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In album supercharged stang (8 photos)
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Ford Racing offers mighty supercharger kit 2011+ 5.0-liter Mustangs that produce up to 624 horsepower and over 500 lb-ft of torque. I was lucky enough to spend a few days with one of these monsters last year, and despite the enormous output, it's remarkably tractable on the street.
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Ford Mustang Supercharger Kit Test Drive – Supercharger Kit Review
Ford Racing's supercharger kit gets 624 horsepower out of the 5.0-liter V8. Just forget about a warranty.
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Once an LS9 is completed and tested, it gets shipped to Bowling Green, KY to be installed into a Corvette ZR1 like the one I reviewed for Autoblog.
#chevy #chevrolet #ls9 #smallblock #corvette
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Review: 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 goes to Hell and back
2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Torque is good. More torque is better. And when you have more than 600 lb-ft of
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Earlier this week General Motors announced the production of the 100 millionth small-block V8 engine, a supercharged 634-hp, 6.2-liter LS9 destined for a Corvette ZR1.
Two years ago I had my own opportunity build an LS9 at GM's Performance Build Center in Wixom, MI and lived to tell the tale on Autoblog. The PBC is a special facility where GM hand builds low-volume but very powerful engines for some of it's highest performing vehicles. Here's an in-depth piece I wrote on the LS9 http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/19/detroit-2008-the-heart-of-the-king-the-ls9-is-born/
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Autoblog builds an LS9 for someone's Corvette ZR1
Our completed LS9 V8 When you think of brands like Aston Martin, Ferrari and AMG, the idea of their
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The FCC deserves applause for releasing its preliminary report on the proposed AT&T-T-Mobile buyout.
AT&T retracted its merger application when it became clear that the FCC was not going to approve in the hopes of keeping this report buried. With the Justice Department preparing to fight the merger in court, AT&T clearly wanted to keep any potentially negative evidence out of sight. The public's right to know is far more important than any corporation's right to privacy. If we had this sort of transparency from all government departments over the past decade, America might be in a much better place right now.
#at&t #opengovernment
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TechCrunch | Even After Withdrawing Its Application, AT&T Hits Another Huge Hurdle In T-Mo Deal
In the wake of withdrawing its application to acquire T-Mobile, AT&T has hit yet another obstacle otherwise known as the FCC. See, before AT&T pulled its application, the FCC had big plans to …
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John Voelker pens an interesting rebuttal to an Automotive News http://www.autonews.com/article/20111128/BLOG06/111129924/1186 article that says Cadillac's upcoming ELR extended range EV could be rear wheel drive.
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No, The Electric Cadillac ELR Will NOT Have Rear-Wheel Drive
We follow plug-in cars pretty closely here, and occasionally we manage to break stories. One was the production green light for the Cadillac Converj electric car concept, confirmed by GM as the Cadill…
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It looks like slow production at California-based Fisker Automotive is having an impact here in Michigan.
No doubt the Republicans in congress will be jumping all over this news as A123 Systems laid off 125 people from its two battery manufacturing facilities in Romulus and Livonia this week. A123 received a $250 million grant from the Department of Energy in 2009 for advanced battery development.
While Fisker has reportedly begun production of the Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sports sedan, deliveries will be well below the planned 7,000 in 2011. Fisker claims it will ship 1,500 cars by the end of the year. It's not clear when production will hit anticipated levels but A123 isn't waiting to find out.
Fisker isn't A123's only customer but they may well be the biggest right now. A123 also has contracts to supply lithium ion batteries to medium duty truck maker Smith Electric Vehicles as well as General Motors for its upcoming Chevy Spark EV.
#EV #A123systems #electricvehicles #bev #fisker
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A123 Systems lays off 125 workers at Michigan battery plants
Battery maker A123 Systems, which has been celebrated as one of Michigan's biggest alternative energy successes, laid off 125 workers at its Livonia and Romulus …
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As the author here says, no one should be surprised that the Journal wouldn't publish this retraction; disappointed but not surprised.
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A Columnist Recants, but the WSJ Edit Page Won’t Hear it
The paper runs a flawed column and declines to publish the retraction
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If you're still having trouble wrapping your head around why PROTECT-IP and SOPA are so evil read Mike Masnick's latest post on the subject.
Masnick does a masterful job of summarizing all of the legal, ethical and technical reasons why these bills are so utterly wrong-headed and have the potential cause so much more harm than any potential benefit to the entertainment industry.
#stopsopa #stopprotectip
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The Definitive Post On Why SOPA And Protect IP Are Bad, Bad Ideas | Techdirt
There's been plenty of talk (and a ton of posts here on Techdirt) discussing both SOPA (originally E-PARASITE) and PROTECT IP (aka PIPA), but it seemed like it would be useful to create a single, "def…
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Big media companies never seem to be reluctant to sic their lawyers on smaller sites that they think are quoting too much of their content even when they provide links back to the source. On the other hand, they are more then happy to use material created by those that don't have the resources to defend themselves without any attribution. If these traditional companies expect to defend their content they had better be prepared to respect other outlets in the same way.
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College editor: Seeing our work go uncredited is ‘frustrating’
Jason Alpert, the 20-year-old editor UC Davis’s California Aggie, tells me that 30 or more news organizations have contacted the paper for permission to use its protest photos. “We let them use them as long as they cite California Aggie and the photographer,” he says. “We don’t ask for money.” But many media giants — …Read More
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