Date:         Thu, 31 May 2007 18:54:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: was Inline 4 trans...Now,
              displaced...whatever..No van content..
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>
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I was under the impression that the NASCAR boys were getting something like
830 HP from their 355 CI motors.

How the heck do you get that from a VW and for how long?

On 5/31/07, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:
>
> No substitute for cubic inches...Some truth to that, but then someone
> cited NASCAR and V-8s...Sheesh!  I wonder when the last production V8 with a
> frigging carb was built? Do any cars even still use carburetors?   And
> NASCAR tries to keep the "Murikan Made stock car racing" thing alive, in the
> minds of the fans..A carburetor on a "Race" car, for cri-yi!    But those
> guys do get some HP from huge motors, yes.  You can see the same HP from a
> VW at any dyno shop..at around 2 liters and a street motor, too.
>   I wonder if any parts in a NASCAR are made by Ford, Dodge, Chevy or even
> Toyota?
>
> For what it's worth, the NASCAR lap times at Sears Point/Infineon are
> almost as quick as the Spec Miata lap times there...
>   Don Hanson
>



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