A different kind of v8 vs turbo 6.

apolloxbgt · 19-06-2007, 09:03 PM

For those that don't know,ford have dabbled with turboing since long before the ba xr6t.They were playing with them as early as the xd,and again with the ea.

The aftermarket has had a few goes too,ie the Dick Johnson turbo xe's,Dick again with the xf's,which apperently wouldn't tow a caravan up a hill on a 40c day so failed the ford durabilty testing and missed out on factory warrenty backing.The likes of AIT tried it with xe's xf's and ea's.

So we come to my simple question.

If Ford had released a turbo i6 earlier,would they be selling v8's today?

Would they need to?

Think about it,hypotheticly if we had been brought up with hot turbo 6's that mopped the floor with the generals v8's of the 80's & 90's would we even want v8's?

Opinions.

View Poll Results: Would ford still have v8's if the turbo 6 was built in the 80's
Yes,ford v8's never die they just get heavier.	71	49.65%
No,Aussies would have embraced a home grown perfomance alternative.	19	13.29%
My cats breath smells like cat food.	53	37.06%
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