[Shotimes] MT5

[Don McKinnon (AST)]

"...Ford assumed that 20 percent of Taurus's would be sold with the 2.5
liter engine, but by 1989 the figure was actually only 5 percent."    HA,
Ford was doing then and is still doing it today (Marauder!)

When I rode in that the one I mentioned, it sure was a dog.  I recall the
guy short sifting compared to my 86 T-bird TC. What was the power band <3000
rpms <LOL>

Joseph, if you find one you have to dyno that thing.  I bet it will be up
there on the all time dyno dog list, if there is such a list!  A quick
google search and I found this Scirocco site, look at those older Scirocco
dyno results!

Don McKinnon


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Kevin M. Bisch
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 1:52 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] MT5


Joseph is correct. Page 121 of "Taurus" by Eric Taub... "To cut the sticker
price, a smaller, four-cylinder, 2.5 liter engine became the standard power
plant for the base model and for a sporty, MT5 maual transmission version
that would be sold in limited numbers."

"In terms of power and accelleration, the four-cylinder was terrible. 'It's
primarily for fleet operators,' Howard said, designed for rental car
companies and corporations desiring to minimize their transportation costs.
It's cheaper, it was developed for plain economic reasons. The engine is
very marginal. It's not powerful enough for the car. Ford assumed that 20
percent of Tauruses would be sold with the 2.5 liter engine, but by 1989
the figure was actually only 5 percent."

Man, my 3.0L 1987 GL was a dog.... this thing must have been awful to
drive. Nonetheless, I think it is great that Joe wants to restore one... it
might very well be the only one of it's kind!!!


--Kevin

At 08:28 AM 6/21/2003 -0500, van Oss wrote:
>I think the MT5 had a 2.5L, while the others you mention had a 2.3L.
>
>Check out:  http://members.tripod.com/~TaurusSHO/specs.html
>
>Scroll down a bit to read about the engines.  The 2.5L had only 90 HP, but
>130 pound feet!
>
>Joseph van Oss
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