My heart honestly skipped a beat this afternoon

A man walked directly toward this beautiful '83 SC, keys in-hand as I scrambled for the camera--'not letting this one get away'. We get to talking and I learn that he's been modifying this car for the past year since he moved to Barrington...lucky me (October's been RIFE with awesome cars)

I first noticed these insanely wide semi-slick rear tires--315s in the rear, i'm assuming 255s in the front, both barely contained by RSR-style fender flares. What could be hiding underneath the bonnet that would justify such meaty rubber?

A 1991 911 motor bored and stroked out to 3.8 liters!

@irishgreenoutlaw says he makes exactly 300whp "Got it dynoed yesterday" and the car only weights 2400lbs so we're looking at a weight/power ratio of exactly 8. (re. other cars with a weight/power ratio of 8)

I guess you don't NEED to check out the link, but if you have, you'll notice that this home-brewed air-cooled beast shares some VERY solid company. Namely, the Lotus Evora 400, Camaro 1SS, and isn't far away from the C63 AMG. Granted, what I find important about this one is the quality of power it makes.

By that, I mean the individual throttle bodies competing for oxygen while you feel the rumble of the flat 6 through the bottom of your loafers. The distinctive smell a carbureted engine gives off while you bask in the raspy goodness emenating from the stainless steel exhaust system.

I'm a lucky guy, this beast just fell into my lap today and I hope I've done it some semblance of justice.

Cheers, AL

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For some reason, these two spoke to me...

The STI parked outside Cook Street Coffee caught my eye not because of the Blue, nor the second-gen sculpted fender flares with a huge rally-inspired spoiler. No, it caught my eye because of what was behind it and got me thinking;

These two cars are more related than you might think.. First, they're both designed to be a car--they will go pretty much anywhere and are designed to get you from point A to B without much fuss (something you might go without in an earlier Ferrari). Second, they both have low-slung, unorthodox engine choices; a turbocharged boxer flat four in the Subaru while the Porsche has a flat six mounted way behind the rear wheels!

These two also seemed like they were actually driven by their owners, instead of just keeping them in the garage for Sundays only. Both had imperfect paint with subtle modifications: The STI had a pretty nasty-sounding exhaust system while the Porsche has tastefully-matched wheels and a free-flowing intake.

Two very different vehicles on the surface, but if you stretch it far af you can find similarities...maybe? wtf

Cheers