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Originally Posted by Blair
I'll take that as an insult. No rice here.
Go and put a 2.0 VW diesel in your Cobra  |
Sorry Michael, There was no insult intended. Your car is a masterpiece without a hint of rice (not that there is anything wrong with Japanese cars). I'll delete the comment if you find it offensive.
What I was trying to say was there is more than one way to achieve the same ends and engine capacity isn't the only factor.
I've been playing with modified cars for over 20 years now and had a wide spectrum of machines. Some good and some real bombs (the bombs were still fun). At get togethers you would usually get the odd guy that would look at your car and point out it's percieved faults.
Conversations would usually get to:
"Your old 6 cylinder is old tech and slow, it's not even overhead cam. My motor makes 100HP per litre"
"OK but your motor is only 1.6 litres so what's that, 160HP?. This old 3.3 litre 6 makes about 160HP..."
etc
Both parties are right and both engines get much the same job done. That being said I'm almost certainly guilty of similar crimes when justifying my own choices but I'm trying to keep a open mind these days.
Cheers