On 18 Jul 2005 15:41:30 -0400, liquidplasma
> wrote:

>"" wrote:
> > Terrible performance for a six in this day
> > and age. Ford has clearly decided to not take
> > the Japanese route and provide real power
> > (I don't even believe the current rating for the
> > 6 at all) only to the V8.
> > -Rich
>
>This is certainly a yes/no question big time.I have a friend who owns
>a mustang 2002 v6 190hp car and yes its slow.But not for the price he
>paid it was a good deal.You mentionned the v6’s of today are better
>than fords and I agree but price always plays a part in judging these
>things.Ive owned a couple of 5.0’s way back and today I own a
>Grandprix GT which has a v6 3.8liter gm engine.Im faster than fords v6
>3.8 and 4.0l but I also paid much more for my car and as for Jap cars
>i mean my god to get a good v6 engine in their cars your looking at
>35-30k Cdn.You can mod the 3.8l v6 engine by putting a supercharger
>and stage 1/2 zti cam a lifter kit in there.K/n filter with ported and
>polished manifold exhaust system etc and still be under the cost of
>most jap cars that are fast and easily look better as far as im
>concerned than any jap car.Be reasonable before knocking down american
>cars and take into account all factors before judging cause bottom
>line every car has their pros and cons dude.

I want to know how strongly that six was constructed before putting
any kind of blower on it.
-Rich