Walt Longmire Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I'd rather have too much power than not enough. Cars, trucks, snow machines, chain saws. Bring on the cubic inches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoF250 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Turbos are where its at now. They can make crazy power in a small light engine. Of course displacement + turbo = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, RenoF250 said: Turbos are where its at now. They can make crazy power in a small light engine. Of course displacement + turbo = Turbos are nice, but I had an old Ford with a built 460 in it. I swear the trees leaned in towards the roadway when I held the pedal to the metal. That 4 barrel carb was dumping fuel like a toilet bowl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I remember one Tom Clancy book where the main character was mentioning something like he'd rather have an oversized comfortable engine than an undersized straining one to get the job done. ( I know it was the book "Without Remorse, he was talking about his boat, but it's been a decade or so since I last read it and I'm not going to go find it just for a single quote) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSIV4S Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Cougar_ml said: I remember one Tom Clancy book where the main character was mentioning something like he'd rather have an oversized comfortable engine than an undersized straining one to get the job done. ( I know it was the book "Without Remorse, he was talking about his boat, but it's been a decade or so since I last read it and I'm not going to go find it just for a single quote) I had several Ford's with 6.8L V-10's and to this day I don't know what it sounds like to max one out (More power than I ever needed). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 33 minutes ago, XSIV4S said: I had several Ford's with 6.8L V-10's and to this day I don't know what it sounds like to max one out (More power than I ever needed). We ran Fords when logging in the PNW. Pulling hills around Mt St Helens with a load of guy lines in the bed of the crummy took power. Most of our pickups were running 460's that were not stock. One had a 428 CJ with an rv cam, headers and a Holly double pumper. No problem passing off highway logging trucks in the mountains. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1 hour ago, RenoF250 said: Turbos are where its at now. They can make crazy power in a small light engine. Of course displacement + turbo = Turbos/superchargers/nitrous all increase displacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Got a 472 sitting in the basement waiting for the right project. Maybe a Miata. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duramaxsky Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 And decrease life span even more. Turbos/superchargers/nitrous all increase displacement. Sent from my Moto E (4) Plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 52 minutes ago, Duramaxsky said: And decrease life span even more. No such thing as a free lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Ah man, i thought it was gonna be another 9mm vs 45acp thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: I'd rather have too much power than not enough. Cars, trucks, snow machines, chain saws. Bring on the cubic inches. My dad thought that way. Until he got an '87 GNX. A chip, downpipe and thermostat and he was smoking big blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSIV4S Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 52 minutes ago, Boogieman said: My dad thought that way. Until he got an '87 GNX. A chip, downpipe and thermostat and he was smoking big blocks. See if you can complete this old saying for me "The candle that burns brightest........" Now see if you can draw any parallels from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, XSIV4S said: See if you can complete this old saying for me "The candle that burns brightest........" Now see if you can draw any parallels from it. ...pulls an 11 second 1/4 mile with the AC on. The car had 90kish near trouble free on the odometer when he sold it. Edited August 16, 2018 by Boogieman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSIV4S Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 50 minutes ago, Boogieman said: ...pulls an 11 second 1/4 mile with the AC on. The car had 90kish near trouble free on the odometer when he sold it. Well I'm out. When common sense fails, it's probably just a waste of words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taipei Personality Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1 hour ago, XSIV4S said: See if you can complete this old saying for me "The candle that burns brightest........" Now see if you can draw any parallels from it. . . . burns the shortest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Let's burn this mother down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 12 hours ago, XSIV4S said: See if you can complete this old saying for me "The candle that burns brightest........" Now see if you can draw any parallels from it. ...barks the hell out of second...maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 17 hours ago, XSIV4S said: See if you can complete this old saying for me "The candle that burns brightest........" Now see if you can draw any parallels from it. …..has a Holly double pumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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