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03-04-2005, 07:11 PM | #31 | |||
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04-04-2005, 01:06 PM | #32 | |||
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04-04-2005, 01:20 PM | #33 | |||
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04-04-2005, 07:32 PM | #34 | |||
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i dont know much about the mechanical aspects of cars, but what i know is a shit load more than him :P |
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05-04-2005, 12:39 AM | #35 | ||
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is it just me or does red just get corvette hand-me downs and just shove it in(ls*=gen*), where-as blue get US gear and work on it to make it better for AUS drivers??
also isn't corvette in with the mustang sales bracket - SPORTS CARS, not fast sedans?? red are just try'n to over do their commos with corvette gear. i'm sure if fordaus want to they could get 5.4 from US with the supercharger on them as well. |
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05-04-2005, 11:08 AM | #36 | |||
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A Mustang GT costs US$25,000, has 300hp 300ftlbs, does 0-100km/h in 5.7, the 1/4 mile in 14.1 and... handles worse then a BA XT Sedan. Corvette is a real sports coupe, its designed to compete with the likes of Porsche, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Maserati, BMW, Mercedes-Benz etc etc, for far less money. Mustang, on the other hand, is just a V8 coupe (four seater) thats well... nice. Nice to look at, most likely nice to drive, but not a full on sports car. As for Hand-me-downs, our 5.4 is better then every 5.4 the USA offers except the super expensive engine in the Ford GT. You wouldn't see that thing in anything less then a GT-HO though, and even then, the car would be $120k+ because of the engine expense. There was, however, a Supercharged DOHC 4.6 they should have used... but I'll not get into that. Also, define trying to "over do" their Commodores with Corvette gear? |
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05-04-2005, 11:22 AM | #37 | ||
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The GT Mustang is quicker than 14.1 down the quarter, guys have been getting mid 13s from it.
And the Shelby Cobra Mustang will get an Iron block version of the Ford GT 5.4 motor, with US$40k price tag, so the engine isnt that expensive.
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05-04-2005, 01:24 PM | #38 | ||
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Why is the alloy block so much more expensive than the cast? Is it because the 5.4 alloy GT donk is dry sump? If GM can do it cheap why can't ford?
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05-04-2005, 01:32 PM | #39 | ||
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As far as I know, the new Mustang Shelby Cobra 5.4 shares one thing in common with the Ford GT, the cylinder heads. Its a iron block, wet sump 5.4. The GT is a purpose built alloy-block, dry sump engine. You won't find the GT's block or lubrication setup on any other mod motor.
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05-04-2005, 01:40 PM | #40 | ||
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Why can't they make a wet sump alloy 5.4L? Why couldn't they have done that 7 years ago so we could have an alloy 5.4 in the AU. GRRRRRRRRR.
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05-04-2005, 05:09 PM | #41 | ||
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The BOSS's biggest down fall is the torque management that the BA hinders it with. Turn it off and it cures nearly all the winges people have with it and suddenly the 13s come up nice and easy.
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05-04-2005, 05:31 PM | #42 | |||
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05-04-2005, 06:08 PM | #43 | ||
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Well the 290 motor responds with low 13s with an edit, but it does pickup a fair bit of power. But isn't that exactly what turning off a torque reduction does? It stops reducing torque so the car starts making more!
Its just the edit by the way. |
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