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Anyone ever wondered why Japanese cars get all the really cool performance
goodies? Limited slip differential (FWD & RWD), aluminum suspension parts,
aluminum braking components, lightweight wheels, and small, efficient
ancillary parts (radiators, alternators) are things that the German folk
just don't get unless you go into the high $30K's.
Case in point. I'm a huge Nissan fan at the moment. A good friend of mine is
doing phenomenal things with the SR20 engines. The SR20 (N/A and Turbo) is a
performance engine I wish we had for sure. ~140hp aluminum, 2L, with a
7300rpm redline. The engines come in several forms including one with
variable valve timing. I just drove an SR20 powered '66 Datsun Roadster on a
1200 mile road trip to Mt Shasta (and Thunderhill Raceway); this was earlier
this month when the temperatures were above 110. On the fourth day of our
trip I realized that it wasn't mandatory to chirp the tires into 3rd gear
every time (although winding it out to it's re-mapped 7800rpm redline in 2nd
gear was).
I also got some seat time in a 1990 240SX with 234k miles. It was the recent
recipient of an SR20DET (s13) engine; ~200hp stock. That car was simply
amazing. Well balanced and quick to say the least. The chassis itself was
still in great condition and the interior was actually in decent shape.
If you can't respect the company, at least respect the machines.
Diamond Dave
88 Scirocco http://scirocco16v.com/profiles/david_b.htm
84 Jetta GLI http://www.scirocco16v.com/jetta_gallery/mk1jet.jpg
Portland, OR
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ever wondered why Japanese cars get all the really cool performance =
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Limited slip differential (FWD & RWD), aluminum suspension parts, =
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braking components, lightweight wheels, and small, efficient ancillary =
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(radiators, alternators) are things that the German folk just don't get =
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in point. I'm a huge Nissan fan at the moment. A good friend of mine is =
doing=20
phenomenal things with the SR20 engines. The SR20 (N/A and Turbo) =
is a=20
performance engine I wish we had for sure. ~140hp aluminum, 2L, with a =
7300rpm=20
redline. The engines come in several forms including one with variable =
valve=20
timing. I just drove an SR20 powered '66 Datsun Roadster on a 1200 mile =
road=20
trip to Mt Shasta (and Thunderhill Raceway); this was earlier this month =
when=20
the temperatures were above 110. On the fourth day of our trip I =
realized that=20
it wasn't mandatory to chirp the tires into 3rd gear every time =
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winding it out to it's re-mapped 7800rpm redline in 2nd gear=20
was).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D990452914-25072002>I also=20
got some seat time in a 1990 240SX with 234k miles. It was the recent =
recipient=20
of an SR20DET (s13) engine; ~200hp stock. That car was simply amazing. =
Well=20
balanced and quick to say the least. The chassis itself was still in =
great=20
condition and the interior was actually in decent =
shape.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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can't respect the company, at least respect the =
machines.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=3D2>Diamond Dave<BR>88 Scirocco <A target=3D_blank=20
href=3D"http://scirocco16v.com/profiles/david_b.htm";>http://scirocco16v.c=
om/profiles/david_b.htm</A><BR>84=20
Jetta GLI <A target=3D_blank=20
href=3D"http://www.scirocco16v.com/jetta_gallery/mk1jet.jpg";>http://www.s=
cirocco16v.com/jetta_gallery/mk1jet.jpg</A><BR>Portland,=20
OR</FONT> </P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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