Ecoboost Gordini

First the turbocharged Minis and now the turbo pugs have dominated all the high altitude stages over the past five years.

Ford is getting back into racing in a big way with Ecoboost prototypes at Daytona 24 and now with their GT program at Le Mans. Maybe they want to sponsor Gordon to go kick some euro ass in Dakar.

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Permalink Reply by WJM on January 12, 2016 at 1:30pm

The problem is not having a diesel, it's about forcing the petrol engines to suck air through a straw.

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Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 12, 2016 at 9:17pm

this thread turned from a conversation to what would give RG a better chance to win at Dakar into a GM vs Ford or anybody else thing. Friggin dumb.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 12, 2016 at 9:25pm

Ummm, this was a silly thread all along. I probably should have deleted the first day.

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Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 12, 2016 at 9:40pm

You were only trying to help,,, who knew of the prejudice.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on January 12, 2016 at 9:48pm

Moonshine powered Clampet mobile is my choice.

Granny cold cook up some shit to make it fly

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Permalink Reply by Scooter Wright on January 12, 2016 at 9:53pm

personally I don't care what brand he drives, I just want him to win at
Dakar or where ever he races. Just win baby!!!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 15, 2016 at 8:53pm

in the daily threads. someone (Robert) was all gussy'd up about the #345 Ford F150, Eco Boost. Well here go, doesn't sound or run like a Eco Boost , it's not, it's a South African built Ford with a 5.0 Coyote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP6LLzMHczg

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Permalink Reply by Robert Valentine on January 15, 2016 at 9:07pm

Is this the flat crank 5.0? I have driven one and it is a great engine. I just checked that would be the 5.2. In what I have observed this year it sounds to me the Gordini might need a slightly higher gear.

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Permalink Reply by Rick_G on January 15, 2016 at 9:09pm

So funny you bumped this thread back up ;)

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on January 15, 2016 at 9:57pm

I needed a place to put the footage for a future topic, and to answer the speculation

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Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on January 15, 2016 at 11:09pm

"Not gutsy "about an Ecoboost, amazed a Ecoboost, could have been that competitive. 5 Litre V8 makes more sense.
Go back to my original comment an Ecoboost, would not have been that fast , heat and other factors would have killed it. Anyway those Russians now have the best performed F150