Subject: Re: What Engine Would The Guru's Build? by bogus on 2009/9/24 2:00:07
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BeachBum wrote:
- Turbo V6 Buick (I have personally been beaten down at the track by a few of them over the years)
I have seen this, and it looks good.
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- Big Block - with a goal of 100% streetability... run a hyd roller, 6000 rpm, huge torque 650-700 HP, perfect streetability
My original suggestion.
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- Exotic air intercooled German or Italian engine (pick one.... hopped up, they all can make impressive power)
I wonder if a Benz TT V12 could be made to fit? No mods, 620hp. I bet it would cost $30k tho...
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- Twin in-line 4 cylinder motors on boost..... not sure if you could shoehorn it in, but you'd be the talk of the town.
Straight 8? Why not rename it "Packard Caribbean?"
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- Outboard Mercruiser motor..... I don't even know what that is, but it sure sounds cool.
Wrong type of Corvette.
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- Electric Motor - with the right servo's and enough big-ass batteries, you could run single digits, albeit your driving range, might be better classified in feet rather than miles.
There is this little Toyota up in Seattle with an electric motor... turning 11s.
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- Warp Drive - Not sure if they're on the market yet, but I've heard with a loose converter, they're doing the 1/4 in .000342 seconds, on the bottle, .000320's (you'll need a rollcage)
This gets into too many questions about relativity. Would he be so fast that he would arrive after he left or before? Or would everyone age 20 years, rendering the entire exercise moot?
