[Shotimes] 11.87 second SHO...

[Donald Mallinson]

Ron,

What's wrong with "Four Cam-Four Valve DOHC" SHO Motor!!" ? 
That is what they are, we just don't say it that way much.

There are cars out there pushing those type of numbers with 
blowers, and I think there have been documented cars with 
300+ hp without a power adder/blower/NOS/turbo.

Anyone have any facts on what Ted ever got accomplished with 
his car?

About the street rod, there is an old Ford in the Peoria 
area that has a SHO driveline, but I never heard any claims 
for power for it, it was made for a handicapped person I 
believe with ramp and room for his wheelchair in the drivers 
position.

ONe of these days I am going to catch that car at a local 
show and get some pictures and a ride.

I can look past some of the BS and filter out the good 
stuff.  Got to do that a lot in life.  If I lost total faith 
in everyone or everything that ever let me down, it would be 
a lot less interesting life for sure.  :)

Don Mallinson

Ron Porter wrote:
> Yeah, the way Del wrote was more like what you expect from a mainstream car
> mag that has to sell ad space (can anyone say "Motor Trend"??). I feel the
> SHO Club magazine is fine in this regard, but I do expect a club magazine to
> give owners the straight scoop and not the vendor's BS. It is funny reading
> back through some of the old ads and the bogus claims.
> 
> Actually, there WERE discussions after the "low 12s, 11.87 best" claim came
> out, and I knew it was absolute BS. We did discuss it on the list and in
> Dallas the next year, IIRC.
> 
> I wasn't saying that I didn't like his wheels (actually I do), or that all
> the parts he discussed are bogus (Pro-M, Koni and Centerforce are fine).
> It's just that once I lose the trust of an author due to bogus claims, I
> don't believe anything else I read from that person. He went over-the-top on
> his descriptions.
> 
> Now......here's another one for the barf bag!!!!! It is the vendor,
> specifically Bob Walter at Logicams. SHO Registry, Volume 4 Number 1, Spring
> 1994, on Page 7 (the Logicams full-page ad).
> 
> "Ted Breaux's 1989 "SHO" 3.0 litre DOHC Four Cam V-6 Now Making 325 HP On
> The Dyno Documented"
> 
> "A 1934 Ford Phaeton With A V-6 Yamaha Four Cam-Four Valve DOHC Engine
> Making 450 HP...With A Mustang "T"-5-Speed Tranny And A Jaguar Third Member"
> 
> No mention of either of these cars with blowers. Sorry, can't buy either one
> of these, particularly 450 HP from a "Four Cam-Four Valve DOHC" SHO Motor!!