Re: Engine upgrade
A lot of performance modifications are better done with the modifications to drive train to get the benefits from them. To build a stronger engine and still have a non synchronized transmission is kind of a wasted effort. Then when the car has a faster top end speed, the hydraulic brakes become a safer bet than mechanical types.
I think you can see that this stuff expands the needs for better technology just for safer operation if nothing else. Personally, I never saw a need for all this stuff. I figure if you want an AV8 hot rod then that's the direction to take. If you want a stock type model A then just maintain what you have. These cars weren't designed to go 70 MPH down the freeways all day.
Folks that built the 200 CID Ford motors back in the day were making hot rods and they were constantly tinkering with performance to get the best runs on the street or at the dry lakes in California, Utah, or on the beach at Daytona.
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