will 2011 have the 5.0 for sure?? how sure?
12/4/08, 08:24 PM
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You misread what he said. You said the mufflers in the rear was a Japanese thing and he responded that a '66 Thunderbird has them there. Obviously the Thunderbird isn't Japanese, which is the point he was making. He never said the Thunderbird was a muscle car/pony car.
He'll Always Come Up With Some BS to try to Defend His Rhetoric.
I Don't Know Why I Bother Feeding The Troll?
I Just Cannot Stand Closed Minded People, that Always Use Some Kind of Prejudice To Validate Their Point Of View, i.e. Mufflers Out Back Like a Japanese Car.
12/4/08, 08:29 PM
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As far as I know from what BlueII and 4Cam were saying, it was just a test program and they haven't been inclined to spend money developing it further in the current financial climate. I imagine the technology from 777 will find its way into other Ford and Roush efforts, but if 777 itself hits the street (be it as a Crate or a Roush package) it likely won't be until after the worst of this storm has passed.
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12/9/08, 09:05 AM
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You misread what he said. You said the mufflers in the rear was a Japanese thing and he responded that a '66 Thunderbird has them there. Obviously the Thunderbird isn't Japanese, which is the point he was making. He never said the Thunderbird was a muscle car/pony car.
BTW, the majority of Japanese cars do in fact have the muffler(s) at the rear of the car.
12/9/08, 09:18 AM
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Hell, the Camaro has been using rear mufflers since the '80s.
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12/9/08, 09:22 AM
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Yeah SugeKnight, they are placed for Efficient Packaging, and Aerodynamics now. We all know how Efficient those Germans and Japanese are when it comes to packaging.
12/9/08, 09:26 AM
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Not to mention that it looks wack too! Luckily, Boomtubes and Loudmouths were invented for those of us who prefer not to see mufflers when looking at the back of our Mustangs!!!
12/9/08, 09:30 AM
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What they need is a big giant chunk of black plastic out back to hide those pesky mufflers! Oughta look great!
12/9/08, 09:40 AM
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You know, the diaper doesn't even hide mufflers. Just look at that picture of the Ford Racing Mustang in the snow that was posted the other day. You can see the mufflers just as easily as you can on the '05 body style.
Gotta thank Mac for the Boomtubes! Or if those are too loud, at least Flowmaster has black mufflers that blend in and don't look too bad.
12/9/08, 09:44 AM
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Hey, I wouldn't be laughing (referring to the lol comment). You don't want either GM or Chrysler to go under. If one did, you and every other America will feel the ramificantions HARD! And if you haven't read any of the reports, Ford is in the best stance of the 3 auto makers. Relax, they are fine for a while.
12/10/08, 11:32 AM
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If this is true, would there be any incentive to paying a markup for the boss, instead of just waiting for the 2011?
12/10/08, 01:05 PM
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12/10/08, 06:22 PM
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I'd hazard a guess the muffler packaging on new cars has less to do with being efficent and aerodynamic and more to do with gas tank regs, sadly for the Mustang it killed what was pretty much a signature sound, on the plus side - no Pinto problems.
