Now you're in my other territory Bill!!
While I have only driven my 150S for several miles over the last 15
years due to the multitude of missing parts, I did hit an indicated 125
mph in overdrive without much trouble using the proper, but tired, VS
3.4 triple-carb engine. My feeling, owning and having driven both in
stock form, is that the Twin-Cam will easily out-handle the larger 150S,
but that the 150S will hit 130 mph without too much problem, given a
lack of law enforcers, while I believe that the magazine road testers
maxed it out at 136 mph.
On the other hand, my Taurus SHO will blast past both of them in
acceleration and in top end (somewhere around 140-143 mph). But, it has
4 doors, a CD player, and it's not a ragtop so it doesn't really
count!!!
Dave (I like DOHCs) Q.
Twin-Cam and 150S OTS (both apart for now)
Taurus SHO (driven!!)
> From Bill Spohn:
> <snip>
> I don't want to sound like a broken record, but most people honestly have no
>idea what the potential of a good Twincam is. It simply feels like a different
>car completely, compared to the pushrod version, and is closer to Jaguar
>territory (actually the Weber car was faster than all but the XK 150S and I
>have blown by stock 150S cars on the track at top end, though admittedly my
>car has more than just a pair of carbs bolted on). <
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