Recent content by 99sport

Do you have a link? Dave Leone stated in the video above that it would. Referring to the V8 in an ATS: "Would one fit? Yes" See video above at 6:14. Link below for your convenience. I imagine the discrepancy is how much engineering is needed. Would it fit with zero engineering...

Don't take this personally. I never made any personal attacks at you. Your opinion is valid and so is mine. They are just that - opinions. My point still stands. The GM engineers claimed the V6 is better than the V8 for weight distribution. Of course they know what they are saying. But...

Wish I could give you 10 likes. Best post ever!

I know - it defies all comprehension. I'm not a German car buyer, but it sounds to me like they lost their way. I expect someone like Tesla (or whoever the next Tesla is) to eat their lunch. They don't put diesels in S classes anymore like they used to in the 1980s. The current crop of...

I'm not sure the SS is the right comparison. It wasn't marketed at all. And Car and Driver even said GM didn't WANT to sell many because it would hurt their CAFE numbers (unlike the Germans that just pay the civil CAFE penalties because they realize (or realized) premium products CANNOT have a...

Yeah, we've heard the "it earned it's place" and the V8 wont fit. And it's better for weight distribution. (But is a 4 cam, twin turbo V6 really any lighter than an NA pushrod V8?) And I'm sure when the Blackwing team had to turn the 4 into the BW the die was already cast and a V8 was never...

We'll see how the Charger sells when they replace the hemi V8 with a turbo straight 6 (and straight 6 >> than V6) - my guess is hellcat buyers won't be interested - the same way I'm not interested in an EV - no matter how fast they are. My first car was a V8 and my second. Since then I've had...

Not in California. They always show up. I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of funding for the court system and local police come from traffic citations (this is the land where the "penalty assessment", which is effectively you reimbursing the state for their cost to cite, fine, and...

I'd trade my 5 in for a 4 with a V8 in a second. I'd be on the list at 20 dealers the day they announced it

Tremec has versions of the 6060 with different internal gearing. The taller geared versions (which is in the 5) have higher torque specs. Shorter gearing means higher internal loads. So while you could consider swapping cogs or the whole trans, but I suspect durability would suffer

Looks like you are right. Some other countries do, but they aren't selling BWs in Europe https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/08/03/ask-a-hemmings-editor-how-long-do-carmakers-have-to-provide-replacement-parts-for-older-cars

By federal law, manufacturers have to supply parts for 10 years. The old splitter should be available for at least 10 years so accident damage can be repaired

Look for a used one on the lot to test drive? Those are usually a lot easier to get a test drive in. I had no trouble getting a test drive in LA - I test drove 4 prior to buying. 2 had to be driven out of the showroom to do so. Maybe try another dealer? Finding a MT to test drive is a whole...

Is it all the time or intermittent? (I'm not sure from the videos which noise you are referring to)

As everyone else has said, you can barely get the power down in first now. Maybe if you want to daily drag slicks a shorter 1st might work. Otherwise you'll just make more tire smoke