Yeah it has definitely taken them (ford) a while to respond to Holden/HSV, and to adopt some technology, but it appears both objectives will be fulfilled with the adoption of the 4.6l dohc-per- bank mustang engine in the new falcon later in the year. About time - if you are into that sort of thing :)
> 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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