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Meh. . . that sounds like a ricer cop-out to me, no offense. To say Japan is doing with 4 cylinders what America is doing with 8 is a bit harsh, wouldn't you say? High performance four cylinders are few and far between (No offense to Mitsu--the 4G63 is a good motor). The argument is pointless, because it always comes to a head thus:

Oh yeah? Well Jap cars need a power adder to keep up w/ v8s! Turbo the V8 and you're good to go!

Oh yeah? Well that's not stock on the American car. The GSX/VR4/Supra had it to begin with!

My view is this: Sure, on a turbo car you can turn up the boost. To a certain extent, this is great. I love turbo cars and admit to wanting to own a Supra some day (although they're dyno-queens) and I love GSXs (they're soooo sexy!). However, build a v8 for boost and watch it fly (example: Lingenfelter 427 TT Corvette--street legal, runs 1.8 0-60 and 8.9 @ like 150 in the 1/4, spinning the whole way :lol: ) That's by no means the full potential of the car

As far as build quality, I'll admit the US was DEFINITELY lacking for a while (my car being an example :wiggle: ). And yes, they've caught up. . . but it's not like Japan has been turning out super-motors just because they're Japanese or something. . . the DOHC concept has been alive and kicking longer than the cam-in-block design. Ford uses a DOHC setup in their Cobras (not that I'm advocating this). It's not like it's mystical and magical. They're also an ASSLOAD more expensive to work on! I say give me 16v single-cam pushrod seat-of-the-pants performance anyday, and I say 'ni' to any who would oppose me :rock: .

Both sides have thier strong points, but as stated earlier. . . I'm a domestic guy.

And actually, it wasn't too embarassing having a friend w/ the GSX beat me. . . he may have half the cylinders, but he also had a turbo, some mods, and best of all, a car that was 9 YEARS NEWER :lol: My engine is/was tired and will be until it gets rebuilt this summer, so yeah. He would've beaten me anyway, but it's not like a 305 TPI motor is the crown-jewel of Chevrolet history. It was the fastest engine available in the convertible, but they had the 350 in the hardtop cars that would run mid 14's all day long. 2 grand in un-choking the motor and you're in the 12s! And yet, I digress. LOL No one cares about TPI motors. . . they're about the farthest thing from a performance engine that can be had right now in a V8--the LT1/LS1 absolutely KILL them anywhere except for down low, though my car does have a nice bit of torque (with my pulleys, just a shade over 300 lb/ft).

Anyway, I've said this about a million times already, but I like both types of cars. I just think it's ignorant when stupid little teenagers tell me American engines are "outdated and slow" when the reality is that 99 percent of the fast cars on the road are V8s (sorry to say--there CAN be fast 4 and 6 bangers). Honestly, go to a track and 9/10 cars you see below 14 seconds have a v8 between the fenders.

In my dream world, here's my garage:

-my current car (had it since it was new--I was 5)
-Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
-Black 2003 Corvette Z06
-'67 'vette 427 Stingray
-57 Jag roadster
-silver R34 Skyline
-red 95 Supra TT
-2002 Trans Am WS-6
-'97-99 silver GSX
-2002 Lingenfelter 427 TT Sonoma AWD
-67 Camaro Z28 (balanced and blueprinted 302)

See? There's a mix of both (though it's probably weighted quite heavily towards one side of the spectrum :speed: )