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Frank Lee · 04-07-2014, 11:03 AM

I LOL at guys that start foaming at the mouth when they talk about putting huge V8s into little micro cars like Nash Metros and the like. I'd wager most of the time the chassis isn't up to it- poor CG, too narrow, too short, too high, just... wrongness on many levels. The result is worthless junk eye candy that you can in no way, shape, or form ever hope to go WOT and actually be able to use all the available power; likely balance is so shot not even a fraction of the power is useable.

However I did like Zingers when I was a kid.

04-07-2014, 11:03 AM	#41 (permalink)
Frank Lee (: Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: up north Posts: 12,762 Blue - '93 Ford Tempo Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US) F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4 90 day: 18.5 mpg (US) Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US) ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate 90 day: 33.65 mpg (US) Moon Unit - '98 Mercury Sable LX Wagon 90 day: 21.24 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,585 Thanked 3,555 Times in 2,218 Posts	I LOL at guys that start foaming at the mouth when they talk about putting huge V8s into little micro cars like Nash Metros and the like. I'd wager most of the time the chassis isn't up to it- poor CG, too narrow, too short, too high, just... wrongness on many levels. The result is worthless junk eye candy that you can in no way, shape, or form ever hope to go WOT and actually be able to use all the available power; likely balance is so shot not even a fraction of the power is useable. However I did like Zingers when I was a kid. __________________ Last edited by Frank Lee; 04-07-2014 at 11:09 AM..