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I like this
« on: 19 April 2012, 18:21:52 »
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Re: I like this
« Reply #1 on: 19 April 2012, 18:24:11 »
Great grin factor with that, bit of tuning & that would be brilliant sleeper
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Re: I like this
« Reply #2 on: 19 April 2012, 18:25:03 »
Quote from: tunnie on 19 April 2012, 18:24:11
Great grin factor with that, bit of tuning & that would be brilliant sleeper

Indeed  :y
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Re: I like this
« Reply #3 on: 19 April 2012, 18:27:47 »
Yeah , ....its got the proper powerplant in it  8) nice find .
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Re: I like this
« Reply #4 on: 19 April 2012, 18:37:38 »
Quote from: tunnie on 19 April 2012, 18:24:11
Great grin factor with that, bit of tuning & that would be brilliant sleeper

dont think it would need much as they were not know slouch as a v 6... :y
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Re: I like this
« Reply #5 on: 19 April 2012, 18:42:44 »
Quote from: the alarming man on 19 April 2012, 18:37:38
Quote from: tunnie on 19 April 2012, 18:24:11
Great grin factor with that, bit of tuning & that would be brilliant sleeper

dont think it would need much as they were not know slouch as a v 6... :y

Standard form they are shite!
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Re: I like this
« Reply #6 on: 19 April 2012, 18:51:27 »
Mate of mine had one a while back. Sounded awesome, but sounded better than it went. Must be more to come from that engine, surely? I wonder how easily?
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Re: I like this
« Reply #7 on: 19 April 2012, 18:57:19 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 19 April 2012, 18:51:27
Mate of mine had one a while back. Sounded awesome, but sounded better than it went. Must be more to come from that engine, surely? I wonder how easily?

Think it's a push rod Mustang engine? Heard its very, very tuneable & loads of performance mods out there. But no doubt had to be restrained for emissions and such from new  :-\
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« Reply #8 on: 19 April 2012, 20:24:21 »
They were 260 bhp out of the box I think,bugger all for a near 5 litre engine.
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« Reply #9 on: 19 April 2012, 20:25:23 »
Clarkson  loved the one he drove on TG
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Re: I like this
« Reply #10 on: 19 April 2012, 22:53:55 »
god, that is nectar, if only ::)
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« Reply #11 on: 19 April 2012, 23:16:19 »
Shame he never put more interior pictures  :(
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« Reply #12 on: 20 April 2012, 00:15:45 »
Quote from: tunnie on 19 April 2012, 18:57:19
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 19 April 2012, 18:51:27
Mate of mine had one a while back. Sounded awesome, but sounded better than it went. Must be more to come from that engine, surely? I wonder how easily?

Think it's a push rod Mustang engine? Heard its very, very tuneable & loads of performance mods out there. But no doubt had to be restrained for emissions and such from new  :-\

Ford Modular V8 IIRC, so yep .. you name a tuning part, you can buy it, often from Ford themselves. (Well, Ford SVO)
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Re: I like this
« Reply #13 on: 20 April 2012, 13:48:10 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 20 April 2012, 00:15:45
Quote from: tunnie on 19 April 2012, 18:57:19
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 19 April 2012, 18:51:27
Mate of mine had one a while back. Sounded awesome, but sounded better than it went. Must be more to come from that engine, surely? I wonder how easily?

Think it's a push rod Mustang engine? Heard its very, very tuneable & loads of performance mods out there. But no doubt had to be restrained for emissions and such from new  :-\

Ford Modular V8 IIRC, so yep .. you name a tuning part, you can buy it, often from Ford themselves. (Well, Ford SVO)


Yep  :y

Iirc, a very nice 375 bhp with a little fettleing  :D :D
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Re: I like this
« Reply #14 on: 20 April 2012, 15:43:49 »
Very nice - but needs the prefacelift front end for ultimate sleeper ability.
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