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Need some help guys, my mates at work all love cars that are 4.5+ L displacement engines. every time someone buys milk or juice it becomes a chance for me and the car to cop shit.

the only come back i've got is, if it aint a nissan theres parts missin... and that grows old very quick.

help me with some come backs to these fuel guzzelling barstards!

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I love my v8's nothing like them, I own the best of both worlds and have to say there is a place for both. My 289 mustang does wicked burnouts makes lots of noise and is Soooooooooooo Sexy! However my r32 gtr is quick on the track and in a line.

At the end of the day, V8's are something special. Not saying that 2.6L TTurbos aren’t.

Keep in mind that today’s F1 cars are running a V8, and do 19grand... (Which they are limited too by FIA rules)

Having said all that they are using "2.4 litre V8" not a massive capacity and I bet this engine puts out more power than your work mates V8.

I guess what I am saying is there is a place for small engines and for larger. Get over it.

This is the thing I hate about American and Australian cars. Big displacement, for such little horsepower.

The best example I can think of is the Viper. Isnt that like an 8.3L V10? Not sure of the exact figures but its something like 500hp.

Sure 500hp is hardly small, but from an 8.3L engine I would have expected........more.

Ferrari F430 for example, 4.3L V8, and puts out like 480hp. The europeans and japs actually use displacement wisely. Aussie and American car makers seem to have the attitude of 'we need more power? Bore it out another 5 Litres!"

This is of course ignoring the fact that American cars can't corner and that they have no idea what makes an interior nice.

But having said all that I can apreciate some muscle cars. Shelby Mustang, Ford GT etc

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