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it is amazing how so much power can be gotten out of an old diesel without breaking the bank too much. It almost makes me want one, even though im not really a truck person.

 

The guy I've been talking to has told that the stock bottom end is good for 750+ HP/1200+ TQ, And thats really not even a very "Unrealistic" Goal to set, I just don't want to pay for a new turbo.

 

it's true though. I think that it makes no sense why s15s are banned from America when hummer limos are welcome.

 

It's all about what comes out of the tail pipe. Our government has restrictions on how much of what can be released. If a vehicle releases even small amounts more, no state clearance. It's stupid, this is why the U.S. is falling behind other countries.

 

It's not all emissions. Sometimes a vehicle that could pass all our tests, or that would require only minor modifications, is never federalized because the manufacturer didn't see a market for it here. That's what happened with the Skyline and probably the Silvia as well.

A well-loved JDM car that did get nerfed for American consumption was the AE86. Apparently, the engine in that actually did meet the federal standards of the time, but it failed California's tougher tests, so they decided to sell the detuned California version to the entire country instead of importing two different variants. Thanks California!

 

Look what I found! Always thought these Land Cruiser's were cool, Just don't feel like dropping 17 Grand on a fair weather toy.

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/5589506269.html

 

Welp, getting a Volvo 240 Estate is off the cards. Annual insurance would be around £11,000 (about $16,000). That's the problem, the insurers think that if a car has an engine which is 2 or more litres, the driver will automatically be a boy racer (even if the car is a brick on wheels)

 

I literally can not understand insurance that high. That it just an inane amount of money.

 

Are you serious? $16 grand for insurance on a 25+ year old Volvo?

Jesus, and I thought the ~$400 a year for mine was high.

 

under 25s rarely pay under £1000 a year

 

Hemi under glass is wrecked
Skip to 0:48 if you wanna see it.

 

Must be a 92-93 model then. Still, that's ridiculously expensive insurance. Why is it so high? Do British kids crash every day or something?

 

I meant under 25 year old brits.

And no reason really. Accident rates among british teens are lower than many countries are, we still get sky high insurance.

 

$16,000 to insure a 25 year old Volvo Wagon.


That would mean writing the car off totally 20 times a year.

I don't think they want your business.

 

80 times a year in my case.

I mean, seriously. Why is it so high?

 

I genuinely think they don't want the business, i'm not saying that as some snide remark, but that they legitimately don't want to insure you.

 

so shall i assume that no one knows of any guides for cleaning out the fuel lines of a 1963 mercury comet s22? (once again, not replacing, cleaning, there is nothing wrong with the lines and such, they're still in very good condition, just need the old gas cleaned out as the vehicle has been sitting for at least a year

 

any generic guide on cleaning fuel lines should apply.

old gas you would likely just be fine draining out, rinsing say a litre through and then just topping tank off good as new

 

Have a week old video, of my fat wrist.

 

Jalopnik stated that the car's other reasons is the 25-year-old-or-older-to-import rule (mentioned above), safety and the fact that people would be drifting them on the roads.