Ferrari Mailing List: Re: BMW Mods/Forced Induction/Modern V8s...Re: Ferrari Digest, Vol ...

As many steps forward as US car companies have taken, they are still 
miles behind the Germans in luxury, ride, handling, driving feel, panel 
gaps, fit and finish and overall quality of interior bits, leather, 
carpet, etc.  One of my clients bought a new Cadillac XLR-V for right at 
$100K and I couldn't believe how cheap the interior looked, felt and 
even smelled.  I drove another clients 2007 Cadillac Escalade back to 
his house after a detail and was equally unimpressed with that 
interior.  But that thing is FAST for a big SUV.  Hell, it was fast for 
a small car!  Great exhaust note too.
Brian

LtWacko [at] aol.com wrote:
I whole heartedly agree with American Iron being superior in performance in  
a straight line.  I LOVE the CTS-V and SRT-8's, but luxury is not the  same.  
I couldn't believe it when one of my friends with a CTS-V found the  Caddy not 
luxurious enough!  Surprised the heck out of me.  I thought  they were fine 
and actually envious.  He is looking to trade the car in for  an Audi A8L.  I 
guess he doesn't care about reliability.  Performance  and luxury in one car 
that is somewhat affordable is not a priority for  him.  He is going to get 
another Vette Z (old one replaced with CTS-V) to  satisfy the speed need and get a 
"nicer" luxury car for clients (real estate  agent).
In a message dated 12/29/2006 11:02:41 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
lashdeep [at] yahoo.com writes:
I wish  you guys were in DC right now...this Mallet Caddie CTS will tow a 740 
faster  than a 750 will run unladen.
Interestingly, two recent E39 M5 owners  have traded up to stock CTS-Vs for 
more electrical reliability, better fuel  economy and cheaper maintenance...all 
with the same level of  performance.
I thought the CTS-V was faster?  I know if they don't handle as well  but 
that's only at the limits which most drivers never reach anyway. BMW M Car  and 
reliability usually can only be used in the same sentence negatively  lately.

525 RWHP and 20mpg. GM engine mgmt is pretty impressive  nowadays. Have 
modern, alloy V8s rendered forced induction obsolete? Is  turbocharging the old 
school method for making an engine both efficient and  powerful?

No, you can turbocharge the newer motors for even higher levels of  
performance!  Can you say 750 HP plus Caddy?

Z06: 26mpg, 3100lbs, 505bhp
S2000: 28mpg, 2850lbs, 240  bhp
Buddy's stock S2000 spanked my 740iL all over the powerband and I have a  
quicker than stock gear!  I 
NEED a V12...

Why is an LS1 powered 3rd Gen RX7, lighter, more powerful and  more fuel 
efficient than a twin turbo 13B rotary powered RX7?
Was the  opening scene of Apocalypse Now really the destruction of the Kurtz  
compound?
Who has answers?
Women, but they are too smart to come down to our level (according to my  
girlfriend)!
Rodney

LS
www.exhaust.tv

----- Original Message  ----
From: "LtWacko [at] aol.com" <LtWacko [at] aol.com>
To: LS  <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList  <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 11:37:00  AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari Digest, Vol 5, Issue 51

In a  message dated 12/29/2006 8:03:11 A.M. Central Standard Time,   
ferrari-request [at] ferrarilist.com writes:
5. The  750 V12 has  296 HP. The stock 540i V8 has 282 and my El Tweako   
factory  setup 290: 2% less power than the V12 and way less mass. The    
V8 likes revs and will imitate a V12 just fine at 3500 - 5500  RPM.   
Rev limiter is about 5300 in 1st, 6300 after that. I  suspect Koala   
installs the manual EPROMs.

HP  doesn't tell the whole story.  Power curve baby!  750 will   walk a 740 
all 
day long from 50 MPH to limiter.  You will actually  outdrag  a 750 with a 
740 
off the line in distance.  To 60 MPH  in time is close, but  that is because 
the 750 is charging hard  catching the 740 then blowing by it as  if the guy 
in 
the 740 threw  out an anchor.  Yes, this is based on multiple  ACTUAL runs 
side  
by side.  No magazine performance comparisons of  numbers.   NO barstool 
racing.  You will feel like a little girl  when you  play with the big boys 
at 80MPH 
plus.  I can't believe how long  I  have to wait to get to 130 MPH in my 
740iL 
and yes, I do this on a  weekly  basis so I need it!  I was disappointed from 
day  one.  All I could  afford at the time was a 740 and it had to be a  
steal 
at that and my 750 started getting some miles on it and  serious repair 
bills. 
If you can find  a quicker diff cheap and you  don't mind the lower HWY MPG, 
it's well worth the  grin  factor.
It's like the old S-Class argument between the S420 and the  S500.   S420 
owners wish they had the S500 and S500 owners never  looked back on the  
extra 
money they spent.
Ain't no  replacement for displacement!   
Rodney
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Re: BMW Mods/Forced Induction/Modern V8s...Re: Ferrari Digest, Vol ...	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Brian E. Buxton (BrianBuxtonBuxtonMotorsports.com)
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:08:12 -0800 (PST)