Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

What's the exhaust look like on that? Sounds immense.

Right. Fuck it. Im gonna snap me a hipster pic of teh mash lashed onto teh estate. Drive it roundlike a trophy.

Awesome mate. My eyes are stinging just listening to it tickover!

custom 1 7/8" long tube 4-1's

Then straight pipes out the back, or side exit?

sorry, with 3" collector.

e85 runs moster 95/107 jets.
here's the secondary

changing jets on the dyno.

thats it, nothing else. drag only.

What do you think it'll run? What's the rear end/gearbox?

th350, currently 3.45 mini-spool 9bolt borg-warner.

should go deep 10's @ 130+mph. has more hp and torque than my previous car that ran 11.3@123, but its 400 kg's lighter.

finished tuning today, 320+rwkw (430hp), 1200+Nm (900 ft lbs), pretty awesome considering 4700 convertor.

The licence plate possibilities here are endless. Cheap too.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3815/9693815175_a8a968eb79_o.jpg

http://cs7003.vk.me/c540105/v540105481/80e9/gq6VQjqW_hA.jpg

Climb Dance - YouTube

Although I've seen it before thats a great little flick from Pikes Peak ^

I love these two pics for Porsche Gulf racing:
http://25.media.tumblr.com/064fb27a98deafbb3e7730ec8e1620c9/tumblr_mst5n0oyA91repad8o1_1280.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2276673cb61874a65d48e41fa9eb098/tumblr_mr52n0SG8K1rfjw94o1_1280.jpg

lovely

Took a lot of willpower not to paint my new bike in Gulf colours.

Meanwhile, in Sweden:

Nissan GTR VS Volvo 740 - YouTube

Lamborghini Gallardo VS Volvo 740 - YouTube

Sounds awesome DB! Nice power figures too!

Is this yours Mr B? Always had a softspot for Pugs on Speedlines SL434's.

Is this yours Mr B? Always had a softspot for Pugs on Speedlines SL434's.

No, it belongs to a friend in the UK. He'd just arrived at the Nordschleife to participate in Rad Am Ring.

Although I've seen it before thats a great little flick from Pikes Peak ^

I love these two pics for Porsche Gulf racing:
http://25.media.tumblr.com/064fb27a98deafbb3e7730ec8e1620c9/tumblr_mst5n0oyA91repad8o1_1280.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2276673cb61874a65d48e41fa9eb098/tumblr_mr52n0SG8K1rfjw94o1_1280.jpg

Oh those Gulf pics are marvellous. Mildly Cliched I know but still my fave car ever.

And the Ari vid. Seen before but superb.

we're back! what a road trip.

1791 miles on some of the most amazing roads i have ever seen! the car didn't miss a beat and the weather was 30 degrees every day.

the drive through paris sucked. the a10 from nice to florence was hard work. we did see this:

the ss222 through chianti was astounding. only traffic let if down. (what i thought was) the perfect mix of bends, straights and changes in elevation. We also took a gravel road that was apparentley a stage in the tuscany rally this year - WOO HOO! sideways honeymoon action...

the road from volterra to san gimignano was incredible. so much fun in a light little car. sarah was almost car sick by the end, but i was loving it. there is also a road between siena and arezzo (sr73?) which i would say was my favourite.

crossing over the apuane alps was terrifying. the 1000m drop just to your right/left mean that it was a bit too hairy to go really hard. the car got pretty hot on the way up and the brakes on the way down. still, it was worth the detour.

then we went around the coast, heading towards nice again. i drove the monaco grand prix track, nearly wiping out a 100k mercedes in my excited state. saw this on the way:

i am really happy with the little mg. the twisty, windy roads meant that it had plenty of power to have fun at sensible speeds (a little more would have been nice). i made some videos which i will upload when i have edited them of the grand prix track and a couple of the drives.

Ah may zing! Very nice, sounds like you had a brilliant time. Love the sunset photo and the 959!