These are a few American Muscle & Imports cars racing at the Street Wars 2.- EVO vs. WRX-STI.- High Tech Import VS. American Muscle Event at Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ USA on 11/25/2012.
I'm proud to say i owned 440 6 packs and turbocharged civics, v12 and e55k mercs in my life, numbskulls can say dumb ignorant things all day some of us acutally do it.
RIDICULE That goes for everyone.. I mean look at you.. You are saying that like if the guy said he owns the fastest civic, and you don't even know him. Also, if you laughed at a truck winning a little 4 cylinder civic I bet you shit yourself laughing when the little 4 cyl won VS the big engine V8 all 'Murican muscle cars, haha. Yeah, such a fucking hypocrite. "Every civic driver on earth seems to think they own the fastest car on earth." nice generalization.
superbad1982 Yes, if a car wins IT WINS. Period. Show some respect it doesn't matter if its muscle, import, hybrid, go kart, fuck it. After all was better than the one he raced. Now they can talk shit all they want, but at the end of the day they are still the "losers".
+Vedran Čižić With weak ears? And i was replying the shit hondas beating vettes. lol thats a joke. Get the fuck out of here before you hurt yourself numb nuts.
I'm not sure what happened and why that 500+ reply post/thread by Nova396 lock out any new replys but, start again! nova396 All that farting, and still lays a turd. Import racing at its finest. All that farting, and still lays a turd. Import racing at its finest. All that farting, and still lays a turd. Import racing at its finest.
Im with you and nova all these guys that arguing are all young punks that have no clue how engines work they get in and turn the key and thank god it starts because if it didnt they wouldnt have a clue where to begin they try to act like they know what they are talking about because their friends older brother traded his v6 mustang for an integra with a cold air and fart can one of these days when they have had their asses handed to them for the thausanth time and realize all their highschool buddies were dumbasses
I would never waist time and money, on an import 125 horsepower car. I'd rather save for a muscle car or build a hot rod. A guy here on youtube has a 3,350 horsepower '69 Camaro that hits 215 mph in 6 seconds. Try sooping up an import car to have that much power! those damn electronics are pieces of shit.
ffdztdr already been done friend. obviously you have not seen the ekanoo racing 2jz gt86 powered toyota supra. hits 240 mph in 6.05 seconds. so shut your face.
ffdztdr Would you "waste your time and money" on a 300hp Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 Turbo with four-wheel drive? You can get a decent one for like $5k and with a little maintenance it'll absolutely mash any stock muscle car. Imagine what it would do with 1,000hp.
There is such a thing as competition. Making the sport for not the faint hearted, such as ones who cry for equality. The sport itself is solely to beat your opponent next to you. With no strive to 'want' to be better, for reasons like compassion and empathy for the rival you will then lose. You must have a drive to beat the lesser, and challenge the greater.
joanquesada1 stock v8s ? those things were modded to the balls, I'm pretty sure every single one of them had superchargers or have over 10 grand in them
They're fast I'm not going to lie, I love v8s but the power to weight ratio is always on an imports side. American cars just have too much of heavy chasis
That awkward moment when your ricer is farting all the way down the track and you still get your ass kicked by a fucking Silverado!! haha that's embarrassing
American cars will always be MY nr:1! The sound of a big displacement V8 with a big cam is just something I would not want to live without. The tecnology is old but they still make powerful smallblock/ bigblock combinations out there that outrun everything and sounds darn good doing it. 🇺🇸
American Muscle is meant to be strong, it could be modified to be fast but in reality it was meant to be what it's called.. " Muscle".. Fact: Hondas, Toyotas, anything made in Japan is a toy that can be modified.. without modification or tweeking, they are normal everyday cars. Ford, Chevy, Dodge make real muscle, even without modifying it.. Meaning you can buy stock and maintain stock and stock will last forever without breaking your pocket..
I have a '69 Charger R/T and whenever a ricer rolls up, the driver usually gives me props and says "nice car". I do the same when I see a bad ass import. This happens quite frequently, but for some reason, when people get on social media, they get super confrontational, angry and even hateful. I like bad ass cars regardless of the year they're made or what country they're from. Not everything has to be so fucking negative.
