While GM’s description of the upcoming Corvette Z06 is music to any car enthusiast’s ears, things are less spectacular on the marketing side. Tadge Juechter, the Chief Engineer of the Corvette, admitted that the 2015 Corvette Z06 may be the last one ever.
What you see here in illustrations is the 2015 Corvette Z06. What’s that, you say this can’t be the Z06? It sure is, according to the chief engineer as well as a number of other people familiar with the project. GM so doesn’t want you to see this. Last …
I was driving home a few days ago and a car caught my eye (when doesn’t that happened?). I didn’t recognize it until I was able to pull up along side it. Even then I had to read the name plate. It looked like a TR6 (never really called them “Triumph”) but longer. It was in fact the “Stag” which is a model I wasn’t familiar with.
The car started out as an experiment with the base design of the 1963 Triumph. It was suppose to give the Mercedes SL a run for it’s money when it went into production in 1970 – 1977.
Snapped the pic on my way home from work.
I like the lines and this one seemed pretty much original. You got to love that that “suspended in air” tail pipe.
It sported a 3.0 V8 and that was it’s down fall. It was horribly unreliable. Everything from the water pump to cylinder issues right down to the Aluminum heads not matching up well with the iron block. But this are all fixable this day in age, but the all lead to the Stag making the top 50 worse cars ever.
Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality. All 3 Comments. Sam Loo on Jan 02, 2014 at 7:27 pm. Another car …
Meanwhile, waiting patiently beside Noddy is Judith’s Triumph Stag V8. “She’s looking tired after 25 years, that’s a 2014 project and 2015, and it’s the Targa and Tasmania, and the odd rally or two,” he said. Tweed Daily News. Topics: bradford, cars …
This is a MONSTER engine. Read below and follow the link.
LS-based engines have earned notoriety for power and performance while becoming one of the most popular choices for both drag racing and street-engine swaps. They have been strong, reliable engines in most applications, but then racers and engine builders soon began leaning on them with longer strokes, higher rpm demands, stronger boost levels in addition to other traditional paths to power.Unfortunately, these power quests sometimes revealed problems which ultimately prompted various upgrades and a few elegant solutions from the aftermarket. Such is the case with the Dart LS Next advanced cylinder block, a design refinement targeting some questionable design elements of the factory LS platform. The new block boasts hardcore racing features designed to upgrade oiling and crankcase breathing functions.
2013 is likely the last year for the legendary LS7 427 7-liter V-8 engine in a Z06, 427 convertible, or any new production Corvette, but it will continue on in the 2014+ Camaro Z/28 muscle-car. 2013 is also the last year for the current C6 (sixth …
Most young hot rodders who know nothing about auto mechanics tend not to go anywhere fast, but Stuart Hilborn had a couple aces up his sleeve – a neighbor who ran at Indy and a college education – and he would use those to good effect to become a legend in high-performance automotive fuel-injection systems. That legend died Monday morning at the age of 96. – See more at
Dodge resurrects ‘shaker’ hood, Scat Pack Club to mark centennial. The shaker hoods surround working cold-air intakes mounted to the Challenger’s 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 engine. They are engineered to meet noise and safety regulations, Chrysler officials said.
I can go on for more ‘Parts’ than there were Rambo or Rock movies, but I’ll stop with what I think was the star of the car show. It was only on display, so it wouldn’t be taking any trophies home.
It wasn’t this Ferrari
Or this guy in the matching Ferrari hat. (Hey Ryan)
Nor was it this original Shelby Aluminum bodied racer
You may have noticed a lack of post over the past week. There’s a good reason for that, I am currently driving around a trip to Italy. And I’ll share the driving experience and few cars in a couple days. Yes there is a Ferrari involved!!!
Ford Racing has taken its Boss Block to the max with the biggest small block Windsor crate engine ever – the Z460. With 575 horsepower and 575 Lb. Ft. of torque, Z460 packs a pump gas fueled punch that works well on the street and on the track.
