Pictures of my 05
03-29-10, 04:48 PM
#19
Lexus Champion
Thanks for all the goods words.
Yes the car is Moonlight Pearl and I am just thrilled with the color.
Now when I say small engine I need to let you guys know I am from the REAL old school. I was 9 and into cars already when in 1955 Chevy introduced their first V-8 engine. It was 265 cubic inches and as I recall it put out about 150 HP. Now near as I can tell 4.3 litres is about 262 cubic inches 3 short of the 1955 Chevy and puts out nearly double the HP of the early Chevy. Today if we were to race a stock 1955 Chevy up against an LS 430 it would be a massacre. The improvements in technology are nothing short of amazing from where I see it.
Back in the late 60’s I had a rudimentary but rather quick Dodge that at the time would ran about 14:50 at the drag strip at about 98 MPH. My super refined 430 can match or maybe even beat those numbers in marvelous comfort with an engine that is 78 cubic inches SMALLER than my Dodge had.
Again from the old school thinking to me a large engine is well in excess of 400 cubic inches and often passed the 500 cubic inch mark. The kinda stuff I have been running in high performance boats for many years. Now that is a large engine.
Thanks again for the good words and needless to say I am thrilled with the car.
Yes the car is Moonlight Pearl and I am just thrilled with the color.
Now when I say small engine I need to let you guys know I am from the REAL old school. I was 9 and into cars already when in 1955 Chevy introduced their first V-8 engine. It was 265 cubic inches and as I recall it put out about 150 HP. Now near as I can tell 4.3 litres is about 262 cubic inches 3 short of the 1955 Chevy and puts out nearly double the HP of the early Chevy. Today if we were to race a stock 1955 Chevy up against an LS 430 it would be a massacre. The improvements in technology are nothing short of amazing from where I see it.
Back in the late 60’s I had a rudimentary but rather quick Dodge that at the time would ran about 14:50 at the drag strip at about 98 MPH. My super refined 430 can match or maybe even beat those numbers in marvelous comfort with an engine that is 78 cubic inches SMALLER than my Dodge had.
Again from the old school thinking to me a large engine is well in excess of 400 cubic inches and often passed the 500 cubic inch mark. The kinda stuff I have been running in high performance boats for many years. Now that is a large engine.
Thanks again for the good words and needless to say I am thrilled with the car.
03-29-10, 06:52 PM
#22
I can't trust you on this one because I remember in high school all the guys talked about the Ford 5.0L Mustang GT was equivalent to 302 CID...a Corvette 5.7L was 350 CID...an Olds 5.0L was a 307 CID...and the infamous 77 Trans Am with it's badazz T-Tops had a 6.6L which was a 402 CID, etc.
What are we missing? http://www.metric-conversions.org/vo...bic-inches.htm[
What are we missing? http://www.metric-conversions.org/vo...bic-inches.htm[
Last edited by LS430inDE.; 03-29-10 at 07:04 PM.
03-29-10, 07:02 PM
#23
Lexus Test Driver
Okay... 4.3 liters = 262.402 cubic inches - 5.0 liter = 305.118 cubic inches - 6.6 Liter = 402.756 cubic inches
Go here for the conversion:http://www.metric-conversions.org/vo...bic-inches.htm
Jim
Go here for the conversion:http://www.metric-conversions.org/vo...bic-inches.htm
Jim
03-30-10, 07:42 AM
#28
Lexus Champion
Okay... 4.3 liters = 262.402 cubic inches - 5.0 liter = 305.118 cubic inches - 6.6 Liter = 402.756 cubic inches
Go here for the conversion:http://www.metric-conversions.org/vo...bic-inches.htm
Jim
Go here for the conversion:http://www.metric-conversions.org/vo...bic-inches.htm
Jim
03-30-10, 11:15 AM
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