I wonder when the capacity war will stop? I am a little surprised that Ford still havent responded to the 350s in commodores with something bigger already.
Monday, April 22, 2002, 5:10:53 PM, you wrote: CS> aren't ford they going to 4.6L ohc V8 soon? CS> i saw the new ford 2dr the other day, getting made by another CS> company (not tickford) prices from $100,000 to $150,000 and a huge mutha of a motor 6.7L or something. CS> Heath CS> ----- Original Message ----- CS> From: Zac Campbell CS> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CS> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:11 PM CS> Subject: Re: An interesting test. CS> yeah but in the cooking model bluebird/skyline, unless you call a TRX performance!!! :) CS> You know as soon as Tickford get those donks in from US they immediately pull them down and rebuild them to get them to the 220kw power rating. if I believe what people tell me then these CS> engines are the rejects from the us ford explorer range? CS> they're switching to ohc engines later in the year anyway arent they? CS> ----- Original Message ----- CS> From: Dave Thomas CS> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CS> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 1:03 PM CS> Subject: Re: An interesting test. CS> We used the L series until '85? But I guess Nissan knew when its time was up... CS> >From: "Zac Campbell" CS> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CS> >To: CS> >Subject: Re: An interesting test. CS> >Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:35:58 +0930 CS> > CS> >Ford designed the Windsor block in the 1950s!! CS> >It's 50 year old technology! CS> > CS> > ----- Original Message ----- CS> > From: Ben CS> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CS> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 5:13 AM CS> > Subject: Re: An interesting test. CS> > CS> > CS> > or a JUN sr20..........when i was at one of the targa stages, a XY GT went past, and the annoucer was cheerfully sprouting off about how the block of the 351 in it was the same as the block CS> in the brand new v8 falcons. shit, i would be happy if my brand new "sports" car had 30 year old technology CS> > ----- Original Message ----- CS> > From: Dave Thomas CS> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CS> > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 7:34 PM CS> > Subject: An interesting test. CS> > CS> > CS> > A slightly different event i was dragged into by a friend was the Holden vs Ford show held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre... I wore my Nissan cap to patronise a few of the local CS> hardcore yobbos. CS> > CS> > To show how much better Nissan is, on the dyno test the Falcon XR-8 (Tickford) rigged up a dismal 145Kw!! That left Ford fans bowing their heads. Most beefed up L series could manage that. CS> The opposition, HSV VX GTS was 251kw. Monaro GT CVS - 244.5kw. The best of the sad looking cars was a turboed Torana V8 - 338.9Kw ~ 443.95Hp. CS> > CS> > I sat there wishing the room was filled with Jap technology and a few R34 GTR Skylines to put them in their place. CS> > CS> > Anyone know any upcoming events in or near Melbourne with some Nissan muscle? 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