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[Fast_N_Curious]

8 hours ago, Bitter said:

The IAC would have been a dead give away that it's a Ford.

No doubt. But as you may or may not know, it's not a ford. If that makes any sense.

[bcredeur97]

11 hours ago, spwath said:

What rims would look good on my car? I feel like some bronze ones could work. Want to be cheap...

Get some OEM alloys if you're gonna change them.

A lot of cheap wheels are built pretty poorly... cheapest I would go with is something from Konig.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Second attempt at the boot lip spoiler using 3M VHB. Letting it sit in the sun for a few hours to melt the adhesive a bit while it's still taped up. 

 

Almost done now. Just got the front swaybar + endlinks, roof wrap, steering wheel and rear diffuser and I think I'll be done.

 

[Bitter]

6 hours ago, Storm-Chaser said:

No doubt. But as you may or may not know, it's not a ford. If that makes any sense.

Since the SHO only came in FWD, yes it's not in a Ford vehicle. The first SHO engine was a Yamaha designed V6 and the later V8 SHO was similarly handled and bears a striking similarity to the Volvo B8444S V8 engine despite both Ford and Volvo denying any connections, Yamaha worked on both.

I'd guess that the car that engine is sitting in is some kind of Noble maybe or it's an engine swapped car. The first photo you posted was of it in a FWD config and the second in a RWD config, different cars so how would we guess which car?

 

I do like Yamaha engines, I have a Toyota/Yamaha in my garage.

[PandaCopyRight]

1 hour ago, Bitter said:

Since the SHO only came in FWD, yes it's not in a Ford vehicle. The first SHO engine was a Yamaha designed V6 and the later V8 SHO was similarly handled and bears a striking similarity to the Volvo B8444S V8 engine despite both Ford and Volvo denying any connections, Yamaha worked on both.

I'd guess that the car that engine is sitting in is some kind of Noble maybe or it's an engine swapped car. The first photo you posted was of it in a FWD config and the second in a RWD config, different cars so how would we guess which car?

 

I do like Yamaha engines, I have a Toyota/Yamaha in my garage.

i mean Volvo was owned by ford at that point a lot of volvo things are similar to or are actual ford stuff in that period

[Fast_N_Curious]

1 hour ago, Bitter said:

Since the SHO only came in FWD, yes it's not in a Ford vehicle. The first SHO engine was a Yamaha designed V6 and the later V8 SHO was similarly handled and bears a striking similarity to the Volvo B8444S V8 engine despite both Ford and Volvo denying any connections, Yamaha worked on both.

I'd guess that the car that engine is sitting in is some kind of Noble maybe or it's an engine swapped car. The first photo you posted was of it in a FWD config and the second in a RWD config, different cars so how would we guess which car?

 

I do like Yamaha engines, I have a Toyota/Yamaha in my garage.

Yes, I could have stayed more consistent in the 2nd photograph in terms of engine / drivetrain orientation. But I never asked people to identify the car, just the engine. The 3.0L and 3.2L V6 engines used from 89-95 and 93-95, respectively, are purebred Yamaha (as in designed and built 100% by Yamaha). The later V8 was based on a Ford design with finish work being done by Yamaha. Also had major cam problems. Since it's an interference engine, it usually results in a pretty bad day. I always stayed away from Gen III SHO's, my bread and butter was 89-95 era, spanning gen I and gen II Taurus SHOs. The Yamaha V6 makes about 73 HP / L from the factory, which is quite impressive when you consider it was designed and built in the mid / late 80s. It really was in a class of it's own. And still is, as far as I am concerned. 

 

The Taurus SHO (Super High Output) was the fastest American-built four-door sedan; in fact, in 1989 it was the fastest four-door in American automotive history. And it cost less than $20,000. That's not a bad cost / performance ratio...

 

Yamaha also teamed up with Toyota for the Celica GT-S cylinder head. And if you put that head on a flow bench, the numbers don't lie. 

 

Here Is my 93 MTX... 

 

 

 

And my dream SHO would look something like this....

 

 

[bcredeur97]

how bad is the torque steer on that thing?

 

also yeah, yamaha made some good car engines. shame they don't really do that anymore though.

[Bitter]

Any Toyota with a 'G' cylinder head was a collaboration with Yamaha as far as I know.

