The Tragic Tale of ElSuperPinto
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But no, it's not a Cummins. A 4BT weighs as much as a big block and won't rev high enough, and none of the 6B series would fit.
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Hell no, I fix Egoboost garbage for a living. I won't own one of those pieces of
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If it had been a non factory 302 car and I could find one, sure. There's just something about V8s with less than 5 liters of displacement that I love. Both of my 4.6 Mustangs, my 4.7 Ram, my 4.8 GMC and now my 4.7 Toyota have all been engines I've really liked.
I’m still hanging on to the idea, to one day put a 4cyl eco boost in a II or a pinto lol.Hell no, I fix Egoboost garbage for a living. I won't own one of those pieces of
Well... I think we're getting down to the inlines
If I had to pick not really knowing the features and benefits of each, I think I might go with the 300.
Hmmm..... should I give my guesses as to what ol Elsuperpinto will be powered by....?? Hmmm......
My thoughts are Ford power but not a new 5.0, something with around an advertised horsepower rating of 300 or so. I won't say exactly what I think, I'll wait until I'm surprised with the answer!
Oh, and here's what I think about the weather:
Because this storm that rolled through here over the weekend kinda sucked. And my dehumidifier decided to stop working - AND I'm basically living in my basement while the main floor is torn apart. I woke up this morning to almost 70% humidity in the house.
But as far as working on any cars, I've done it in all sorts of weather. It's been hotter than hell or it's been around 0 degrees and I'm out laying under it while it's in the driveway - it never really mattered if it NEEDED done. Now if I'm going to go out and play with them, I'd prefer it be in the upper 50s to maybe around 80 or so. In any case I don't remember complaining about the weather, it just was what it was. Now when I finally get this garage built and I'll be able to control it a little better, then maybe things will change!
My thoughts are Ford power but not a new 5.0, something with around an advertised horsepower rating of 300 or so. I won't say exactly what I think, I'll wait until I'm surprised with the answer!
Oh, and here's what I think about the weather:
Because this storm that rolled through here over the weekend kinda sucked. And my dehumidifier decided to stop working - AND I'm basically living in my basement while the main floor is torn apart. I woke up this morning to almost 70% humidity in the house.
But as far as working on any cars, I've done it in all sorts of weather. It's been hotter than hell or it's been around 0 degrees and I'm out laying under it while it's in the driveway - it never really mattered if it NEEDED done. Now if I'm going to go out and play with them, I'd prefer it be in the upper 50s to maybe around 80 or so. In any case I don't remember complaining about the weather, it just was what it was. Now when I finally get this garage built and I'll be able to control it a little better, then maybe things will change!
Hmmm..... should I give my guesses as to what ol Elsuperpinto will be powered by....?? Hmmm......
My thoughts are Ford power but not a new 5.0, something with around an advertised horsepower rating of 300 or so. I won't say exactly what I think, I'll wait until I'm surprised with the answer!
Oh, and here's what I think about the weather:
Because this storm that rolled through here over the weekend kinda sucked. And my dehumidifier decided to stop working - AND I'm basically living in my basement while the main floor is torn apart. I woke up this morning to almost 70% humidity in the house.
But as far as working on any cars, I've done it in all sorts of weather. It's been hotter than hell or it's been around 0 degrees and I'm out laying under it while it's in the driveway - it never really mattered if it NEEDED done. Now if I'm going to go out and play with them, I'd prefer it be in the upper 50s to maybe around 80 or so. In any case I don't remember complaining about the weather, it just was what it was. Now when I finally get this garage built and I'll be able to control it a little better, then maybe things will change!
Use a radiant heater to warm the wall surfaces. Leave a room door open.
The drain hose was clogged. It was running last night when I went to bed, so it must've stopped up sometime overnight as the collector bucket is kinda small. It took me a whole 5 minutes tops to get it working again. Funny thing is I was just thinking about it last week since it's done this before....
Motor in question is not going to need one of these is it?
Hey its green friendly.
The Adventures of ElSuper Pinto and Wonder Cortina.....
On todays episode ESP holds the driveway at bay while WC tries to escape from the garage ...
Key the theme music...
Hey its green friendly.
The Adventures of ElSuper Pinto and Wonder Cortina.....
On todays episode ESP holds the driveway at bay while WC tries to escape from the garage ...
Key the theme music...
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Well... I think we're getting down to the inlines
If I had to pick not really knowing the features and benefits of each, I think I might go with the 300.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.Hmmm..... should I give my guesses as to what ol Elsuperpinto will be powered by....?? Hmmm......
My thoughts are Ford power but not a new 5.0, something with around an advertised horsepower rating of 300 or so. I won't say exactly what I think, I'll wait until I'm surprised with the answer!
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I'll just leave this here...
In SuperPinto news... some progress was inadverdently made on that old hunk 'o junk this week.
I have secured a Tremec TR3650 transmission from a 2004 Mach 1 for free... If you can't guess where this is going, hang on. If you can, DON'T SPOIL IT FOR ANYONE DAMMIT!!!
I'll defer back to my previous post but maybe the HP is off a little. I was referring to a 32v 4.6 from a Mach 1, but any 32v 4.6 would work. If you're saying no to Ford power I'm stumped....
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