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lavka Prowler Junkie Posts: 884 From: Marble Falls, Texas Registered: JUN 2001	posted 08-09-2003 10:08 AM a Prowler? We got to talking last night about Lee Iacocca's K car. I don't know why. Maybe it was just bad tequila. It occured to me that were it not for the K car ( and some federal funds to keep them afloat while they made money on it) Chrysler might have gone under. We'd have no Prowler's, PTs or Vipers...
whealy Prowler Junkie Posts: 1360 From: Carmel, IN USA Registered: APR 2002	posted 08-09-2003 02:03 PM Lavka, Well yea, but ... if it weren't for Chrysler's reliance on the K car floor pan, they would have had a platform that they could have fit a V-8 in and had made one before the Prowler came along. Personally, I think that's why there is no V-8, but I haven't checked it out extensivly. But someone tell me that a 911 is slow? How many cylinders in there? Not trying to start the cylinder discussion as I think the V6 is a decent match. Heck look at some of the V8's GM is talking about and see the displacement is right about the same as the 3.5. I just think that's where it all comes from. Just my 2 cents... ------------------
tomdenise1 Prowler Junkie Posts: 170 From: McKinney, TX, USA Registered: JUL 2002	posted 08-16-2003 10:59 AM Check this one out... 10-second K car t ------------------ ---------- 1999 Black w/NeoBlue Streetglow Gold Series 2001 PT Cruiser - Heavily modified 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Hauler for the twins - Tom V and Ainsley - born 3-17-03! www.bd-design.biz
twistedjester Prowler Junkie Posts: 106 From: las vegas Registered: JUN 2003	posted 08-17-2003 08:42 AM prowler good viper better pt cruser no coment
twistedjester Prowler Junkie Posts: 106 From: las vegas Registered: JUN 2003	posted 08-17-2003 08:44 AM P.S. all modern porsches with the exeption of the carrera gt (v-10) are I-6
YellowFever unregistered Posts: 106 From: las vegas Registered: JUN 2003	posted 08-17-2003 09:54 AM quote: Originally posted by twistedjester: P.S. all modern porsches with the exeption of the carrera gt (v-10) are I-6 If by I-6 you mean inline, NO, they are Boxer 6's (hence the name Boxster which is a cross between Boxer (for the engine) and speedster (a previous car) Boxer engines are like a v-6 that you sat on making 3 cylinders horizontally pointing North and the other 3 pointing horizontally South.

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