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    Ecoboosted '34 Ford: A Twin-Turbocharged V6 Hot Rod

    EcoBoosted 1934 Ford Gallery

    400 HP Ecoboosted '34 Ford Retromod Hitting SEMA

    Ecoboosted '34 Ford Hot Rod Gallery

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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    11/04/09

    In reply to Ecoboosted '34 Ford: A Twin-Turbocharged V6 Hot Rod
    If Ford started selling these again I would buy it in a heartbeat, of course I would have to yank out that engine and install a proper Stroked and Bored Three Pot Flattie in its place. #ecoboost
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    11/04/09

    In reply to Ecoboosted '34 Ford: A Twin-Turbocharged V6 Hot Rod
    Please, more ecoboost+manual transmissions. Thank you. #ecoboost
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    Image of Heavern2 Heavern2
    11/03/09

    In reply to Ecoboosted '34 Ford: A Twin-Turbocharged V6 Hot Rod
    I think EcoBoosting is going to be the new trend.

    "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
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    Elhigh promoted this comment Heavern2 was starred Heavern2 was unstarred
    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/03/09

    @Heavern2: I'm for it. I wouldn't have to go dig out my metric wrenches.

    Hell's bells I probably would. Damned global economy always messing up my...no, I hate that meme. #ecoboost
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    11/03/09

    In reply to Ecoboosted '34 Ford: A Twin-Turbocharged V6 Hot Rod
    To Ben: "All-steel replica" is not the same as "new old stock".

    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
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    Image of Frisco Fairlane500 Frisco Fairlane500
    11/03/09

    @smalleyxb122: I see plenty of folks using SBFs in hot rods, and flatties, Olds mills, FEs and pretty much everything else under the sun. To state that the "typical" hotrod has a 350, 302 or any one engine is short-sighted and just plain wrong. For any car to called a hot rod, it should be anything but typical, and I think that sliding a twin-turbo V-6 into a '34 more that qualifies for legit hotrod status.

    But yea, an NOS '32 body? Come on, Ben. Really? #ecoboost
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    Xelmon promoted this comment Frisco Fairlane500 was starred Frisco Fairlane500 was unstarred
    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    11/03/09

    @Frisco Fairlane500: I will concede that there is no such thing as "typical" for a hot rod, but if the 350 fills that descriptor better than any other engine. Sure there are a lot of other common engine choices for hot rods, but I defy you to tell me that there are more of any one of them than there are of the SBC.

    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
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    Image of Xelmon Xelmon
    11/03/09

    @Frisco Fairlane500:
    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
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/03/09

    In reply to Ecoboosted '34 Ford: A Twin-Turbocharged V6 Hot Rod
    That looks fantastic. Really.

    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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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    11/03/09

    In reply to Ecoboosted '34 Ford: A Twin-Turbocharged V6 Hot Rod
    Matte Blue! So much awesome.... #ecoboost
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    11/03/09

    @VeeArrrSix: I'm usually not a fan of matte paint, but I do like this blue on this '34. #ecoboost
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    Image of KeyserSoze KeyserSoze
    11/03/09

    @skaycog: It's like a very fast smurf. Or, Smurfette with those curves and all.... #ecoboost
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment KeyserSoze was starred KeyserSoze was unstarred
    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    11/03/09

    @skaycog: I think the Jetta might have found a new hue... the Atlantic Blue Pearlcoat is shot. #ecoboost
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/03/09

    @rligeti: Good one.

    @VeeArrrSix: This would look good on the Jetta.

    Good night, you guys! #ecoboost
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    Image of KeyserSoze KeyserSoze
    11/03/09

    @skaycog: Sleep tight... #ecoboost
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    KeyserSoze was starred KeyserSoze was unstarred
    Image of LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
    10/29/09

    In reply to 400 HP Ecoboosted '34 Ford Retromod Hitting SEMA
    Fuck that, a V6 in a 34 Ford just doesn't do it for me.

    I reckon even an old Flathead V8 with less than a 1/4 of the power would have more street cred. #ecoboost
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    Image of Ralph Wiley Is Poised Ralph Wiley Is Poised
    10/29/09

    In reply to 400 HP Ecoboosted '34 Ford Retromod Hitting SEMA
    Congratulations, Ford. You've invented the Prowler. #ecoboost
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    philibuster promoted this comment Ralph Wiley Is Poised was starred Ralph Wiley Is Poised was unstarred
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    10/29/09

    In reply to 400 HP Ecoboosted '34 Ford Retromod Hitting SEMA
    I want this in my Fantasy Garage along with the turbo-4 ecotec GM hotrod that was at SEMA in 2007.
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    vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in was starred vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/29/09

    In reply to 400 HP Ecoboosted '34 Ford Retromod Hitting SEMA
    I agree with many others.

    I appreciate the fact it's not chopped. #ecoboost
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    Image of SumTingWong Hates Prius Write-ups. SumTingWong Hates Prius Write-ups.
    10/29/09

    In reply to 400 HP Ecoboosted '34 Ford Retromod Hitting SEMA
    Oh, the purists over on the H.A.M.B. are going to have red-in-the-face, vein-in-the-neck-bulging apoplectic fits, sparking huge debates over the definition of "traditional". #ecoboost
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    Ben Wojdyla promoted this comment SumTingWong Hates Prius Write-ups. was starred SumTingWong Hates Prius Write-ups. was unstarred
    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    10/29/09

    @SumTingWong Hates Prius Write-ups.: Why? This is an all new car, no original '34s where harmed in the making of this hot rod. #ecoboost
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    10/29/09

    In reply to 400 HP Ecoboosted '34 Ford Retromod Hitting SEMA
    Sweet....'34 Ford, a classic in the world of customization. It would be fun to drive! #ecoboost
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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    10/29/09

    In reply to 400 HP Ecoboosted '34 Ford Retromod Hitting SEMA
    They must like wiring. #ecoboost
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    Image of WildManGrant WildManGrant
    10/29/09

    In reply to 400 HP Ecoboosted '34 Ford Retromod Hitting SEMA
    Badass, I love it. Especially the lack of a chopped roof and "dubs" #ecoboost
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    FrankGrimes promoted this comment WildManGrant was starred WildManGrant was unstarred
    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    10/29/09

    @WildManGrant: Usually those things aren't combined. People who like dubs don't have the skill to chop a car. Unless you are referring to that Factory Five '33 Hot Rod thing. #ecoboost
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    Image of DarthLefty DarthLefty
    09/15/09

    In reply to 180 HP 1.6-Liter Ecoboost Inline Four Announced, Officially
    Hey, great! How soon til it's in a tiny, tiny car?

    Also! Where's my EcoBoost V8 that has all the power of a V12?
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    discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch! promoted this comment Edited by DarthLefty at 09/15/09 2:38 PM DarthLefty was starred DarthLefty was unstarred
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