Kind of agree, but I don't like new cars, no fun they do stuff too easy. I grew up with hot cams and bigger or more carburettors, While these days I would not put up with some of the engines I built as a kid and like AC these days as well, I still want a similar feel of a lumpy idle and snappy throttle response, there is no law about how fast you get to the speed limit as long as you don't turn the tyres.nassi wrote:+1, I'm all too happy with a cruiser these days. If you want something really fast then go and buy any newish car and take it to the track, it will generally be faster than you rodded or hotted up Mustang, handle better and cost a lot less to get to that point.chopmgw wrote:Am I the only one who thinks these big engines in these cruisers is overkill ?
Whats wrong with the good old 302 ?
Got more than enough power for a bit of spirited driving.
Its not like u can use the big engine around the burbs.
Not with the radars and cameras about nowdays.
Nothing against fast cars but a 40 year old steering and brake design is not the best platform for high speed either.
BUT if you have a different opinion........... I guess your not old like me
Just be realistic about what you want from the car, too many of us get caught up in the numbers wank and probably are not sure how these numbers stack up in the real world. Bigger is not always better IMO.
Probably had too many of these
These cars are about nostalgia to me that is a crunchy 4 speed, lumpy idle, induction roar, and a launch of the line. I won't inject my car, cause I know it won't sound right. If you build them right they will still cruise fine, but its not bad if they can rap your ears behind you head if you nail them as well.