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PainIs4ThaWeak1 wrote:
[troll]"Not bad" by what standard?? Wake me up when this 4L I6 makes >100hp/liter.[/troll]
I understand its not exactly "modern day tech", but it doesn't impress me when you put it next to something like naturally aspirated Honda K and F series engines. Though, most Honda B's are from the day in age where this 4L was produced, also made more power per liter. (With the B17, and some B18's under the 100hp/liter figure)
(Ramblings from a superior foreign automotive technology fan.) I'll show myself out now.
AMD Damo wrote:Ford Australia in Geelong here has the first Ford Falcon which rolled off the production line in Broadmeadows factory in 1960 still over there, its in the museum thing that they have there:
http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/50-y ... -z8mx.html
In that article there you see the first one that rolled off the production line in 1960, next to the FG Falcon, the latest.
I still think the best looking is the 1978 Falcon coupe "Cobra":
I love its stance, so tough.
aussiefx wrote:You have to remember that the Falcons donor car is a taxi.
Oh and that engine in FPV form produces 310kw and 565nm. Futhermore 100% of that torque is delivered from 1950rpm all the way to 5500. (You really don't want to race one at the lights)
Not bad for a 1960's design.
http://www.fpv.com.au/f6_showroom/f6
Hey I love that ambo, what's the fuel economy like?
aussiefx wrote:Now you are killing me.
I sold mine #181, in 93.
I've been sad ever since.
JustAnEngineer wrote:[/quote]P.S.: A bit of Googling turned up the specifications of the stock 4.0L in-line 6:FalconFacts wrote:4.0L 6 cyl (Fairmont Ghia)
Bore and stroke: 93 x 99 mm
Power: 162kW at 4900rpm
Torque: 361Nm at 3000rpm
Overhead camshaft, 2 valves per cylinder
Fuel system: EEC V fuel injection
Compression ratio: 9.3:1
vargis14 wrote:The last I-6 I owned was a 1970 manual on the floor Chevy Nova with the 250ci 6 in it
vargis14 wrote:JustAnEngineer wrote:P.S.: A bit of Googling turned up the specifications of the stock 4.0L in-line 6:FalconFacts wrote:4.0L 6 cyl (Fairmont Ghia)
Bore and stroke: 93 x 99 mm
Power: 162kW at 4900rpm
Torque: 361Nm at 3000rpm
Overhead camshaft, 2 valves per cylinder
Fuel system: EEC V fuel injection
Compression ratio: 9.3:1
PenGun wrote:The 292 I 6 were bullet proof. They would haul those small school buses around for ever.
PainIs4ThaWeak1 wrote:aussiefx wrote:You have to remember that the Falcons donor car is a taxi.
Oh and that engine in FPV form produces 310kw and 565nm. Futhermore 100% of that torque is delivered from 1950rpm all the way to 5500. (You really don't want to race one at the lights)
Not bad for a 1960's design.
http://www.fpv.com.au/f6_showroom/f6
Hey I love that ambo, what's the fuel economy like?
Sure, big torque numbers are great when you're trying to cut the best 60 foot times possible. That is... *IF* the car's weight + tire section width (i.e. - "traction"), and driveline can translate that power into forward motion. Again, this advantage favors the typical "I-only-race-in-straight-lines" crowd.
Different theory is applied to road course/autocross, or even your local canyon roads.
Captain Ned wrote:aussiefx wrote:Now you are killing me.
I sold mine #181, in 93.
I've been sad ever since.
I can so see that car going up and over the mountain.
Max Yasuda, Toyota Australia CEO wrote:We did everything that we could to transform our business, but the reality is that there are too many factors beyond our control that make it unviable to build cars in Australia.
aussiefx wrote:Captain Ned wrote:I can so see that car going up and over the mountain.
Here ya go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLk1EiK5R7s
JustAnEngineer wrote:http://news.yahoo.com/toyota-end-car-manufacturing-australia-062453043.htmlMax Yasuda, Toyota Australia CEO wrote:We did everything that we could to transform our business, but the reality is that there are too many factors beyond our control that make it unviable to build cars in Australia.