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Hotrod magazine
Sunday, July 19, 2009 3:49 AM
Just some boredom, turns out hotrod did about 3 articles on j's... well kind of. Check them out.

http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/47351_pontiac_sunfire_ho_2_4/index.html
*does anyone know if those talis were ever made?! I know the wing was...*

http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_0305_1996_pontiac_sunfire_gt_red_devil/index.html

http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_0312_1998_chevy_cavalier/index.html


had a blown ecotec swapped 2000 cavy, now just an 02 Grand Am, and a 74 BMW 2002...

Re: Hotrod magazine
Monday, July 20, 2009 2:59 PM
thanks for the links.

but no, no one ever made those tails for the sunfire. its also possible that the car was one of them that went to the junk yard schrams and was parted out.




Re: Hotrod magazine
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 12:02 PM
i havent seen any of those parts ever surface....which makes me think Schram doesnt have it.....but they could have it tucked away, look how long it took the technic engine to come out of there.





Re: Hotrod magazine
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 3:38 AM
John Benham wrote:i havent seen any of those parts ever surface....which makes me think Schram doesnt have it.....but they could have it tucked away, look how long it took the technic engine to come out of there.
Just a year or two. aaaaaaaaaaaahahahahah


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Re: Hotrod magazine
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 1:57 PM
That 96 GT was INSANE....
Re: Hotrod magazine
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 2:30 PM
GTmatters wrote:That 96 GT was INSANE....


insanely stupid.

Quote:

EngineType: 2.6L LD9 Twin Cam PontiacCrankshaft: B.R.E. EnginesConnecting Rods: B.R.E. EnginesPistons: Weisco, 10.2:1 compressionCylinder Heads: GRD and B.R.E., ported, reshaped chambers, bronze guides, larger valves, five-angle valve jobCamshaft: Secret specsInduction: 2.3 conversion intake, Electromotive Tec II fuel-injection controllerIgnition: Electromotive Tec IIExhaust: B.R.E. headers, GRD Apexi SystemPower-Adder: Super 60 Series Turbo


10.2:1 compression...? what?
600+ hp out of a super60?.. what?? 60-1 maybe but NOT a super 60
headers(sic)? how many typos can we have in one car's description?


Quote:

At 2,200 pounds, Dominick's Pontiac is a featherweight. He lightened the car by removing pieces of the trunk and replacing them with aluminum. The front suspension was also removed and replaced with lighter, fabricated chrome-moly materials, and the stock seats were replaced with some superlight Sparco race buckets.


I sincerely doubt that much weight can be lost from putting some aluminum pieces on and the front suspension... you're talking 300lbs in weight reduction. I could see 100lbs off the front end with fab'd up suspension parts (if thats even true), but a further 200lbs off the rear? give me a break.. this article is an insult.

no (RELEVANT) pictures of the car, no dynographs, no track times... sounds like a load of BS to me.





Re: Hotrod magazine
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 2:57 PM
Nice to see no mention of an Ecotec being used.




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Re: Hotrod magazine
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 3:04 PM
^^^^^ i was thinking that was the car that there was a big outcall on.



Re: Hotrod magazine
Thursday, July 23, 2009 6:14 PM
another thing that could have been attributed to weight could be a fluidless car perhaps.. . i dunno, I just thought i'd share it with people


had a blown ecotec swapped 2000 cavy, now just an 02 Grand Am, and a 74 BMW 2002...
Re: Hotrod magazine
Friday, July 24, 2009 9:03 AM
Ty Petersen wrote:another thing that could have been attributed to weight could be a fluidless car perhaps.. . i dunno, I just thought i'd share it with people


i think the owner of that BS car should run it oil-less for a while, then see how many horses it puts down.....and people always wonder why they get made fun of for driving a J.





Re: Hotrod magazine
Friday, July 31, 2009 2:14 PM
The 98 Cavalier that was featured...is for sale again. i've seen it a few times, it's local to me.

http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/1278718946.html

Re: Hotrod magazine
Monday, August 10, 2009 9:02 PM
2.6L LD9 ??? normally id be proud.....but for some reason i feel insulted



Re: Hotrod magazine
Monday, August 10, 2009 9:15 PM
It is claimed that Dom's fire never even reached 600.

I kinda believe this claim.



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