I don't know what that lil hatchback was, but it was quick. 12 seconds is very respectable in my book. That Monte Carlo SS that ran in the 11's....NICE.
Here is how it breaks down, imports are usually cheaper to buy off the bat but cost way more to soup up while Muscle Cars cars more off to bat to drive but cost way less to soup up. Imports are better at handling and fuel economy but cost more to modify and repair while Muscle cars are better at generating raw power for less and don't handle as well but do dominate the strait line.
The reason most of us import racers lost to muscle cars is because alot daily racers tune their cars for top speed instead of increased acceleration. Its not how fast you can beat the other guy to the line, but how quick you can beat him there.
I guess fucking not. Dump your "holier than thou" attitude bro. You ignorant religious fuck. "...take the Lord's name in vain", dude I just said "Jesus Christ". Aren't you late for a meeting outside of Planned Parenthood along with the rest of the middle-aged fucks who don't have anything better to do then project their beliefs on to other people? Get the fuck outta here.
I thumbs down the video not because I don't like it but because of the OP's disrespectful replies. This is a sport we can be united in. Encouraging a divide can be paralleled to promoting racism. What happened to good sportsmanship?
I'm Asian but I'm more into American muscle cars than imports, probably because where I came from there is no muscle cars at all. It's kinda funny how some people here in North America think the exact opposite of me :P I still like some Japanese cars though, like the GT-R, Supra, LFA, etc.
Gingerscantbepirates whoa OK i was wrong then but that reply is old :/. i though then that that the Lexus brand was an american company that was made for other country's just like how infiniti is to Nissan
so many haters I love imports and muscle they both have their strong points and weak points it all depends on what you like and wanna do and they are both a art and have history and we should all respect that as a culture because nobody else will
I respect Tuners, ricers not so much..that includes the domestic ricestangs/ cavilers/colbalts lol American muscle is cool, but Muscle cars are simply bad ass
Why are these people racing Civics? -Well, they are dirt CHEAP. You can get a decent Civic, with moderate mileage, around $5,000-$8,000. This is the range for a used Civic with around 50,000 or so miles, but these look like 90s Civics, so they are probably even less than $5,000. -More customizabilty than any other car out there. Go look up body work, tuning, etc and the Civic is easily the most widely avaiable car to tune and do body work on. -Cheap maintenace. Muscle cars are expensive to maintain. Civics will eventually break down, but are very cheap to fix up. -High reliability. Imports last longer and can take more miles than American cars. Honda, Toyota, Nissan, etc are consistently rated top reliability. -Easy to tune. People have told me the import engines are super easy to fix up and tune. Unless if you have a lot of money, not willing to put in as much work for your car, etc, then I guess a muscle car is the bettet choice. I am American btw and totally think imports are superior.
Yes there is a replacement for displacement ...it's called turbo...aka force induction ...If it wasn't a replacement for displacement why does it make your car faster ? And no I'm not here to troll but can't fool me here no Mustang before 93 can run 13 stock ..I'm talking bout your Lil 5.0 vanilla ice car...I don't want to start trolling...I know muscle cars had like a big ass 6.0 liter back then making like 350 hp but it weight like 5000 pounds. The only real muscle cars were the police edition but still ran like mid 13 with 500hp. Get over the battle here OK ..
Na Yang Your knowledge about muscle cars is limited, like your engines displacement. Look up the Shelby Cobra Mustangs or the SOHC Mustangs. Or the '72 Chevelle SS 454 or the tri-carbed 427 alloy head Vettes of '69. ALL ran well below 13 sec. in the quarter. NONE weighed 5,000 pounds. A lot of the horse power numbers for these cars were advertised LOWER, so the insurance companies wouldn't raise rates. So, get your FACTS straight. Now, your piss ant 4 cylinder Hondas can be modified to make big horse power, BUT it cost BIG money. Most of you guys are RICERS pretending you know what the hell you're doing. I used to work at an auto parts store and I used to LAUGH at you fuckers spending money on those stupid coffee can mufflers. All you could afford was bolt on's that did NOTHING for your cars performance. So, pull that turbo out of your ass and go learn about muscle cars and their history. Then, maybe, people will take your rants serious. Also, most races boil down to driver ability, NOT horse power. But, you're too stupid to realize that.
tfeverfred I am by no means a ricer, but I do drive a Toyota Celica. It is however a true Celica not one of these newer GT-S bullshit ones. It's a '77 GT coupe. I've completely modified it and I'm not a ricer I am a tuner. There is a huge difference between a tuner and a ricer. The main being that I understand that if I have a V-Tech engine I'm not going to put a turbo on it because when that V-Tech kicks in it's just overlapping what the turbo would do and make both basically useless. Not everyone who drives import is a ricer you are just a prejudiced ass turd that probably just googled some american engines and drives a chevy cavalier that's about to blow up from misuse and a lack of maintenance.
