WTF!?
#11
RE: WTF!?
I disagree taht the F20C has more potential than a LS1. It doesn't matter wat u do to a four cylinder, its never gonna make V8 torque. And like 10lbs of boost is gonna get u to like wat 350 HP on the F20C? 10LBS on the LS1 is gonna get you way more. I would take a corvette over a S2K anyday.
#14
RE: WTF!?
Me too, i dunno why all the import guys hate anything domestic. THe corvette is actually a very good car (especially the new ones). THe corvette engines are really good as well (especially the new Z06 motor). I think that we need to understand that jus cause its domestic doesn't necesarraly mean it is crap. I personally think that the Corvette and the Mustang GT are good cars, i would buy one.
#15
RE: WTF!?
the LS1 is one of the baddest american engines ever. i love that one, and i have to give it up to the Cobra R engine. any american sports car that comes with 4-valves per cylinder, DOHC, and a monster redline gets the thumbs up from me. and i love the aluminum blocks on an LS1, but i still wouldnt drop one in an S2. if i was going to go to that much trouble, I would make a custom chassis, or drop a small block ford motor in a focus. no point in spending 30k+ on a sports car to cut a bunch of it out. and (even though this one doesnt seem to be real) i am pretty sure that the end result would be pretty dangerous without adding a bunch of weight in steel reinforcements. the way an S2 is designed, it has a huge tunnel of reinforced aluminum going down the center, and theres no way you could fit an LS1 tranny in there without cutting a bunch of that out, leaving you with a sloppy, soft-top chassis. and i am pretty sure that you could get some pretty beefy power out of an F20c or F22c for the cost of that LS1. im thinking twin charger, SC/Turbo. i mean with the cost of doing that v8 swap, you could get pretty radical. oh, and one good reason to not like the LS1 is it has pushrods[:'(]
#17
RE: WTF!?
ORIGINAL: sacicons
the LS1 is one of the baddest american engines ever. i love that one, and i have to give it up to the Cobra R engine. any american sports car that comes with 4-valves per cylinder, DOHC, and a monster redline gets the thumbs up from me. and i love the aluminum blocks on an LS1, but i still wouldnt drop one in an S2. if i was going to go to that much trouble, I would make a custom chassis, or drop a small block ford motor in a focus. no point in spending 30k+ on a sports car to cut a bunch of it out. and (even though this one doesnt seem to be real) i am pretty sure that the end result would be pretty dangerous without adding a bunch of weight in steel reinforcements. the way an S2 is designed, it has a huge tunnel of reinforced aluminum going down the center, and theres no way you could fit an LS1 tranny in there without cutting a bunch of that out, leaving you with a sloppy, soft-top chassis. and i am pretty sure that you could get some pretty beefy power out of an F20c or F22c for the cost of that LS1. im thinking twin charger, SC/Turbo. i mean with the cost of doing that v8 swap, you could get pretty radical. oh, and one good reason to not like the LS1 is it has pushrods[:'(]
the LS1 is one of the baddest american engines ever. i love that one, and i have to give it up to the Cobra R engine. any american sports car that comes with 4-valves per cylinder, DOHC, and a monster redline gets the thumbs up from me. and i love the aluminum blocks on an LS1, but i still wouldnt drop one in an S2. if i was going to go to that much trouble, I would make a custom chassis, or drop a small block ford motor in a focus. no point in spending 30k+ on a sports car to cut a bunch of it out. and (even though this one doesnt seem to be real) i am pretty sure that the end result would be pretty dangerous without adding a bunch of weight in steel reinforcements. the way an S2 is designed, it has a huge tunnel of reinforced aluminum going down the center, and theres no way you could fit an LS1 tranny in there without cutting a bunch of that out, leaving you with a sloppy, soft-top chassis. and i am pretty sure that you could get some pretty beefy power out of an F20c or F22c for the cost of that LS1. im thinking twin charger, SC/Turbo. i mean with the cost of doing that v8 swap, you could get pretty radical. oh, and one good reason to not like the LS1 is it has pushrods[:'(]