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  iTec said:
upgrade the existing engine to Euro IV emissions standards, extending the lifespan of the decades-old engine.

Dont count ya chickens yet tmac....there gunna have to choke the poor old girl to get in....

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Don't they just restrict the sh*t out of the exhausts which are the first thing to go anyway.

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  Dagabond said:
Dont count ya chickens yet tmac....there gunna have to choke the poor old girl to get in....

Yeah, but they'll have a couple of years more technology to combat that. Direct injection will surely take care of any losses, as will tightening up their mixture tolerances. Also, the V8s will be in the same boat.

But, Ford Australia has to survive til 2010 yet.

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that's great news! really really happy that the plant is staying open and our engineers can continue to lead ground breaking development

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I just saw this also.

I guess that means they are going to an alloy block? Lighter but I still like the cast iron one.

I thought I was going to have a clasic on my hand with this model being the last inline 6 - guess I'll just have to upgrade one more time - damn :nyaah:

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  Dagabond said:
Dont count ya chickens yet tmac....there gunna have to choke the poor old girl to get in....

When Ford went Euro 3 compliant with the BF they actually gained power and torque, so don't bet on it. Usually making the engine more efficent results in more power, unless you are Expensive Daewoo and your piece of sh*t V6 losses power when you go for Euro 3 and just recently Euro 4, 5kw down both times. The current VE V6 actually makes less power now than when it was released in the VZ.

The decision was good news, Detroit can shove the V6 up their arse, about time Ford Australia started looking after their own after they keep denying us an export market. F*** you Detroit.

Looks like another smart move from Tom Gorman to use the V6, then they figure out it will cost more to fit it, and get it past crash testing than it would to upgrade the I6. Worst president the company has ever had, no wonder he jumped before he was pushed, the company was in a good postition when uncle Geoff left and within a few years it was in deep sh*t. What a loser.

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