Exitspeed
11-03-2009, 04:08 PM
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/03/ford-ecoboost-34-hot-rod-sema-2009/
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/ecoboosthotrodlive_lead.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/ecoboosthotrodlive_10.jpg
Putting modern engines into new cars isn't anything new, but this '34 3-window coupe in the Ford display isn't like anything we've ever seen before. Detroit Street Rods has wedged the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 underneath the hood, making it the first rear-drive application for the twin-turbocharged engine. Packing 400 horsepower and 400 lb-ft torque, this little coupe has the potential to surprise quite a few people at stoplights.
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the car is how the engine is packaged. The dual Honeywell turbochargers have been moved to the front of the motor among various aluminum tubing routing air and exhaust gases, and a single, large exhaust cone exits above the front fender on each side of the car. It's not a rumbling V8, but it looks just as good and is just as fast too. You can read more details about the car in the press release after the jump, or check out our high-res gallery below.
I admit I'm not a huge muscle car or hot rod fan, so I was wondering what you guys all thought of this? Is this cool? Or is it blasphemy?
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/ecoboosthotrodlive_lead.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/ecoboosthotrodlive_10.jpg
Putting modern engines into new cars isn't anything new, but this '34 3-window coupe in the Ford display isn't like anything we've ever seen before. Detroit Street Rods has wedged the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 underneath the hood, making it the first rear-drive application for the twin-turbocharged engine. Packing 400 horsepower and 400 lb-ft torque, this little coupe has the potential to surprise quite a few people at stoplights.
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the car is how the engine is packaged. The dual Honeywell turbochargers have been moved to the front of the motor among various aluminum tubing routing air and exhaust gases, and a single, large exhaust cone exits above the front fender on each side of the car. It's not a rumbling V8, but it looks just as good and is just as fast too. You can read more details about the car in the press release after the jump, or check out our high-res gallery below.
I admit I'm not a huge muscle car or hot rod fan, so I was wondering what you guys all thought of this? Is this cool? Or is it blasphemy?