[Shotimes] Re: 300 hp

[Ron Porter]

Yeah, the basic 4-door structure is still more solid than the Fox-bodied
cars, especially the older hatchback Stangs.

Ron Porter 

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:41 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: 300 hp


Most of what you say is true (especially in the context of drag racing) but
the SHO has a decent aftermarket, with more niche parts coming out all the
time, even though the 89's sell for hundreds of dollars these days and are
15 yrs old.

I like drag racing, and the SHO does ok (there are worse cars, and much
better ones) but the SHO has the advantage over a mustang to be built into a
better open track car IMHO, especially if you try to do it on a budget.

mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Zane" <jonzane@kc2ena.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 2:49 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: 300 hp


> I agree Kerby. Hence owning one car worthy of being called a race car and
> one (or 2 in my case) really fun decent handling, somewhat rare, somewhat
> exotic but relatively inexpensive car that I can drive every day. Oh yeah
> and it's a sleeper to most people.  I know the original topic is about a
> post production 300HP engine, but for those that would like to make 300HP
> with their SHO it really comes down to the fact that there isn't enough
> interest from the owners/manufactures to do this.  There aren't companies
> (or enough companies) making things like programmable ECUs, aftermarket
> intakes, aftermarket heads, cams, valves, aftermarket ignitions,
replacement
> sub frames, replacement suspension components, the list could go on.  If
> there are companies making these things then they are surely very
expensive.
> Modding an SHO is like modding BMW's and Porsches.... It's a niche
business.
> As for me, I can't afford to mod my car up with to much, and it will take
> some time to do the little things I have planned now.  Why would I be that
> concerned about it anyway, I have a car with maybe $6,000 into it in my
> driveway that runs 12's and is very fun to drive.  A car that has so many
> parts available for it you head will spin when trying to buy something as
> simple as cold air intake kit.  Someone brought up the fact that it's near

> impossible to change your gearing in the SHO, this and the weight of the
car
> have to be the biggest factors for SHO performance.  SHO's are just plain
> doggy off of the line, and if they weren't we'd probably be breaking a lot
> of driveline components.  I watched a guy at last years NMRA event at Atco
> blow out his half shaft because of the sticky tires he was running.  I'm
not
> flaming people who want to mod up their SHO.  I envy people who have the
> rescorces to do this, but for the average car nut like me there are better
> ways to spend the money.  I'll probably always have my SHO's and maybe
some
> day one of them will be considerably faster then stock.  Just my 2 cents.
>
>
> Jonathan Zane
> 1988 Mustang LX
> 1995 Taurus SHO
> 1993 Taurus SHO
> 1979 F-150 4x4
> 1989 Ford Festiva
> 2001 Raptor
> www.njfourwheelers.com/jon.html
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of kerbyh@netzero.net
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:56 PM
> > To: krazgeo@jps.net
> > Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: 300 hp
> >
> >
> > You know the old saying.  You can't make a pig into a race
> > car, but you can make a damned fast pig!  I consider us
> > having damned fast pigs.  And as you know one that I've had a
> > love/hate(mostly love) relationship with since December 8th,
> > 1989 when I picked it up from my uncle's Ford dealership.
> >
> > Kerby 'loves his pig' Haltom
> >
> > --- "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 12:33:54 GMT, kerbyh@netzero.net wrote:
> >
> > >than the pigs we drive.
> >
> > WHAT DID YOU SAY!!!!!!~?????
> >
> > ;-)
> >
> > George
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