What The Hell?

"Jdrentarol" (jdrentarol) 02/24/2016 at 09:06 • Filed to: None

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I saw one of these:

That had one of these:

Steve in Manhattan > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:12

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Silver, chrome wheels, MD tags - that might very well be my old car (sold 2001). Did you notice whether it had cloth upholstery?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:13

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The weirdest thing about that is, they could have just bought one of these.

wiffleballtony > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:20

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Torque steer!

Jdrentarol > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 02/24/2016 at 09:20

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Nope, it was definitely a 1999 Taurus. I could recognize those quad headlights anywhere.

Jdrentarol > Steve in Manhattan 02/24/2016 at 09:21

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Naw, it just ripped past me, but I could recognize that noise anywhere. And it was silver. Found it in KC, saw it right here.

Jdrentarol > wiffleballtony 02/24/2016 at 09:23

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Something like this

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:25

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No I’m saying instead of putting an LS into a Taurus the could have just bought an Impalla SS, if the Reeeally wanted a bigger V8 in their FWD economy class family sedan. I mean the late 90's SHO had a V8 too but it was only 3.4l. I think the w body SS has a 5.3l LS4.

wiffleballtony > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:25

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Probably much worse, doesn’t have the donks to increase the rotational mass.

Jdrentarol > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 02/24/2016 at 09:25

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But... but... sleeper car....

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:26

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If your heard it, you probably heard a SHO. Those Yamaha V8's sound awesome. Of course someone could have swapped in an LS4.

MultiplaOrgasms > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:27

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I too want the ability to spot LS swapped Ford Taurii.

Jdrentarol > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 02/24/2016 at 09:28

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It was an LS2 or LS3. It sounded Corvett-y

Jdrentarol > MultiplaOrgasms 02/24/2016 at 09:35

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It’s not that hard, just look for something retardedly fast and loud.

itschrome > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:38

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probably a SHO with an exhaust leak. I’m not sure how you’d hook an LS up to a FWD set up. But i’m also no mechanical engineer. the Yamaha V8 sounds wicked when given a good exhaust and burblely with an exhaust leak

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > MultiplaOrgasms 02/24/2016 at 09:38

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Bonus points for the latin

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:42

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Impala/Gran Prix had a sideways LS motor.

The Yamaha V8, while awesome, did have some very expensive failures. Notably things to do with cam shafts that lead to many many broken pieces inside the engine. Someone may have decided to do a Chevy swap instead of looking for another Yamaha.

Or it may have just been the stock engine with straight pipes instead of mufflers.

Steve in Manhattan > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:43

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A couple times in the 15 years since I sold it I’ve seen a silver one, but they always have leather or the wheels aren’t chrome (which I hated). That was a very reliable car. Miss it sometimes.

Jdrentarol > itschrome 02/24/2016 at 09:44

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It wasn’t a SHO, it didn’t have any badges at all, except for the regular Taurus badges. I would know if it was a SHO.

Jdrentarol > Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius 02/24/2016 at 09:44

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Nope, I know what I hear. That was an LS2/3

MultiplaOrgasms > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:46

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The words “1990s Ford Taurus”, “retardedly fast” and “loud” should only make sense in a sentence when arranged like this:

1990s Ford Taurii are retardedly fast desintegrating and OMG THE EXHAUST JUST FELL OFF.

Jdrentarol > MultiplaOrgasms 02/24/2016 at 09:51

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Hahaha but seriously it was fast as fuck and loud as hell because engine swap

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 09:57

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I think you heard a Yamaha/Cosworth V8 with an exhaust on it.

These cars can seriously sound amazing.

Jdrentarol > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/24/2016 at 09:59

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It was not that, it was an LS2

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > itschrome 02/24/2016 at 10:00

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The LS4 is a transverse LS V8. So it’s possible, but not likely.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 10:02

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Sorry bro, I’m calling shenanigans on your so called ability to identify an LS2 vs a SHO motor. I’m calling further shenanigans that you can identify LS2 vs LS3.

Exhaust systems are cheap and easy to install/have installed and drastically change the sounds of engines.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > MultiplaOrgasms 02/24/2016 at 10:02

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Bro, Taurus SHO’s in the 90's were pretty psycho fast for their time and didn’t look it at all.

