Dream Garage: Speciale Editione

"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind) 01/04/2017 at 22:11 • Filed to: Dream Garage

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Two vehicle garage tonight. Both vehicles must be naturally aspirated and cost under $30,000 (in 2017 money) when they were new. The plus side to the budget is that your new car is going to be slightly more power dense than a 458 Speciale. This means your engine’s horsepower will be rated at 1 cc = 0.133 hp (1000 cc = 133 hp) .

*For fun, you can have a third naturally aspirared vehicle of your choice and ignore the budget.

So your 125 cc Grom will go from 10 hp to 17 hp. Maybe you find that 1798cc Corolla SE 6MT you’ve been wanting, well now it makes 239 hp. Make sure you look up the displacement in cubic centimeters instead of relying on the liter rating and as always, enjoy yo’selves!

Vítor > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2017 at 22:36

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Do the cars need to be original? The closest I go was with the JDM S2000, where 1cc = 0.124hp. The Speciale has more HP per cc than a 918, and that thing is bloody million dollar hybrid

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2017 at 22:37

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Damn you the S2000 is just short. At this point I give up.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2017 at 22:40

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edit: didn’t read “when new” part, don’t care.

1973 Oldsmobile Hurst - $19,999

455ci = 991.6 hp

1991 Chevrolet 454 SS - $9,900

454ci = 989.4 hp

Wobbles the Mind > Vítor 01/04/2017 at 22:49

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You can pick any car you like, what I’m doing is transforming your engine into a 458 slayer. So you can pick any car in budget and that 1 cc = 0.133 hp formula is automatically applied. This is a transformation!

Wobbles the Mind > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 01/04/2017 at 22:54

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Ha, no worries! Funny that a $6,000 car in 1973 is equivalent to almost $33,500 in 2017.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/04/2017 at 23:07

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You apply the Ferrari’s output/displacement ratio to the displacement of the car you chose.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2017 at 23:21

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3.7 V6 = 492hp

2.0 I4 = 266hp

Obvious poops and giggles car

8.4 V10 = 1117 hp which is awesome and stupid at the same time.

Vítor > Wobbles the Mind 01/04/2017 at 23:26

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Well, in that case, 2017's 30k equals to 1968's 4,2k so I’m getting a 190hp Fiat 124 Spider

And for daily driving, a sweet 1975 E12 with 327hp from the even sweeter 2.5 M30 straight six

For the bonus car, the best sounding and prettiest modern-ish Ferrari with a healthy 465 hp

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 01/04/2017 at 23:27

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Oh I was under the impression it had to make more power per liter than a 458. Nevermind then.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/04/2017 at 23:37

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No naturally aspirated engine beats the 458 Speciale in hp per liter, it holds the production car record. It makes for some fun Corvette math too

Noodles > Wobbles the Mind 01/05/2017 at 01:26

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I’m gonna throw your rules out the window, and pick 3 Speciale cars (cause I’m a dick).

Alfa Romeo 33/2 Coupe Speciale

Ferrari 512s Berlinetta Speciale

& Speciale Lancia Delta S4

The Delta S4 is my winter beater.

Sorry about ignoring your rules

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Carbon Fiber Sasquatch 01/05/2017 at 08:45

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Yeah I forgot that detail until I started looking.

Amoore100 > Wobbles the Mind 03/05/2017 at 04:13

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$29,700 today (after 1968). The Citroen DS Series 3.

109 hp originally, now 289 hp! (2175 cc engine)

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$27,800 today (after 1973). The Triumph Dolomite Sprint.

130 hp originally, now 265 hp; (1995 cc engine)

RT > Wobbles the Mind 09/10/2017 at 08:56

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First let’s start with a fun car.

Caterham Seven K-Series - 1.6 litres - 211hp.

Now for something practical.

BMW 1602 1.6 - 1.6 litres - 209hp.

And for the bonus car, money no object

Fiat S76 Record - 28.4 litres - 3771hp!!!