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Jul 15, 2010 | 04:20 PM

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ThatGuy85

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I just came.

Jul 15, 2010 | 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by NA6C-Guy

Reminds me of...

Just not nearly as cool.

What's the point if you can't even do a burnout or drive it fast or anything?

Jul 15, 2010 | 05:03 PM

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What's the point if you can't even do a burnout or drive it fast or anything?

Pretty sure that was the host of the show not allowed, since they couldn't just order replacement parts on a one off, $1,000,000+ car if he broke it.

Jul 15, 2010 | 05:37 PM

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Short wheelbase drag cars tend to work well.

Until you haze the tires then you better pray, **** yourself and hang on!

Jul 15, 2010 | 06:38 PM

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Pretty sure that was the host of the show not allowed, since they couldn't just order replacement parts on a one off, $1,000,000+ car if he broke it.

Yes, but they could have had the guy who owns it drive it, or something. A video featuring a car like that and we don't get to see anything cool besides some photos of the build.

Jul 16, 2010 | 05:09 AM

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Yes, but they could have had the guy who owns it drive it, or something. A video featuring a car like that and we don't get to see anything cool besides some photos of the build.

Even as a technical piece of art it's impressive. Who shoehorns a Merlin into a car. I could be thoroughly pleased just by sitting in it idling listening to the noise it makes.

Jul 16, 2010 | 10:20 AM

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Even as a technical piece of art it's impressive. Who shoehorns a Merlin into a car. I could be thoroughly pleased just by sitting on it idling feeling the sybian vibration it makes.

Fixed!

Jul 16, 2010 | 01:54 PM

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A running Merlin is one of my favorite engine sounds.

Jul 16, 2010 | 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by thirdgen

Yeah that's a big F'n motor. I'd like to see someone take a VW TDI engine and put it in a miata and bitch it up.

One is in process on M.net in the engine conversions forum. Its buried pretty deep though.

We have two diesels, and when the 4.0 goes out in my XJ, it will get a 4BT/NV4500/NP241 combo.