[pred1tor83]

4 hours ago, Bitter said:

Since the SHO only came in FWD, yes it's not in a Ford vehicle. - snip

 

RWD SHO FORD... Jay would disagree with you... win by technicality cause though its RWD its just switch from the front...  I love Jays show...  nice info on the motor too.

 

 

[Bitter]

3 minutes ago, pred1tor83 said:

 

Jay would disagree with you... 

 

 

I don't really count one off and limited run non factory built tho, come on. If that's the case then should we count the Celica with a RWD 2JZ from Russia?

[Fast_N_Curious]

1 hour ago, Bitter said:

I don't really count one off and limited run non factory built tho, come on. If that's the case then should we count the Celica with a RWD 2JZ from Russia?

You didn't know about the elusive RWD SHO? Yeah, it was like the "plus" option they offered in 1991. Only a select few dealerships sold them to the public. Conan O'Brien had one. Here, take a look:

 

 

 

 

all in good fun my friend!

 

 

[Fast_N_Curious]

4 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

how bad is the torque steer on that thing?

 

also yeah, yamaha made some good car engines. shame they don't really do that anymore though.

 

With a good alignment and suspension components, torque steer can be manageable. After all, it does 0-60 in about 6.5 seconds. For the time that was unheard of for a 4 door sedan. And yes, it will do 145 MPH. The supercharged and high horsepower guys usually go for the quaife ATB limited slip differential option. Torque biasing and bulletproof, this all but eliminates torque steer. This diff is probably the best single mod you can do on a SHO, but like everything else, you've got to pay to play.

[SenKa]

Gahh. I havent been able to drive in so long, stay at home order. I dont think I ever showed yall my jeep as it sits now though, so I'll send some pics

 

Still to come: Paint hood, cowl, and grill, replace windshield frame and wiper motor, front and rear bumper replacement

 

1993 Wrangler, 2.5L 4Cyl, AX-5 5 Speed manual, 31" tires on 15" ravine wheels

[Bitter]

11 minutes ago, Storm-Chaser said:

You didn't know about the elusive RWD SHO? Yeah, it was like the "plus" option they offered in 1991. Only a select few dealerships sold them to the public. Conan O'Brien had one. Here, take a look:

 

 

 

 

all in good fun my friend!

 

 

Is that where Subaru/Toyota got the idea to pipe some induction noise into the cabin?

[That_Random_Guy]

So i've been working on a fox body mustang for the last couple weeks. (Thanks corona for the unpaid vacation.....)

anywho i'm restoring it starting from the inside out. God there was so much jerry rig on this car.... sooo much.. but my speedometer was broken so i got another gauge cluster used for a nice price that works and i'll have it installed shortly however i want to roll back the miles on it. Don't need the entire its illegal to do that jazz. first off the car is milage exempt, the odometer is a 5 digit one so it rolls over, and im not trying to put a fake number on it. just what the original odometer says. Im just doing it because i want to have accurate information and not have anything halfassed like half of this car

 

I need to have it about 51k. does anyone know how i would attempt this without messing up the cluster

 

imgur link to most images taken so far

https://imgur.com/a/j33nvWD

 

top images are newer then bottom ones in the image dump.

have completely restored the interior of the car (door panels, all of the moldings, complete interior trim SEM painted, carpet, headliner, etc) minus the seats....... and the upper portion of the dash because i had to do the cluster. few minor things to still do though 

[Bitter]

28 minutes ago, That_Random_Guy said:

So i've been working on a fox body mustang for the last couple weeks. (Thanks corona for the unpaid vacation.....)

anywho i'm restoring it starting from the inside out. God there was so much jerry rig on this car.... sooo much.. but my speedometer was broken so i got another gauge cluster used for a nice price that works and i'll have it installed shortly however i want to roll back the miles on it. Don't need the entire its illegal to do that jazz. first off the car is milage exempt, the odometer is a 5 digit one so it rolls over, and im not trying to put a fake number on it. just what the original odometer says. Im just doing it because i want to have accurate information and not have anything halfassed like half of this car

 

I need to have it about 51k. does anyone know how i would attempt this without messing up the cluster

 

imgur link to most images taken so far

https://imgur.com/a/j33nvWD

 

top images are newer then bottom ones in the image dump.

have completely restored the interior of the car (door panels, all of the moldings, complete interior trim SEM painted, carpet, headliner, etc) minus the seats....... and the upper portion of the dash because i had to do the cluster. few minor things to still do though 

You're going to need to open it up and take a closer look, you may be able to swap just the miles part from one cluster to another. That's what I did with an old Toyota I had when I wanted a tach cluster.

