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Apples to filet mignon comparison. The DOHC going into the Corvette Z06 is going into a $100k halo sports car. The 7.3L was built for truck duty, with a side benefit of gathering a lot of aftermarket support. A better comparison would be the 3.5L ecoboost in the Ford GT. Still a NA...

I might have been one of those "naysayers", but honestly, I've moved on from the S550. Sexy car, and I love the looks and performance. I just don't like the direction newer cars are going. I've decided to put my energy and money into older cars that have simpler systems, and are easier to...

Quickjack Rennstands

Indeed. If a shop is going to install everything above, double the numbers above (minus the vehicle cost). While installing a screw style supercharger isn't rocket science, if you aren't careful, there's a lot of things that could go wrong. Nice work on installing all that yourself.

That car is missing a pedal

Key is weight transfer from a stand still. That's where the C8 shines. All that weight on the rear axle really helps it hook (among other computer controlled nannies). A nose heavy car, even if it weighs less, would be slower off the line in most cases. Once the cars are at speed, then it's...

I get why manufacturers are making hard top convertibles. I've yet to see a good looking soft top convertible with the top up. With the top down, convertibles are sexy. But they all look like the design was unfinished and the designers didn't know what to do when that soft top is up. Miata...

I would hope a celebrity who involves Ford in the process could a Ford engine in a Ford vehicle. Although not sure why the T5 was used

Not sure the stock bottom end of the 7.3 would be happy spinning to 7k+ RPM. The parts were designed to spin at a much lower RPM. I know tolerances are built in to the parts, so spinning stock bottom end to somewhere in the 6K rpm range would be very doable. But over 7500 RPM? Not sure I'd...

I remember in college, when a mid-70s Marquis parked next to my puny Mercury Lynx (Ford Escort cousin). I was back from the parking garage wall a couple of feet. This Marquis was a c-hair from the wall on the front bumper, and was sticking out about 6-8 feet from the back of my Lynx. I've...

Looks like a great engine to drop into one of those Ford/Lincoln/Mercury land yachts from the 70s. Would be great to have a 7.3L fuel injected big block with a 10 speed auto in a Continental Town Car, Grand Marquis, or an LTD.

Torque seems low for a forced induction engine.

It should be altered to provide double duty as a deer whistle. Those things work. I mean, have you ever hit a deer with one of those stuck to your car?

THE MEGA FIN!

AC and manual transmission.

All these class action suits against the S550. Time for Ford to just do a recall to replace the entire car.

By law, the roof is supposed to support the car in the event of a roll over. It's why A/B/C pillars are thick as hell. Not surprising the roof skin would feel solid compared to cars from the 80s/90s.

I could see where a car could see a larger than normal expected lateral force for an instant. But that number certainly couldn't be sustained. The lateral force sensor could be sensitive enough to read that initial jolt, and display it on the screen.

I like the South Main Auto YouTube channel. Eric O is very methodical with his approach, and details out his through process when he's diagnosing electrical issues. If a vehicle is having a lot of electrical issues, he will focus on one item (maybe in your case pressing the brake does not...

Of course it would never be that simple. Ford purposely changed the mounting points and connectors so people wouldn't ditch the fin.