thunderbird vs mustang

Reply #45 – December 18, 2011, 06:00:50 PM

Nothing is as bad as in Fast & Furios Tokyo drift where they dropped a nissan engine into a classic mustang. I almost cried when I saw that...

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Reply #46 – December 18, 2011, 06:06:15 PM

Quote from: RunninWild;375823

Nothing is as bad as in Fast & Furios Tokyo drift where they dropped a nissan engine into a classic mustang. I almost cried when I saw that...

what do you expect from a stupid movie based in puppiesan? lol as soon as i saw the mustang, i knew it was somehow going to get butchered.. the big question is, what the hell is a LHD mustang doing in puppiesan? typical movie junk, as usual

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Reply #47 – December 18, 2011, 08:21:41 PM

Quote from: Shadow;375825

what do you expect from a stupid movie based in puppiesan? lol as soon as i saw the mustang, i knew it was somehow going to get butchered.. the big question is, what the hell is a LHD mustang doing in puppiesan? typical movie junk, as usual

Because back in '67 or whatever year the Stang was...don't think Ford sold many lhd pony cars...and if they did, they were more than likely aftermarket conversions...probably plenty rare and valuable today, so that's my guess as to why one wasn't used for filming.

And as far as the Nissan 6 swap...hell, it ran stronger than the original engine;

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The RB26DETT motor found in the Nissan Skyline GTR, which powered the Mustang and Nissan Silvia S15 in the film, has been subject to much criticism by automotive enthusiasts. The criticism grew when it was revealed that the car itself barely had any screen time, and regular stunt Mustangs used for the drifting scenes were powered by 351cid Windsor V8 engines.[14] Hot Rod magazine lamented the possibility that tuners might swap in puppiesanese motors into American cars.[14] According to SCC, one Mustang received the RB26 swap, while five other Mustangs were created for drifting purposes of which two were destroyed in the process.[15] In addition, the RB26 Mustang was shown to be faster than its V8 powered kin, with times of 0-60 in 5.38 seconds, and the quarter mile in 13.36 seconds at 109.83 MPH.[16]

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Reply #48 – December 18, 2011, 08:39:03 PM

you mean RHD lol it's a movie, they can work their pocketbook a little to make the cars correct, they just suck lol

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Reply #49 – December 18, 2011, 09:20:08 PM

Quote from: RunninWild;375823

Nothing is as bad as in Fast & Furios Tokyo drift where they dropped a nissan engine into a classic mustang. I almost cried when I saw that...

I actually didn't mind that at all. Far much better than throwing anything bowtie into it. That's just blasphemous.

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Reply #50 – December 18, 2011, 10:14:02 PM

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Reply #51 – December 18, 2011, 10:28:39 PM

Quote from: TOM Renzo;375846

Well if you choose a BOWTIE you will definately have a fast car. Seems like some have an issue with chevys. They are cheap to build and with much less money they outperform ford engines hands down. So i did not want to get into this but it is getting a little out of control. Tell me where you can make a cam change in a ford and get 480+ HP. You can do that with an LSX absolutely no issue with that. So once again you might not like chevys but they put down massive HP numbers. Ok pound me guys i am expecting it.

enough with the LSx's, this is a ford forum! i don't feel like getting into this again.. no more LSx talk! lol

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Reply #52 – December 18, 2011, 11:27:06 PM

Quote from: TOM Renzo;375846

Well if you choose a BOWTIE you will definately have a fast car. Seems like some have an issue with chevys. They are cheap to build and with much less money they outperform ford engines hands down. So i did not want to get into this but it is getting a little out of control. Tell me where you can make a cam change in a ford and get 480+ HP. You can do that with an LSX absolutely no issue with that. So once again you might not like chevys but they put down massive HP numbers. Ok pound me guys i am expecting it.

