I am enjoying this back and forth about the true value of some of these
performance items under normal driving conditions. I wouldn't say, though, that
we are "all" spending a little bit of extra money to get more performance.
To be honest, I am satisfied when the cars will start, are running on all 8
cylinders, and that they stop and shift properly. If any of them have lost a
few seconds off their 0-60 acceleration times while sitting in the garage for
the last ten years, I'm not complaining.
Paul
In a message dated 8/18/2004 12:01:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Rob P"
<fristpenny@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>I think D2 underestimates the difference between the hp and base 440. I
>think if you drove them back to back you would see the difference. It's
>unlikely that you could do that now because most cars have been gone through
>and are no longer stock, like D2s car with the cam (I think it's the black
>one).
>
>My car only has a 3.54 rear and I doubt it has seen 4,500 rpm in 10 years.
>Usually I'm in 4th gear by 30 mph, but I don't mind the insinuation. ;)
>
>Nobody is getting rich selling Magnum manifolds. People that want real
>power will usually go with headers. I didn't know that Year One sold them,
>but I'm almost positive that Mopar Performance does not, however, they do
>sell headers.
>
>I'm surprised that you downplay Ma Mopar's development of the hipo engines.
>It is a factory engineered package. It was not really designed as a
>marketing ploy to get unknowing kids to buy the engines other than by
>reduced quarter times. How many kids do you think could tell the difference
>between the manifolds? I guarantee they didn't put windage trays in them as
>a marketing ploy. What they did was put a little extra expense in for some
>more performance and isn't that what we are all doing with our cars now?
>
>Rob
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