I don't know about the rest of you, but cars are cars man. The make and model doesn't matter to me. I respect gearheads that take the time make their ride go fast.
This shows a car with a big motor is still slow ass fuck comparing to real car that uses half it's engine ....and no the import wasn't really tune up ...If it was a v8 will never stand a chance ...epic conclusion
It's boosting so it's actually cheating , but you know how it is on the strip. I love American cars too ,but it's the bashing on Asian cars that gets argument going.
you are a moron... a V 8 is slow as fuck? That makes no sense because you can make way more power with a V8 why are V8 swaps on JDMs so popular than......
Really? You actually think that? Boosting is cheating? Take that turbo away from the subaru it would be absolutely worthless. Thats there main power source is from that. When do you see a naturally aspirated inline 4 cylinder. Producing 500+hp? No you don't. My 93 Fox body gt has beaten and embarrassed soo many Honda civics and there stupid ass fart cans.
Honestly super cars kinda suck because you can't really customize it as much as a muscle car. And at car shows with super cars all the owners talk about is their money and not about the car.
The rice crowd has been getting beat up by the muscle car dudes so, if you like rice, I would stay away but, there are some fast imports beating up on muscle cars....
64fairlane305 yea, yea, yea...your a self proclaimed expert...? What would you call a 69 Camaro with a 468 BB or 68 Dart with a 383/440/426 BB and a 70 Stang with a built 460 BB....small pony cars with BBs....and....YES.... it's a muscle car! That's all I'll say to you...I'll take it easy on you....only because I like your avatar picture! The beggining of the muscle car era were the mid size cars with big motors then it evolved to what we have today, The muscle car name started with the 64 GTO and then evolved slowly but, I would argue that the 409 Chevys started the trend or maybe one of the older chrysler cars with the 426 wedge motors or even the older 392 Chrysler cars could be considered muscle cars albeit, they were in full sized cars so, mid size BB doesn't fit muscle car designation at that time but, today it would be almost acceptable but, those Chrsylers were big whales and the 409 Chevys would pass for muscle cars. Anyways, the true meaning of muscle cars were cars with a lot of HP but, no power steering or power brakes and it took some muscle to operate those types of cars....lol...dispute that??? kidding!
64fairlane305 Not true. There a plenty of Modern muscle cars out today. Muscle doesn't mean classic. Many of the small block cars (almost all) are destroying the old big block power. there faster, get better gas mileage, and a far more reliable.
Whiny muscle fans are like "no!! Not fair, he had a turbo!!" So there's no way to put a turbo or supercharger on a domestic? Excuses sound best to the ones making them up, to others they still sound like pathetic excuses.
You're right. It's all a matter of what you want to spend on horse power. But displacement ALWAYS wins. You can add boost to as many cylinders as you want, but a V8 will always make more HP. That's why 500c.i. Top Fuel dragsters run 3 second quarter miles -- and that is under so many restrictions! A tweaked out Nissan twin-turbo GTR is nice, but a twin turbo 6.2L C6 Vette would be in a totally separate class.
stratotanker327 power to weight ratio iand traction is the key. look at all the guys that swap their 240s and rx7s with GM la blocks. cheaper and easier to get alot of power.
Nobody says "no fair he had a turbo" lol because you can have a l4 with twin turbos but your boost would be at 2 psi or your engine would blow on your ricer lol. Plus superchargers are often found muscle cars and when a V8 is blown, you better hope they miss a gear
Congrats on going fast in a straight line but in terms of track racing I can guarantee that almost all of the American cars here would lose against their imported counterparts, I think you owe imports some respect considering this is the American domain they're racing on bud. Any true motor sport fan can appreciate every car culture in some way, please stop being ignorant, it's people like you that give Americans a bad reputation.
