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Old Oct 7, 2003 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by L27Buick
wow those are fast and quiet. were those the v8 ones but i heard a supercharger, did they offer a supercharged V8?

I may be mistaken but i think that the Super Coupe'* engine was the same as the Ford Taurus SHO. Ive also heard that the sho was faster.
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Old Oct 7, 2003 | 10:27 PM
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Nope. SHO engine was made by Yamaha. Super Coupes use a 3.8 supercharged V6 by Ford.
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Old Oct 7, 2003 | 10:32 PM
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have you heard if the sho is faster of not??
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 09:31 AM
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We used to own an SHO. In my opinion i would say the thunderbird is much more powerfull. And i already know there was no supercharged V8, and no one on this topic said there was a supercharged V8 so i don't know where you are trying to come from with that.

But anyways, the SHO doesn't have the same engine as the super coupe. The super coupe has a bigger engine, which was designed by ford. The SHO has a Yamaha 3.0L V6, with a centrifugal supercharger, where the SC is powered by a 3.8L supercharged V6. I'm not sure on this, but i'm almost positive it is also a centrifugal supercharger.

They aren't Wrong Wheel Drive either, which i think would be nice in a bonneville..
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by danpuzak
We used to own an SHO. In my opinion i would say the thunderbird is much more powerfull. And i already know there was no supercharged V8, and no one on this topic said there was a supercharged V8 so i don't know where you are trying to come from with that.

But anyways, the SHO doesn't have the same engine as the super coupe. The super coupe has a bigger engine, which was designed by ford. The SHO has a Yamaha 3.0L V6, with a centrifugal supercharger, where the SC is powered by a 3.8L supercharged V6. I'm not sure on this, but i'm almost positive it is also a centrifugal supercharger.

They aren't Wrong Wheel Drive either, which i think would be nice in a bonneville..
The SuperCoupe also had the M62.
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 11:58 AM
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SHO'* also had 32 valve V8'*. Either way ford hasent made a car in along time that impresses me. t-birds along with most fords are freakin ugly.
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 12:49 PM
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The SC had an Eaton M90. What is this CSC'd 3.0? I agree that it was a V8.
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jwikoff99
The SC had an Eaton M90. What is this CSC'd 3.0? I agree that it was a V8.
Yes, the M90.

Originally Posted by danpuzak
The SHO has a Yamaha 3.0L V6, with a centrifugal supercharger, where the SC is powered by a 3.8L supercharged V6. I'm not sure on this, but i'm almost positive it is also a centrifugal supercharger.
But it was not centrifugal.
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So the newer SHO'* had a NA 3.0 V6 by Yamaha? I know older ones had the V8.
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by danpuzak
The SHO has a Yamaha 3.0L V6, with a centrifugal supercharger, where the SC is powered by a 3.8L supercharged V6. I'm not sure on this, but i'm almost positive it is also a centrifugal supercharger.
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