New Gtho

[Kimberley Scott]

Correct me if I am wrong, but GTHO (Grand Tourer Homologated Option). Cars specifically built in limited numbers, so they could be raced in Bathurst. Traditionally a V8. Why not a hot 6, lighter front end, better handeling. Shave alot of weight of it, and give it all the good gear as standard. Mmmmm, sounds nice to me.

Scotty

[FPV 521]

  jonom said:

if they don't use the v8 then it just wouldn't be a GTHO

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I agree

[Turbo6man]

  Kimberley Scott said:

Correct me if I am wrong, but GTHO (Grand Tourer Homologated Option). Cars specifically built in limited numbers, so they could be raced in Bathurst.

Scotty

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Exactly - and as there is currently no publicity or marketing advantage for Ford to "homologate" a vehicle for racing purposes it just ain't gonna happen.

However two years from now this scenario may very well change and we may in fact see two "HOs" - one 6 Turbo and one V8 to be run in the 2008 Production Car Series.

[Mondie]

  iTec said:

funny thing about the HO, they had about 380HP wich is about 280kw, 10 less then a current GT.

To put it in proper perspective you need to consider that at the time a HO3 had 380hp the base 6 cyl XY had 130hp so near enough to triple. Can you imagine buying a production Falcon these days with triple the 190kw of the base 6? that's why the HO was such a significant vehicle at the time.

[Duc21]

  Mondie said:

  iTec said:

funny thing about the HO, they had about 380HP wich is about 280kw, 10 less then a current GT.

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To put it in proper perspective you need to consider that at the time a HO3 had 380hp the base 6 cyl XY had 130hp so near enough to triple. Can you imagine buying a production Falcon these days with triple the 190kw of the base 6? that's why the HO was such a significant vehicle at the time.

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Nicely put Mondie.......

Edited 17/03/06 12:58 PM by Duc21

[turb06]

  Mondie said:

  iTec said:

funny thing about the HO, they had about 380HP wich is about 280kw, 10 less then a current GT.

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Can you imagine buying a production Falcon these days with triple the 190kw of the base 6?

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Actually I can imagine that, but that's where its going to have to stay, inplanted in the imagination.

Dazza.

[lowfly]

  Mondie said:

  iTec said:

funny thing about the HO, they had about 380HP wich is about 280kw, 10 less then a current GT.

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To put it in proper perspective you need to consider that at the time a HO3 had 380hp the base 6 cyl XY had 130hp so near enough to triple. Can you imagine buying a production Falcon these days with triple the 190kw of the base 6? that's why the HO was such a significant vehicle at the time.

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Go for a spin in xtreme's f6 and you won't have to imagine!!!!!!!!

[Mondie]

Production is the key word here, not to take anything away from Xtreme's car, l would love to go for a blast myself

[-carty]

  turb06 said:

  -carty said:

how could ya force induct a v8, and then call it a gtho?

the originals werent S/C or T, so why do it to the new one?

GTHO = all V8 muscle, if another is to be made, make it all engine, but with big specs!

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but aint no bigger engine gonna fit in the falcon, so force fed is the way to go, I thought the engine tech was going to be borrowed from the s/c mustang 5.4L in the US if it ever got built.

Dazza.

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I never said anything about a bigger engine, could easily work a boss engine to some big specs... maybe stroker kit, bigger cams, twin throttle body, exaust etc, doing all that for a standard 5.4, could put it up into some high numbers...

[Slymeat]

  Kimberley Scott said:

Correct me if I am wrong, but GTHO (Grand Tourer Homologated Option). Cars specifically built in limited numbers, so they could be raced in Bathurst. Traditionally a V8. Why not a hot 6, lighter front end, better handeling. Shave alot of weight of it, and give it all the good gear as standard. Mmmmm, sounds nice to me.

Scotty

I allways thought it was Grand Touring /Handling Options. Thus it could be in any car.