Epic Wins: car related

[MR.BA.GT.332]

Originally Posted by SLO AU XR8

anyone know what brand wheels these are??

[huggiebear]

not sure but the left seems to have alot more tread then the right lol

[rjk74]

http://s1123.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSC00116.jpg

Saw this at the Mount Waverly Police Academy and had to get a photo, with a bit of luck the traffic operations cops will get them as well

[SLO247]

Torana is Tuff.

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by GTP 290

Funny how if you ask any holden nut they would compare a their 308 to fords 302 and it wouldn't be considered 'unfair' to compare to a different capacity, yet these days it's the other way around comparing fords 5.4 V8 to holdens 6.0, 6.3, and 7.0. Not to mention now that ford has dropped to a 5.0 and holden just keeps going bigger...

Yeah, but the smaller capacity is also compensated by a supercharger, so it's not really "David vs Goliath" like the old days when Holden had the 308, and Ford had the 351 as their two top V8s.

The 427 (7.0L) which was used in the W427 is currently the biggest engine ever used in a production Holden/HSV, but the 6.0L is the biggest for a regular Holden, and doesn't look like it'll be getting an increase of displacement any time soon.

You also have to remember these engines are designed, and built by GM, so it's not really Holden that makes them bigger. The biggest engine Holden ever made was only 5.0L, and 5.7L if you include the stroker version of the 304 used in the VS GTS-R.

There's always been a false perception Holden make their engines bigger, and bigger when it's really not true at all. Going through history Holden have never really made a big capacity V8. All of their big capacity units come from the yanks.

If Holden were still making their own V8s they probably wouldn't be that much bigger than what Ford currently have. Most likely the same size actually.

[GTP 290]

Originally Posted by Ryan

...but the 6.0L is the biggest for a regular Holden, and doesn't look like it'll be getting an increase of displacement any time soon....

Good point, the only thing I can pick wrong with your statement would be the faact that the holdens are actually using 6.3L V8's now. I'm not sure if that is reserved just for HSV's though/

[malazn mafia]

FORD part.. factory fitted into a HOLDEN

[xy500]

Originally Posted by gtxb67

on a 250 ... comparing them to a 253 is not fair.

i'd say it is quite fair to compare them, the 253 was directly marketed against fords 'big six'. (power of an 8 with economy of a six? or was it power of a six with economy of an 8?)
but it comes down to hp vs torque between the two.

[Brodes]

Turbo anyone??


Only a win in my book cos it's so freaken huge! But a fail as well cos it caught fire from an oil leak.

[xy500]

Originally Posted by huggiebear

not sure but the left seems to have alot more tread then the right lol

typical holden single leg burnout symptoms

[Bobman]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

FORD part.. factory fitted into a HOLDEN

Shared part made by the manufacturer but suits both Falcons / Commodores. EA-EL, VN-VS I'm guessing but a nice way to save money for the maker.

[Bobman]

Edit: Double post as server timed out.

[SLO247]

Originally Posted by Bobman

Shared part made by the manufacturer but suits both Falcons / Commodores. EA-EL, VN-VS I'm guessing but a nice way to save money for the maker.

Yep. From memory high series XFs and VLs also shared the same fancy chrome interior light.

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by GTP 290

Good point, the only thing I can pick wrong with your statement would be the faact that the holdens are actually using 6.3L V8's now. I'm not sure if that is reserved just for HSV's though/

Not really sure what engine you're talking about mate. HSVs use 6.2Ls, but that's the biggest currently available.

[aussie muscle]

Originally Posted by rjk74

http://s1123.photobucket.com/albums/...t=DSC00116.jpg

Saw this at the Mount Waverly Police Academy and had to get a photo, with a bit of luck the traffic operations cops will get them as well

coming up next in our 'cop in a reasonably priced car'....

[huggiebear]

Originally Posted by SLO247

Yep. From memory high series XFs and VLs also shared the same fancy chrome interior light.

and all e-series and later commodores share the interior light with the ka/kb laser and mazdas

[malazn mafia]

Grandpa spec skyline R31, runs 10s..

[vztrt]

Bet my pizza would still take to long....

[Ford_The_Win]

Dunno if this has been posted before but I thought it was quite funny.

"Sorry, car like...um dunno.."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDhkV...eature=related

An epic win for the mum

[Ben73]

On Forza 3 I had a 1 Mile drag in my Datsun against my brother in a Bugatti Veyron. Interesting result.
Epic double win.

[Antwon]

Originally Posted by Brodes

Turbo anyone??


Only a win in my book cos it's so freaken huge! But a fail as well cos it caught fire from an oil leak.

[TZENU]

Originally Posted by malazn mafia

Grandpa spec skyline R31, runs 10s..

Seen this thing running around Cranbourne (I think)......

Awesome car is it yours?

[FryXR]

saw that skyline at easternats, can smoke the tyres hard

[TUF_302]

Thats a big *** turbo!!

[barra265t]

Territory Turbo? Nice choice, Mr Overland

[Polyal]

So what do you do when FPV stops making a luxury ute?





It looks better from the front, but not a bad effort. An old guy driving who I reckon has had it for ages, ive seen it around Geelong for years but never been able to take a photo...there you go.

[Riksta]

Originally Posted by barra265t

Territory Turbo? Nice choice, Mr Overland

I don't get why a guy in a Territory is win?

[Ford_The_Win]

Originally Posted by Riksta

I don't get why a guy in a Territory is win?

He's the (quite controversial) Victorian police commissioner.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by Riksta

I don't get why a guy in a Territory is win?

But if he was in a VN??

[Riksta]

Originally Posted by vztrt

But if he was in a VN??

Anything to do with VN's is win