Damius McRuckerton Congrats not racing next to anyone and driving 100's of miles to drive slower around turns. Perhaps this is why you goobers do a ricer flybye after you get waxed on the street on a 30mph roll, 70mph roll, and 100mph roll. Must be frustrating to not be able to yell out the window " I could beat you if we drove to a crooked track buddy!". Keep your window up in shame. So go buy your million dollar car, because I love going around them on a shoe string budget =)
***** I'm not going to get into some kind of personal battle with you because from what you just said to me, I can tell that you obviously have some kind of bad experiences with people driving ricers and unfortunately you childishly correlated the car and the idiot driving them which is a pretty good display of the ignorance you have. Let me go further to say that there is a difference between a ricer and an import, an American made car can be a ricer as well, maybe you just need to look in to the definition to get a better understanding before you open your trap. When it comes to Domestic cars versus imported cars, there's an old saying "you get what you pay for." Just look at GM lately, they're recalling millions of models left and right, it's an embarrassment to American car culture when all those brand new Camaros can't even last a few months before they get called back because they lack the manufacturing quality required to keep them on the road. American cars just aren't what they used to be and in my opinion, Imports deserve MUCH more respect than any American car lately.
Damius McRuckerton It always make me smile when someone premises they don't want to get into a personal battle, right before they make a long diatribe proving they actually do, lol. No muscle car, or gm car has ever been called a ricer, what absurdity. Gm is being recalled because that is what happens when you bring big government behind the scenes. Perhaps you missed the recalls of Toyota? In America, we are swamped with litigation in every aspect of any manufacturing, it has little to do with quality. Corporate greed and crony capitalism are behind the scenes, not quality. I'm a tool and die maker by trade, unlike you I actually know what I'm talking about. Imprts don't retain any value because they are crap, gm cars hold value for DECADES.
***** LOL You have got to be kidding me! The second you pull off a lot in a domestic car the value plummets like a rock. My friend has a 2011 chevy malibu he bought brand new and he's had no problems with it. The value is nothing compared to what he paid for it. The reason imports are expensive is because they are more quality designed and built, they actually HOLD value, they're RELIABLE, I can't recall any American car company being widely know for it's reliability. On the other hand we have Subaru, Honda, Volvo, Mazda, Audi and Toyota, in fact, the only moderately know domestic brand known for it's decent reliability is GMC, which is strange considering their parent just finished recalling millions of cars. YOU DO get what you pay for, QUALITY! www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2013/11/18/cars-that-return-top-resale-values/ Here's a link from Forbes
Why is everyone so hateful, personally i like all cars regardless of make. And judging from this vid, the imports and muscle cars were pretty evenly matched. Stop hatin
I'm American and i love our cars but dang! Japanese cars are insane, not enough people give them credibility in America which is why i like them people are always shocked when they see a old corolla beat a big bad chevy its pretty cool!!!
hi it's not the car it's the driver. Probably muscle car drivers have enough money to modify their engine and import drivers do the tuning and some modifying.
hi tell me. Have u seen a muscle car drift and never fail. Well I have many times becuz I live in America and I'm Asian. When I visited places in Asia I saw drifting and not crashing
@@iangelz-6168 drifting is just some stupid shit y'all brought over to the USA. I beat a stupid ricer in his coupe civic. He was a philippino and asian ricers give asians a bad look. Don't even get me started on the mexican ricers. I hate them too and I'm mexican 😠
***** no not everybody races on a highway... If you do, you're bound to get in trouble with police... If u don't knw how to control ur car on real roads and only race on the highway, you don't know what it means to be in control of your car
***** plus mate, highways in New Zealand, Australia and Europe aren't straight, they can really curvy at times. American muscles at 200 kph plus wont be able to handle them corners. you got to have a Euro or ricer to even make it in a street race.
+Tyler McClain Yes this is true, i've seen so many muscle cars and fbodys in my city with money thrown into them rather then EVER meeting anyone who legit spends time and money on. They aint worth a fuck that's why.
just remember that 1960's american cars have by far the most power when stock a 1966 pontiac gto can have a 350 horsepower engine when stock while a 1966 mitsubishi colt only has 84 hp so its clearly no contest between american and imported cars of the 1960's.
