GM's new Performance Engine Lineup

[Darkstar]

@Blue4

it was only a matter of time to be honest. With the crash test standards going easier, and the emissions testing.

With the Sport Compact popularity booming. etc etc. It had to happen. Car companies knew they couldnt market a muscle car to the average teenager either, like they could back in the 60’s and 70’s.

But to be honest, turbocharging a smaller displacement engine is something the Japanese etc have not thought up of first. the mid 80’s Turbo Buicks imo is what started the craze. At least over here.

I’d actually have to say that Dave Buschur pretty much started everything as far as high performance sport compacts go. He was the first 4cyl into the 13’s, 12s, 11s, 10s, 9s, 8s and maybe 7’s. Although, i think he was into turbo buicks, and decided to fuck with his talon. So I guess the GN did it by proxy.

[Gray05]

@Darkstar

I’d actually have to say that Dave Buschur pretty much started everything as far as high performance sport compacts go. He was the first 4cyl into the 13’s, 12s, 11s, 10s, 9s, 8s and maybe 7’s. Although, i think he was into turbo buicks, and decided to fuck with his talon. So I guess the GN did it by proxy.

don’t forget also. in 1984-1986. Ford made the Mustang SVO.

which is a 2.3L 4cyl with a Garrett T25, stock from the factory. Ran low 15’s stock, and was not hard to get into the 13’s. There’s plenty of them now running in the 10’s

[Darkstar]

@Blue4

don’t forget also. in 1984-1986. Ford made the Mustang SVO.

which is a 2.3L 4cyl with a Garrett T25, stock from the factory. Ran low 15’s stock, and was not hard to get into the 13’s. There’s plenty of them now running in the 10’s

true, but they werent exactly the popular way to make power.

[Gray05]

@Darkstar

true, but they werent exactly the popular way to make power.

considering that your pinnacle of performance cars in the early to mid 80s, was the Corvette cranking out an amazing 190hp. Nothing really was a popular way of HP.

[Kevin1]

@Blue4

here is the supposed new Camaro SS

GM will fuck that up.

[Kevin1]

@Darkstar

It kicks ass that the car companies are coming out with some badass cars now. Think about the mid-late 90’s. Only thing that had some real power was the Viper. I’ll bet no one would have ever though that there would be stock 4cyl cars that would be able to whup on mid 90’s cobras/Camaros/Vettes.

You are forgetting the ZR-1 in there. There are still few cars that are able to keep up with it. Even the Vipers of the same time are unable to keep up with them above 120 mph.

And why the fuck is GM offering the Z06 with an auto? That aint right son, that aint right.

[smokeyburnouts]

i’m not saying i doubt you. but on corvette forums i am on, there isn’t any solid facts of what the LS7 specs are (hp-wise). are these numbers speculation?

[Kevin1]

@smokeyburnouts

i’m not saying i doubt you. but on corvette forums i am on, there isn’t any solid facts of what the LS7 specs are (hp-wise). are these numbers speculation?

What is your name on cf?

[smokeyburnouts]

smokeyburnouts on corvetteforum and z06net. ah665 on digital corvettes

[Gray05]

@smokeyburnouts

i’m not saying i doubt you. but on corvette forums i am on, there isn’t any solid facts of what the LS7 specs are (hp-wise). are these numbers speculation?

corvette forums is not good for information

[smokeyburnouts]

ok, well that doesnt answer my question. is that definate numbers? if so, where is the info from?

[Gray05]

yes its accurate, and GM Insider… which has never been wrong

[OLDS_ROCKETMAN]

@Blue4

here is the supposed new Camaro SS

the c6 and GTO grew on me but that thing is ugly, GM just doens’t get it do they. After looking at the pic thou, thats a photochopped GTO.

[T70_Tsi]

dave buschur wasn’t the one who started the craze and also wasn’t the first 4cyl go to that fast either…but jay you gotta remember that the 4 cyl import craze was goin on over there LONG before the 80’s over here…turbo cars have been around and popular over there through the 70’s when everybody was big motor crazy over here they were going small cars small motors, decent power. carrol shelby had the glhs and the turbo chargers goin on from the early 80s and the turbo dodge guys were fast long before the dsm guys were, most of what us dsmer’s have came from the turbo dodge guys in the early 80s.

[Darkstar]

my memory must be starting to go…

http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/0203tur_buschur/index.html

[slowcamaro]

dsm’s are gay nuff said

[T70_Tsi]

so you read it in a magazine? gus was in the 12’s and then the 10s with his turbo dodges long before buschur, he also had a 12s minivan before most of the dsm crowd could hit the 12’s…not only that sean glazer was the first into the 8s bracket and he did it in an awd unibody platform

[T70_Tsi]

also i dont’ think buschur was the 1st into the 7second arena either, i believe rau went into the 7s before buschur did…course buschur wrecked the car 2 years ago and hasn’t raced it since.

[T70_Tsi]

lol actually i just looked up rau’s list of dates/wins and he was beating buschur at his own shootout in 98…the awd was in the 9s bracket in 99, i know glazer went in the 8s range around 99/00…buschur gets more “street credit” cuz he puts his damn nose everywhere

[Shaggy]

butchur