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its badd ass. its putting out 700 horse at 9 fucking PSI
its badd ass. its putting out 700 horse at 9 fucking PSI
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Originally posted by TypeRcivic@Aug 24 2003, 04:11 PM
I saw that on Lingenfelter's site like 1 or 2 months ago, he makes some beast machines. For $124,000, i think i would buy a Viper with money left over to make it run 10s.
At $55,975, this monster LPE motor costs a few grand more than an entire Corvette Z06 and does not share any parts with the stock unit. The block is a heavy-duty aluminum unit that GM developed for its Le Mans-winning Corvettes in 2001. Tucked into the cylinders are 4.13-inch-wide pistons (stock is 4.0) with topside depressions that lower the compression ratio from 10.0:1 to 8.5:1. Stroke was increased from 3.62 inches to 4.0, and displacement was increased from 6.0 liters to 7.0. Two Garrett turbochargers increase intake-air pressure by 9.0 psi, and two 12-by-24-inch intercoolers chill the charge to further increase power.
What we liked best about the Slade was how effortlessly it put all 700 horses to the ground. With the four-wheel-drive system and automatic transmission, an Avon Lady could launch the thing perfectly. Apply a bit of brake torque, and the LPE Escalade honks to 60 mph in only four seconds, just about half the time a stocker needs. In 11.1 seconds it's at 100 mph, and in only 12.7 seconds it passes the quarter-mile at 106 mph (a Ferrari 360 Modena F1 reaches 60 in 4.6 seconds and the quarter in 13.1 seconds at 110 mph).
Originally posted by TypeRcivic@Aug 24 2003, 07:54 PM
I never said that i would go to Lingenfelter for a Viper, i said i would buy a Viper for $90,000 that it costs new and with the money left over make it run 10s. And Lingenfelter doesnt do Vipers anyway, Hennessy does. And the fastest Lingenfelter Corvette ran an 8.8 street legal. And Vipers run 12.2 stock. And even if Lingenfelter DID do Vipers, i dont think they would cost less than $150,000, so stfu
Originally posted by sleepergtx@Aug 24 2003, 03:03 PM
I think the Viper is more of a status symbol for old guys anyway.
Originally posted by zombie@Aug 24 2003, 08:47 AM
All an Escalade is, is an Avalanche.
Originally posted by zombie@Aug 24 2003, 10:47 AM
Noone would ever use it, or put anything in the bed of the truck, never take it offroad, try to keep that pearl paint clean. All an Escalade is, is an Avalanche.
Originally posted by ShouLinPanther@Aug 25 2003, 05:03 AM
if i was going to buy a lingenfelter i would put money towards the 427tt vette
Originally posted by TypeRcivic@Aug 24 2003, 02:54 PM
I never said that i would go to Lingenfelter for a Viper, i said i would buy a Viper for $90,000 that it costs new and with the money left over make it run 10s. And Lingenfelter doesnt do Vipers anyway, Hennessy does. And the fastest Lingenfelter Corvette ran an 8.8 street legal. And Vipers run 12.2 stock. And even if Lingenfelter DID do Vipers, i dont think they would cost less than $150,000, so stfu