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post #1081 of 3152
11/23/12 at 1:30am
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I think you inadvertently re-enforced my point. If you get my meaning. very_evil_smiley.gif

Im a kid so..... No 

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post #1082 of 3152
11/23/12 at 1:56am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwRiPF_Qpcc&feature=watch-vrec The integra screams nicer then the TR as well.....

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post #1083 of 3152
11/23/12 at 4:29am
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An Integra is faster........ then an 512 

In what universe? blink.gif

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post #1084 of 3152
11/23/12 at 11:22am
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Top Integra:

2000 Acura Integra Type-R - 0-60 mph: 6.1, Quarter mile: 14.6



512:

1992 Ferrari 512 TR - 0-60 mph: 4.6, Quarter mile: 12.7



A second and a half difference to 60 isn't huge, but it is noticeable. Looks, OTOH, are an entirely subjective thing, and I realize that, but... I have to go with the 512.

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Magick did say he wanted a fast people hauler...tongue.gif

The Ferrari 456 Shooting Brake... I'll just put that in the same area as the 400, "cars that they never should have produced".
Edited by Magick Man - 11/23/12 at 11:24am
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post #1085 of 3152
11/23/12 at 2:15pm

Hey MM - have you received your HD 800 yet? smily_headphones1.gif

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post #1086 of 3152
11/23/12 at 7:47pm
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A second and a half difference to 60 isn't huge, but it is noticeable. Looks, OTOH, are an entirely subjective thing, and I realize that, but... I have to go with the 512.
The Ferrari 456 Shooting Brake... I'll just put that in the same area as the 400, "cars that they never should have produced".

Sort of like this?


















No - don't panic - I know it's not really a Ferrari... tongue.gif
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post #1087 of 3152
11/23/12 at 11:03pm
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The Ferrari 456 Shooting Brake... I'll just put that in the same area as the 400, "cars that they never should have produced".

I think there's only like ten of them in the world too. It beats the F90 for looks though; imho.
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post #1088 of 3152
11/24/12 at 1:21am
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In the crappy news category, the guys rebuilding the DB6 blew up the tranny... on the dyno. frown.gif It can be rebuilt, but we're putting it away with some other replaced original parts, into storage, in case we ever want to restore it to an all-original build. Good news is that we're going to a new 5-spd close-ratio ZF to replace it. How in God's name did this happen? Well, a stock DB6 Vantage motor makes 325bhp and 290lb/ft of torque @4L displacement. This one is 4.3L, after enlarging and increasing the stroke, and it has larger Edelbrock racing cams, a lower Hemi-type cylinder head w/ domed pistons, stronger crank, stronger (yet lighter) alu alloy flywheel, new ignition system, and 40% more output from the rebuilt carbs. The new redline is @6500RPMs instead of 5700, and she now makes 455bhp and 412 torques, while being >10% more fuel efficient (estimate). They thought the old ZF tranny would handle it, they were told by long-time AM experts in the UK it would be okay, but they were all wrong.

Teaser...

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post #1089 of 3152
11/24/12 at 9:38am
Ouch. Well, at least you know the engine has plenty of torque!! I imagine it was something like this scene from the Landlord vs Beast fight in "Kung Fu Hustle"...


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post #1090 of 3152
11/24/12 at 11:27am
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What bugs me is that they said "it'll handle 420lbs". Well, it's ancient and the engine output is 412. Maybe when it was as fresh as a Spring morning it could, but not now. I felt odd about it but they assured me it was okay, and now we've damaged a vintage/original ZF.
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Hey MM - have you received your HD 800 yet? smily_headphones1.gif

Not for a few more weeks, I'd say.
Edited by Magick Man - 11/24/12 at 11:31am
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post #1091 of 3152
11/24/12 at 1:48pm
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Originally Posted by veyrongatti View Post

An Integra is faster........ then an 512 

In what universe? blink.gif

 

Have you never seen The Fast and The Furious?  Rice rockets are faster than everything.  rolleyes.gif

 

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Originally Posted by Magick Man View Post

In the crappy news category, the guys rebuilding the DB6 blew up the tranny... on the dyno.  They thought the old ZF tranny would handle it, they were told by long-time AM experts in the UK it would be okay, but they were all wrong.

 

Man, that sucks.  I guess the silver lining here is that they found this out on the dyno - as opposed to you finding out off the line.

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post #1092 of 3152
11/24/12 at 6:56pm
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In what universe? blink.gif

This Universe....... Japan Spoon Integra tongue.gif

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post #1093 of 3152
11/24/12 at 8:04pm
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This Universe....... Japan Spoon Integra tongue.gif

Hmm - you might want to be careful before you try to one up Ferrari by going to the race track. I'll see your Spoon and raise you LeMans... tongue.gif

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post #1094 of 3152
11/24/12 at 8:30pm
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A 1200hp 512 is serious business. You can make a 4cyl Honda fast, but a supercharged 12cyl Ferrari is a monster.
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post #1095 of 3152
11/24/12 at 9:01pm
In the old days of IMSA there were two major classes - GTO (2.5L and larger) and GTU (under 2.5L). You would see the GTO cars go ripping by the GTU cars as soon as they hit the straights. In ~1982, I went to an IMSA race at Laguna Seca and sat right at the bottom of the famous Corkscrew section. My view looked pretty much like this video - except when I saw these cars they weren't considered "vintage" race cars and the drivers were all going much harder. We saw quite a few cars go off into the dirt. It was a GREAT day!
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