No 56k: GMC Typhoon Review by Car and Driver

thedguy · November 17th, 2008, 1:01 AM

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As impressive as the acceleration is I think the fact that it can out brake any Ferrari from that era with it's rear drum brakes shows just how much Ferrari was using it's name more than building a good product.

I still want to build one of this using an blazer with the transfer case from a van and a t56 from the vette fitted to the latest of I6 vortec/atlas engines.

The_Finn · November 17th, 2008, 1:11 AM

i fucking love these trucks.... absolutly one of my favorites. Sadly in all my searching i have not even a slight hint of any kind of manual conversion

thedguy · November 17th, 2008, 3:48 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Finn

i fucking love these trucks.... absolutly one of my favorites. Sadly in all my searching i have not even a slight hint of any kind of manual conversion

The v6 is a cut down 350 chevy using a standard chevy bolt pattern. If you can't find a way too convert it to a stick you've got issues images/smilies/tongue.gif

Interesting note of the Syclone (a.k.a the Chevy s10 pick-up version) has a significantly reduced weight capacity... 500lbs, all due to the suspension being built to handle and launch better. I love the fact that they said "we want to build a sport(y) car out of a truck."

Doctor Blade · May 20th, 2009, 4:05 AM

I recall the Syclone and Typhoon could both beat a Ferrari, at least for the first quarter mile.

Labcoatguy · May 20th, 2009, 5:07 AM

That just goes to show you how crap, relatively, the Ferrari 348 was.

ChrisSRT4 · August 22nd, 2009, 2:35 AM

I love these!!

British_Rover · August 22nd, 2009, 7:46 PM

You know I think actually have a copy of that Car and Drive magazine at home some where.

November 17th, 2008, 1:01 AM	#1
thedguy ^ will bore you to death Joined: Jun 18th, 2004 Last Online: 7:05 AM Location: Under the Counter at McD's Posts: 7,435 Car: 1990 Mazda MX-5 & 91 318i. Rep Power: 148	GMC Typhoon Review by Car and Driver As impressive as the acceleration is I think the fact that it can out brake any Ferrari from that era with it's rear drum brakes shows just how much Ferrari was using it's name more than building a good product. I still want to build one of this using an blazer with the transfer case from a van and a t56 from the vette fitted to the latest of I6 vortec/atlas engines. __________________

November 17th, 2008, 1:11 AM	#2
The_Finn Joined: Feb 7th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Worcestersheshershire MA Age: 28 Posts: 3,415 Car: 1988 Mazda 323 GTX / 1997 Saab 900s Rep Power: 57	i fucking love these trucks.... absolutly one of my favorites. Sadly in all my searching i have not even a slight hint of any kind of manual conversion __________________ Proud owner of a 1988 mazda 323 GTX: The ~~poor~~ rich mans evo... "My laptop has a webcam; if I wanted to make money while making a mess, I'd be all over the internet. Hell, you'd probably have videos of me bookmarked." ~Klutch~ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” ~Ernest Hemingway~ It's all about having the right priorities. You can sleep in your car but you can't race your house -\|- Basically i go accurately and on special lines

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