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To: Yahootie
Plugged the advertised displacement (4.6L) into an online displacement calculator and came up with 280 cubes. Since I didn't have the bore x stroke data, 280 ci is approximate.
18 posted on 03/30/2002 6:33:04 AM PST by Jasper
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To: Jasper
I believe they're calling it a 289 still, man. Which means that a stock GT (280hp) is getting awfully close to 1 hp per cube. The MACH 1 and Cobra both exeed that, by a large margin.

Think what they'd do if they reworked the legendary 429 SCJ motor for today. I heard, in fact, that SVT did just that, as a one-off experiment and got around 700 hp with a turbo setup. I don't think we'll ever see gusto like that in a car again, though.

Anyway, thanks for the responses, guys! My latest research indicates an MSRP on the MACH 1 of about $28,000, which would appear, to today's market, to be at least reasonable. It fits the MACH, both in price and ponies, between the GT and the Cobra in the Ford lineup. Nice choices, and I'm on the market now, my '91 is getting a little long in the tooth(I bought the 302-powered LX coupe new), and GM has, for all the wrong reasons, killed their own ponycar stable(Camaro and Firebird are officially Tango Uniform).

Well, I'm off to change the oil on the LX and Mrs. Cut's Escort. Talk to Y'all later!


19 posted on 03/30/2002 6:59:38 AM PST by Long Cut
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