I was told by a reliable source that the 3rd generation SHO engine will be used in a Volvo and rated at 300 hp. Why wouldn't Ford do that for its SHO?
Thats how I read it too, but I could be wrong.RTStabler51 said:I believe the Yamaha engine in the Volve is a new complete engine....
Kind of a shame considering that engine is a work of art.Robert M said:A small amount of info. is in the Car and Driver Nov. 2004, page 108.
The Volvo which is getting this SHO V8 is the XC90. This Yamaha V8 is now 4414cc's, 311bhp@6000 and 325ft.lbs.@4000.
The article mentions how this "Yamaha V8 has been to the gym in a big way since those SHO days". "The original 3.4-litre V8 of 235h.p. has ballooned to 4.4 liters (269 cu.in.)" and now makes 311h.p. and 325ft.lbs.
This article also mentions how "perhaps for marketing reasons, Volvo officials in this country have resisted acknowledging that the engine is a reworked version of the V8 designed by Ford and built by Yamaha that once powered the Taurus SHO in the mid 90's".
It sounds like Volvo is staying away from the SHO connection??
Robert
stang99svt said:Well the V6 was, not as much the V8's.
LOL and not with puttyrpalmer said:One can only hope they learned their lesson and the camshaft sprockets are now secured to the camshafts in a more positive fashion...
-RP
rpalmer said:One can only hope they learned their lesson and the camshaft sprockets are now secured to the camshafts in a more positive fashion...
-RP