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Title: ford sets new record
Post by: Irish_Alley on August 26, 2011, 11:14:17 am: http://autos.yahoo.com/news/built-ford-fast--2011-f-250-super-duty-tops-182-mph.html
The most remarkable thing about the F-250’s speed is that it the truck remains mostly stock. Ford says that its engineers and Oklahoma-based Hajek Motorsports only installed a high pressure fuel pump, new fuel injectors, new turbos, and modified the compression ratio. Aside from the performance modifications, the F-250 was also fitted with a roll cage, five-point harness, a drag chute, aerodynamic fairings for the front bumper, and the obligatory salt flat moon-dish wheels. The F-250’s drivetrain and transmission were stock.

so the only things left stock where the axles and transmission ?so a bigger turbo bigger injectors better heads but yet its mostly stock. i think im upset cause its a ford but happy its a american well american name that has this record
Title: Re: ford sets new record
Post by: 78 Chevyrado on August 26, 2011, 12:00:53 pm: Well if it makes ya feel any better, look into ford problems with their 6-speed auto trans in the F-150. apparently at any speed, may be 35, may be 100 it'll just downshift all the way to first gear for no reason. ;)
Title: Re: ford sets new record
Post by: bobcooter on August 26, 2011, 12:14:32 pm: That could be one undesirable event. :P
Title: Re: ford sets new record
Post by: roadrage41 on August 27, 2011, 12:03:48 am: If it makes you feel better, the Cadillac escalade is the most stolen vehicle in the u.s.

American cars are taking back the streets.
Title: Re: ford sets new record
Post by: txchainsawgogi on August 27, 2011, 02:39:57 pm: i have a feeling they left out a few details about other mods. maybe by "mostly stock" they meant it still had the factory carpet;)
Title: Re: ford sets new record
Post by: Irish_Alley on August 27, 2011, 04:16:10 pm: the way they described it the engine wasn’t stock, new programing, new heads/pistons for higher ratio and fuel injectors
Title: Re: ford sets new record
Post by: txchainsawgogi on August 27, 2011, 04:18:22 pm: no mods to the transmission or gearing? no suspension mods or lowering?
Title: Re: ford sets new record
Post by: bobcooter on August 28, 2011, 08:36:26 pm: Quote from: txchainsawgogi on August 27, 2011, 02:39:57 pm
i have a feeling they left out a few details about other mods. maybe by "mostly stock" they meant it still had the factory carpet;)
Yeah, that and they left the Ford badges on it.
Title: Re: ford sets new record
Post by: Irish_Alley on August 29, 2011, 08:50:55 am: don’t need to mod the trans if you only making one pass and don’t want to get 100k miles out of it lol. the only thing for aero dynamics looks like the air dam up front
Title: Re: ford sets new record
Post by: Dr_Snooz on August 30, 2011, 10:25:13 pm: Quote from: roadrage41 on August 27, 2011, 12:03:48 am
If it makes you feel better, the Cadillac escalade is the most stolen vehicle in the u.s.

American cars are taking back the streets.

Sounds like the streets are taking back the Escalades! LOL