Way to go USA!!! Now let's see those 4000Ibs tanks go around a corner without falling off the road. I love muscle cars and I love displacement, but the single sighted attitude of most American muscle car drivers is absolute bullshit. If you want to compare a nations car making ability, let's see your best muscle car against a Nissan GTR, then let's look at the build quality of both, including interior materials, then let's compare chassis rigidity, lateral G's, and fuel consumption and the good ole boys can go back to their farms while the rest of the world laughs at those live rear axel stangs. You ess aye! You ess aye!
Youre on point Tom Clarke ...I dont hate Domestic car , its domestic owner that hates on import...at the end of the day you still own something that is very cheap ...you get what you pay for ....but I love my domestic trucks ...
Youre on point Tom Clarke ...I dont hate Domestic car , its domestic owner that hates on import...at the end of the day you still own something that is very cheap ...you get what you pay for ....but I love my domestic trucks ...
Not exactly true about the handling fwd cars will never handle good but if its RWD maybe but you gotta remember most muscle cars are from 1960's 70's ect and they are stock running these cars that some kid wasted his money being put into a worthless Honda or a fwd car period and the stock muscle from 1969 is smoking him after he's wasted more money than the muscle cost
haha I have an import. It's only got 160hp but it handles a ton better that anything american from its era (1985) according to my dad who grew up driving camaros and trans ams
it's sad how most peoples opinion about imports are based strictly on Hondas soo sad it's disgusting lol... meet a real well built import and you'll regret owning muscle. look up titan motorsports or ekanoo and you'll learn what there really about. 2jz,1jz,3sgte,rb anything,even rotarys are a better power plant then the same old blown out 350 or 305 americrap. I guess thats why you see so many camaros and mustang with 2jz swaps now pushing 1500hp + but that's none of my buisness lol
305s arent worth a fuck, 350s are the stock engine people throw parts into because it's cheap and really simple to get a good understanding, yeah you can make some nice power, enough to get you going and beat a few around the block. But once rivaled against a built v8, the massed strength of the 350 will not be enough. It seems that you underestimate or have little knowledge of the power you can get from a v8 rather then a 305 or even a 350, it's disappointing to see that's all you think is there.
JustA4Cylinder Let's see your lil cereal box toy go up against the big boys. For example, try and get a race with an 1987 Grand National. Or a HEMI Dart with slicks. Then see what those "land boats" can do. You have to gut your cars and up the boost to the point of grenading the engine to be fast. Muscles do it naturally. With Brute. Power.
American cars are Junk, you can't exceed the milage of 100k without doing any major repairs. Compare that to a foreign car where it can go 200k miles with only Oil changes and tires. I would chose a FOREIGN over anything.
Major repairs? No that's why most ambulances and work cars are American. I had a crown Victoria with 490,000 miles on the dash and still rode like a champ. And no major repairs
Dude I have a 96 mustang gt(a mustang mind you) with 140k on the engine and have done no major repairs. Only thing I've done is oil and flush the radiator a couple of times. Engine runs like a champ
Uhhh the new body style Pontiac gto or other wise known as the Holden Manaro in Australia and the U.K is one of the most popular drift cars in the world. Every form of racing is sweet those who only like one version are not true car people or gear heads or what ever you want to call us.
Because that's a 03 mustang cobra aka (terminator) came with 420hp 4.6 dohc with forged internals and stock eaton supercharger. The engine can handle over 1000hp
Bentley Mulsanne Because it was a BMW thats why they always break down so no surprise there, the so called ultimate driving machine lost to a poor mans car that happened to T-bag it!
Most drag-racing videos aren't going to tell you much more than which particular car/driver combination is faster than another. Anyone can modify their car (American or import) to be faster than another car.
