Automotive and Performance

The Shelby Cobra 427 might be the queen of replicas. But what happens if a german firm decides it wants to build the "ultimate version ?" What happens is the Weineck Cobra 780CUI Limited Edition. 780 cui (cubic inches) mean 12,9 liters of capacity, for this monstruos V8 engine. Torque is 1.760 Nm at 5,600 rpm. Power output is 1,100 hp at 7,000 rpm. The power to weight ratio is 0,9 Kg / hp. Weinbeck doesn't even bother declaring acceleration data from 0-100 km/h. From 0-200 km/h the Ultimate takes only 4.9 seconds, from 0-300 km/h it takes only 10 s !!! Interested ? Better hurry: "Limited Edition" means only 15 will be produced.

http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=4019506

http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=2893

Corn

Pebble Beach

What do you look at and order from? Not brand specific, but ... I imagine most everyone here has a copy of Summit and Jegs sitting around somewhere. Few of you guys are even lucky enough to look at say ... BMW, Corvette, or Mustang specific

http://autos.msn.com//as/minishow/article....30&s=geneva2006 check out the new Z4

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...0309/1148/rss25

Pretty cool animations and something I could drive. http://www.porsche.com/all/originmotorsport/usa.aspx

Picked myself up another Neon... ya, I am beyond repair... 1997 Sport Coupe DOHC 5 spd This will be my turbo project car. The car I should have bought the first time around. There is two spots of surface rust on the passenger side, which will be attended to in the spring. Interior is soooo clean (minus the dirt from my shoes). Parking it for the winter at a co-worker's acreage. Green car will now become the beater female dog... Here are some quick pics, too damn cold out to get real ambious: And yes, the bra & those horrid foglights are leaving...

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/C1F03E8...D64E80A1895.htm

http://autos.msn.com/as/minishow/article.a...31&s=geneva2006

anyone know of any good free online ones? nitto1320 sucks... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

http://customizeyourvehicle.org/viewtopic.1500.html garage below !! http://customizeyourvehicle.org/garage.php..._vehicle&CID=32

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/03/01/212152.html

Top Ten Finalists discuss....

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=3927255 http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=3927255

well my brakes went out and have been out for a while, but the brake fluid things are full of fluid so i know its not a leak in that, so i was told maybe its the master cyclinder or, just bleed the brakes maybe theres an air bubble or air in the lines, its gonna cost alot to fix but i would like to know if any way at possible to check to know for sure whats wrong with it, like how to check for the leaks etc, i cant move the car unless i want to pull the Ebreak the whole time i was wonderin if i should bleed the brakes and then go get a free check up? Or would that be just stupid? idk i just really would like to know yalls opinions Thanks!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...mMakeTrack=true

I found out that the tranny fluid resivior was empty on the accord yesterday. Partly because i had no idea that it was for the tranny. Has anyone ever used the syncromesh ? Hopefully it will help the 3rd gear grind i have.

OK so it isnt a NASCAR truck but it feels brand new, has a better pep in its step, runs a lil smoother, takes off a lil easier, feels like its trying to pull in 3rd gear . Sure it isnt by the seat of your pants faster...but i can feel the extra power. and is sounds hella good too Before (it starts out 5ft away form the tail pipe and moves to the interior) http://media.putfile.com/VOICE00121 and after (starts with the engine running and cuts, starts up agian and moves to the interior) http://media.putfile.com/VOICE00256 Even if i had paid the $240 it was well worth the money, i got it installed in less than 2hrs and the biggest PITA was getting the stock exaust off of the …

Other than your eyes, if you're using one - what are you using and how much did it cost you ? And, of course ... your opinion.

How much would it cost for a good tint job for this car (everything but the windshield): Also, what percentages would you go with? I'm figuring 10-15% on the rear/rear sides, something not too dark for nighttime vision. Would like to hear your personal preference though. Is this website accurate as far as laws go? If so, does that mean I can only do 70% on the front sides but up to 0% on the rear/rear sides? http://www.tintdude.com/laws.html Lastly, any tint places yall would recommend? Sorry about all the questions, I'm a total tint noob.

Wow. This guy really cooks through the circuit: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/video_gallery...lap_record.html Also, I read for $215 you can pay a professional racer to drive you accross the circuit in a brand new bone stock 500hp M5. I think I might do that the next time I am in Germany! Especially after watching this. edit: fixed (I think--if you miss twice they make you log in)

Thought others might be able to use this too, but anyone have recommendations on where to buy snow tires? I have looked at the venerable Tire Rack, the local Discount Tire Direct, and Costco. Here is a summary of what they have available and at what price: Dunlop Graspic DS-2 (TR $122ea + $10 ship +$10 roadh +mount ~$155) Continental ContiWinterContact TS810 (TR $145 +$10s +$15rh+mount~$185) (DTD $180--inclu shi/rh + Mt ~$200) Michelin ArcticAlpin (TR $163 + $10s +$15rh + mount ~$ 203) (DTD $190 + mount ~$210) (Costco $173+tax ~$190--no rh added) The most convenient for me is DTD since they are local and do free balancing for the life of the car which simplifies life and…