[That_Random_Guy]

1 minute ago, Bitter said:

You're going to need to open it up and take a closer look, you may be able to swap just the miles part from one cluster to another. That's what I did with an old Toyota I had when I wanted a tach cluster.

yea i sorta figured something along those lines, who is it disassembled? take the front glass/plastic off then the inner part of the cluster? i don't see any screws on the back leaving me to think its dissembled from the front 

[Timmahnz]

Any Subaru fans?

 

IMG_8942 by Tim Bowman, on Flickr

[Bitter]

29 minutes ago, That_Random_Guy said:

yea i sorta figured something along those lines, who is it disassembled? take the front glass/plastic off then the inner part of the cluster? i don't see any screws on the back leaving me to think its dissembled from the front 

Probably, I'm sure there's guides online to take that cluster apart.

[pred1tor83]

https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/need-to-rollback-odometer.866877/

1 hour ago, That_Random_Guy said:

yea i sorta figured something along those lines, who is it disassembled? take the front glass/plastic off then the inner part of the cluster? i don't see any screws on the back leaving me to think its dissembled from the front 

[GDRRiley]

9 hours ago, Timmahnz said:

Any Subaru fans?

nope. my dad knows some people who buy wrecked ones and rebuild them but I will never own, one just like how I refuse to own a ford, KIA or Mazda.

last 2 purely come down to comfort and quality. Ford well, I'm a Honda/Toytoa/Chevy kid. (Toytoa is only there cus dam some of their late 90s early 2000s Avalons felt  so nice to ride). J types and 454 are all I need.

[711jrp]

15 hours ago, Storm-Chaser said:

Yes, I could have stayed more consistent in the 2nd photograph in terms of engine / drivetrain orientation. But I never asked people to identify the car, just the engine. The 3.0L and 3.2L V6 engines used from 89-95 and 93-95, respectively, are purebred Yamaha (as in designed and built 100% by Yamaha). The later V8 was based on a Ford design with finish work being done by Yamaha. Also had major cam problems. Since it's an interference engine, it usually results in a pretty bad day. I always stayed away from Gen III SHO's, my bread and butter was 89-95 era, spanning gen I and gen II Taurus SHOs. The Yamaha V6 makes about 73 HP / L from the factory, which is quite impressive when you consider it was designed and built in the mid / late 80s. It really was in a class of it's own. And still is, as far as I am concerned. 

 

The Taurus SHO (Super High Output) was the fastest American-built four-door sedan; in fact, in 1989 it was the fastest four-door in American automotive history. And it cost less than $20,000. That's not a bad cost / performance ratio...

 

Yamaha also teamed up with Toyota for the Celica GT-S cylinder head. And if you put that head on a flow bench, the numbers don't lie. 

 

Here Is my 93 MTX... 

 

 

 

And my dream SHO would look something like this....

 

 

95/96 xp  Best bike Seadoo ever made was a beast in it's time still fun today.

[Xplo1t]

Newest addition to the fleet.

 

 

 

 

[Oshino Shinobu]

22 hours ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Second attempt at the boot lip spoiler using 3M VHB. Letting it sit in the sun for a few hours to melt the adhesive a bit while it's still taped up. 

 

Almost done now. Just got the front swaybar + endlinks, roof wrap, steering wheel and rear diffuser and I think I'll be done.

 

-snip-

Tape's off, looking good. 

 

Can't really drive around with the current rules in the UK so will have to keep an eye on it to see if it starts lifting at all. Considering using some clear silicone to seal around the edges. 

 

[PandaCopyRight]

12 hours ago, Timmahnz said:

Any Subaru fans?

 

IMG_8942 by Tim Bowman, on Flickr

well ... i like soobaroos, i used to daily a 2012 forester for quite a bit
it is a FB20 powered 4 speed automagic thing, but its surprisingly fun to try and throw around a turn cause its so wobbly yet stable  

(have a 2015 Volvo V40 D2 now that my mom might steal it from me so i might end up dailying the forester again)
it looks something like this (not the actual car) Its my dads car so i have yet to try and throw it around the forest or a track... dont want to crash it