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i absolute luv it when the engines cumout the hood looks amazing lol
and does that actually do anything or is all for looks

Well, I don't know much about muscle cars since I'm old enough to remember anything about them. But I remember in Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition, the engine rose higher out of the hood when you installed a supercharger so maybe you can only do that with a supercharged engine, I really have no idea though.

As far as performance gains are concerned, having your engine sticking out of the hood can't be good for aerodynamics and high speed racing. If anything, it might help the engine breath a bit better since it is in the open air instead of stuffed under a hood. 🤔

aha yeah i suppose definatly those massive ones but i think they look good so it makes up for the areo dynamics

"Engine breathe"???

LMAO that made my day! XD

I know what you're saying, but that's not how you say it. It will help cool the engine, which in turn will help the engine to perform better, but yes it will not help you at all (aerodynamically). And generally, engines that stick out of the bonnet tend to be heavier, thus adding downforce and capping the overall top speed. So by doing that, there's no real benefit to you (racing-wise), except maybe it will add a lot of style value. Which is completely irrelevant to the race.

thanx for that lol i meen it sort of makes it look better well i dunno lol ive never reeeli had a proper look at one lol

I don't use muscle cars for speed races so having the engine sticking out of the won't have any noticeable effects on performance. Drag racing is the only place you'll see me in a muscle car.

ahah same i only used the zonda just to see how fast it went then i wasnt very happy wif it so i got rid of it lol

What car do you use for Drag???

[Edited by SuperSkyline89, 12/21/2007 12:09:57 PM]