The foundation of Z460 is the legendary Ford Racing Boss block topped off with high port/high flow Z-Heads. Premium components from the best aftermarket companies are used throughout the engine, like a SCAT® forged steel crankshaft, SCAT® forged H-beam connecting rods, forged Mahle® pistons and Clevite® bearings. And every Ford Racing Z460 engine is hand assembled in the U.S. with performance clearances.
Cylinder Heads: Ford Racing M-6049-Z304DA Aluminum “Z” Cylinder Heads
Valve size (in): 2.02 intake 1.60 exhaust
Compression ratio: 10.0:1 (nominal)
Rocker arms : Ford Racing M-6564-F351 Roller Rocker arms
Rocker arm ratio: 1.65:1
Vibration Damper – Ford Racing M-6316-D302 SFI Approved
Valve Covers: Ford Racing cast aluminum – silver painted finish
Oil Pan: Steel with deep front (9 quart) or rear sump (7quart) pan with louvered windage tray and crankshaft scraper (M-6675-FT351 front sump or M-6675-DRS351 rear sump))
Water pump: Ford Racing M-8501-G351 included – long type – standard rotation
Includes Ford Racing M-9439-A50 intake manifold gaskets
Distributor: not included. Steel distributor gear required.
Required fuel: Premium Unleaded
Ignition timing: 32° at 4,000 RPM
Maximum recommended rpm: 5,600 RPM
Balanced: Internal – use neutral balance flywheel
Recommended intake: Edelbrock PN 2924 Super Victor (not included)
New block, oil and water pump, performance oil pan and high-performance harmonic balancer
Engine power ratings achieved with Edelbrock® Super Victor intake, Holley® 850 CFM carburetor, long tube headers.
Depending on your application, a different timing cover, water pump, performance oil pan and pickup may be required. Call the Ford Racing Techline at (800) FORD788 for more information.
… headers has shown 575 hp and 575 ft-lbs of torque, stump pulling big-block level grunt from a small block package. Part number M-6007-Z460FRT is available now as a rear sump or order M-6007-Z460FFT for a front sump.
Ford Racing has taken its Boss Block to the max with the biggest small block Windsor crate engine ever – the Z460. With 575 horsepower and 575 Lb. Ft. of torque, Z460 packs a pump gas fueled punch that works well on the street and on the track.
The foundation of Z460 is the legendary Ford Racing Boss block topped off with high port/high flow Z-Heads. Premium components from the best aftermarket companies are used throughout the engine, like a SCAT® forged steel crankshaft, SCAT® forged H-beam connecting rods, forged Mahle® pistons and Clevite® bearings. And every Ford Racing Z460 engine is hand assembled in the U.S. with performance clearances.
Cylinder Heads: Ford Racing M-6049-Z304DA Aluminum “Z” Cylinder Heads
Valve size (in): 2.02 intake 1.60 exhaust
Compression ratio: 10.0:1 (nominal)
Rocker arms : Ford Racing M-6564-F351 Roller Rocker arms
Rocker arm ratio: 1.65:1
Vibration Damper – Ford Racing M-6316-D302 SFI Approved
Valve Covers: Ford Racing cast aluminum – silver painted finish
Oil Pan: Steel with deep front (9 quart) or rear sump (7 quart) pan with louvered windage tray and crankshaft scraper – 9 quart capacity (M-6675-FT351 front sump or M-6675-DRS351 rear sump))
Water pump: Ford Racing M-8501-G351 included – long type – standard rotation
Includes Ford Racing M-9439-A50 intake manifold gaskets
Distributor: not included. Steel distributor gear required.
Required fuel: Premium Unleaded
Ignition timing: 32° at 4,000 RPM
Maximum recommended rpm: 5,600 RPM
Balanced: Internal – use neutral balance flywheel
Recommended intake: Edelbrock PN 2924 Super Victor (not included)
New block, oil and water pump, performance oil pan and high-performance harmonic balancer
Engine power ratings achieved with Edelbrock® Super Victor intake, Holley® 850 CFM carburetor, long tube headers.
Depending on your application, a different timing cover, water pump, performance oil pan and pickup may be required. Call the Ford Racing Techline at (800) FORD788 for more information.
Thanks for reading.
