesteryear came with tiny, crap tires, and the only Nannie’s wwere the voices in your head. get stickier and better tires to help with...

So how much power do you think this particular guy got out of headers? 40? 50 hp? That's generous to be sure and that would drop him to about 433 wheel horsepower, which would be over 500 crank hp. I mean, there's a crap ton of engine dyno runs for the L88 out there, all of them showing...

Agreed https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c3-tech-performance/376961-finally-dyno-d-my-l88.html https://fastestlaps.com/models/ford-fairlane-thunderbolt Notice a trend? 7 liters + see the above links. The l88 is hard to get chassis dyno numbers on, but 470+ for a stock l88 to the wheels...

Jorge Martín winning on a (semi) Privateer Ducati a couple years ago was freakin' awesome. When was the last time a non factory team won the motogp championship? I hope he's back to form this year. I hope Yamaha brings more game this year too, it's getting tiring watching the Ducatis now...

I think probably the absolute best example of this is the World Superbike series from about '08 - '20 2008  Troy Bayliss Ducati 1098 F08 P 13 6 5 Ducati Xerox Team 2009  Ben Spies Yamaha YZF-R1 P 14 2 1 Yamaha World Superbike Team 2010  Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 1000 P 10 2 2 Aprilia...

Take the front passenger seat out.

Yeah, welcome to the Donut hole of the federal tax code. Last couple of years it's been "missed it by THAT much.

Yeah, and if your undisciplined buddy would have just laid off the Pringles, eaten a few more salads, he could have saved room for 1 extra bag of cement, but NO... he has to be stuck on "body positivity" :-/

Two things can be true at the same time. The batteries _are_ bigger - at least bigger spec, some may not be larger in physical size or heavier, but, the battery operating the starter must be able to handle the duty cycle. Same with the starter. Now, that said, all the integrated networking...

I'll bet it's well north of $20 to have AS/S. I don't even think the switch is a separate part any more is it? If it's an integrated solid state piece, that's not 20 quid ( quid are like bucks, right? ) '17-'20 when Ford rolled it into more models, it was a switch. You could reverse it to...

Don't be this guy: That's a book case, and no, it is not secured, but don't worry, the driver is holding it with his right hand. As to how many wheels and tires you can fit... Pictures. Or it never happened.

Watching for the lols and inevitable S650 hate from the S550 worshipers... 🍿

The Mustang's traction control will cut throttle if you get sideways. In sport mode, you'll get a little more slide before the fun gets stopped. Even in very cold temps, the S650 is a very communicative chassis and suspension. I can tell when the Torsen is fighting to get traction, when the...

Ditto for here, but we're both leaving out one key point. People had to get over their reticence to buy vehicles that had a reputation as "cheap". Also, there was a long lingering anti-Jap sentiment here. That sentiment was omnipresent in the families and friends of WW2 veterans. As when I...

We have 2x Fords and one Lincoln. They all behave this way. We have a lot of hills so they get a bunch of work dimming an reengaging high beams.

They are also great for White Broncos and windowless white vans. So I've heard.

Aside from the Mustang, Ford and child brands have not been competitive in the car market _here at home_. Look at their lineup: Trucks, SUV's, vans & cars. Lincoln has all SUV's since 2020. The Mustang is the lone exception as it survived against the F-body and though sales are not setting...

And the MSRP were stupid to begin with b/c the US .gov was trying to shove EV's down everyone's throat, with Ford, Dodge, GM all willfully complying. Every model they developed were money losers and the loss had to be amortized across the model lines. A new Raptor R is a great truck, but it...

Meh. I resurrected a 13 year old thread on FRF :-P