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Much like the first part of a road course race. Except that is where it ends for drag racing so it IS boring.
I never said it was boring, its fun. But everyone has their own opinions and some would race on a track with corners to have the best of both worlds. Like i said, going straight isnt everything... Its a brute force test of who can get the most speed up. I just would prefer to race a fast car around corners then do the same straight away.
I ain't talking that guy's motor specifically, I am talking about the lima block 2.3's that came factory turbocharged with forged internals in SVO Mustangs, Thunderturd Turbocoupes, and Merkur XR4Tis. Any backyard mechanic can get one up to around 22lbs with junkyard parts and a stock turbo and longblock. This is not an argument, I am TELLING you this is how it is, just do some research and you'll see I am right. I don't care what you know about turbo motors, obviously you have overlooked turbo fords. Dude, they run 15lbs with NO INTERCOOLER from the factory in XR4Tis. Simply adding an intercooler makes 20lbs on a later (87-89) car safe. If you want to drop a few grand in one of these, you can make some wicked power. Why do you think we have people going through the trouble of swapping this motor into their rangers instead of boosting what is there? I am not saying you can simply add a boost controller and crank it up or wire the wastegate shut and have it work, I am saying you can crank it up for very little money compared to most any motor out there, because the motor is way overbuilt from the factory.
To each their own.
Thanks, Bro, I know of this site and I had been into Turbo fords years ago and I do know what it cost to get one up to any real hp. The Turbo fords never got my attention. They never impressed any of us racers here in Florida. You see it is all about the cases...they are the weak link in a notor. Too much pressure and they come apart. I remember the first factory Ford that we worked on years ago back in the 80's...they never lasted when pushed hard. My 86 Mustang GT had the 302 that I pulled apart and torn it down. I balanced and blueprinted the motor, camed it, bored the motor 25 (not 30) over and port and polished the heads and the injection system. I used a lot of Saleen parts for my build. I had the crank done by Saleen as well. Bullit proof racer. proven to withstand high rpm revs and my GT hit over 190 mph on the straights at Sebring Raceway. The turbo guys freaked out over my 86...they come over taking pictures of the car in the pits and the Japanese guys that came from Japan to see the racers and brought their cars over for the races were so cool. They all posed by my Mustang since thy said it was the best handling car and the fastest American car on the track that weekend.
Thanks, Bro, I know of this site and I had been into Turbo fords years ago and I do know what it cost to get one up to any real hp. The Turbo fords never got my attention. They never impressed any of us racers here in Florida. You see it is all about the cases...they are the weak link in a notor. Too much pressure and they come apart. I remember the first factory Ford that we worked on years ago back in the 80's...they never lasted when pushed hard. My 86 Mustang GT had the 302 that I pulled apart and torn it down. I balanced and blueprinted the motor, camed it, bored the motor 25 (not 30) over and port and polished the heads and the injection system. I used a lot of Saleen parts for my build. I had the crank done by Saleen as well. Bullit proof racer. proven to withstand high rpm revs and my GT hit over 190 mph on the straights at Sebring Raceway. The turbo guys freaked out over my 86...they come over taking pictures of the car in the pits and the Japanese guys that came from Japan to see the racers and brought their cars over for the races were so cool. They all posed by my Mustang since thy said it was the best handling car and the fastest American car on the track that weekend.
Here is my 86 GT at the races: This is at the One Lap of Florida back in 87. We started in Sebring and went to mayn couties that day. 265 mile trip.
i thought 4eyed mustangs ended in 84?
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