What do you think of the SHO i think there nice! :D

Sho's are very fast, reliable, and just amazing. Stock packing 220 hp with 220 ftq,
I drive a 1994 gen 2 ATX, im at 115,000k and its running great.
My first SHO Was at 220k... never head one serios problem.
They are very cheap and insurance is great.

i knew a guy that had one...white with blue racing stripes. he had a bunch of engine mods done (although i forget what they were). all i knew is the car was very quick. he had nos on it too...all in all it was a unique car...i think the SHO is kind of a sleeper....

Slooooowwww. And it's a ford.

a ford... with a Yamaha engine

Nothing wrong with SVT Fords , the early SHO Taurus used the yammy v6 but later models use a 3.4 litre v8 sourced from a Euro-Ford platform i believe . If you like sport sedans it's not a bad car .

I think it's a great car, in fact when they came out I wanted one,
I really like the Yamaha engine the double plenum intake is a work of art.
(IMG:http://home.pon.net/hunnicutt/images/91shoV6.jpg)
I wish we had something similar on our Tib’s :crying:

the 3.4 V8 was designed by Ford and Yamaha it had 235hp @ 6100 & 230 lb-ft @ 4800 and a 6800 RED LINE :w00t: but was only available in automatic
The V6 was 5 speed only till 1993 and had 220hp @ 6200 RPM 200 lb-ft @ 4800 RPM
I would still love to drive one

good info , is the engine used still or is production stopped .

Ford hasn't made the SHO for a number of years now. IMO the best one was the first with the V6.

I breifly thought about putting an SHO engine into a Pinto. It can be done RWD with a production bellhousing out of I think an Aerostar. I had second thoughts and figured a turbo Duratec would be better(and fit better).

not to bad of a car, but stay away from the auto's at all cost, they have horrible trans problems.

Let's not forget about venerable Ford Festiva Shogun (7 built if I remember right). Jay Leno owns one of them. Tiny little Festiva with the SHO motor mounted in the rear ... with lots of suspension mods of course. Here's a link with some info and pics of the one Jay owns.

The 3.0 and 3.2 V6s from the early SHOs are variations on the normal Vulcan V6 that has been in production since the first Taurus rolled off the line.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_SHO_V6_engine
The newer SHO V8s are where the first version of a new engine, still in production in Land Rovers, Volvos and others.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Yamaha_V8_engine
:thumbsup:

they were nice for their time..but it has pasted....

and remeber ...First On Race Day! FORD FTW

i had a 69 mach1 mustang 450hp small block..topped out at 175mp!!
a 74 ford courier witha 351w stuffed in it and 10.5"wide 15s that fit under the wheel wells ....holy night mare to drive..cousin put it into a tree!
a 67 f100 w/352fe (thats a big block!) and a three speed that was on the tree put it on the floor, aluminum intake, cam, race carb, headers, hvy duty clutch and beat a vet to 85mph....hehe...i scared him when it broke the tires loose in his ear goin from 1st to 2nd and then 2nd to 3rd....then he left me....lol

fords just like any other model when preppped right can be very fast and very relaible.....

I haven’t seen an SHO on the road in years. I owned a 1990 (3.0 liter / 5-speed manual.) It was definitely an engine in search of a car. For it’s day, Yamaha made a great engine. At 6.6 to 6.8 seconds to sixty, it was acceptably fast. Most of the power came on above 4,000 rpms, which meant it wasn’t the best car for drag racing. But above 100 mph, it could easily pull away from any stock 5.0-liter mustang. (My car was 100% stock, right down to the 16" wheels.) The car’s Achilles’ heal was definitely it’s clutch. It was extremely heavy with very poor feedback. In contrast, I thought the seats and suspension were exceptionally good. If you want performance, the automatics that appeared later in production were dog slow in comparison. Avoid them.

With regard to reliability, my car was very good. I bought it new and sold it with 78,000 miles. My only major problem was a broken engine mount. That may serve as a testament as to how hard I drove the car. (I beat the cr*p out of it everyday.) Based on conversations with other SHO owners, the SHO’s reliability was either great or disastrous. Oddly, those who claim they drove their car softly had the reliability problems. If you intend to purchase one, be sure to have a good mechanic inspect it. Those SHOs with poor reliability were really bad.

Why does everyone like the SHO so much. I know it might have been great but it was still a ford and probebly had very less resale in the end.

We had a new '91 with the Yamaha V6. Not much of a sleeper with all the cladding and duals but it was quick and fun to drive. It was the second of three Taurus' we owned.

:)

I always learn something new on the Forum.

Who would have dreamed of putting a SHO engine in a Festiva? Had to quadruple the value of the car.

I thought that putting a V8 in a Focus was 'buck wild', but I am impressed!

See:

http://www.streetracersonline.com/articles/rs8/

Byron

This post has been edited by byronguidry3732: Dec 18 2007, 05:10 PM