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340hp SVT..... Fusion???

Reply #15
The main reason the V8 will never die in the Mustang is because of the drag racing crowd. Even the guys with dyno queens. They buy a GT to modify it. For the stocker crowd, this TTV6 will be a blessing. To the guys who have been building 800hp Mustangs for years, this will be a boon. The TTV6 will already be using up much of its potential right off the lot, while N/A V8's are sitting and waiting for someone to double its output.

340hp SVT..... Fusion???

Reply #16
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You can get one of those. They call them RS4's


True, but I meant with a Ford badge and at a price not halfway to the moon ;)

Another half-assed attempt from marketing IMHO.....

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The main reason the V8 will never die in the Mustang is because of the drag racing crowd. Even the guys with dyno queens. They buy a GT to modify it.


Don't forget road racers.  The new chassis is gaining popularity in that department.  Also maybe it's just where I live, but more than half the S-197's I encounter have SOME type of drivetrain modification, but as you said for the average guy a TTV6 WILL suffice even for those who will do minor mods....Hopefully they are smart enough to set up the block and internals to handle a good amount more boost than they set them at from the factory.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

340hp SVT..... Fusion???

Reply #17
I drove one of these Fusion's 2 years ago.  Car was bad-ass.  IF they do go ahead with it, it will please most people.

I, too, am a V-8 drag racer, but would not mind this as my daily driver...
1988 Turbo Coupe

Coming soon to NMRA Drag Radial... :burnout:

 

340hp SVT..... Fusion???

Reply #18
Bring on the fast Fusion.  I still wish that I had purchased an SVT Contour when they were new.  It would have made for a good commuter vehicle.
Robert

- too many '80s Capris and mid-'70s Cougars


340hp SVT..... Fusion???

Reply #20
They need some EcoBoost 5.4's in the Mustang...lol...go pick on 600+hp Corvettes.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

340hp SVT..... Fusion???

Reply #21
Well, it ain't a Ford, but I'd REALLY like to have one of these ....
 
http://www.dodge.com/en/2008/challenger/gallery/
 
Reminds me of the old days of Mopar.
:birdsmily:
(X2) '86 Thunderbird, 3.8L CFI, C5 Tranny
 
'92 F-150, 5.0L EFI (SD), M5OD Tranny, 3.08 Dif
 
'70 VW Beetle, 1780cc, twin Solex 43's.