Well, I can refine it a bit more before I send it off, but I’ve got 1507 KG of crew-cab 1985 Sinistra Mojave, with a cast-iron V6 boat anchor up front. That ‘over-1500-kg’ was tough to manage, but provided in the Truck category that it’s okay to send in a 4-door truck with all 5 seats and a radio, I managed it. Otherwise, I may have to re-tune a V8 to make less power, because I’ve learned from my mistakes in the past that ‘more power’ isn’t always the right solution.
As it sits, it’s a 140 horsepower beast, with the V6 made by cutting a V8 apart, at least in Sinistra Lore.
1985 Sinistra Mojave 4x4
Brand: Sinistra
Nationality: USA
Driver: Luke Sinistra
Nationality: USA
Co-driver: Andrea Wright
Nationality: USA
“Luke, are you sure this is a good idea? Neither of us really have any off-road experience.” Andrea asked, watching the ‘old man’ carefully as he looked over notes and papers, trying to decide which engine gave them the best chance for success.
“I drove the Sinistra Savage Concept through one of these a while back, Andrea. This should be a piece of cake by comparison, we’re bringing a truck with an adapted 4x4 system, we’ll swap the axles so we have gobs of torque from our 5 speed, and we’ll use the trusty old 3.9 liter V6.” Luke replied.
“Seriously, we’re going to compete in a truck, using an engine you literally cut in half, removed two cylinders from it, and welded back together?” Andrea asked, secretly wondering if her boss was crazy, insane, or just enjoyed having things go wrong.
“It’s been 30 years since we introduced that engine, Andrea. We’ve only had to replace two engines under our rather generous fault policy, and both of those were early cars, one from '61 and the other was '64. The rules themselves state we don’t need a lot of power.”
“But, we’re going into this with just 140 horsepower. In a 3,000 pound truck.”
“Relax, Andrea. I learned from the Savage Concept that more power isn’t always better. It’s just, often times, more fun.” Luke replied. “Let’s go get the Mojave painted up. I’m thinking Dark Royalty Blue, it’ll stand out better, and it’s not Crimson Sky. Too many of our competition cars end up in Crimson Sky, and I’d like to avoid everyone thinking that it’s the only color we have.”