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Originally Posted by Tcoat
LOL it would have been a good one although I do not feel my examples are that extreme. They are all cars that no longer have the engine or power train they came with.
I think you may be misunderstanding what I was trying to say (my fault if it wasn't clear) in the context of topic of this thread. I am not a purist nor a "keep the car as built because it is the bestest thing in the world 'cuz of the feels" fanboi. In fact my point in relation to this topic was the opposite really.
I was saying that there are many things the car does well but power and speed are not part of the equation so to compare them to a Camaro SS was not reasonable. They are two different vehicles built for two different reasons. What I was trying to get across was that in order to compete with the Pony Cars the Twins need to be made BETTER than they are stock in the power and speed categories. I was not stating nor intentionally implying that the changes you or others have made are destroying the car in any way shape or form. You are just making them different.
Many years ago I had a 64 Econoline shortbox van with a fully built 351 that pulled low 11s on the strip on a regular basis. Would it be a fair statement for me to claim that 1964 Econoline vans are faster than most sports cars? No, that would be a totally ludicrous statement.
My message was that an engine swapped, brake and suspension upgraded, big tired Twin can not be held up as evidence that our cars can complete with the likes of top level Camaros and Mustangs. Without major IMPROVEMENTS they can not even touch them.
Hope this makes my statements make more sense.
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What I have done is a modest upgrade as far as some swaps go to not over power the chasis for road course work and daily driving, although my car really leans more towards track car......I purposefully kept horsepower down for reliability and in order to not have to put ridiculously wide tires and a wide body kit, to keep the oem diff.etc etc....sticky 245 width tires work great at 350whp.....my car has virtually zero body mods except hood vents....the end goal was to make a car that is minimally effected by the transplant in order to retain in the car what made me a believer in it in the first place........i went the turbo route and was unhappy in the way it was done and the cars mannerisms with boost plus the dreaded heat soak of turbo on track,....its in my opinion the FA engined turbo I had changed the car in ways the stock linear powered NA V8 enhances.......there is nothing radical about my build, but i do believe when im done yes equal drivers it would easily turn lap times the same as a Mustang or Camaro.......which wasnt my end goal.....but im sure it will......I have ventured into the purists section,......guess I better quickly return to the swap section before the kids get riled.