You Can Call me Weird, but..

"Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW." (aya-yu) 12/18/2013 at 15:50 • Filed to: None

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I wonder how this thing handles?
I mean, it got 6L V8 and it's a FWD. That means you got tons of weight up front. And yet i kinda want it. but maybe that because i need sleep. 2 Hours is not enough.

duurtlang > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 12/18/2013 at 15:52

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I bet it'll handle great as long as you avoid all corners.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 12/18/2013 at 15:54

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the last gen Cadillac Seville has a 4.6 V8 with 300 HP up front, It's likely a barge to drive, and I can only imagine this..

turbokitten > duurtlang 12/18/2013 at 15:57

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turbokitten > duurtlang 12/18/2013 at 15:58

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Double Post. Sorry

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 12/18/2013 at 16:03

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Well... put a chesterfield on top of a water bed, put some wheels on that bed, wheels from a shopping trolley would be the best. Send that thing down pikes peak.. I guess this thing would be just a tad worse.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 12/18/2013 at 16:07

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368 cubic inches with a blistering 145 HP @ 3600 RPM. Also 270 lb/ft of torque @ 2000 RPM (seriously, that's BAD for a motor this large)

It's basically a de-bored 425.....

Would need some SERIOUS head/cam/intake upgrades.

Find a Seville with the Olds 5.7 (350) instead. Much easier to get go-fast parts for. Either that or go full-crazy and shoehorn a 500 cube motor in from a 1970 Eldorado....

jariten1781 > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 12/18/2013 at 16:24

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Very floaty, lots of body roll. They're designed to eat up interstate miles and roll slowly around town. They're awesome at that. They are not in anyway suitable for hustling around corners or driving back roads. I love old American cruisers, but I prefer the Lincoln Continental Mark line to the Caddies. Mark IIIs are awesome.

Slave2anMG > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 12/18/2013 at 16:32

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It will corner like a soggy sleeping bag.

My mother had an '81 and frankly it was a miserable piece of crap. And that's by the incredibly low standards of that time...it was horrible. Plowed into corners like a John Deere with flat tires, accelerated like it had anvils tied to the back bumper, and had the build quality of a Yugo. Ghastly excuse for a car. Ghastly.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > duurtlang 12/18/2013 at 16:35

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And avoid revving it too much.

DreaminShelby427 > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 12/18/2013 at 17:14

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Had an '83 Eldorado. It's like driving a boat with less visibility. My 84 year old grandpa use to drive this thing and it was basically get out of his way or become a pancake.