Ah, I missed that part. Interesting, so RokemRonnie's comment has me wondering. With a 104.3 mm bore and 80 kPa vacuum that translates to a little over 150 lb of downward force on each piston as it's moving upwards. Sounds like a defecit, except somewhere else on the crankshaft a piston is moving downwards and benefitting from the vacuum. So maybe it's still a wash, but in the force calculation not the pressure calculation.  ... View more

For every piston moving towards TDC there's another moving towards BDC, so it's a wash. But 80 kPa is an impressive amount of crankcase vacuum, almost 12 psi. A side benefit is that you'll never see oil spraying out of an oil pan gasket leak, but instead air will rush in.  ... View more

That lead image of a fake wheelstand with fake tire smoke (two mutually exclusive occurences) reminds me of just how bad these "car movies" are. ... View more

Of course the Cherokee has a solid axle; they all did from that era. The Tacoma is notable because it's got an SAS up front but it isn't part of the team, it belongs to Paul of FabRats. Great YouTube channel BTW, check it out! Matt's Off Road Recovery. Wholesome, nice people running a towing and recovery business in southwest Utah. It's worth watching just for the drone shots. ... View more

Well, so much for watching Ken hoon interesting vehices. I doubt I'd bother to watch an EJ powered Subaru being flung around. ... View more

The 198 cu. in. V6 and 215 cu. in. V8 couldn't possibly share the same bore and stroke because 198 is not 75% of 215. ... View more

There's a reason they only made one... ... View more

Uh, Polara perhaps? Autocorrect strikes again. ... View more

You don't need the kit. Just wet sand with progressively finer grits until you're satisfied with the finish. Polish them with an automotive plastic polish and then, as strassenmeister points out, clear coat them or you'll be doing it all over again next year. ... View more

Four-valve pushrod Windsor; hadn't heard of that one. Any more information on that engine design? ... View more

Yes, something isn't right. Maybe 425 lb-ft is the torque output from the gearbox? ... View more

I think you meant to say that it has a mass of less than 68.3 slugs, although that lacks a bit of elegance. Edit: I may have just kicked off a lbm vs slugfest.  ... View more

Reinforces my belief that oil changes should occur frequently, and without skimping on a good quality oil and filter. The service reminder light, particularly on turbo engines, is optimistic. ... View more

As a mechanical engineer I applaud you for an outstanding article Mr. Sherman! The detailed and technical descriptions, particularly of the original engine design, aided by the high quality images reminds me of the sorts of articles I'd read in print magazines of three decades ago. If memory serves, your writing contributed to the automotive media of that era also. I'm happy to have rediscovered you. ... View more

The driver of the Safarikar in the video squandered a perfect opportunity when the train horn sounded as he crossed the tracks. ... View more

Thank you, Hagerty. I can now say unequivocally which car is the ugliest ever made: The Mohs Safarikar. ... View more

Uh, you mean "hat trick". ... View more

That'd be great Davy! Appreciate your reply, and agree with your AG comment about the '32 Ford. Seemed weird when Falfa left the '32 in the dust. I just found this clip from CNBC's Jay Leno's Garage from 2018: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/05/21/movie-cars.html. Watch it starting at 28:00 - he reintroduces the '55 to James Taylor, and James takes it for a drive! In the video Leno says the engine is stroked to 496 cubic inches and makes 600 HP.   Edit: The link to the clip is for other readers to follow, as I believe you've been the car owner since 2015 Davy, and obviously would have been part of the Leno-Taylor meeting.  ... View more

Saw a YouTube video of your Two-Lane Chevy recently Davy. Would love to see a more detailed and longer video showing the engine, interior, and chassis, and of course a driving video! I ran some numbers through a quarter mile calculator, with estimates of power and weight of 550 HP and 3200 lb respectively. The result was a high ten-second 1/4, which could happen with a sticky track and slicks, as you point out. ... View more