So, a couple of days ago I decided to see if there would be any chance that you readers would be able to justify the reasoning behind a V8 engine selection. I’m not shocked in the least that the overwhelming response was “V8 Forever…and what the hell is wrong with this guy?” Don’t worry, there is no demise of BangShift. I gave you good options. Do you need a refresher on what Buddy Ingersoll did? I wasn’t suggesting replacing our V8s, just trying to start conversation. And in the spirit of keeping some kind of conversation going, let’s talk about this little white-and-blue howler from Brazil for a moment.
Caca Daud brought his 1,600 horsepower Chevrolet Cobalt to the States for the Haltech World Cup Finals Import vs. Domestic race that went down at Maryland International Raceway. We’ve seen fast Cobalts with Ecotecs in them before, but this isn’t powered by one. Instead, the engine in this car is what’s known as a C20XE. What is that? Well, let Cosworth do a better job of working the 2.0L four-cylinder, let Coscast build a 16-valve DOHC head for it, and proceed to throw boost at it until magic happens, and you get what you’re about to see: Daud’s world-record blast. This is an evil little beast!
Seems like a nice guy , clean car.