Batlground: Which car should we build next

[BABY J]

My vote is "OTHER". I say shit like this...

** 3.0 12valve w/a BP s366 turbo
** Motec M800(tuned by Tony Palo@T1 Race Developement)
** stock tranny w/long 5th(.755)and Quiafe diff.
** 679hp&610tq@35psi

192mph in the Texas Mile /
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I'll visit each of the cars in the poll to say why:

SKYLINE: Boooo. Just booo. Okay - so you build this car, you still won't identify w/ 99.9999999999% of your customer demopgraphic. Kool idea - but FAIL (IMO). Skyline is so over.

VETTE: So you coax 1000whp out of a Vette? Kool for IA - sure. But that's a small feat in the Vette world. That's just like saying you have a 700hp Supra. - FAIL. And again, your customer base will fail (on most counts) to identify w/ this chassis being the "new" BG flagship "do all" racer.

CTSV: fits the same category here... making it turn REALLY well would be kool to do - but at the end of the day it's a stock (or forged) block w/ minimal headwork to get 1k out of it w/ the right charger. The only thing that this car (and the Vette) requires is $$ - no thought, no "real" engineering which is what Batlground ENGINEERING should be doing - no?? CTSV falls in w/ the Vette IMO - it's a Zo6 Sedan. If you DO a V8, it needs to be something old skool. OLD SKOOL is the only way to go in the v8 community for shop cars sir.
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FORD GT500 - I have no comment here really. I just don't like the GT5. I have a notch... and a Stang is Ford's Civic. It's a "google your ET" chassis - it's all been done. Would it be "kool" sure... but nothing spectacular or leading edge IMO.

VIPER - gay. Again. Hop on a Viper forum and post your 1k whp dyno - that thread will be like REEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPOOSSTT. It's an amazing feat... but not in the Viper community. And again, w/ this you miss a great deal of your customer demographic.

The Pontiac G8 has my attention here... for some reason, this can work "depending on the direction you go w/ it". I'd like to see that one. If it's gonna be supercharged though I'll pass. The snail (or 2) would be the thing that makes this idea work for me.

LEXUS: Ummm... no. I think that I speak for most of us old-skool guys when I mention the Lexus idea. We'd much rather the Supra come out of retirement than any of the Lexus's mentioned here. (justmy opinion). If it's gonna have a 2J in it and the car COMES FROM FACTORY w/ a 2J, then do the supra. 2J Lex is nothing special.


HERE IS MY THOUGHTS...


--> BAD ASS e30 sedan - 800hp arena - maybe a 2j in that. Then you got my attention.

--> VW R32 w/ some sick power

--> If you wanna do an American Car, a Buick GN - or fuck that, get an 87 Regal base model and build a Grand National / T-Type / Vette Killer.



ORRRRRRRRRRR if you got a hard on for LS1s, this has been overdone and redone as well - but will work for performance and identifying w/ your customer base. Cheap to own, cheap to build - easy to make fast.




And I'll post this just b/c I like 'em and I can - LOL

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[On_Her_Face]

My vote is "OTHER". I say shit like this...

** 3.0 12valve w/a BP s366 turbo
** Motec M800(tuned by Tony Palo@T1 Race Developement)
** stock tranny w/long 5th(.755)and Quiafe diff.
** 679hp&610tq@35psi

192mph in the Texas Mile /
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I'll visit each of the cars in the poll to say why:

SKYLINE: Boooo. Just booo. Okay - so you build this car, you still won't identify w/ 99.9999999999% of your customer demopgraphic. Kool idea - but FAIL (IMO). Skyline is so over.

VETTE: So you coax 1000whp out of a Vette? Kool for IA - sure. But that's a small feat in the Vette world. That's just like saying you have a 700hp Supra. - FAIL. And again, your customer base will fail (on most counts) to identify w/ this chassis being the "new" BG flagship "do all" racer.

CTSV: fits the same category here... making it turn REALLY well would be kool to do - but at the end of the day it's a stock (or forged) block w/ minimal headwork to get 1k out of it w/ the right charger. The only thing that this car (and the Vette) requires is $$ - no thought, no "real" engineering which is what Batlground ENGINEERING should be doing - no?? CTSV falls in w/ the Vette IMO - it's a Zo6 Sedan. If you DO a V8, it needs to be something old skool. OLD SKOOL is the only way to go in the v8 community for shop cars sir.
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FORD GT500 - I have no comment here really. I just don't like the GT5. I have a notch... and a Stang is Ford's Civic. It's a "google your ET" chassis - it's all been done. Would it be "kool" sure... but nothing spectacular or leading edge IMO.

VIPER - gay. Again. Hop on a Viper forum and post your 1k whp dyno - that thread will be like REEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPOOSSTT. It's an amazing feat... but not in the Viper community. And again, w/ this you miss a great deal of your customer demographic.

The Pontiac G8 has my attention here... for some reason, this can work "depending on the direction you go w/ it". I'd like to see that one. If it's gonna be supercharged though I'll pass. The snail (or 2) would be the thing that makes this idea work for me.

LEXUS: Ummm... no. I think that I speak for most of us old-skool guys when I mention the Lexus idea. We'd much rather the Supra come out of retirement than any of the Lexus's mentioned here. (justmy opinion). If it's gonna have a 2J in it and the car COMES FROM FACTORY w/ a 2J, then do the supra. 2J Lex is nothing special.


HERE IS MY THOUGHTS...


--> BAD ASS e30 sedan - 800hp arena - maybe a 2j in that. Then you got my attention.

--> VW R32 w/ some sick power

--> If you wanna do an American Car, a Buick GN - or fuck that, get an 87 Regal base model and build a Grand National / T-Type / Vette Killer.



ORRRRRRRRRRR if you got a hard on for LS1s, this has been overdone and redone as well - but will work for performance and identifying w/ your customer base. Cheap to own, cheap to build - easy to make fast.




And I'll post this just b/c I like 'em and I can - LOL

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I agree with most of this minus Modding the Z06 Corvette, if they could somewhere close to the "record" power for a C6Z Corvette then their business would increase. Modding a C6Z is totally different from modding a C6 or a Zr1. Many TT Z06 still blow up today even with the "best shop" modding them. Hell some Corvette guys just like the N/A power. If Batlground could make the same power as the "best shop" then their business would increase. Corvette guys do not go to just local shops when modding their vehicles. Good post non the less.