This Is the Best SVO Ever
 

https://themustangsource.com/wp-cont...29_low_res.jpg

This is a 1986 Ford Mustang SVO, and it has to be the best preserved SVO on the planet. It hardly has a mark or blemish on it. But the real marvel is under the hood.

Read the rest on the Mustang Source homepage. >>

I'm sure there are in fact better examples. The clearcoat on the wheels is already shot. And I'm not sure that the original shifter handle, I couldn't see the H (for Hurst) on it.

Interior looks very nice, and the exterior is very clean. Engine had some rust on it, I'm sure that's not right.

It is a great lookin' car, but they're out of their minds at $20K, I think. Perhaps I'm wrong. And it's not the best SVO ever. Those are Red and Black. :stirpot:

oops

Never drove one of these SVO's. I did drive its cousin - an '86 Thunderbird Turbo.

IIRC, these were designed with draw-through turbo plumbing as opposed to blow-through plumbing. The engineers had their reasons for this; I am guessing it might have kept the air charge from being as hot at mixture than it otherwise might have been.

The T-bird certainly was leisurely to move around until you got more enthusiastic with your right foot. You could certainly feel four additional cylinders magically appear under the hood. The dealer let me keep it for a day, and it was a lot of fun. Not at all linear in response, but you certainly could not expect it to be. I think they used a rather larger turbo that came on further up the rev range.

What fun it must have been to build up the garden-variety 2.3 in hopes of keeping it reliable once it was pressurized.

Before the EcoBoost Mustang, before the new Ford GT with its turbocharged thump, there was the MUSTANG SVO. And there is possibly no better example of such fine machinery than this SVO, which has to be the best-preserved one on the planet.

This is a 1986 Ford SVO, and it’s currently up for sale. It’s hard to believe this car is already 29 years old, and has been kept in such pristine condition. It hardly has a mark or blemish on its original Dark Gray paint job. But the real marvel is under the hood.

In the late ’70s to early ’80s, the hp WARS were a thing of the past, and Ford was looking for a solution to increase power and torque without turning to a V8. Ford tasked their engineers to build something new, and indeed they did. Those engineers built a 2.3L inline FOUR CYLINDER engine that made 205 horsepower and 240 lb-ft of torque.

It really was a revelation. Sadly, though, no one seemed to actually like the engine, and most folks still went with the standard 5.0 V8

Somehow, this car managed to survive all these years, and is now the direct lineage to Ford’s new EcoBoost Mustangs. Right now this car is for sale at RK Motors for $19,900, and while I’m not sure that’s a GOOD DEAL, it’s certainly one of the best SVOs you could ever buy.
https://themustangsource.com/wp-cont...33_low_res.jpg

Can't quote you Glenn

< Those engineers built a 2.3L inline FOUR CYLINDER engine that made 205 horsepower and 240 lb-ft of torque.>

Those are actually pretty good numbers. The Lotus Espirit Turbo was a well rated 4V DOHC turbo for the time. It wasn't until the mid 90's that they really juiced the power.

Lotus Esprit Turbo
910 (2.2L) engine

Turbocharged engines introduced in 1980 were known as the type 910, which in high compression configuration produced 215 hp and an 220 lb·ft of torque.
>>>
The S4 was succeeded in 1994 by the S4s (S4 sport), which upped power to 300 bhp and 290 lb·ft of torque, and a 0-60 mph time of 4.6 seconds.