Mallard

I would talk to a reputable financial advisor if you want to invest it for retirement. Depending on your income and tax bracket it may be best for you to do a traditional IRA instead of a Roth. Just depends on what you want to use it for (because you can withdraw money from a Roth for certain purchases, like a house, instead of leaving it for retirement), and if it would be favorable lower your taxable income. (Since a traditional IRA is pre-tax money)

Correct, to a point, I think. The Hennessey "model" isn't a factory model. He needs a donor car from the factory, which sounds like he builds his "HPE700" off of a SS model, not a V6.

I think he means, why not buy the V6 model instead of paying more for the SS if you're swapping the brakes and powertrain anyway. I wouldn't buy Hennessey's car anyway. I would wait for GM to come out with the Z28.

I'm selling my engine and a guy from Phoenix is interested. Anyone have any idea of what companies and how much it would cost to do this? Thanks

Cosmo http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs101.snc1/4550_112758365398_500655398_3125919_5163032_n.jpg He likes boxes for some reason... http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs081.snc1/4550_112758345398_500655398_3125916_8230630_n.jpg http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs101.snc1/4550_112758360398_500655398_3125918_4413796_n.jpg Ginger http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs094.snc1/4958_118038140398_500655398_3216774_8131500_n.jpg

Since I haven't owned too much this goes for everything I've ever driven: Best Steering/Handling/Ride Combo: 2003.5 MazdaSpeed Protege Best Seats: 350 or 370Z...A close second is the Fiat 500 with some type of sport package (didn't drive it though) Best Brakes: 2005 Dodge Viper Best Off-Road Ability: 2008/9 Wrangler Rubicon Most looks: Tie between the Saturn Sky and Dodge Challenger Best Road Trip Vehicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Worst on road manners: Wranger Rubicon Needs more power: Saturn Sky and MazdaSpeed Protege Best Headlights: 300C SRT8 HID's Worst Torque Steer: Dodge Caliber SRT4 Worst Seats: Chrysler Sebring Best Car on Snow Handling: Dodge Avenger AWD (Don't knock it until you've done it, and no I have not driven an EVO on a snow handling course) Fun to drive: BMW 335i

No idea if this will work in a 2002 Cav. The LE5 was introduced in the Cobalt and is a second Gen Ecotec. Thanks Steve. I'm going to post it on Cobaltss.net.

I bought a low mileage 2.4L Ecotec with the intention of building it for boost. I ended up selling my car before the plans came to fruition. The engine is complete. It was pulled from a 2006 Solstice w/ manual transmission. So it does have an oil cooler (GM stopped putting them on after '06), exhaust manifold, intake manifold w/ throttle body, fuel rail w/ 3 injectors (one is gone), whatever sensors are bolted to the engine (like knock sensor, or cam position sensors, etc) are still there. There are no accessories on the engine (alternator, starter, a/c), and the flywheel and clutch are missing. There are no wiring harnesses, ecu, etc. I may have the harness from the injectors, but all 4 coil packs are there. I bought it from Schram Auto Parts for $1250 a few years ago. MAKE OFFER Shipping would be difficult, so I would like pickup only. The engine is located in Washington, Michigan (45 min north of Detroit) Zip Code 48094 Contact me here or at mallard1055 'at' hotmail 'dot' com Thanks, Phil I'll get some pics after work.

Fixed. Looks like a cool project. Good luck with it.

Drag is a big part of the equation too (which is why it takes so much power to go een faster). Not saying that it can't best the 253 MPH of the Veyron, but at that speed 10 more MPH is a BIG deal.

10-15 mph takes A LOT more HP when you're going that fast.

They're only making 500 of them and supposedly 60% of the structure/body is carbon fiber. The curb weight is just over 3200 lbs, it has a sequential gearbox, and it costs more like $375,000.

Nice Berto! Good luck with the swap.

