Ultimate Grand National/GNX clone? 

"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib) 02/24/2019 at 13:54 • Filed to: None

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The MB motor wouldn’t have been my first choice, but the end result is pretty impressive.

WilliamsSW > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/24/2019 at 15:16

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That’s a crazy choice, which makes it all the more impressive to me.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > WilliamsSW 02/24/2019 at 16:17

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Right? I’d have gone the LS3 route myself but the engineering involved here is top notch.

WilliamsSW > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/24/2019 at 16:46

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Yeah, GM put a couple different corporate V8s ( including the SBC) in those cars, so presumably an LS would have been pretty easy.

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/24/2019 at 17:47

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A swap I could get behi nd...

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/24/2019 at 20:08

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Not the Benz engine I'd choose, but I love that he didn't do a boring LS swap!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 02/24/2019 at 20:11

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Played out and easy though. I'm pretty sure my 8 year old daughter could LS swap one of these in a weekend. TTV12 is sweet.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/24/2019 at 20:13

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Easy, cheap power. What’s not to love?

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/24/2019 at 20:16

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Any of the M156 series V8s would’ve been great too .

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 03/03/2019 at 13:34

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So easy it's boring.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 03/03/2019 at 14:30

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So an overly complex and expensive solution is preferable?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 03/04/2019 at 00:31

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I think ol’ Teddy Roosevelt put it best; “Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.”

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 03/04/2019 at 09:44

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Ol’ Teddy never modded Buicks and therefore couldn’t appreciate simplicity. But seeing as he was the first US president to ride in an automobile, he’d probably be happy with the factory engine. In fact, he’d probably be scared shitless at its performance.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 03/04/2019 at 15:46

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Different (piston) strokes for different folks, eh?

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 03/04/2019 at 16:28

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Absolutely.