Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 8m 12d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 09/06/06 08:52 AM Share Posted 09/06/06 08:52 AM DBOSS said: How quick we all forget untill the current Typhoon the quickest EVER Ford to come out of Aus is a V8 Boss The Legend GT-HO ran a 14.6 and the MKII GT ran 13.9,T series 14.1,Xr6T MK1 14.3With enough money the current Boss motors could run a sub 10 sec pass as do windsor and cleveland V8's 260 Boss=Dissapointing290Boss=Very enjoyableBF F6=The BEST290 TT Boss=The ultimateCYA JEFF ←No mate that hasn't been forgotton at all. But the whole point is that compared to the opposition offerings the BOSS is behind the 8 ball. The T3 is still the ONLY V8 produced by Ford Oz since the GTHO III that has had the goods over the opposite camp (on a contemporary basis). Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26066-are-ford-risking-losing-loyal-customers/page/3/#findComment-392687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBOSS Faster than any BTA,XTC,Autotech, Nizpro and Tunehouse car Member 3,918 Member For: 22y Location: D SHIRE! Posted 09/06/06 08:55 AM Share Posted 09/06/06 08:55 AM Turbo6man said: The T3 is still the ONLY V8 produced by Ford Oz since the GTHO III that has had the goods over the opposite camp (on a contemporary basis).←If you think so Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26066-are-ford-risking-losing-loyal-customers/page/3/#findComment-392688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 8m 12d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 09/06/06 09:07 AM Share Posted 09/06/06 09:07 AM Turbo6man said: DBOSS said: How quick we all forget untill the current Typhoon the quickest EVER Ford to come out of Aus is a V8 Boss The Legend GT-HO ran a 14.6 and the MKII GT ran 13.9,T series 14.1,Xr6T MK1 14.3With enough money the current Boss motors could run a sub 10 sec pass as do windsor and cleveland V8's 260 Boss=Dissapointing290Boss=Very enjoyableBF F6=The BEST290 TT Boss=The ultimateCYA JEFF ←No mate that hasn't been forgotton at all. But the whole point is that compared to the opposition offerings the BOSS is behind the 8 ball. It's not to do with the motor. It's the weight of the cars. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26066-are-ford-risking-losing-loyal-customers/page/3/#findComment-392695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBOSS Faster than any BTA,XTC,Autotech, Nizpro and Tunehouse car Member 3,918 Member For: 22y Location: D SHIRE! Posted 09/06/06 09:14 AM Share Posted 09/06/06 09:14 AM saleen said: Turbo6man said: DBOSS said: How quick we all forget untill the current Typhoon the quickest EVER Ford to come out of Aus is a V8 Boss The Legend GT-HO ran a 14.6 and the MKII GT ran 13.9,T series 14.1,Xr6T MK1 14.3With enough money the current Boss motors could run a sub 10 sec pass as do windsor and cleveland V8's 260 Boss=Dissapointing290Boss=Very enjoyableBF F6=The BEST290 TT Boss=The ultimateCYA JEFF ←No mate that hasn't been forgotton at all. But the whole point is that compared to the opposition offerings the BOSS is behind the 8 ball. It's not to do with the motor. It's the weight of the cars.←How would Turbo6man know he's only seen GT's from there rear bars Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26066-are-ford-risking-losing-loyal-customers/page/3/#findComment-392701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 22y 6m 5d Location: nowhere in particular Posted 09/06/06 09:24 AM Share Posted 09/06/06 09:24 AM DBOSS said: How would Turbo6man know he's only seen GT's from there rear bars ←Seriously, how would Jeff's T3 go against your GT? Ever had a run? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26066-are-ford-risking-losing-loyal-customers/page/3/#findComment-392708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBOSS Faster than any BTA,XTC,Autotech, Nizpro and Tunehouse car Member 3,918 Member For: 22y Location: D SHIRE! Posted 09/06/06 09:37 AM Share Posted 09/06/06 09:37 AM Falchoon said: Seriously, how would Jeff's T3 go against your GT? Ever had a run?←How would you T go against an EB xr6 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26066-are-ford-risking-losing-loyal-customers/page/3/#findComment-392712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotom Team Bute Donating Members 1,550 Member For: 21y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 09/06/06 09:42 AM Share Posted 09/06/06 09:42 AM There will always be a few diehards who want a V8.Heck, I was a loyal GM fanatic, looked at an SS ute, and jumped ship to a Ford 6 cylinder,It was a decision based on the the effective performance.Now if Ford brought out a supercharged (or turboed) 5.4 litre which put out 650Nm of factory grunt from 2000 to 5500, with a peak power of 400kW and outperformed supercars costing 3 times the price.... Then yes, I think a lot of people would consider it.My next vehicle WILL be a forced induction 8.... I would prefer it to be a factory installation (with a few mods) tom Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26066-are-ford-risking-losing-loyal-customers/page/3/#findComment-392714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 8m 12d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 09/06/06 10:10 AM Share Posted 09/06/06 10:10 AM DBOSS said: saleen said: Turbo6man said: DBOSS said: How quick we all forget untill the current Typhoon the quickest EVER Ford to come out of Aus is a V8 Boss The Legend GT-HO ran a 14.6 and the MKII GT ran 13.9,T series 14.1,Xr6T MK1 14.3With enough money the current Boss motors could run a sub 10 sec pass as do windsor and cleveland V8's 260 Boss=Dissapointing290Boss=Very enjoyableBF F6=The BEST290 TT Boss=The ultimateCYA JEFF ←No mate that hasn't been forgotton at all. But the whole point is that compared to the opposition offerings the BOSS is behind the 8 ball. It's not to do with the motor. It's the weight of the cars.←How would Turbo6man know he's only seen GT's from there rear bars ←Ah Jeff ... luv ya work ... at the end of a hard day I can always come home to a good laugh. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26066-are-ford-risking-losing-loyal-customers/page/3/#findComment-392734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapid Tornado Member 20 Member For: 19y 1m 6d Posted 09/06/06 10:17 AM Share Posted 09/06/06 10:17 AM In comparison to the LS1 and LS2 the boss v8 isn't bad you just have to remember that fords are alot heavier then holdens and when you look at the stats like torque and power:LS2 6.0L=530nm and 297kw Clubby R8 =1696kgBoss 5.4L=520nm and 290kw GT =1855kgSo for an engine that is 600ml smaller in capacity yet produces nearly exactly the same stats for power and torque ford isn't doing that bad.Although I prefer the turbo in regards to the V8 I say throw the LS2 into a GT and see if it performs as well as what the boss V8 does. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26066-are-ford-risking-losing-loyal-customers/page/3/#findComment-392737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 8m 12d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 09/06/06 10:21 AM Share Posted 09/06/06 10:21 AM Falchoon said: DBOSS said: How would Turbo6man know he's only seen GT's from there rear bars ←Seriously, how would Jeff's T3 go against your GT? Ever had a run?←In a straight line Ross he could probably shade me espercially at the higher end of the speedo - with the mods done it certainly would be a serious concern for him if it didn't. The difference is in the day to day driveability - the T3 has torque (almost linear) right from idle - the BOSS motors are much more peaky by comparison. I've driven GTs and I prefer the response of my car in everyday situations. Generally speaking when you find yourself in a situation that calls for a bit of biff the T3 will respond instantly, whereas by the time the GT works up torque, the incident has passed by, and by then the T3 is long gone and on it's way ... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26066-are-ford-risking-losing-loyal-customers/page/3/#findComment-392738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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