Nah, I'd prefer Previa...

 

Statistically, 31% of people born between 1985 & 1995 were conceived in Chevy Astro vans.

 

True

 

#2 - 1G Previa
#3 - 1G MPV

 

i have had both i think MPV's V6 was the slowest V6 in any car i have driven. actually it is probably slower than the Previa.
But that $1000 MPV got me through college.

 

what year were you born?

 

1G Previa ftw, mom had one when I was growing up. I loved that thing. I even took my driving test in it.

 

 

Odyssey Me Go
Oughta See Me Go

Clever plate.

 

But didn't you get mad pussy because it was in Naughty by Nature's HHH video?


No more questions.

 

ugh.. wtf Taco.. kill that shit with fire.

 

1988 ... if I were conceived in a car, it would have been an Izuzu Trooper or ancient Turbodiesel Benzo

 

I think they ran out of money past the front doors. Looks like the OEM sliding doors + I'm guessing OEM rear rims.
Check the gap on the bumper and hood!

 

 

 

 

^All that van needs is a paint job, I'm sure..

 

And then there's the cooling affect of all of that piping hanging out in the wind; odds are pretty good a HUGE portion of the exhaust heat/pressure has been lost by the time it makes it's way to the turbocharger.

 

True, but the volumetric flow rate shouldn't change much- the engine is still pushing out the same amount of exhaust gas. If anything, it would be slightly denser exhaust gases, due to the decrease in temperatures. I'm actually curious to know what kind of effect that would have on a turbo system... gonna see if I can find any articles!

Either way, the extreme length of piping before the turbo and after the intercooler would kill the functionality of that setup... as cool as it looks Though then again, I wonder what engine is in that thing... I mean, it looks like a rather ratty van, but, I have a hard time believing a stock 70s naturally aspirated GM engine could handle any boost, whatsoever... and what about engine management? Granted, that thing was likely all carburetors and that's it. Is it possible to run boost safely on a carburetor engine even? I know little about them... before my time

To be honest, I'm thinking that is just for show, and likely not even connected to the engine. Piping probably goes under the fenders and terminates right there.

 

You always want the hottest possible exhaust gases (up to the limits of the turbocharger unit) entering the hot side turbine; it is the cooling/expansion process which provides the bulk of the work of spinning the turbine shaft.

 

I'm not doubting you... but.. got anything I can read up on, with regards to it?

 

Been years (more like decades) since I studied this stuff, let me see what I can find. Having said that, I'm sure Wikipedia has a nice page on turbochargers, and one of the more interesting historical resources I've used in the past are the publicly available NACA (precursor to NASA) archives. With some patience, you can dig up some very good stuff dating back to very early supercharger and "turbosupercharger" development, starting with WWI, then moving on to the the inter war period, then WWII, and finally for the golden age of aviation before the space race started.

• MAGiC NACA Archive

Off the top of my head, I seem to remember the two main driving forces of the hot side turbine are called enthalpy and kinetic energies, both of which are reduced as the exhaust charge cools. No promises, but I'll see if I can dig up some good articles from the SAE to post.

 

 

Dealer in Florida got robbed

 

Happened at the Chevrolet dealer where I worked in college.
6 Silverados on blocks one morning. Not sure why anyone would want those plastic/chrome 20" TX Edition wheels

 

Damn that is a lot of cars on the ground.

Those bumper protectors for keeping on at the dealership are great. Although I saw a car the other day that no longer had temp plates on that was still running them

 

How? I mean the logistics of hauling all those wheels.... must have been a box truck at least.

 

Plus where do fence stock Hellcat wheels???

 

Probably the dealership who did it.. to make up for not being to sell marked up Hellcats

 

You'd think the Hellcats would be flying off the lots after that chase in Houston last October where the Hellcat outran the helicopter trying to follow it. They only ended up catching the guy because he stole the car with a partial tank of gas and he ran it dry.

 

there's more than a few people saying it was an inside job. who knows.

and hmmm isn't it kind of foolish to leave Hellcats sitting outside like that???

 

Can't fit at least 4 Hellcats all inside the dealer

Ford dealer by my work keeps GT350s outside all day, everyday... I remember there was a period they had 7-8 outside.

 

well that's a darn shame.

 

I guess some dealer's just DGAF.

 

Local Ford dealer here has 2-4 GT350s outside & a handful of Focus RS.

We kept Z06 outside (on the sidewalk right by the building) but the few inventory ZR1 we had were inside.

 

Before putting the "pussy" on a pedestal..
"lightly" used Hellcats are in the 40s all day now.. they're not holding their value too well.

 

 

 

They should have taken the calipers. Probably worth at least as much as the wheels.

 

Yeah..
I wouldn't fuck around up there.
It's super difficult to not speed in something like that.
Like you don't even mean to speed, but you're fucking speeding.

Here it's a lot of wide open spaces and difficult to cover highway space.
Plus 85 mph is pretty common and even legal in some parts here.

That being said.. a lot of the fun with something like...
Is below the speed limit.