The Car Talk Thread
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lickalotapus
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So what's everyone's ride? , I've got an Holden vz Ss , it's a 4 door sedan with a 5.7L ls1 and 6 spd manual , nothing special but always up for a thrashing
drolove
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ya i love those holdens, especially the 427 
as for right now im rocking a old turbo porsche 944. and rocking as in sitting in my garage in pieces while the engine is being build off to the side
about to start looking for a twin turbo supra in a 6 speed with a targa top.
as for right now im rocking a old turbo porsche 944. and rocking as in sitting in my garage in pieces while the engine is being build off to the side
about to start looking for a twin turbo supra in a 6 speed with a targa top.
drolove
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can you guys figure this one out? lol this is some crazy shit here!
heres a link for more info and pics
http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/02/the-triflux/
heres a link for more info and pics
http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/02/the-triflux/
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
looks to be a twin turbo inline 4 dro...
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
that is a crazy ass setup though, especially the left hand side in the pix..
drolove
Well-Known Member
thats the vauxhal your thinking of.
drolove
Well-Known Member
well that part is pretty obvious but whens the last time you saw a inline 4 with 2 exhaust manifolds? and a intake manifold going down through the middle of the head like a old school v8? would love to check out that head, has to look crazy by itself.
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
lol, knew you'd like that answer dro..
but yeah, idk wtf it is, but the article was mentioning the f1 engines from the 80s as well as the lancia's from rallying.. i was trying to make out the writing on the valve cover but couldn't make it out..
drolove
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ya i think its called a triflux engine and was used in the lancia ecv 1 which was i believe a concept race car. dont know if it ever actually raced. but in that article they show some diagrams on how that engine works. head looks like what i thought it would but they dont show the valves. its gotta have a crazy valve/camshaft setup. like a 3 cams or something.lol, knew you'd like that answer dro..
but yeah, idk wtf it is, but the article was mentioning the f1 engines from the 80s as well as the lancia's from rallying.. i was trying to make out the writing on the valve cover but couldn't make it out..
The2TimEr
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I plan on having an R32 in the not too distant future... that thing is rapidoo!
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
i'm pretty sure some of the lancia's used ferrari engines dro.. i was watching top gear bbc one day, and they were test driving an old lancia, and i remember jeromy clackson going on and one about it's ferrari power..
i just looked it up, and it seems lancia and ferrari are sister co's, they must both be owned by fiat in some way or another.. not too familiar with lancia as they weren't very big in the us.
drolove
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yup your right but i believe only one used a ferrari engine and thats the stratos. actually quite famous in the rally world and after 20-30 year they JUST came out with a new one. heres new and old for ya.
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
yeah, those strato's were huge back in i want to say the 70s or so in rallying... kind of fugly looking imo though..
i didn't think that lancia was around anymore, nice to know..
racerboy71
bud bootlegger
then the audi quatro's came out and pretty much dominated rallying for a good few years.
go vw, go audi, go porsche, lol..
go vw, go audi, go porsche, lol..
blacksun
New Member
Crazy, it's an I4 but has the dual exhaust manifold on either side of the block like a V8, and turbos sitting on each manifold.
And the valve timing design that allows it to push out more exhaust, allowing it to power both turbos is sick.
I'm guessing other companies aren't allowed to use that design because of FIAT's patent?
drolove
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ya not a huge fan of their looks either but you can buy what is basically a ferrari for half the cost so thats a cool aspect.
drolove
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i guess its really not as good of an idea as they thought and thats why other companies dont use it. plus its takes up so much space for such a little engine it really wouldnt fit in much.