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They are cheap to build and with much less money they outperform ford engines hands dow

NOT the point, but who care, right? That 480HP engine in any current Cheby is a dog. IMHO, you stretch the truth. LSX is a 10K plus crate engine, is it not? Listen, I can make ALL the power I need with my Ford modular engine that I would ever need, for less than 10 grand. I find it hilarious that you think the LS whatever series is somehow ingenious. It''s not. It's very, very basic. Again, for the one billionth time, they are great engines but they are nothing more than another way to get it done. You can't go wrong with cubes and great flowing heads. They aren't any better than Fords offering however. Even then, as sweet as the latest corvettes are, i would never ever own one regardless of wealth. Doubly so for the disgusting camaro. Those are the only 2 cars that warrant the almighty LSblah engine hence why i can never see those nasty, disgusting things in my life. I run 13.1-13-3 with 285HP to the wheels simply driving it off the line. With the forged, stock displacement S.B. and a simple, tiny S-trim i should be easily in the 11's. That's good enough for me. I don't build my cars to "beat" anybody specifically. I do it because I enjoy it and it's fun. I would have less fun with anything chevy puts out or produces despite potential power output. period. FACT

Nobody has an issue with bowties. You claim they are gods gift to the auto enthusiast. They aren't. Are they decent, sure. Come on a ford site and throw the bowtie flag up, you're going to get pissed on, because it's what you asked for. Specially when you seem to think somehow they are some wonderful magical addition to the automotive world. Dollar for dollar, it's all the same in the end. The guy with more money wins regardless of the flag they fly. That's always been (in the really real world). There will ALWAYS be somebody faster regardless of which brands nuts you swing from Tom. At your age I would have figured you would know this by now.

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Reply #53 – December 18, 2011, 11:45:04 PM

Quote from: Shadow;375741

small block fords can now run with a single wire.. there are aftermarket H.E.I. distributors on the market now, i have about 6 or 7 of them in my shed, brand new in the box.. my 306 in my buddy's S10 is currently running 1.. i love it, it uses a GM cap, rotor and coil, so the aftermarket availability is DEFINITELY there for it.. i dropped in an MSD 50,000v coil and it runs 100 times stronger than any ford distributor with an MSD box.. needless to say, he needs a new excuse now :p lol

me too

Not GM style but procomp makes a smaller more Ideal style ford-esque 1 wire dist.

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Reply #54 – December 19, 2011, 12:04:46 AM

Fuel injection and DIS ftw. Absolutely NONE of that rudimentary, rustic non efi stuff does a thing for me. Regardless of brand.

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Reply #55 – December 19, 2011, 01:03:38 PM

Quote from: shame302;375856

Fuel injection and DIS ftw. Absolutely NONE of that rudimentary, rustic non efi stuff does a thing for me. Regardless of brand.

Now THAT is one of things I will agree with you on! lol

BTW, completely off topic...but over the weekend I fondled an "ar15" and now want one of my own. Didn't get to fire it, since it was within city limits, but the owner has a standing invite to come kill some paper on my 200 acres.

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Reply #56 – December 20, 2011, 01:02:34 AM

Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;375876

BTW, completely off topic...but over the weekend I fondled an "ar15" and now want one of my own. Didn't get to fire it, since it was within city limits, but the owner has a standing invite to come kill some paper on my 200 acres.

Great range guns. Very fun. I'm in the market but the timing isn't great and i still have to decide if i want to spend the quan on a pre-ban or build/buy a new one that's MA compliant.

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Reply #57 – December 20, 2011, 03:18:57 AM

Luckily here we're not too hampered by that...of course, I don't know exactly what's legal to the last letter of an idiotic law for Missouri.....

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Reply #58 – December 20, 2011, 05:49:37 AM

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Reply #59 – December 20, 2011, 09:06:28 AM

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Watch out for the PRE BAN GUNS. The lowers are the gun it is the upper that makes it illegal. Remember if you state requires you to register or paper Pre Bans you cant configure a Post as Pre.

In MA you can configure a pre-ban any way you like. A pre ban lower can carry whatever upper you want, rails, flash suppressor, collapsible stalk, bayonet lug assist etc...Ban list guns can not. Why do you think they (pre-ban) carry the premium? I can get a new M&P sport for 500-600 or I can get a pre-ban Colt for 1400. That or I could move 15 miles north to NH and get whatever the hell I want, the way you're supposed to.

Regardless, this spring I'll have one and I'll likely pick up a bump fire stalk just for giggles.