They seem to knock the turbo 4 Cylinder engine because most of them don't know anything about them' I'd put my SVO up against most any v8 with about the same money spent as i have.
I should be deep in the 11's by the end of the summer with my crappy weak or only good for economy 4banger. Let's play V8 guys I want to hear your opinions.
And it's not that I like v8's either I have a blown 5.4 87 Vert tranny swap 9" the works.
Apples to apples as I've heard I'd always take an SVO the V8 cars are a dime a dozen Rarity comes into play very much.
My Turbo Coupe did not hold a place in my heart like the SVO does.
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I'd always take an SVO the V8 cars are a dime a dozen Rarity comes into play very much.
My Turbo Coupe did not hold a place in my heart like the SVO does.
that's because nobody bought them. they were more expensive than the GT, had alot of problems in the first production run, and fast 4 bangers, even turbos, were unheard of back then. so basically, it didn't appeal to anyone.
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I like my turbo coupes, svo's and xr4ti. Had a 86 xr4ti that would smoke most v-8 cars i came across. It was pushin 32 lbs. Mind you the stock svo's tc's and xr's came with 15 lbs. so gettin em up in the 20's and 30's isnt that hard to do. I challenge any street car from 25-160(mph).
a 4cyl can be fast, but it takes a lot more money and in my opinion 300hp in a 4cyl doesnt feel like 300hp in an 8. It doesnt seem to give you the same kick back but thats just my opinion. also i don't like the sound of a 4cyl and the look of 90% of them. but if you like 4 bangers drive em.
it is true many do not know how fast the SVO is. I have the fastest factory SVO 85.5 and it does well against a stock GT. The SVO is best for road type racing not drag racing. As good as the SVO is my 5.0 SC or Cobra will blow it away.
a 4cyl can be fast, but it takes a lot more money and in my opinion 300hp in a 4cyl doesnt feel like 300hp in an 8. It doesnt seem to give you the same kick back but thats just my opinion. also i don't like the sound of a 4cyl and the look of 90% of them. but if you like 4 bangers drive em.
lol....300hp just doesnt feel like 300hp??? what the crap does it matter what kind of internal combustion it comes from, its 300hp
i'm pretty sure my 2.3T mustang looks like any other 5.0 mustang
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You may be faster in some instances, but you still drive a 4 cylinder.... But if that's your thing then oke doke.
lol, would you rather be the guy with the V8 losing to a 4 cyl, or the guy with the 4cyl beating a V8?
"you may be faster, and you're doing it with a smaller engine, but its still a smaller engine!"
you my friend, win the mullet award
congrats
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91 Ford Mustang LX 2.3 Turbo/T5 256bhp/334ft-lbs (outdated) 94 Ford Ranger Splash 2.3 Turbo/C4-fully built and ready to put back together
the thing is that even though the 2.3 doesn't have the same low end power how many times do you get into the low end range when you are racing. I would take a SVO or a 87-93 fox thats had the engine swap. Damn i want to find a clean 4 banger fox so i can do the swap.
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convert to 2.3T 5 speed some time...along with a nice new black paint job
I like my turbo coupes, svo's and xr4ti. Had a 86 xr4ti that would smoke most v-8 cars i came across. It was pushin 32 lbs. Mind you the stock svo's tc's and xr's came with 15 lbs. so gettin em up in the 20's and 30's isnt that hard to do. I challenge any street car from 25-160(mph).
32lbs? are you retarded? It like to see what the block/crank/rods/pistons are made out of. 32lbs is a LOT of boost my friend and im going to call BS.
i did run 28psi on stock internals and a 1035 headgasket...once
it held but it didnt run worth ****...let off at the 1/8th (approx) and cruised to a 16.4
i'm now toying with the idea of getting a trunk car or gutted capri hatch for a drag car and put my built engine in that...
...which would leave the ranger less an engine, but thinking about doing a 302 there, with a roots blower down the line....
it would just leave the ranger sitting longer, way longer...and i'd have to prep the fox body for the 2.3 goods, (ranger is ready) which would set me back even further from getting my 2.3 project on the road
i'll probably end up doing as planned, and maybe down the line do an all out drag trunk car
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91 Ford Mustang LX 2.3 Turbo/T5 256bhp/334ft-lbs (outdated) 94 Ford Ranger Splash 2.3 Turbo/C4-fully built and ready to put back together
i've heard all this talk..but i wanna see your numbers on the SVOs. I personally don't like it cause it is a 4 cyl...plus I dont' like the looks. I just find it humorous the little guys trying to talk smack to the V8 guys.
I've been on both sides of the fence. I've been the guy with the 4 banger T-coupe tossin' an ass whoopin to the v8 guys, and I've had my ass whipped by 4 bangers. But nothing is more embarassing than having your modded '81 Camaro get beat(by bus lenghts)by a stock '89 Probe GT. I raced him after he started talking smack about how his built 350 could smoke ANY 4 cyl. After we raced he changed his tune a bit and asked if it was stock. When I told him it was, he said BS! I popped the hood and he looked at it and just shook his head and walked away. The Probe wasn't mine BTW, it was a buddy's who let me borrow it.
I like both myself, I love the SVO's, they are rare and I wish I had one myself, (Especially a '85 Comp. Prep.) I wish I still had my T-coupe, But I do like my 5 liters, They are fairly inexpensive to modify and easy to get parts for. When I wanted to mod my Turbo Coupe, I had one hell of a time trying to find performance parts for it. I priced a turbo header..$800 bucks! That's when I realized modding turbo 4's wasn't for me. It's cool being the little guy beatin' up on the bigger ones....If you can afford it. Mind you, I was playing with turbo cars looong before any of this Fast and Frivilous sh!t was even thought of.
Moral of the story...Play with what you like and can afford, BUT NEVER underestimate the little guy.
Oh, if you want numbers..I ran a best of 15.1@91 mph in my Turbo Coupe. K&N, Centerforce clutch, stock but tweaked turbo,and Flowmasters. My stock '88 GT conv. runs 14.6's @95, My Lincoln runs 14.9's@90 lots of mods
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