New to the family, a little introduction and pictures.
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07-16-2010 | 07:12 AM
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New to the family, a little introduction and pictures.
just wanted to make an introduction, i recently picked up my 2006 aston martin as i felt it was time for a change as mustangs have been my stable for well over a decade now. the green car below will probably stay for sometime to come.
my name is james and i currently work in afghanistan so for now the car is parked in my garage, my brother will be in charge of starting it up weekly and taking her out for a spirited run every now and then. as you will see below i have a hard time leaving cars alone and my initial thought was not to mess with the vantage and drive it as is but after reading the supercharger thread i thought to myself that a quality turbo install and a stand alone system would solve many problems and could be cost efficient. anyway, this seems like a good group of people here and i hope to learn and pitch in when i can.
and the beast below that is locked in the garage!
and finally the car i gave up to get into the amv8
compound boost, supercharged and twin turbo making 724 hp / 780 tq at the wheels......... i miss her...........
lastly the girls finally came out after a long wait in 5.0 magazine
my name is james and i currently work in afghanistan so for now the car is parked in my garage, my brother will be in charge of starting it up weekly and taking her out for a spirited run every now and then. as you will see below i have a hard time leaving cars alone and my initial thought was not to mess with the vantage and drive it as is but after reading the supercharger thread i thought to myself that a quality turbo install and a stand alone system would solve many problems and could be cost efficient. anyway, this seems like a good group of people here and i hope to learn and pitch in when i can.
and the beast below that is locked in the garage!
and finally the car i gave up to get into the amv8
compound boost, supercharged and twin turbo making 724 hp / 780 tq at the wheels......... i miss her...........
lastly the girls finally came out after a long wait in 5.0 magazine
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07-16-2010 | 08:42 AM
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Welcome to 6speed.
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07-16-2010 | 06:54 PM
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07-16-2010 | 09:20 PM
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ford got it right with that new 4 valve 5.0, there a couple of companies that have put together bolt on cars that are running mid to low 10's and i believe one other that has put a 150 shot on there and has been in the mid 9's. the only problem i have with this set up is that the compression is so high, if memory serves it is 11:1 and built to run on 87 octane.
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07-17-2010 | 05:53 AM
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Congrats and let the modding begin...I also came from Cobras, Saleens etc...Good car for the money...but U are going to love your vantage.
Reach out to RSC's stuart (Sponsor here) and the Vantage Collection (Sponsor here too)...
Reach out to RSC's stuart (Sponsor here) and the Vantage Collection (Sponsor here too)...
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07-17-2010 | 06:32 AM
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appreciate the welcome guys and glad to see there are some other ford fans here, i was afraid i would be one of the few.
i have a few more posts before i can view the vendors links so until then.....
i have a few more posts before i can view the vendors links so until then.....
