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This car leaves the shop this week for it's new home. Brunton Stalker M-spec #003 Turnkey with LS1. Lambo Orange Walk around video: [/url]

Actually we are looking at the auto tranny from the camaro, similar to corvette. From the factory that are sluggish shifts, but a good tuner can actually changed that from inside the ecu. At least I have a good local guy that can. He can also tune timing curves per gear for a traction control. There is a lot that can be done in these new ecus. I also prefer the manual, but not everybody does. And a transmission that shifts on its own is far too dangerous at this power to weight.

That is correct, it is all about opening up to more people so that we can continue to grow and keep making better products. I would personally never own an automatic, but there are people that do I would love to get them in a Stalker instead of Cobra. The M-spec suspension is beyond IRS. It is all new design front and rear with adjustable control arm mounting locations and on the fly motion ratio changes to adjust spring rate. This new car handles incredible, and rides very nicely. We accomplished this by not playing by the rules. Not using conventional thinking that is all accross the internet and not using sombody else's software. I desided a long time ago that you can never go forward by copying others designs and philosophy. As they say "the proof is in the pudding", you truely have to experience this car. Here is some eye candy for you.

With the success of our new M-spec. We will be offering a new car called the "Classic R". This car will be based on our M-spec chassis and suspension but house the Classic's body work. You can choose from either the classic, mspec or scoopless hood. Either the framed, frameless, or full size roll bar mount windshield. And we now offer 12" wide classic rear fenders for the the 17x9 wheels with 255 tires. In addition, we will also be introducing the "Stalker XL". How may of you have you heard "I love this car but I will never fit"? This car is based on the M-spec platform as well but is 4" wider in the cockpit. The "XL" will have a scoopless hood design that houses the LS V8 and your choice of M-spec or Classic rear end. This car has a 19.5" cockpit width to hold a big seat, an extra 2" of pedal width, and an extra 1.25" of foot well height. The M-spec platform has already been lengthend 2 inches over the classic to accomodate tall drivers and more stability on the track. The wider frame has aloud for more room to play with so we plan on developing an LS V8 with automatic and paddle shift as well. All of our M-spec platform cars now come with power assisted brakes and wilwood calipers. You don't know how sweet this is until you drive one or have tried to heel toe downshift from 170mph with manual brakes. More info will be released on the website soon but I had to sneak it out here. Please contact us for more info. We are happy to chat on the phone or respond to e-mails. www.bruntonauto.com Scott Minehart Brunton Auto

We have looked at the new V6 and it is simply too big. Like mentioned before, OHC engines also have a high center of gravity. The LS V8 is not much bigger and much shorter than OHC 4 cylinder engines. The LS should not be confused with a "small block" either. This is a completly different motor. The only thing they have in common is the displacement and the in block cam. Pump is on the front, different head and port designs, fire order is different, and the silky smooth plastic intake manifold actually crisscrosses for long runners and weighs almost nothing. Plus the manifold can be flipped around backwards to fit the stalker nicely. And if you ever need parts for a stalker, there is a good chance there is an autoparts store or a chevy dealer close by. The low profile of the V8 almost gets rid of the scoop on the stalker. We are currently building our 2nd turnkey v8 with no scoop. We add an extra 1.25" to the height of the frame and it clears with no scoop. We are also working on a new hood design that has a cowl induction style hood.

There are so many different factors that go into how "nimble" a car feels. If you were to take a given suspension design, and add weight to it, it will absolutly loose it's nimble quality. There are things like spring weight and damper settings that could help support the weight staticly, and in cornering. However, the extra weight will still make the co-efficient of friction of the tires reach it's maximum point at a lower speed, on a given suspension design. But through proper suspension design we can alter the angles at which the weight is being transfered into the tire to acheive the same higher speeds at a given g-force of a lighter vehicle. A great example of this is SCCA autocross. For years and years DM was faster than EM. The only difference in these classes are weight and engine size. Until recently, through new advances in suspension design, the heavier EM cars are now becoming faster than DM. This is on low speed, toss your car back and forth type of racing where power is hard to put to the ground. It also has a lot to do with new tire technology that allows power to planted better. In either case, what affects the handleing of the car the most is not the weight it self, but how high the center of gravity is and suspension designed around that center of gravity to make the weight work for you instead of against you. And speaking of curvy roads. The Stalker Ambush this year will be in september and ALL 7's are invited to come play in the blue ridge mountains! The Stalker owners were happy to host the event this year so I will post more details when I know them. Maybe Hottcar can shed some light on this

There is a very good reason we started putting the LS V8 in the stalker. It is extremly fast. Putting that to the side, the LS v8 has a lower center of gravity than the V6, and most 4 cylinders as well. It dropped weight off the front of the car, we add the t56 transmission and the weight has now come back up to the 3.8 car but is now located toward the rear of the car, and lower. F-R with driver 47/53 My personal car uses 5.3 LS v8 that is roughly 295# of torque and 350 hp. I primarly autocross so at the sub 80mph speeds I feel the less amount of torque will make the car a bit easier to control throttle input. I also got this motor with only 17k miles from a silverado for $750. By the time I changed over the proper camaro oil pan, intake, TB, water pump, and pulley i still only have $1300 into this engine. And it is still enough HP to have big fun on the road course, and like mentioned before, nice to cruise on the street. You can go plenty fast without making a scene with high revs. Plus it just sounds sooo cool. The big advantage we feel the LS engine has over a blown 4 cylinder is reliablity. Sure a 4 banger with a turbo can produce 500 hp, but for how long? Try taking one of those motors to a track day weekend with 5 or more 20 minute sessions. Price vs reliability vs performance, you can't beat the LS and those are the three primary values behind Brunton Auto. Having said that, I do not "dog" a 4 cylinder car, but we feel the LS is hands down the best way to go. I have recognized people's passions for their particular brands of engines. I personaly love Toyota trucks, and Honda cars. But I want a Chevy LS in my stalker. That is why we are willing to fit any kind of motor/transmission to a stalker provided the buyer ships it to us and that it will physically fit. Most OHC engines are just plain huge. For instance, the new ford V8 is nearly twice the size of the LS despite displacement. Even cars like the miata, s2000, new mx5, AE86 corolla, and 240sx are all now dumping there unreliable boosted 4 cylinders for LS V8s. I have always loved the 7 since the first time I saw one, and there is an instant bond with other owners despite their brand or engine power. We have a unique club of people that I hope, through Brunton Auto, I can help spread around the world. Scott Minehart Brunton Auto Owner/Operator http://www.bruntonauto.com

Our first customer to put there own V8 in was John Meyers. A former sprint car driver and now weekend track racer. Since then, all other V8's come from the factory. Our new chassis will accomodate either V6 or LS V8. Reliable horsepower is endless with the LS series engines. You can get them anywhere from $800-$12000. The new chassis' will fit either T5, TKO, or T56 transmissions as well. Of course the good ol Supercharged 3.8 EFI engine is still plenty of power at 300hp and go for $600-$1500 Please take a visit to the new site. http://www.bruntonauto.com Scott Minehart Brunton Auto