Cars, Man

[raggie33]

Best sport car for the money https://www.chevrolet.com/performance/corvette/zr1x

 

[bluflaam777]

Best sport car for the money https://www.chevrolet.com/performance/corvette/zr1x

You can't argue with the specs/buck ratio mang.

ehem-
However... [in a thethpsthian voice] "I like the thought of being able to include as many appendages as possible when driving at 200mph."
That car doesn't let me do that. (I'd probably would like driving a steam engined car.

"I like the feelz mah mah. I like how it feelz." is what I would be saying while driving this for the +aura.

So, in conclusion ... The best car is the car you like to drive ... the way you like to drive it*.


*...but not the second part of that.

 

[AZPops]

Best sport car for the money https://www.chevrolet.com/performance/corvette/zr1x

Hey Raggie. Try picking up lumber in that thing.

Oh wait. You said sports car. .... Never mind. ... lol

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

Best of all, it's a Cadillac!

 

[orbital]

Best of all, it's a Cadillac!

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I'v seen Cadillac in person win alot of races,,
to be fair, it was 95% Vette underneath = (small sticker saying Pratt & Miller says everything)


SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA® WORLD CHALLENGE GT CHAMPIONSHIP
2005 and 2007 Manufacturer Champion
2005 Driver Champions
12 Overall Wins

 

[orbital]

Best sport car for the money https://www.chevrolet.com/performance/corvette/zr1x

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GT350 used and in great condition, about $60K

normally aspirated; 5.2 Liter DOHC V8 Flat-plane Crankshaft Engine, 526 Horsepower, 429 LB-FT Torque
6-speed manual

8,200rpm redline_!!!!!!!!_______!!!!!!!!

 

[raggie33]

I saw a video earlier but dont have link of 1000 hp electrc motor that can fit in car wheel lol imagine one in each wheel lol

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

 

[raggie33]

I know this is a cars thread but i want the ninja 400 r i think thats the name i want the 80 hp version 80hp dont seem like a lot but this is a 400 cc motorcycle. Ps now my dream car if they made it would be a mini van only driver seat rest il make into a rv. Id want it to be a manaul and use the best dependable engine and tranny

 

[orbital]

I know this is a cars thread but i want the ninja 400 r i think thats the name i want the 80 hp version 80hp dont seem like a lot but this is a 400 cc motorcycle. Ps now my dream car if they made it would be a mini van only driver seat rest il make into a rv. Id want it to be a manaul and use the best dependable engine and tranny

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I'd luv to find this 1975 Kawasaki, 3-cylinder 2-stroke 400cc
Might be a bit tricky to tune, a neat motorbike to me

 

[pnwoutdoors]

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I'd luv to find this 1975 Kawasaki, 3-cylinder 2-stroke 400cc
Might be a bit tricky to tune, a neat motorbike to me

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Had a late-'70s Kawasaki KZ400 twin, myself, back when. I called it the "blue smoke special". Needed some engine work to clear, but otherwise ran fine. Simple to work on, relatively speaking. A good basic commuter. Sucked in the nearby hills, as it didn't have the oomph. Liked it a lot.

Internet pic. Mine was a medium blue in color, a few rusty pits all over the brightwork, but it ran well enough for a "beater" bike around the county.

 

[SCEMan]

Ford's Mustang Cobra Jet sets a new EV quarter mile record at 6.87 seconds - Engadget

Ford Racing's Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 just ran a quarter mile in 6.87 seconds at 221 mph at an NHRA event in Charlotte.

www.engadget.com

 

[orbital]

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For that Cobra Jet ^
charging 3,200 Watt Hours worth of battery in two minutes would take something like this configured to 900V DC
(I dropped a zero on the numbers to make it simpler to understand)

 

[TPA]

They say a 20 minute recharge time between runs, which probably isn't a full charge.

 

[orbital]

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Maybe not a full charge, but you'll still need hundreds of thousands of Watts
which you can't get by running an extension cord from the ladies bathroom

 

[TPA]

Maybe not a full charge, but you'll still need hundreds of thousands of Watts
which you can't get by running an extension cord from the ladies bathroom

The real issue with electricity always has been storage. Once it's made it has to go somewhere. With few exceptions, the generation sources absolutely need it to go somewhere otherwise bad things happen.

It's why so much generation is from burning things. Fuel sources are reasonably stable. Something like paraffin lasts a very long time in storage.

I always wished we could find something more biochemical in nature to power things. There's some progress, but the real issue is our machines are so terribly inefficient compared to biology.

 

[orbital]

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In racing, I'v always found turbocharged cars super interesting, seeing them first hand in the early 70s'
Superchargers use alot of horsepower to make their horsepower, alot more than what you'd think.

Turbos just use waste exhaust to then scoop up more air (oxygen!!)
..no drain on engine power at all.

Always rooted for Mazda Daytona Prototype (RT24-P), watched them work hard to win with a 2.0L turbo engine.
600hp from a small motor up against much bigger motored prototypes.
a small motor is far lighter, so less mass to stop & start, such a massive factor in racing.

My point off of TPA's last post is efficiency

 

[TPA]

Unfortunately with the modern engineering calculus, efficiency and reliability/durability are at opposite ends of the spectrum. It shouldn't be that way, but manufacturers have a negative incentive for reliability. Rivian, Jeep, and Land Rover are notorious for having problems, yet I still see plenty of them on the road. You can get enormous efficiency out of a 4 cyl 2.0 turbo, however you're not going to get 500,000 miles out of it.

Same with modern HVAC in the USA. Efficiencies are going up. As are repair calls and expensive parts. I had to scrap a 5 year old Trane system because the thin coils on it failed with multiple leaks AND after waiting 6 weeks, Trane still couldn't cough up a coil. Sitting next to it are 2x Rheem R-22 units from 1985, still purring away.

 

[orbital]

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I still circle back to small displacement turbo diesel for mid size vehicles

Ford 2.0L EcoBlue Bi-Turbo (twin turbo)

===between 210 and 235 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque, so gear taller using the torque (7or 8-speed)

 

[Monocrom]

Unfortunately with the modern engineering calculus, efficiency and reliability/durability are at opposite ends of the spectrum. It shouldn't be that way, but manufacturers have a negative incentive for reliability. Rivian, Jeep, and Land Rover are notorious for having problems, yet I still see plenty of them on the road. You can get enormous efficiency out of a 4 cyl 2.0 turbo, however you're not going to get 500,000 miles out of it.

Same with modern HVAC in the USA. Efficiencies are going up. As are repair calls and expensive parts. I had to scrap a 5 year old Trane system because the thin coils on it failed with multiple leaks AND after waiting 6 weeks, Trane still couldn't cough up a coil. Sitting next to it are 2x Rheem R-22 units from 1985, still purring away.

Honestly, I'd settle for 150,000 miles.