Thanks dogstar, someone had to say that.
Hybrids are good.
Personally I wan't a mid engined Aries... but i'm pretty sure only I have that dream... thats what would make my Aries unique.
but yeah... the guy who said it was good for the quarter mile and nothing else... was full of crap.
A powerplant is a powerplant. its not like import engines put out a special kind of power that can be used to corner well, and contrary to popular belief, american engines do not put out power that can only be driven in a strait line! (or up a hill...) The ford GT40 used a 427 v8 to claim victory at LeMans so dont give me that strait line crap. And don't forget HKS built a skyline that practically flew a quartermile, with the japaneese engine.
A v8 would put the engine behind the front wheels in a supra... thus making it a front mid engined car.
personally I've heard Ford engines work better for the swaps, and im a big fan of the 351 winsor (dad had a '65 AC cobra replica with the winsor in it 8)

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The main thing is the internals of the engine... just make sure you don't throw a stock small block in there... that WOULD be a waste. take money you saved choosing the small block in that too-rusted-to-recognize truck you found in some farmers field over the 7m, pick up a preformance chevy magazine, and make that whore turn 10,000 rpm (well, at least 7,000... heh)
Heart and Soul? well say I had a heart attack, my heart was now useless and a transplant was necesesary, and my doner heart came from a Japaneese doner... am I now Japaneese? I'm pretty sure it wouldn't come up... unless it was 1802.
you know what? Using the reason "keep it the same make" to condem someones hybrid is Car racism... people should learn that whatever the make, model or even continent of orign... use what parts best fit your needs on the body that best fits your needs, (eg. my uncles ride: Hyundai Steller, Chevy 350) without worrying where it came from.
So forget about this segregation of cars, and make your Supra FAST!
If it still looks like a Supra, its still a Supra, just don't start putting Ferrari emblems on it... one day that guy will realize how ugly it really is. But not ugly because its a hybrid, but ugly because its UGLY
man, thats gotta be the weirdest metaphor I've ever come up with... wish I would have thought of that during my english final...
pssst, dogstar, can I borrow your suit?