A good car is a good car regardless of it's make or origin. However, and yes I am an American, NOBODY BUT FUCKING AMERICANS LOVES TO WATCH A 10 SECOND RACE....... The rest of the world laughs at American cars in REAL RACES. Who cares how fast you can go in a straight line, can it turn? How is the handling? Ect, ect ect I am sorry but you cannot parade around saying you are the best if you only dominate in a sport in which YOU ARE THE ONLY PARTICIPANT. The rest of the world enjoys racing overall! Drag racing is looked at like we adults look at 4th graders doing races across the blacktop, cute but they will grow up, hopefully..... It takes little skill to drive a straight line, a little more skill to control all that horsepower in a straight line, and a maniac with unbelievable skills to tame a dragster..... but it takes an assortment of skills to drive on a race/road course and take turns and factor in other cars, weather, tires, gas, as you whip around the track, and do not dare say "we have NASCAR!" because then you sound like a complete idiot, once again making one direction turns, with a few road coarses, every driver sounding like a baby.... the WORST Formula 1 driver alone trumps any driver who says they are the best racer from NASCAR. there are many racing leagues and many cars that are tuned for this, and american cars rarely ever finish in the front. Oh I am sorry, but the Corvette with it's plastic and fiberglass body parts that last as long as the milk in my fridge with its GERMAN made engine doesn't count. You want to claim American made cars are amazing, they are beautiful and have a lot of power, but stop bragging and saying they are the best when clearly they are not in the league of others. Like I said, everyone laughs at the arrogance of Americans because we always say we are the best, even when we are not.... So I say this, if you love your American made car, great! Stop bitching about others who like JDM or Euro or whatever the hell they love, it is a passion, stop being so arrogant and naive. You are making us all look bad.... Now i sit back and await the negative comments, grammar Nazis, ect ect ect blak frickity blah
+Dave Zalewski hey don't talk shit, my moms civic can do a 1/4in 20 seconds at 90 mp/h. It will knock of two seconds when I put my skunk2 stickers on!!
+Metromechanic my 68 Plymouth GTX will do a 1/4 mile in 9 flat then again I'm cranking 440+6 pack got 1000 horse to the crank hurst 4 speed transmission with 1100lbs of torque wanna race? Mopar or no car.
I immediately knew that the little Beetle would pack some serious power. If somebody shows up in a ridiculous car, it's a deception - they're dangerous.
Remember......in 20yrs from now the V8's will still be on the road, the 4 bangers will have all BLOWN up by then. Look on the roads today, all the 20+ year old cars on the road today are V8's....extremely very few 4 bangers from 20+years ago still driving today. Proof is out there....open your eyes!! LOL TRUTH!
Your just fucking hopeless....even though i'm mainly into V8 cars, I respect and enjoy watching both sport compacts and V8 muscle go down the track. No one drives V8s anymore? Bullshit, I live in BC, Canada and I see plenty of V8 trucks and a decent amount of V8 cars still on the road and lots at the race track (drag strip and road course) Get out of your import-induced coma and embrace variety.
***** Wow. You ARE really dumb. There are plenty of fucking retro Japanese cars still out. Lots of Datsuns, GT-Rs, NSXs, few Toyotas, etc. Like you said, PROOF is out there. Mr Genius. You generalise way too much, you state things, and don't have any evidence, facts, or knowledge to support what you say.
SDJ604 WDF i have 240 SX AND A 93 RANGER W/5.0 SWAP AND 3 HONDAS so variety i experienced all 3 i prefer a high revving honda srry and in 10 years ur v8 will still be on road no v8 camaro anything lasted even near 200k miles and u know it lmao ur stand is dead at 120-130k
you could see in the first video either the black car jumped the light or the start light is going at different times. you see the black car go before the light turns green for the Honda
The main reason why you don't see super fast imports is because most of them are cheap. Muscle car guys tend to rebuild everything from the ground up. Import guys like to swap in "lower mileage" JDM stuff rather than rebuild.
i love them both, the muscle has such an awesome classic look and you cant beat the roar of em, but imports can be sexy as hell and its true that such a smaller engine can stand a chance, a turbo is something you put in an engine to make it faster same concept as having a bigger engine put in for more power but being bogged down by weight, they even out. i just love cars ... that's all, i loved how that rx7 popped that front up xD
There is a 9 sec GTR on youtube, just happend a couple weeks ago. The mustang and camaro factory race cars dip into the 9's also and 8's....depending on what they do to those cars.
