don't you mean LG3?!?! stop dissing my LN3...the LG3 is slower

but i think its more like putting an LG3 in a 05 GXP :P

Not a very accurate comparo I'm afraid. The stock 289 hi-po that car would have had (assuming it was the hi-po version and not the base) had only 271 hp. The RB26DETT they put in it had 280 hp stock, and 340 WHEEL hp in it'* true form (je the actual engine put into the car for the movie). That'* even more than the 320 crank hp of the 390 c.i. engine available that year, and probably more than the rare 428 (335 crank hp).

well, not defending ford but, the 428 actually put out around 410hp...btw, IMO drifting is one of the stupidest sports ever...

I loved doing it in my RWD pickup, but it does seem a little hard to follow as an organized event

Myself I like drifting as a small grassroots event, like say, autocross.

The movie completely ruined it all.

While I haven't seen the movie I can't comment on it ruining it. I agree with enjoying drifting more at smaller events

Drifting isn't fun until you spin your truck around twice and come out facing a 6 foot tall bank, run through the ditch, and hit the bank.

You are entitled to your opinion but I am curious to your justification of that comment.

Drifting takes a lot of skill, practice, and balls. Which is moren that I can say for a lot of things that are considered "sports" in the us.

Werd, takes more skill than many forms of racing (well a different skill set at least). People are just put off by it because it is dominated by a type of car they see as "stupid" or "rice" or a combination of the two...

The RB26DETT actually has TONS of power, but being a 90'* japanese engine it had to conform to the 276HP gentleman'* agreement for japanese automakers (which was broken last year).

It'* powerband is better for drifting then any OE ford V8, and it'* built to be constantly revving like that. Also the story was built around it.. Great engine!

As for the movie, i haven't seen it, but i've heard it'* better about auto references then the first 2.