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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #150 on: 16 May 2011, 14:22:41 »
Thought it was still an option on the Ram?
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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #151 on: 16 May 2011, 16:42:52 »
Yet we saw the return of big engine sizes.

Dodge has a 6.4L Hemi and the diesel is 6.7L - both pretty darn big

And the 6.2 on the Camaro.
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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #152 on: 16 May 2011, 20:17:21 »
Thought it was still an option on the Ram?

NBo I don't think they are making any Viper trucks right now. 

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #153 on: 17 May 2011, 02:27:59 »
I think he's talking about the 8.0L V10 block in gen'l.

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #154 on: 17 May 2011, 09:02:27 »
A couple of comments on that.

1-Trucks have lower emission standard requirements from the EPA than cars do.  The 7.4 Triton and 8.0 V-10, et al are for work trucks that need the hoses and torque to haul heavy stuff.

2-the big engines in cars now a days are for specialty cars and the get huge gas guzzler taxes (or squeak by mpg regs by using variable displacement systems).  Gone are the days when you could buy a chevy station wagon with a 409 and three 2bbls, of a four door Newport with a 426 max wedge and cross ram two 4bbls.

When my gf was buying her malibu, I looked at the window sticker on a vette.  Granted, it was the loaded to the gills ZR1 supercharged, but the gas guzzler tax was almost as much as the sticker price on my Yaris.

Also, technology has come forward by leaps and bounds.  My definately non-sporty Yaris has a 1.5l engine rated at 106hp.  The original 283 v8 SBC was rated at 162 hp.  You can now get a whole lot more hp and torques for a lot less displacement.  Add in direct ignition, direct injection, and small, high efficiency turbos, a 4 cylinder can out muscle the muscliest of the classic big blocks.  Granted, they wouldn't hold a candle if you modernized the big block, but that would fall into the EPAs gunsights (426 hemi with DFI and DHEI  [drool]).

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #155 on: 17 May 2011, 09:33:04 »
Damage,

That's all true but today's cars, for the most part, are heavier thanks to the stupidity of the National Highway Safety Morons.  They think we all need to be in tanks to save us in an accident.

A fine example would be the Honda CR-X which back in the day got 50 MPG.  It's modern day replacement, using a hybrid, only gets 35 and weighs 1000 pounds more.  That's stupid. 

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #156 on: 17 May 2011, 17:27:19 »
My v6 firebird puts out about 250 horse, but weights more then a 71 GTO.  And half of the body is plastic to boot.
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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #157 on: 17 May 2011, 19:31:36 »
Well I'm in the process of putting the running gear out of a 1993 Ramcharger into a 1975 Trail Duster.

Going to a MPI 360 with a 4 speed automatic - lots of changes

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #158 on: 17 May 2011, 19:33:10 »
I'm sorry, but this hybred crap is overrated.  My Yaris averages 40 mpg (thats all city and rush hour highway traffic jams) and it's not a hybred.  hell, a Metropolitan or Mini (the old ones) can get 25 to 30 mpg, and thats with carburetor, point ignition, and vacuum advance. :o

And I agree that modern cars are bloated with useless crap.  Why do you think racer boiz strip half of the junk out of them?

I can't tell you how many times I've seen a single occupant Ford Excursion out on the highways.  Seriously?  Do you really need a 9 passenger SUV built around the F250 (that's the 3/4 ton truck, for those who don't know)?  And lay off the "Off Road" packages.  The only time that turd goes off road is when you have to swerve onto the shoulder because you are tailgating. [tickedoff]

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #159 on: 17 May 2011, 19:36:01 »
Well I'm in the process of putting the running gear out of a 1993 Ramcharger into a 1975 Trail Duster.

Going to a MPI 360 with a 4 speed automatic - lots of changes

Should be a pretty straight forward swap, no?  Let me know how it works out. 8)

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #160 on: 17 May 2011, 19:36:54 »
I'm guilty of driving a big ass truck but at least it's a diesel   :-\

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #161 on: 17 May 2011, 19:38:30 »
In other news, I am now building another Ford Kent motor and have an order for a Metropolitan motor.

