We looked at many many different cars. Some made in Europe, most in the US. We even considered building a dragster! Everything we looked at had some disadvantage. Obsolete or poor design, to large, to heavy, not yet built, not unique enough or whatever.
Two different friends that I greatly respect suggested that I check out the Palatov cars at www.dpcars.net
This led to a visit to see and drive Dennis Palatov's prototype D2 in Portland Oregon last November. I was impressed with the car and with "DP". This led to an order being placed for chassis #004.
The next decisions were what engine and transaxle to use. Without going into details a GM LS7 engine and modified Porsche transaxle were selected. The LS7 promised a reliable, tractable 500+ HP with a very wide power band. With the gear ratios selected for the transaxle, first gear should get me to 60 MPH (about what my Stalker would do in a normal start in 2nd gear) and fifth gear should get me to just over 205 MPH at the 7000 RPM red line.
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