View Single Post
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 12 Aug 2005, 02:48 pm
fritz_t_coyote fritz_t_coyote is offline
Fanatic Cruiser
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: new york, ny.
Posts: 584
Default

Quote:
quote:Originally posted by SuGamer

Why go thru all the work of making a V8 PT? A Stage 1 PT turbo can get up to 450-500hp
I was gonna say 'a nice big modern v8 can pump out 450-500 hp for 100,000 miles.'

But a PT with a V8 in it will only last 100,000 miles by way of some serious frame mods and probably continous loving maintenance.

And you could counter with the arguement that doubling the output hp of the little 4 banger can be done without compromising lifespan.

So how about... V8s sound cool

Burble burble burble....

And put out gobs of low end torque.

(Enough so that if i were doing it seriously, I would just go the expen$ive but reliable route and put a PT shell over a v8 racing chassis.)

-------------
__________________
I just tell anyone who asks that "PT" stands for "Plymouth's Tombstone"

www.visualizecommonsense.com
Reply With Quote