You have a lot of vids. Nothing on imports. Sad really. I drive a semi, so I like those vids. I was into American muscle probably before you were even thought of. I'm into electronics, I've done construction work, I've worked on cars since I was 9. I replaced a starter, ballast resistor, and a starting solenoid, on a 79 dodge power wagon snow commando 360 magnum with granny gear and all. Me and my bro built a 94 jeep cherokee, and so on. My buddies as I said before had a garage, and we used to do all kinds of projects in it and beer was not a factor in any accidents, wink wink. Beer as far as I'm concerned is a tool as good as a screwdriver. Anyhow, I got into imports when I saw what Wyotech and the students there were doing with theirs. They took a crappie Honda and with not too much work or money, turned it into a smooth 12 second drag car and drove away from the track. Not real impressive, but the imports have innovation and things that are new to the automotive industry. Basically more things to explore and more ways to get power than a blown nitrous 572 that's been built from the ground up. These motors will produce better power to weight numbers than most v8s. It's fascinating really. I got bored with building 302, 350, and 305 engines. It's the same story every time. If you want power just put a stroker kit or something else boring. Imports have other ways to get power without ever removing the engines or being too invasive. America has just recently started doing different things and other countries have years and years of it. Basically in engine technology, America is behind. We stick to what works. That's safe. But safe is boring. Buy an import and maybe you'll see what I mean. Don't buy a honda. Those people are from a different planet. Maybe buy a cheap 240 like I did. I want an ae86 corolla, 97 supra, and a 280z.
Ryan Brown it's all about forced induction, an equally built 4 banger vs. 8 cylinder and equally boosting each engine and by that a I mean, a 40mm turbo on a 2.0 liter 4 banger vs. a 4.6 liter V8 matching the same boost per cfm would be a roughly guessing a 88mm turbo on a 8 cyclinder, now that everything being equal, there is no way the 4 banger is the better/more powerful motor. Most of these ricer idiots compare a 55mm turbo on a 4 banger then say, yea that 55mm turbo on a V8 is slower then the 4 banger, well, yea...not enough boost going through that turbo for the V8, It's all physics and most of the 4 banger crowd can't understand that and talk ignorant shit. Anyways....good day.
But I'm a straight 6 enthusiast. Ill knock v8s and 4 poppers until im blue in the face. Straight 6 4.0 liter vs v8 4.0 liter. Toss up really. Depends on design of everything. Is 1 a low compression turd...does it have a turbo, supercharger, or procharger, is it all n/a with 4 valves per cyliner and duel overhead cam. Lots can be said. A mazda quad cam probe v6 is genius, or hondas self oiling hydraulic vtech higher cam lobe thingy, maybe the supercharged hemispheric heads on dodges v8s....its all technology. What youre into. You cant really say one motor thats different than another is better. Both have equal opportunities to be just as badass. Its really the person that built it. Its a religious war to say one is better than the other when theres always room for improvement. I watched this retarded video about a really nice riced out ek9 honda, but the dude made a good point. to put it simply, its all in what you like and what you want, fuck the haters. Great philosophy. If I want to put a 4 banger in a full sized 4x4 pickup just to see if I could do it and paint it pink, install ebay fart cans, and cookie cut a unicorn shaped vent in the hood, ill do that and nothing you or anybody else says will change it. Do what you feel is right and makes you happy. Thats what cars are all about. Self expression and blood sweat and tears.
Power to weight ratio. The cars you need to put a V8 in, tend to be heavier than the ones designed for a 4 cylinder. If you had a V8 blown nitrous in an 80s foxbody mustang, I had a 4 banger turd in a 79 dodge power wagon 3/4 ton. Most likely you would win. Hondas and their amazing 4 cylinder setups and the lightweight chassis are just as equal to a V8 in a heavier car. I've seen bone stock b 18 all motor beat a mustang v8 stock. It's the power to weight ratio. Not just power. I think the 6 cylinder is the happy medium. Just small enough to squeeze into a small compact car, and mean enough to produce v8 numbers. Still weighs less than a v8...not by much, but just enough to make a difference, and with the right setup, a 4 cylinder car hits 10 seconds with just a few bolt ons, a tune, and 500 hp.
LOL but, actually I was using a panasonic vid camera, it's either your internet connection or yoiutube, sometimes it's crystal clear vid and sometimes its blotchy, blame the interwebz god! The shakyness is me, forgot to turn stabilizer on....
