Some of the OHV stuff still has some interesting qualities, for example: http://www.motortrend.com/june01/ttviper/1.html
- Tom Daniel Kroehn wrote: >What is everyones obsession with monstorous capacites? I'm sure a quad >overhead cam 5.8L would eat the old 7 litre dinosaur. As far as I'm >concerned its time a few of these "traditional" companies get into some >modern technology rather than recycle the old stuff over and over again. >Instead of redesigning the wheel why don't they built a different, better >one.................... so to speak. > >My 2 cents anyway. > >Daniel Kroehn > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Richard Clough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:02 PM >Subject: Re: Re[2]: An interesting test. > > >>And dont forget Holden is currently testing 7 litre LS1 Chevs in the >> >Monaro > >>at Lang Lang. Believe the brakes need upgrading again. >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Monday, 22 April 2002 20:00 PM >>Subject: Re[2]: An interesting test. >> >> >>>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. 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