Going for a ride in a Tuner

I had the pleasure of going for a ride in a Nissan Skyline after a new bigger turbo was installed. The car was built for drifting and let me tell you I had a blast! This little car was going around corners sideways on low boast! I for one never did see what all the hype was about imports or "Tuners". I figure good old fashion muscle got the job done just nicely,and for me it did. Don't get me wrong,I'm not gonna run out and start look for one of these ricers to build and pour a bunch of money into. I am however still one the lookout for a nice Third Generation Camaro. I'm thinking that I can build a car that will drift as good as the Nissan Skyline I was in yesterday,



  The plan for the Third Gen Camaro will include a short stroke small block Chevy. That would mean a 302, this gives the motor the ability to rev high. And with a 4 in bore,you still get some decent power out of it. When coupled with a Vortech,this little 302 is going to pump out some serious power and still run around 25-26 mpg. Backing this would be a new 6 speed transmission. From the outside,this car will look like your average 80's Camaro that's been brough back to life with some TLC. A set of 18" of 19" rims with the suspension built to accommodate the tires. A Eaton rear end from a 96 chevy pick up and a set of 2.73 gears in it would assure that the car moves along just nicely. After all, we couldn't have someone that bought one of those new Mercedes ML 6.3 to be able to leave me in the dust now could we? I have a deep respect for people that build their horsepower or buying it.

Have a look at this guy's idea of turbo charging! There is a big block Chevy under there somewhere.

 In this day and age,it's almost like gear heads are stuck working on older cars. Doing anything to a new muscle car like the Camaro or even the Challenger would void anything you may have for a warranty,not to mention that computers in these cars have more signals and processes running than it took to put the space shuttle into orbit. However,I do respect bought horsepower just not as much as built horsepower.