Re: alfa-digest V9 #70

[George Graves <gmgraves@domain.elided>]

I'd like to second that. The engine never ceases to amaze me. Strong, 
reliable, with the sexiest sound on the planet next to a Ferrari V-12, 
and a willingness to rev and a desire to GO that even 140,000 miles 
can't put a damper on. One hell of an engine.

George Graves
'86 GTV-6

On Tuesday, Nov 26, 2002, at 00:46 US/Pacific, alfa-digest wrote:


> Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 21:39:19 -0500
> From: Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>
> Subject: re: RE: pontiac vs jag
>
> At 5:11 PM +0000 11/25/02, alfa-digest wrote:
> > We were out driving in his 420 sedan the other day and he was
> > making the thing pull from 1000 RPM in 4th gear and bragging about how
> > it would do that.
> >
> > "Hell, it BETTER", I said.  "The damn thing has a 4.2 liter engine in
> > it".  "That's pretty big for a 6-cylinder engine, and the stroke is
> > what, 14 inches?"
> Bah, that's nothing--a GTV6 with stock cams will pull smoothly from
> 700RPM in FIFTH.  As much as I like Jags and 4cyl Alfas, I still
> think the Alfa V6 is the greatest thing since rubber tires. :-D
>
> Joe Elliott
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