<![CDATA[Fast as hell car....]]>You had to see what car didn't you, well, it's a focus, with a v8 swap. Enjoy.

http://www.redshark1.com/zx351_shakedown.wmv

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/485/fast-as-hell-car....RSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 17:36:58 GMTSun, 26 Sep 2004 00:39:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Fast as hell car.... on Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:11:38 GMT]]>From what i cna see in the video...i only see 1 mark...i didnt think he was skidding anywere?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/6484https://fargostreet.com/post/6484Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:11:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fast as hell car.... on Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:07:46 GMT]]>Destroking won't rearrange the torque, it will just change the rpms at which it occurs and sometimes how strong. Destroking usually moves the torque curve towards the upper RPMs and sometimes results in a lower number. However there are instances where that is not true. A long-stroke 468 actually has lower torque than a short-stroke 469. And the RPMs of the torque curve are nearly identical. The long-stroke peaks at like 800rpm sooner, but the short-stroke actually made more torque and hp. There are many factors that differ between every motor. Combustion chamber, valve size and shrouding, piston shape, cam profile, rod-to-crank angle, etc. Saying that destroking any motor will make it more linear is a incorrect statement. Destroking a 350 to 327 usually doesn't have much to do with the torque, but a 350 is def. capable of far higher hp numbers. Sometimes cubic inches is the best. Take a Chrysler 340 for example. It has the same stroke as the 318 that is generally known as a torque monster and was a very popular truck motor. The 340 is a much larger bore (4.04 to 3.91) yet, the 318 generally makes more torque at lower rpms but high-rpm hp suffers. But the torque curve on a 340 is far more linear than a 318. So many factors involved.

Honestly, i'd be more impressed with shoving in a DOHC SHO V6, turbo and try that. You can put a V8 into anything. And has generally been done by every redneck I know. Chevette, Focus, Neon, Yugo even.... Doesn't mean I'd like to drive them more than a RWD Talon with a 2.4L and big hairdryer. The fun factor seems greater considering it still a small motor and will give most if not everything a run for it's money. That the whole point of our sport/hobby. Doing more with less. I will give them props for making it fit with almost no signs of what lurks under the hood. Only sign was from the back with the flowmasters.

And if you watch the skid marks from the video....it has posi. Otherwise, i'm sure that it would have lit up more than 1 gear.

Wiz

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/6475https://fargostreet.com/post/6475Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:07:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fast as hell car.... on Tue, 28 Sep 2004 04:26:22 GMT]]>and here i thought it would be a tiburon... 😛 that's beautiful, way cooler than the almost-crx with a blown v8 wedged into the engine bay. i think the focus with a 4.6 and lsd rear-end would be a vicous combo, esp if it were destroked to 3.5-4... then (just theorizing) it would be able to put the power down because it would be a lot more linear delivery; not just that, but the torque curve would be completely rearranged

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92BlackTT wrote:
wasnt that advertised in car and driver a while back?
if i remember right ford made the kit and it is available to the public....

that, I believe, wouldn't be the kit...assuming the 351 in the file name is true....

The motor used in the conversion kit was a quad cam 4.6L...

Impressive though... but looks like there's going to be a lot of useless HP there. 🙂

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/6401https://fargostreet.com/post/6401Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:39:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fast as hell car.... on Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:33:38 GMT]]>wasnt that advertised in car and driver a while back?
if i remember right ford made the kit and it is available to the public....

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/6399https://fargostreet.com/post/6399Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:33:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fast as hell car.... on Sun, 26 Sep 2004 06:40:08 GMT]]>Needs Posi

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/6305https://fargostreet.com/post/6305Sun, 26 Sep 2004 06:40:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fast as hell car.... on Sun, 26 Sep 2004 03:57:55 GMT]]>I like how you can hear the V8 rumbling as he backed out of the driveway, struggling to idle. HAHAHA. Boy that moved!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/6297https://fargostreet.com/post/6297Sun, 26 Sep 2004 03:57:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Fast as hell car.... on Sun, 26 Sep 2004 01:01:26 GMT]]>ohh people with time and money...

Edit: FUCK THATS FAST!

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