Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Digest, Vol 17, Issue 13

[LtWacko (LtWacko]

We thought the Supra's would break but in typical Toyota fashion, They're  
RELIABLE!!!  LOL.  
 
The driveline of the GTR is stout and relatively simple.  At least the  
earlier ones seem easier to work on than a modern day Ferrari.  Modifying  one 
today has been made much easier with the aftermarket.  PhD's seems to  be 
needed 
to modify anything these days - and that's just for the sound  system.  OBDII 
and other present day emission requirements make upgrades  complicated that it 
can only be simplified with money.  Man I miss the days  of changing sparkplug 
gaps and turning a screwdriver... almost
 
Rodney
One more car to finish fixing and it's Ferrari hunting time for me...
 
In a message dated 12/6/2007 5:16:58 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
ferrari-request [at] ferrarilist.com writes:

Message:  3
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:56:08 -0600
From: Mike Fleischer  <themightytoe [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Cheap HP
To:  "LtWacko [at] aol.com" <LtWacko [at] aol.com>
Cc: The FerrariList  <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
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Well said.  High horsepower and low weight are  where it is at.  The  
gtr is definitely impressive but you will  need 3 PHd's to fix the damn  
thing if it breaks (and fast and fat  means it will break often if  
pushed to its  limits).

BR,
Mike Fleischer

Sent from my mobile

On Dec  5, 2007, at 6:34 PM, LtWacko [at] aol.com wrote:

> It's pretty common  here in the windy city to see 900+ HP Supra's.    
>  Cost?
> $1500 plus car.  Yes, they are street driven in traffic  with  no  
> issues.  Yes, I
> have driven  them.  Some have approached $20k  plus car.  Owner's   
> personal
> touches.  There are also a few blown E36   M3's around:  400-700 HP.   
> Those cost
> upward  of $15k plus car.   Plethora of V8's.  400-1500 HP.   Even  
> more STi's and
> Evo's.   Price is all  over the place.  Strangely, reliability seems  
> to  do
> less  with money - more like luck!
>
> Technology  in the new supercars make them fantastic performers.   
>  Yes,  the
> new GT-R was purpose built.  Beat the  Porsche.  Give the GT-R it's   
> props.   It's
> done it time and time again.  (anyone know of the  vette's  best  
> times around
> the 'ring?) Sometimes  numbers are not the whole story.  A  Ferrari  
> is still  a
> Ferrari.  A Vette's a Vette.  A few of the exotic   car owners in the  
> area also
> own Vettes for the  track.  Why?  Cheap to  fix and replace and still   
> have
> that rush of HP!
>
> Would I love to track a  Ferrari?  You bet!  I just can't afford  it  
> and  be
> competitive.  My past choices?  BMW, Chevy, Ford,   Honda and Mazda  
> power.  Oh
> well.
>
>  R
>
>
>
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