Jdrentarol > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/24/2016 at 10:04

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Either LS3 or LS2, but it was an LS. There were no badges on the back, and no spoiler, so....

nerd_racing > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 10:06

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I’m still betting it was a V8 SHO engine with an exhaust/broken off exhaust. The one pictured in your thread is an SHO. I got obsessed with them for a short time when my dad had a duratec taurus and lamented he should have gotten the SHO V8. I had a lot of fun with that duratec between rear strut changes and motor mount changes...

BigBlock440 > itschrome 02/24/2016 at 10:09

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I’m not sure why people assume that if they’re dropping in an LS it would still be FWD.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 10:16

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Have you never heard of someone debadging a car or not liking the spoiler? I actually think the spoiler is terrible and if I had one I’d take it off. Maybe it got rear ended and they replaced the back end with stock Taurus parts to save money?

There’s all kinds of possibilities here.

CalzoneGolem > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 10:23

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SR20

DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 10:43

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I’m with the general crowd here and thinking it’s a debadged SHO. I’ve driven a couple of them, and holy hell they’re quick.

A friend of mine /almost/ bought one, before getting a first-gen Aurora with the Autobahn package, which was also a pretty decent car and quick for what it was.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 10:45

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No you didn’t.

There’s no way, no how there’s anyone in this world stupid enough to waste the time/money/resources to put an LS motor in a blob Ford Taurus when they could just buy a 2006+ Impala SS.

Wurrwulf > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 10:49

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You sure seem confident for someone who didn’t see under the hood.

Sweet Trav > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 10:53

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SR20 Bro

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 11:28

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Aren’t you the guy who thought radar detectors are illegal?

Yeah, I don’t think you’re a very credible source my man... What you heard was a SHO with exhaust work.

Considering most American V8's sound similar, and your lack of knowledge in the automotive field, as seen through you thinking that detectors are illegal, I also doubt your ability to make out an LS2 basesbased purely on sound alone....

MultiplaOrgasms > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/24/2016 at 11:48

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Well so was a BMW 540 and that one had ZERO go fast appearance.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > MultiplaOrgasms 02/24/2016 at 11:59

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well what i’m saying is that the SHO is definitely a fast car

Jdrentarol seems to be convinced that the original motor couldn’t have been in the car becuase it was loud and fast. both of those things were 100% capable with the stock engine.

Jdrentarol > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 02/24/2016 at 12:00

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The radar detector was a troll post btw

Jdrentarol > Sweet Trav 02/24/2016 at 12:00

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Maybe

Jdrentarol > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 02/24/2016 at 12:00

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It’s called sleeper

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 12:19

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People who want sleepers put LS3s in B-Body Caprices or Crown Vic, not a ugly FWD Taurus with a transmission made of glass.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 12:59

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Oh NOW you’re saying it was a troll post, after everyone ripped you a new one 

Do me and everyone else here a favor bud, don’t make claims you can’t back up.

You’re out SR20-ing SR20 YO

Jdrentarol > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 02/24/2016 at 13:02

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It was! And I have a new post that is NOT A TROLL POST. NOT. A. TROLL. POST.

Find it here .

Alex B > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 02/24/2016 at 15:18

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IDRIVEACLS63AMG?

ranwhenparked > Jdrentarol 02/24/2016 at 21:39

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And you are absolutely, positively, sure you didn’t see this?

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Alex B 02/25/2016 at 00:27

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yes, he’s getting dangerously close to IDRIVEACLS’S level of idiocy.
hard to believe, but a rare specimen of a special kind of special has appeared

Jdrentarol > ranwhenparked 02/25/2016 at 08:30

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I’m pretty sure I didn’t see any SHO badges or anything...

mycarneverruns87 > Jdrentarol 02/25/2016 at 16:03

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There is a 0% chance that car had an LS and there is a 0% chance you could tell the sound difference between and LS2 and LS3 that you think were in the car. Not to sound hateful but the swap makes no sense. You say “because sleeper” and that is what is is because it is likely a SHO debadged for that reason. To do the swap a person would have to source and LS4 and transaxle assembly and somehow get it to fit which would be waaaaaay too costly and time consuming when they could get an Impala SS as everyone suggests. The SS would still be a sleeper too.