Has anyone ever compared P90X to Crossfit? I'e heard good things from friends on both of those programs. Everyone I know that's on P90X was really sore and say the workouts are intense. It's supposed to be an "Xtreme" workout though. Crossfit tells you to scale the workouts to your fitness level. Both look like circut training programs though.

Nothing's more annoying than paying $13 for a plate of food and having it suck, only to have some piece of shit in the kitchen think that he's funny by putting something in it.

Z3 Headlights That's not what my mom told me

Needs fangs.

...Insert 'Abusing the Rear End' joke here...

You sure about that? I've seen results of some cars that have optional side curtain bags and those were tested twice. Once with the side curtains, and once without. The addition of the curtain earned the car an additional star or two in side impact tests. Also, I have a cousin that was in an accident without his seatbelt on and he was unharmed. After that he refused to wear his seat belt, claiming that he would be injuresd if he was wearing it. Would you take his testimony and apply it to your personal safety? Fuck no. The reality is most of the public is clueless as to what's 'good' and 'bad' and have a very narrow scope of knowledge to reference. They don't test 10's or 100's of cars per year. Maybe they were in an accident once in the last 8 years and buy a car every 5 years, which means they really have no clue what they're talking about. Will these tests influence what I buy for a daily driver for my wife/faimily/myself? Definitely. I'm not saying I would buy the highest scoring car out there, but if I have 3 cars on my mind and one scored poorly it would be knocked off my list. You never know when and where an accident is going to happen. You just hope that when/if it does that you and your family aren't left with lasting injuries.

TiAL V-band housings with external wastegates.

You said: So you said Jarad's prices range from 2-3k depending on cut and clarity. And you said $4500 for a one caret solitaire was a joke. You didn't say "$4500 is reasonable depending on cut and clarity." Don't call me an asshole for actually reading what you typed.

Uh, it depends on the shape, cut, color, and clarity, but for a good stone that's a decent price.

+1 I used BlueNile to learn about diamonds, what grade stone and size I could get for xx price. The jeweler I went to could get anything off BlueNile so he would order stones for me that I picked out, then I'd get to look at them under the microscopes and all the different lights in order to make a final pick. Then he'd send back the one's I didn't want. I'm very happy with the stone I got for the price.

I never mentioned Paul's name, the thread was just someone complaining about their experience with him and I chimed in with my Byer's experience. If Paul is the service manager then it's definintely not him since I only dealt with one salesman and the sales manager. I won't mention the salesman's name and I don't hold him responsible for the deal falling through on my Mazda. His job is to get someone to fall in love with a car (which I was before I walked in) and try to work some numbers. It's the sales managers job to close the deal and make the numbers work. The sales manager straight up lied to me and refused to honor certain discounts. He refused to negotiate on the price and basically said the sticker was the take-it or leave-it price. When we came in to look at the Legacy GT it was totally the salesman's fault because he didn't give my mom any attention, didn't say anything about the car, and gie us a clean one to drive. My mom was so put off by him that she refused to drive the car because she "already made up her mind not to buy from that guy."

That's not who it was. I'll reference my old post here -> http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showpost.php?p=429622&postcount=25 I'll add that when I was looking for my Mazda I checked the inventory of every dealer in OH before going to Byers. I wanted a blue car and there were ~4 in Wooster and I think 1 in Cinci. The sales manager told me that there were no blue cars in the state of Ohio and that if I wanted blue it would take him some time to search for it and they'd charge me $400 (and I'd pay sticker). Knowing that he just completely lied to me and denied giving me all the discounts I was eligible for, I promptly walked out, drove to Wooster and bought the exact car I wanted with all my discounts. When I went back a year later with my mom to look at a Legacy GT, the same sales person waited on us. He pulled up a car for us to test drive, tossed me the keys, and said 'see ya.' The car was covered in bird shit, he left the paper floor mats crumbled up under the pedals, and didn't even bother to take the plastic off the seats. He didn't speak one word to us about the car, features, options, price, etc.