I am also quite dissapointed in one of the parts suppliers.  Customer bought an exhaust kit and it had a bunch of parts screwed up, including one of the pipes.  :o ::) [tickedoff]

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #162 on: 17 May 2011, 19:39:49 »
I'm guilty of driving a big ass truck but at least it's a diesel   :-\

So are a bunch of the ****** Excursions. ::)

At least you actually use it as a truck.  Tow something, ******!!!! >:(

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #163 on: 17 May 2011, 19:41:43 »
So are a bunch of the ****** Excursions. ::)

At least you actually use it as a truck.  Tow something, ******!!!! >:(

Yeah I use it to pull my boat and car trailer.

It gets about 18.5MPG which is disappointing

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #164 on: 17 May 2011, 19:43:40 »
guy at work has a Tundra he uses to haul around his Hudsons.  Bought a Hemi Challenger because it gets better gas mileage. ;D :D :D :o

14mpg compared to 26ish

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #165 on: 17 May 2011, 20:20:44 »
I'm tempted to buy a new Hemi Challenger but I don't want a car payment or higher insurance. 

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #166 on: 17 May 2011, 23:48:16 »
If I could I would get one of the new Chargers.
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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #167 on: 18 May 2011, 03:22:03 »
I'm tempted to buy a new Hemi Challenger but I don't want a car payment or higher insurance.

I drive by a dealer on the way to work & they have (I think) a used one for 27k. I have been tempted to look at it. I haven't had a fast car in a long time.
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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #168 on: 18 May 2011, 09:13:08 »
I drive by a dealer on the way to work & they have (I think) a used one for 27k. I have been tempted to look at it. I haven't had a fast car in a long time.

You'd kill yourself  :D ;)

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #169 on: 18 May 2011, 20:32:41 »
I just started working at a Chevy dealership and was very surprised to see NOTHING has the 3.8 liter in it anymore.  I was sad to discover this.
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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #170 on: 18 May 2011, 21:08:09 »
go and test drive a supercharged camaro!! :D :D :D

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #171 on: 19 May 2011, 07:15:12 »
go and test drive a supercharged camaro!! :D :D :D

The Camaros aren't supercharged, unfortunately.
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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #172 on: 19 May 2011, 07:27:55 »
really?  had one pass me on the toll way.  clearly marked and sounded.

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #173 on: 19 May 2011, 08:00:30 »
go and test drive a supercharged camaro!! :D :D :D

The SS is normally aspirated - may have been a specialty car like the Challenger 570

The Camaro is ugly however - looks like it was stepped on by a giant robot  :D

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #174 on: 19 May 2011, 09:07:16 »
Seeing as how we were talking about big blocks vs small blocks and all that, take this test and see how you do.

I got 12 of the 19. :-[

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #175 on: 19 May 2011, 09:08:52 »
Tomorrow I get my sweet purple 99 super-charged regal. Trans is weak, but driveable.  Even though I am a Ford guy, it is one sweet mamba-jamba.
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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #176 on: 19 May 2011, 09:15:34 »
Seeing as how we were talking about big blocks vs small blocks and all that, take this test and see how you do.

I got 12 of the 19. :-[

17 of 19  8)

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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #177 on: 19 May 2011, 14:43:55 »
I just started working at a Chevy dealership and was very surprised to see NOTHING has the 3.8 liter in it anymore.  I was sad to discover this.

They moved to the 3.6l for most and the 3.9l for their uplanders.
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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #178 on: 19 May 2011, 17:41:46 »
really?  had one pass me on the toll way.  clearly marked and sounded.

As Mopar said, SS versions are just 6.2 liters, natural aspiration.  There are some suspension upgrades as well, different wheel options.  There isn't a whole lot of non-naturally aspirated vehicles in the Chevy line.  Really only the Cruze (1.4 turbo), couple Silverado models, and the ZR1 Corvette.
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Re: The Hall Auto Repair Shop and Mopar Hall of Fame
« Reply #179 on: 19 May 2011, 18:32:53 »
Hopefully I can finish restoring my heater box this weekend

 

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