What kind of car/truck/motorcycle do you have or want?

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then you are surely living in the right geographical area. florida would make me evaporate in a big puddle of sweat.
is [the late] smokey yunick one of your heroes? [he of the adiabatic engine] just curious.

Yes, absolute genius. When a rule was made that he and other drivers had to run a smaller fuel tank he just used a ridiculous amount of fuel line. That's just plain awesome.



I've lived on a farm, my dad is a farmer so I know my way around turbodiesels but they aren't my thing. Usually heavy as heck. You can get as much horsepower out of a 300lb gas engine as you can a 1000lb diesel. Not to mention that all small diesels these days are pretty much VWs, again not my thing - though I wouldn't mind a brand new Scirocco.

Multiple compressors (heck even one compressor) complicates an engine. Simplicity equals joy. I've actually heard a racing statistic recently I forget from where but apparently forced inducted engines are 3x more likely to breakdown or something. Not to mention all the extra weight of the plumbing, etc. Turbos are great, twin screw supers are good but there is no reason to use one if you can make your power goals NA. As far as me talking about efficiency goes running a low compression ratio kills fuel economy, stepping into boost means you have to pull timing and dump extra fuel to prevent detonation. Turbos are better for drag racing actually, road racing would involve a lot of use of the blowoff valve. Drag racing you can use anti-lag and WOT shifting or well....an automatic.

Domestics can get decent highway mileage especially in the case of anything with an LSx or the brand new Mustangs. City mileage however is not that great, city mileage prefers a lightweight chassis minimum reciprocating weight, etc. The Nissan 350Z is the best example I can think of for comparison against these cars. 3.5L V6 makes 280hp off the showroom floor, rated for 20/24mpg (versus Corvette's rated 16/26) or a little better depending on the year but plenty of people manage to get low 30s if they are trying hard. Coincidentally, the G35 coupe has the same engine and has one of the lowest drag coefficient I've ever seen on a "fun" car at .26. This of course will help with gas mileage as well as top speed. The VQ35 has the best flowing heads that I've ever seen on a car that wasn't a 4 banger honda. I also hate the sound of a V8 with a passion. Power potential for a VQ NA is over 400hp, I've even heard claims of 500hp.

07 BMW 328i sedan. It's a good driver's car

If your building a drag racer, a auto is a must! 98% of drag cars have them. There essential because they cut down the shift time.

What I would like:



What I have:

my, that's a fancy one, compared to my ancient murray mulching mower. as for what i'd like, it would be a '85-89 cadillac sedan deville, or a '75-80 AMC pacer, or a '93-94 chevy celebrity base sedan. i have chevy tastes but a skateboard budget, though.

BMW, although I'm satisfied with what I have now, a VW Golf and a pair of Kona bicycles.

Heres my 93 Chevy S-10. This is an older picture, it's farther along now. Just about done. I got it for $500 when I was 16. It was completely rusted out and needed some love

Currently own/will inherit: 2004 Nissan Xterra. WANT: 2012 Ford F350 Powerstroke. I'm into big, sturdy cars.

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My 2007 4-door Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
(many other mods in progress)

My dream vehicle

I always want to ride a bike.

It isn't motorised but i would maybe get a small motor added for hills but i want one of these bikes. It can hold 2 children's seats on the back (up to 150kilos weight capacity) and over 40kgs on the handlebars.

I almost bought this bike not long ago for kindy runs. I am still thinking about it. It has 2 bench seats in the front for kiddies.

This I have dreamed of for years



And I wouldn't mind a Harley either. PLease contact me if you have either of these