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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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SVT Tsunami

Wht do you think.
Supercharged 6.8L V-10, 512 HP, 640 ft-lbs
http://www.gearfx.com/temp/detnews/B...?truckblog.com
I like this part:
"This powerplant, also slated for use in the next generation Lightning, is more than adequate for propelling Ford's largest and heaviest weapon."
 
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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Why? That would be an awesome powerplant in the Lightning, but why burden it with a 7,000 pound Super Duty chassis? SVT is supposed to be about total performance, and I don't see this thing fulfilling the SVT requirements. Personally, I hope this is just a test bed for the new Lightning powerplant.

I don't get it?
 
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 02:16 PM
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I second the above statement!

and repeat the one i posted from another topic.

In a F350 platform. Is ford on drugs? That weight is going to kill it. Since when has the Superduty been great at road manors not to mention handeling and superduty remind me of government and worker. Can you say oximoron?
 
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 02:49 PM
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THAT'S COOL!
but i do agree, they need that engine in the f-150's, not the superduty. can you say srt-10 killer?
 
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 03:15 PM
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Ditto, but at least they are trying something new and offering something besides the stupid Adrenalin.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 03:22 PM
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It's almost like an article form The Onion. I can't believe ford would actually name a vehicle "Tsunami" after recent events.

I don't understand why they would go through all this while the Diesel's are getting so much HP hype and a lot better mileage. This looks like a waste of Ford resources to me. They need to be developing a ~3.0 liter diesel to put in the 1/2 tons, Rangers and SUVs that will get 25+ mpg. This is almost Dodge silly.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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This truck was an APRIL FOOLS JOKE ... the guy who did it runs the gear fx website and if you look around on there he is pretty big onto computers so it wouldnt be much of a stretch for him to photochop that tease of a truck.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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"It's almost like an article form The Onion. I can't believe ford would actually name a vehicle "Tsunami" after recent events. "

I agree, I'm this close (-) to calling shenanigans based on the name alone.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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Yeah, it is a definite april fool's joke. Ford would not risk international embarassment by naming something after an event that just killed 300,000 people.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 11:17 PM
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SVT Tsunami is definately an april fools joke. Check out the link below. Does the picture in the corner look familiar?


http://www.car-data.com/xpage.reviews/rp.template.asp?mfg=ford&model=superduty&writer=cw
 
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 06:44 AM
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Hmmm, it will be interesting to see if anything will be offered as a performance variant on the SuperDuty frame though...
 
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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Hmmm, it will be interesting to see if anything will be offered as a performance variant on the SuperDuty frame though...
They already do! It debuted in December of 2002
 
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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Good point.
I was thinking it would be nice though if the Harley Davidson trucks had a little extra hp...
Just bump up the boost on the 6.4 a little over the regular engine, and advance the timing on the V10 so that it runs best on premium, but still runs on regular as well without pinging.
And drop the 5.4l on that spec as well.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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I have often wondered myself why the Harley performance wasn't raised...
 
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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 07:34 AM
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IMO they only wanted it as a "marketing" seller not a performance package!
 
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