I'm ditching the 2L

[pilotlars at yahoo.com (Lars Bruchmann)]

yeah, the 2.3 was standard, i thought it was a 4 cyl,
like in my merkur... it had some power, but the bulk
and lack of aerodynamics would limit the speed, i
though.  or, rather, i hoped!
--- Brian McGarvey <brianm@earendel.org> wrote:

> It had a 2.3 Tag on the back, but had a pretty big
> V6 under the hood...
> This was after my brother drove it @ 260 kph for
> about 2 hrs.. then it 
> would only do 220..
> :-O
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Lars Bruchmann wrote:
> 
> > what in the name of zeus's butthole did they do to
> > that granada's engine?!?!?!!  my uncle had one, a
> very
> > nice (yeah, right) beige kombi (station wagen). 
> it
> > was a tank!!!!  i dont think it went more than 90
> with
> > a tailwind.  i'd give it a wide berth on the
> autobahn.
> > it's got the aerodynamics of a curio cabinet!!! 
> were
> > you dropped from a cargo plane and bailed out of
> the
> > car in a parachute to make it go that fast???
> > heeheehee.
> > --- Brian McGarvey <brianm@earendel.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Fastest Ive gone
> >> 225kph 136mph in a German Ford Granada
> >> 125 in a Porsche 924
> >> 148mph on a VFR750F :-O .. thats damn fast...
> >> Brian..
> >> 95.5 in a quarter mile..
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Lars Bruchmann wrote:
> >>
> >>> fastest i've gone:  122 mph in my golf gti, 153
> >> mph in
> >>> a porsche turbo (as a passenger in the back
> seat),
> >> 175
> >>> mph in a B747 at take-off.
> >>> --- David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> There is quite a bit on conjecture over how
> fast
> >> he
> >>>> is -actually- going...  However, anyway you
> slice
> >>>> it, he has to be going at least 160 mph, and
> that
> >> is
> >>>> indeed impressive...  I personally plan to
> never
> >> go
> >>>> over 150...  :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> David
> >>>>>
> >>>>> From: Brian McGarvey <brianm@earendel.org>
> >>>>> Date: 2004/11/13 Sat AM 12:54:33 EST
> >>>>> To: Scourge <scourge@cogeco.ca>
> >>>>> CC: Rocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >>>>> Subject: Re: I'm ditching the 2L
> >>>>>
> >>>>> whoo hoo baby..
> >>>>> 309kph..
> >>>>> 192mph in a mk1...
> >>>> iiiiinnnnnnssssssaaaaaannnnneeeeee...
> >>>>> I think there are some folks out ther
> wondering
> >>>> now..
> >>>>> its 22M...
> >>>>> but damn...
> >>>>> watch the shift light bouncing...
> >>>>> blink blink  blink... aaaaahhhhhh blink
> >>>> bli-bli-bli-- dammit shift.
> >>>>> hehe
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Scourge wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I don't care how happy I am with my
> motor.....I
> >>>> want what this guy has!!!!!!
> >>>>>> http://smokeblunts.net/iso.wmv
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -George(green with envy)
> >>>>>>
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> >>>> Chrome may make it bling, but it don't make the
> >>>> engine sing...
> >>>>
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