American Steel, or Rice Mobile??

[LAUST]

My GM was Pontiac, MI

 

[flavio]

Originally posted by: LAUST
Plus I know 2 people with Tundra's, the one with 60K miles smokes like turkey cause the valves are gay..

All this technical jargon is above my head

 

[DanFungus]

I don't want rice, but I'd definitely take my Subaru WRX over an american made car...unless it was a really really nice american made car

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: LordJezo
Buy American!

A friend of mine's father works the line at the Ford plant here in NJ.

I will buy American cars to support people like that..

You wouldn't buy a Ford, would you? Like recalls?

 

[LH]

The Ford Ranger, Mazda B Series, Ford Escapt and Mazda Tribute are the same, built in the same plant. The Mazda 6 is built there too, and so will the new mustang. I forgot which plant it is though.

 

[Gyrene]

While driving my old Civic Si, I yearned for some power and speed. Sure the Si was turbo'd and could run high 13s, but it was all in the top end, nothing that threw you back in your seat. Everyday I wanted to find a nice '69 Stingray or anything with some low-end torque. Then I was offered my Supra for an excellent price and if a car runs in the 12s or below while looking and riding nice, I couldn't care less if it was Japanese, German, Italian, or American.

 

[LAUST]

lol, well I've gone into the 4.7 in many a thread already and don't think I have to go into it again ,

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: SlowSS
"There is no replacement for displacement", as old saying goes......

Gotta love the LS1 V-8, love the power, torque and sound of V-8 rumbling.

Oh, I don't have anything against foreign cars. I like all types of sports cars.

Sure there is, it's called "forced induction"..

"I'd rather be blown than stroked!"

After all, my little ol' piece of American Steel is just a 231ci V6..

 

[Analog]

I would never own a foreign car.

 

[0roo0roo]

american steel? u mean mexican or canadian steel eh?

 

[Stifko]

where is the German car option?

 

[bmacd]

i voted for the bikes.

-=bmacd=-

 

[Squisher]

I would never have thought that American Muscle would be holding its own against Japanese Engineering on this forum.

It kinda warms my heart.

 

[LAUST]

Originally posted by: SuperSix

Originally posted by: SlowSS
"There is no replacement for displacement", as old saying goes......

Gotta love the LS1 V-8, love the power, torque and sound of V-8 rumbling.

Oh, I don't have anything against foreign cars. I like all types of sports cars.

Sure there is, it's called "forced induction"..

"I'd rather be blown than stroked!"

After all, my little ol' piece of American Steel is just a 231ci V6..

Forced Induction makes us more powerful also

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: DanFungus
I don't want rice, but I'd definitely take my Subaru WRX over an american made car...unless it was a really really nice american made car

Subaru WRX isn't exactly the crowning jewel of Japanese engineering really. it's probably just above Mitsubishi.

 

[ed21x]

let's see... big, loud, hurly, strong, heavy pieces of metal....

or

light, smooth, elegant, silent composite material...

nah, interior quality wins me over, i'd go german- best of both worlds

 

[DanFungus]

Originally posted by: Yield

Originally posted by: DanFungus
I don't want rice, but I'd definitely take my Subaru WRX over an american made car...unless it was a really really nice american made car

Subaru WRX isn't exactly the crowning jewel of Japanese engineering really. it's probably just above Mitsubishi.

true, but that doesn't change how i love my WRX

 

[Salvador]

Subaru WRX isn't exactly the crowning jewel of Japanese engineering really. it's probably just above Mitsubishi.

I agree. It's a cheap car. I was dissapointed when I saw the fit and finish on one. It's still miles ahead of any POS Rustang or Camaro though and will be a hell of a lot more reliable.

I do like American torque, but too bad you have to buy an American car to get it. The ideal choice would be to restore a classic and redo it with all the modern goodies like fuel injection, modern suspensions and electronics, etc... When you rebuild the car, you can go through it with a fine toothed comb and take care of all the nagging problems that plague American built cars.

Still.. The best bang for the buck is a bike. Spend $12K on a bike that will waste any exotic as far as performance goes and then just grab a nice daily driver cage like a Civic or a VW Golf.

Sal

 

[Howard]

Why not a mix?

Huge displacement /w Ferrari's F1 technology. Mmm, Al/SiC pistons.

Hell, if we can get 1500hp/L like BMW did out of theirs (while turbos were allowed)...

 

[Deleted member 4644]

How about German Sweedish engineering?

 

[LAUST]

Originally posted by: Howard
Why not a mix?

Huge displacement /w Ferrari's F1 technology. Mmm, Al/SiC pistons.

Hell, if we can get 1500hp/L like BMW did out of theirs (while turbos were allowed)...

There is far more to engines then getting high HP/Liter

 

[Howard]

How about high HP/L at 2000RPM?

 

[LAUST]

Originally posted by: Howard
How about high HP/L at 2000RPM?

How about more then just millionairs being able to afford it, talking neat engines is great and all (not for me anymore, was when I was in HS), but I'm one of those bolt it up and drive it kinda guys