FORD MAY DROP V8s FOR TURBO CHARGED V6s IN THE FUTURE?!

2002MineralGray · Feb 13, 2008

Ok so like many of you I love the power and the sound of an American made V8 engine. I was raised around all sorts of muscle cars growing up from Cudas and Challengers to Mustangs and GTOs. Well we all know the sad end the original muscle car era came to by the mid 70s. Well there is talk of it happening agin by the year 2020!

Read here if your interested: http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=455013&topart=utes

CobraRed_96_GT · Feb 13, 2008

yeah, i think many of have heard of this. It'll be like all those cool turbo 6cyl cars like the GTR and 911 turbo, except with out the braking, suspension and nice interiors. Goodbye American car industry

forum155pl · Feb 13, 2008

i'm kinda excited.. of corse most of us will keep our v8's... but can you immagine the power to be had with a twin turbo v6? and i'm sure ford wont wimp out on the engine internals..

2002MineralGray · Feb 13, 2008

It may be good int he sense that the value of all our cars will sky rocket because they will be so rare. hahaha. Oh man the value of the oldschool muscle cars is so rediculous. For example my old man used to own a 1973 Dodge Challenger Ralley edition with a 340 motor. I saw a clone of that same car sell for around $150,000! FOR A FREAKING CLONE! It wasnt even the real thing. Oh man could you imagine if my car was worth that much in the next 30 some odd years.

04YELLOWGT · Feb 13, 2008

BUT at the end of the day your still driving a V6. Im not saying there is any thing with a V6 but its just not a V8, just can't replace the sound.

jprovence · Feb 13, 2008

I would much rather have smaller displacement DOHC V8 with solenoid controlled valves. Get rid of cam shafts. That way you can vary every aspect of the motor. Shut what ever cylinder you want down for efficiency and make it rev to at least 8000. Variably geometry turbos and manifolds to top it off. Build boost very low to build torque as well, also optimize "cam" for operating conditions. Sorry for my spelling errors.

BennyBlown2v · Feb 13, 2008

jprovence said:
I would much rather have smaller displacement DOHC V8 with solenoid controlled valves. Get rid of cam shafts. That way you can vary every aspect of the motor. Shut what ever cylinder you want down for efficiency and make it rev to at least 8000. Variably geometry turbos and manifolds to top it off. Build boost very low to build torque as well, also optimize "cam" for operating conditions. Sorry for my spelling errors.

You can get most of that technology in a Porsche, not a Ford - and don't expect it any time soon...or ever

6cly engines is fine with me, just means they will have to make the cars lighter to keep the performance anywhere near what "we are used to" - so it's a win/win situation IMO. Noble used a Ford 6-banger and some turbos in their cars, works great

CobraRed_96_GT · Feb 14, 2008

jprovence said:
I would much rather have smaller displacement DOHC V8 with solenoid controlled valves. Get rid of cam shafts. That way you can vary every aspect of the motor. Shut what ever cylinder you want down for efficiency and make it rev to at least 8000. Variably geometry turbos and manifolds to top it off. Build boost very low to build torque as well, also optimize "cam" for operating conditions. Sorry for my spelling errors.

+1, i'd rock a direct port, solenoid valve 4.0 liter V8. Maybe high crompression with some REAL internals. Nitrous kits would be the first mod, lol

Notchbck93 · Feb 14, 2008

2002MineralGray said:
Ok so like many of you I love the power and the sound of an American made V8 engine. I was raised around all sorts of muscle cars growing up from Cudas and Challengers to Mustangs and GTOs. Well we all know the sad end the original muscle car era came to by the mid 70s. Well there is talk of it happening agin by the year 2020!

Read here if your interested: http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=455013&topart=utes

yup and car's were suppose to fly by 2010 so they said in the mid 80's.

justinschmidt1 · Feb 14, 2008

I would drive a turbo 6 stang...be a lot faster than i am now haha

DCjuggalo · Feb 14, 2008

whywould they do that? it uses the same amount of gas right? i mean you cant make power without fuel

XtorT'r · Feb 14, 2008

DCjuggalo said:
whywould they do that? it uses the same amount of gas right? i mean you cant make power without fuel

Keep in mind as technology improves the internal combustion engine we often get more power from less fuel. I don't know enough about this eco boost setup yet though.

HurricaneJesus · Feb 14, 2008

So they want us to trade 24 mpg on 87 octane with nice exhaust sound for 26 mpg on 93 octane with a 'angry-whiny-bees' exhaust?

Poisoned Pony · Feb 14, 2008

another reason to solidify the fact that I'm keeping my current Mustang and not buying new

04GTMustang · Feb 14, 2008

Poisoned Pony said:
another reason to solidify the fact that I'm keeping my current Mustang and not buying new

oh yeah mine is staying with me forever. we have been through to much to part from one another lol. it might be kinda cool though to have a turbo 6 if the internals are just as strong as the terminators. cause heck just simply replace that turbo and upgrade the fuel system and up the boost lol.

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