[Shotimes] A Few Odd Ideas...

[Ron Nottingham]

If you really want to mate a SHO engine to a RWD gearbox, get the WC T5 from 
an 84-89 Nissan 300zx Turbo (not the normally aspirated model, turbo only). 
An adapter can be easily fabricated to mate the gearbox and engine. Next, 
use the PP from a SHO and the TOB and clutch disk from the 300zx turbo. The 
turbo gearbox uses a hydraulic actuator for the clutch, not the cable setup. 
So you would need to fab this up or you could rig up the cable.

The gear ratios in the 300zx turbo gearbox are optimal for the SHO engine, 
and would work great with either a 3.55, 3.73 or 4.10 rear gear. The Mustang 
GT ratios are not the greatest for the SHO powerband, plus 5th gear would be 
nearly useless, except for highway driving. To compare the ratios: Mustang 
GT - 3.35, 1.93, 1.29, 1.00, 0.68; 300zx turbo - 3.35, 2.06, 1.38, 1.00, 
0.78. If you do decide to use the GT gearbox, 3.73, 4.10 or 4.56 rear gears 
would be needed.

Ron Nottingham - Dalton, GA
89 325i
90 SHO

"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J.B." <silver1995mtxsho@sbcglobal.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 10:55 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] A Few Odd Ideas...


> After looking into the general components that makes a SHO a SHO, I have
> been pondering over a couple ideas and am curious to know if I am alone in
> this thinking.
>
> A friend of mine owns a 3.8L T-bird and he and I previously installed a 
> K&N
> FIPK Cone Filter Kit onto it, after some thought I and finding that K&N 
> does
> not make such a kit for the SHO I now wonder if the T-bird and SHO setups
> are nearly the same to be able to use the kit for the T-bird on the
> SHO/Taurus with little modification to the kit.
>
>
>
> I also have found myself dwelling on the idea of a RWD SHO; if memory 
> serves
> the rear end assembly on the T-bird is in many respects similar to the
> independent rear suspension of the SHO, along with the struts and other
> running hardware being of nearly the same design. The front suspension and
> steering is much alike between the two cars. I have seen misc. projects on
> the net converting other cars to use the SHO engine, and even how to mate 
> a
> SHO engine to a Mustang 5 speed Transmission. The only major obstacle I
> could see would be the necessity for a larger transmission hump on the
> floor.
>
>
>
> Just thought I would see if you all had any input.
>
>
>
> I have done no real brainstorming on these ideas, and have not directly
> looked for compatibility or taken measurements on anything, it just seems
> from memory that it wouldn't be all that hard to do.
>
>
>
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>
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