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Fri Dec 4
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"Man gets DUI in EcoBoosted La-Z-Boy"
"I bet a bunch of EcoBoosted engines will fetch a premium a week before racewars"
"Ford, Porsche's new owner, plans to drop an EcoBoost into the 911"
Well, maybe not the last one. #ecoboost
11/03/09
Hell's bells I probably would. Damned global economy always messing up my...no, I hate that meme. #ecoboost
11/03/09
To Ford PR: RE:...a typical hot rod's 302-cubic-inch V-8...
302 isn't "typical". A "typical" hot rod has a Chevy 350. Even if the typical hot rod is a Ford. #ecoboost
11/03/09
But yea, an NOS '32 body? Come on, Ben. Really? #ecoboost
11/03/09
I'm not defending the use of a SBC in a hot rod. I'm merely stating a fact. There are a shitload of them powering everything, even in a large portion of hot rod Fords. #ecoboost
11/03/09
Are you questioning the fact that he claims its NOS?
Not to worry, so am I.
I mean, it's REALLY pretty, but no car stays hidden away for 75 (!) years.
And just to say it again, Man that looks good! #ecoboost
11/03/09
I pick up a few magazines on a regular basis, Vintage Truck being a particular favorite, and a recurring theme in that is restoration vs. "hot rodding." Seems the diehard restoration nuts have no patience for anyone who doesn't get bolts made by the original manufacturer still in business after the automaker contract ran out back in the fifties. The hotrodders are actually restomodders, people who try to retain the original look while updating the vehicle to a more modern standard. You get better driveability, brakes that actually work, and the decent fuel mileage that comes with a modern EFI system. Not all the modders do that, but enough that the restoration nuts just have a cow over it.
Me, I want to be able to hop into that 1950 Ford F1 and fire it right up. No crank-crank-crank, just vroom and off you go. Modern gears, all synchronized. Turn it off and it stops, no puttering and farting to a reluctant halt.
So finding this awesome old coupe with the great shape just rocks. Repowering it with Ford's new halo engine is fantastic. Now it's as powerful a retro ride as you could hope for, it cruises on probably only half the fuel flow it used to - I see no downside here. The diehard restoration guys can sit on it, this is a great project, and I wish it was mine. #ecoboost
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@VeeArrrSix: This would look good on the Jetta.
Good night, you guys! #ecoboost
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