Urbanoutlaw Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 For some reason I thought you were in the UK, but looked at you profile & saw NC (I presume North Carolina), sorry about that. Got knocked in the head a few years back, some times it comes back on me. Now that I've had my Grampa Juice: You asked about emissions controls in another thread. They've been a pain since '73, some cars as early as '68. When the phased out carbs & breaker points, they got rid of a lot of junk. By the mid '80s some one figured out how to grind a cam that made decent power & burned cleaner. I'm guessing you have things like EGR, Smog pump & Catalytic Converter on the little Bronco. Before '83 we just got rid of that & the cars ran better, so when Early computer controls came into play they added sensors to most of it. You can still get rid of the catalytics until '94-'96 (Depending on model) when OBD II went into wide use in the US. Then they added sensors to the cats. Swapping your Bronco to a 5-speed would be a little work, but not impossible. Get a donor vehicle w/ all the 5-speed parts & the computer (should be in the dash, behind the glove box). This has been today's history lesson, Let's MOTOR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Bumping in: The only American cars I actually like are from corvette. Not really fond of all the others, though some cadillacs are nice. Edit: ow, and the Ford GT. How could I forget that. The thing is, driving it is more expensive then buying it. That think drinks oil as if it's water/Coca Cola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 Definately a history lesson indeed. Well, I actually would... it's just dad's daily driver and I've never done anything 'major' like that. Otherwise it'd be nice, especially considering the tranny has 28X,000 miles on it O.O And er, Jace.. from Corvette... you mean from Chevy.. the Corvettes? Lol. I'd be willing to bet you havn't seen a fourth of 'American' cars buddy. Heh. Reminds me, my Uncle by marriage or something has a 63? Galaxie... no rust.. but the inside is torn up a bit, and it's just sitting.. rotting away. But I have a Mustang (Older.. fox bodys I think they're called?) resourceman right there. Him, his son.... and his son's son, which are both my cousins.. and one is alittle younger than me. My uncle's truck (Don't remember the year.. has a 302 in it.. 94 maybe) is a beast, too... we'll be going down the highway.. and he'll put it into overdrive and stomp it. We'll be spiniing at 60MPH, haha. Was pretty fun, might be why the transmission quit out on him coming back from SC. BTW, what stateside are you from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 (edited) '63 Galaxie? That just cries for a 390 w/ a Sixpack (if it doesn't have one already)! Jace - Sorry, Ford GT are way expensive, the only ones I can afford are in Gran Turismo. Edited June 7, 2007 by Urbanoutlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Yeah well.. Corvettes are fairly expensive too. And I've seen American cars, but I find them to bulky. Don't really like muscle cars. Though Mustangs look pretty cool, I really can't see why the camaros are nice. But I guess that's typical for Europeans, liking all those Aston Martin and Mercedes type of cars. DB9 is my favorite car BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Anyone remember back in the early 90s when the Taurus SHO was better than the BMWs that were twice the price? That was a good car that died an early death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Jace - Thanks about the Mustang. Yeah I almost miss when dinosaurs roamed the highways, big cars tipping the scales at over 5000 lbs. (2.5 metric tons). I think our little buddies, the OPECers miss 'em to. I could do a DB9 or a Jag Silverstone. Righty - I got a buddy that has one, would only sell for insane $$$. I also remember the Shogun, a Festiva (Ford had them built by Kia, subcompact w/ 1 L I-4) that some one gutted & instaled the Tauras SHO drive train in place of the backseat. Ford wanted no part of these things & refused to sell to the outfit making them. They got the parts by buying left over SHOs when dealers cleared out their inventories at the end of the year & cannibalized the cars. Not to be confused w/ Mitsubishi Shogun. If you're interested, look here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Festiva Happy motoring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Shogun(ford) is a cool car, I'd never drive one. I don't like small cars. My 01 Taurus is on the border. I drove a focus - it handled nicely, accellerated fast (the 2.0 zetec didn't know what low end torque was) but it was just too small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Drove a late '80 jetta, same thing on the low-end torque. They (both cars) probably went with a light flywheel so they would rev a little higher. Just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 Never seen a shogun.... buy this dude I know, his mom drives a pink Asphire... (Festiva sedan?) it's funny looking. I like the way V-dubs look.. too bad they're like they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 check out the site listed in post #57 to see a shogun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Festivas and Aspires were korean built cars for Ford Edit: were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 Did anyone hear about Hyndai having "better quality" cars for 2007? O.O What is the world coming to?/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Hcd (Hyundai California Design) has put out some awesome looking cars, I think their design studio is in San Diego but don't Quote me. Those guys have come a long way in 20 years. Check out the Hellion - http://www.hyundaiusa.com/vehicle/availablesoon/hellion.aspx One of my favorite cars in Gran Turismo 4 is the HCD 6, it reminds me of a Korean Batmobile. Test drive one today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 Eh, I don't like them... and can't stand people that race their Tibbys at the stoplight. They're the only car I think looks decent, but geez.. they're just slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I won't argue that, & I have a '96 Geo tracker (it has a killer stereo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 I kinda raced a 3.5 dodge charger today. I'm surprised, I was actually ahead until about 30, then he started to pull on me. Either my car got a lot of power I didn't know about, or those things are slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 I think you forgot the part where he didn't know you were racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righty Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Actually I was kidding about the not knowing about the race part. Apparently it was a 2.7 charger. Still, that brand new car almost got beat by a 6 year old Taurus that isn't running well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 The Tauruses aren't so bad, even the 3.0s move along. The 3.8s use the same engine as my Mustang so if wanted to do a little work, the parts are there. The 3.8s are also packed in pretty tight & can be a bitch to work on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 @Right: I saw a SHO Taurus the other day... it was black, pretty nice condition. I don't like them, but apparently they're quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 (edited) The last ones had a 3.4 V8. Think I'd rather work on a 3.8 again. EDIT: PS, thanks for the rep. Edited June 11, 2007 by Urbanoutlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 3.4L V8? o.O Sounds kinda small. OT:And yeah dude, no prob. I dunno if Oskar has PM'd you (or Vincent) yet, because my browser is really screwy. Apply in the gang system, if you will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanoutlaw Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 You should see the displacement on some of the older Formula cars, under 3.0. Resume forthcoming. Just need to sort my digital camera. Authorities can neither confirm nor deny the validity of any photos. Not to be a pitchman, have you tried Firefox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherman Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 I'm not even gonna try it on this thing, the way it runs. Otherwise <3FF. Not the smartest when it comes to real things like that.... what's with the whole liter measuring thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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