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That'd be Wheels or Motor. Not Speed.

gtst89, thankyou.

its a bit late for that i think.... isnt the front cover of todays paper plastered with a shot of the car from the SAU show'n'shine day???? they also have quotes from the mag in yesterdays paper so they have obtained magazine copies already.... Ido09s, the paper in question didn't receive permission from us to use the interview or image in yesterday's paper. The image on the front of today's issue isn't one of ours so that's not relevant. We were mainly referring more to the images posted previously by gtst89 a few pages back. Regards, Speed crew

Guys, Could you please not post/forward images scanned from SPEED magazine. The mainstream media could use these as part of an anti-import/anti-modified car crusade which does none of us any favours at all. Regards, The Speed crew

Dunno, but I know he works for a multi-national company. He told me, "I've got this [EVLR34] as a toy and an HSV SV99 as a practical car. I still drive the Skyline more"

Mmmm, EVLR34...

While it's a pretty nice car, I much prefer the Science Of Speed ones (www.scienceofspeed.com) Check out www.nsxprime.com for other awesome examples. There's some club in Japan who do top speed runs on the freeways in the Le Mans-style NSXs too...

I think it's about standing out from the crowd. Why else would those crazy buggers over there build those hideous vans?

Maxx, that V10 F1-powered NSX was an April Fools joke by Speed magazine. The headline of the article said, "First and last word on new NSX" and the first and last words were "April" and "fools".

Hmmm, triples deuces on the L88? I dunno, but I thought it came with a 4bbl and could be optioned at certain Chevrolet dealerships (like Yenko, Baldwin Motion, Dana, Berger and Nickey) with a "lo-rize" tunnel ram and twin 4bbls. I thought the Six-Pack set-up was a MoPar-only thing.... :confused: I saw a lovely black 67 Pontiac Firebird rag-top in Park St in the Sydney CBD last week. Had all the 400ci "Bad Bird" badges and was cool as f--k. Whoever built that motor put a biiiiig cam in it 'cause it was rockin' and rollin' at idle, turning so many heads. Traffic opened up in front of it and the driver booted it, leaving us all gawking at the wonderous exhaust note...

Actually Roy, the ZL1 had the all-aluminium engine and was slated for use in racing but only saw a few drag strip passes before they were all put into cotton wool. The L88 was raced at Le Mans and used an iron block. They built a fair few of them as well so it's probably the L88 cars you were thinking of... However, despite the ZL1's rarity, Road & Track managed a 10.3@238km/h with wheelspin in 1st, 2nd and 3rd with the Holley 1050 and larger-bore pipes (sans-mufflers). Back in 1969, the ZL1 was over $USD10,000 when a Phase 2 GT-HO Falc was only $4990. When R&T did their massive "Outlaw Shootout" in 1970, they got the ZL1 Vette, ZL1 COPO Camaro, Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda Trans-Am (426ci Hemi, AO88D 4spd, Track Pack suspension)and a Mustang 428CJ (428ci Cobra Jet). The Vette owned them all on everything recording a perfect 100 (this was a comparo based solely on performance). Personally, I could live with all those foibles mentioned. Every car has its own pitfalls (something known as "character" for fans of classic Italian/English cars) and that's something you've got to put up with. While I'll probably never own my 65 Vette (a rough big-block version costs near $100,000), the thought of a woofly fuellie 327 still gets me droolin....

How much naaaaws is it running? You need to know that 'cause amateurs don't use naaaaws...

Mmmmm, Corvettes.... That coupe in the first post was a limited edition Grand Sport version brought out to commemorate the wildest factory Corvette racers of all time (1962, all alloy, fuel-injected 377ci V8s with optional 5spd in Penske car, coils all 'round, disc brakes all 'round, etc etc). Very collectable today in the eyes of 'Vette enthusiasts. However, I'm a bit puzzled as to why noone has brough up the 68-69 ZL1 (and it's ZL1 COPO 9568 brother) Vette... Basically an all alloy L88-style motor with around 600hp (conservative tune, just like the GT-R Skyline) and no heater, air con, sound proofing, etc. They ran low 10s once exhaust was freed up and a larger carby added (normally a Holley 1050cfm). They built a handful (under 20) of Vettes and around 70 Camaros (Bob Jane raced a Camaro out here in the Improved Production class in the 1960s-early 70s). And the good son of rajab Duntov looked down and saw his creation and smiled. He knew it would smote those pesky Hemis back under thyne rock. Personally, a 65 'Vert with a fuelly 327 and discs all 'round would do me as a cruiser... After my R32 GT-R, M3 BMW collection, E39 M5 Beemer, a couple of TVRs, a Group A Sierra Cosworth, blown 426 Hemi-powered 57 Chev Sports Coupe, and a partridge in a pear tree...

No RB26 tuning guide, but there was an RB25 one in issue 008. The yellow Sard/hi Octane GT-R (Robert Frith's) was on the cover of issue 002. Check out www.hioctaneracing.com.au for more details

Nope, they were fully imported Group A-spec M3s built from the ground up by BMW M-Sport GMbH. If you raced in International Group A, you could run an M3 anywhere in the world (just like the Sierra Cossie). And AC Schnitzer are a BMW tuning house, on par with HKS, TRUST or Blitz. Long history of sheisse-hot Beemers. There's a fair few E30 M3s doing the rounds in Oz, with at least 25 registered. Still the most pure, most focused 3 Series ever.

0kW... until you run it on the dyno in shootout.

Wow, you guys have a way with words. Have you all been writing for those other import magazines in your spare time?

Just you guys wait until the Charade bloke upgrades to a 1L Sukuki Mighty Boy. McLaren F1s will have something to fear....

Hey guys, Iain from Speed here (as opposed to Iain on speed... :Paranoid: ) We're glad you like the article and look forward to having some SAU cars featured in the mag. :headspin: Thanks for letting us know about the show and the help during the day. Oh, and that letter wasn't written by anyone here in the office. Rest assured we get weirder ones. (It can be a real worry...:bonk: :looney:) Cheers

Check out the Australian forum (under regional forums) at www.dtmpower.net There's a bloke in QLD who's got one. They're all LHD so he got his converted. I think it cost around $40-50k all up. Not bad considering it's the rarest and most hardcore M3 EVER

Ouuuuch, Ouuuuch, ooooh that's an ouuuch....

The German track you're referring to is the Nurburgring Nordschleife (northern loop). Fastest time around there is by a road car belongs to a Pommy turbocharged Hayabusa-powered Westfied sports racer. Fastest "true street" belongs to Gemballa GTR850 EVO, Fastest "Production car" is still the McLaren F1 GTR

They're separate entities, owned by the one parent company. Licensing agreements like the VX220 range are different. Lotus build the VX220 off the Elise platform under contract from General Motors Global. Vauxhall doesn't manufacture them. I don't get why it's so hard for some people to understand the GM/VW/Ford empires. The parent company owns a controlling stake in each separate manufacturer, who sometimes decides to sell their product to overseas markets under a family badge. :hellpisd:

I've heard SPEED are covering the event. Possibility of SAU getting coverage in two issues!!!

Porsche's S4 GTS 928 has one of the best V8s around. Origninally it was going to be a flat-8 (Boxer) that would replace the 911, with a 928 Cup Car to have a twin-turbo version