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>> I dunno...I had a 5.0 GT (93') and a 5.0 LX (92') and no 4 banger I've
>> ever driven compares...even the v6 vtec hondas and newer maximas don't
>> match up..
>
>You just haven't driven the right car.

There is another way of doing things than V8s believe it or not.  A simple
wastegate mod and minor tinkering with the electronics of most modern
turbocharged cars will put _any_ stock Mustang to shame for just a few
dollars.  I spent less than $20 to humiliate the last 5.0L owner that
challenged me.  I never got the chance to tell him he got smoked by 1588ccs
of 4 banger.  Best guess is that it's worth an extra 50HP in my car with
other minor tweaks that cost me next to nothing.

>> Havn't driven a turbo (that I know of) so maybe I'm wrong...
>
>Doh!  Well there you go.  Go out and find yourself a modified DSM to
>drive! :-)  If it is AWD, rev the car to 5000RPMs and slip out
>the clutch.  Faster off the line acceleration on radials than any
>2WD car out there.
>
>Josh Wingell
>'97 Eclipse GSX

Let's not forget that the thrill doesn't dissipate much with a little water
on the road either.  There's nothing quite like the feeling of all four
wheels hooking up in the rain.  Only another AWD has a chance off the line.

Oh, BTW it snowed here for the first time this year just the other day.  1"
of snow paralyzed most a them V8'ers.   I, OTOH, went out to play on a
deserted stretch of road to practice my high speed power drifting . . .


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Kip C. Anderson
kca at rio dot com
91 Impulse RS AWD Turbo (with studs)