Jay Leno has one attached to a Transaxle in the back seat of a Ford
Festevia(sp), it was called a Shogun. Very Limited Production, looks a bit
like a Renault R5.
Michael Shortt
On Aug 15, 2013 2:59 PM, "Rense, Mark (GE, Appl & Light)" <mark.rense@ge.com>
wrote:
> Ah, SHO Taurus, my green 1991 was the only car I have ever owned that was
> bought back under our state's Lemon Law. Great engine, everything attached
> to
> it was a POS. Be aware that the later automatic cars ('92 - on?) were 3.2
> liter, you need to find a manual tranny version to stay under that magical
> 3.0
> liter bogie.
>
> As a side note I bought a '96 SHO 3.4 liter V-8 engine, also a 60 degree
> layout, out of a low mileage junker several years ago to use as a potential
> engine swap into something small and Miata-like. Did not know at the time
> about the cam sprocket loosening issues, this engine had fallen victim and
> most of the valves were tweeked so it became a nice piece of scrap metal.
> It
> was a neat little engine, too bad.
>
> Here's a '89 SHO 3.0 liter in Vegas:
>
> http://www.automotix.net/usedengines/1989-ford-taurus-inventory.html?fit_note
> s=7a834fbaf84c4cf74707388f1af6a757&seq_num=3
>
> And a Depends-load of '91 3.0 automatics around the country:
>
> http://www.automotix.net/usedengines/1991-ford-taurus-inventory.html?fit_note
> s=53018f94eded282c47f29ae44a6e472d&seq_num=2
>
> Good hunting!
>
> Bugz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On
> Behalf Of Larry Mayfield
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 12:31 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] 2014 Worlds Fastest Sunbeam Motor Candidate
>
> Ok, so a few weeks ago, I asked about alternative motors for the WFS
> version
> 2014. I received a plethora of suggestions (don't you just love that
> word!)
> and some ver pretty dang good. But, while surfing this morning I
> remembered a
> motor that may fit the bill better and has some performance parts support.
> That is the 1988 SHO V6 which produced good power, over 200, and can be
> mounted longitudinally. It shares a bell housing pattern with the Vulcan
> V6
> motor. And is it just under 3 litres displacement and conveniently uses the
> EEC IV efi system and it might be cheaper than the national debt. It is a
> DOHC motor but with a 60 degree bank angle so it will likely fit. And
> although
> it is a Yamaha, if comes from Ford so falls in my list of druthers for Ford
> stuff.
>
> The trick now, is to find one that can be bought complete for a song or at
> least a loud yodel. Anybody have a clue as to where I might start looking
> for
> one or two of them? Might even turn out to be a good transplant for
> either a
> Tiger or Alpine... Of course, a manual trans version would be lovely also
> as I
> am tired of wrestling with my AOD trans good as it is... it is large....
>
> And I have thought of stretching the wheel base for next time... 130
> inches vs
> 90 sure seems better for salt racing stability.
>
> Went to the salt, Mon, Tues and yesterday for a look see. Salt is poor.
> very bumpy, lots of soft spots and more spin outs in the day and a half I
> was
> there that most of the meets I have been to combined! Lots of broken motors
> and car parts. If it does not rain and smooth things out, it will be a
> tough
> go. On a side note, my new F350 King Ranch Dually tow truck was a
> marvel..once even hit 95 mph, ahem, passing a big truck.... and still got
> 16.7 overall mpg up and back and around town....
>
> shoot me considerations for the SHO motor, 1988 specific and a manual trans
> set up for same....
>
> mayf
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