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FE Technical Forum / That is my Point, why did Ford Build a Lackluster Mustang?
« on: June 21, 2018, 01:56:48 PM »
This was the car aimed at the youth market. What was the thinking behind this marketing decision? You mention the 427 Fairlane being rare, I have never even seen one at a car show. The super high performance cars were usually a loss leader item.
Was money tight during the development of the 429/460 and 351C 351M/400?

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FE Technical Forum / 1966 to 1968 1/2 What Happened to Ford Total Performance?
« on: June 21, 2018, 12:45:43 PM »
Ford appeared to abandon it's performance image in 1966. Example In 1967 Brand X rolled out the Camaro with a 396 option that killed Mustangs 390. In 1968 Hot Rod challenged readers to send letters to Ford about it's lack of performance, resulting in the 428 Cobra Jet.
What happened internally at Ford? Was it the mountain of money spent on the Le Mans effort? In my opinion this gap in performance basically gave brand X the street performance market.

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FE Technical Forum / HD-5 Propane should be considered 105 octane
« on: April 04, 2018, 03:54:16 PM »
due to blending variations throughout the year the amount of butane and other products can change to meet a vapor spec. HD-5 is what is considered consumer grade, which is what we all get at home or in bottles.

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