So, what did the Midget rate? Back on topic...
on 5/29/03 1:44 PM, Rick Fisk at refisk@chartermi.net wrote:
> I went to a chassis dyno facility with a fellow lister last month to make a
> few pulls with his MG Midget. The dyno operator had the numbers from a
> Toyota Supra he had dynoed the previous Saturday - 507 hp and 513 lb/ft of
> torque. This one was also a street car. Yowza.
>
> Rick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <WSpohn4@aol.com>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 4:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Fast and Furious
>
>
>> While I agree that the IQ of owners of Japanese cars seems to be in
> inverse proportion to the bore of their exhaust pipes, and while the joy of
> engine modification has decreased substantially with increasing emissions
> testing, one should keep in mind that some of the 'ricers' do indeed
> perform.
>>
>> I was looking at this month's issue of Turbo and saw with interest the 6
> cylinder 3 litre Toyota putting out around 850 bhp on the street......on the
> street.
>>
>> Bill
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