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bmwmpower
12-24-2004, 04:23 AM
Jay Lenos roadmaster
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Toronado

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hemi_fan
12-24-2004, 11:32 AM
WOW, that toranado is quite the sleeper!
blah
12-24-2004, 11:54 AM
He has a 572 in that Buick.
RC45
12-24-2004, 12:06 PM
And the Toronado is built around a C5 Corvette chassis... --- let's see someone do that with a 911.... :P
ikon2003
12-24-2004, 01:37 PM
I envy Jay Leno.... boy do I envy him.
T-Bird
12-24-2004, 05:07 PM
And the Toronado is built around a C5 Corvette chassis... --- let's see someone do that with a 911.... :P

That and the fact that that is a one off engine making over 1000 hp specialy built by GM for Jay Leno.

EDIT: I noticed that the intake is different than when it was originally. It had two large panel filters on top of the engine going to the turbo's because there was no room infront what with an Intercooler and 3 radiators.
kenezzite
12-24-2004, 06:42 PM
I was watching RIDES on TLC channel and Jay was showing off a lot of his cars, I suggest if you can find that episode it's worth watching it.
T-Bird
12-24-2004, 06:44 PM
that's the one where he built that Toronado right? That was a good show.
kenezzite
12-24-2004, 06:47 PM
I think so, they made it rear wheel drive instead of front wheel drive. Is that the show you're thinking of?
T-Bird
12-24-2004, 07:06 PM
yeah that's the car shown above.
OH BTW that had something like 375hp in the Front Wheels so it could handle more than 220hp or whatever.
bmwmpower
12-24-2004, 08:44 PM
it must problematic 380 hp on front tires
TransAm
12-24-2004, 09:04 PM
And the Toronado is built around a C5 Corvette chassis... --- let's see someone do that with a 911.... :P

I'm assuming it has a C5 engine in it also? The black plastic intake cover looks strangely familiar
T-Bird
12-24-2004, 09:22 PM
And the Toronado is built around a C5 Corvette chassis... --- let's see someone do that with a 911.... :P

I'm assuming it has a C5 engine in it also? The black plastic intake cover looks strangely familiar

nope it's some large displacement (forgot the size) one-off straight from GM turbo's and all.
hemi_fan
12-24-2004, 10:20 PM
wait... did u just say that the toronado was FWD !?! im confused.
T-Bird
12-24-2004, 10:36 PM
yes the Toronado was like one of the first FWD cars atleast in the US.
The system was a longitudinal engine with a longitudinaly mounted FWD tranny like those found on Audi's but the trans was set next to the engine and was chain driven like some transfer cases are done. It was a very unique system and it worked great but they say that any more power and the chain's wouldn't hold up, they would break before anything else. and they had no problems with the FWD setup otherwise.
RC45
12-24-2004, 10:58 PM
yes the Toronado was like one of the first FWD cars atleast in the US.

Let's not forget about Tucker now.... ;)
TransAm
12-24-2004, 11:03 PM
yes the Toronado was like one of the first FWD cars atleast in the US.

Let's not forget about Tucker now.... ;)

That'll be 1948, then (assuming you meant the torpedo?)
RC45
12-24-2004, 11:03 PM
And the Toronado is built around a C5 Corvette chassis... --- let's see someone do that with a 911.... :P

I'm assuming it has a C5 engine in it also? The black plastic intake cover looks strangely familiar

nope it's some large displacement (forgot the size) one-off straight from GM turbo's and all.

Actually it is derivative of the C5R/CTS-V racing program... so essentially it IS a based on the LS6... ;)

Oh - and not to gforget they kept the old pram leaf springs from the C5 chassis ... :P hehehe
hemi_fan
12-25-2004, 01:21 AM
wow, didnt kno they were FWD! Just lost a lot of respect for that car... lol
webby
08-16-2006, 01:04 PM
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DodgeMan1969
10-31-2006, 09:38 PM
the buick is nicer than the pictures could ever show it. i watched a 30 minute sppecial on it WOW. :shock:
RC45
10-31-2006, 11:18 PM
holy cow.. a topic returning from the dead .. :P