1998 Stock Ford Taurus SHO

http://www.points2shop.com/?ref=yz450f This is what a stock V8 SHO sounds like...not too bad.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Ford
• SHO
• 1998
• Stock
• V8

[Boshegadego]

I had an '01 Taurus SES, It felt user friendly with its midsize stance and mild V6 sound. But when the tranny goes on those, just send it to a scrap yard. Just recently, I purchased a '97 Taurus SHO, much like the one in this video. Most searches on late 90's SHO show a stock 24 valve V8, So why does mine have a 32 valve V8. Not that I'm complaining, but wtf? who's idea was it to put a truck engine in a taurus. the ranger doesn't have a V8, does it?

[yz125and85]

I don't know how much you know about SHO's...the first and second gens had 24 valve 3.0 V6's (1989-1995). The third gens had a 32 valve V8 (1996-1999). The motors in all of these cars were designed and made by Yamaha, that is why they are so fast. Originally the SHO motor was to be put into a sports car and have over 400 HP....but obviously that idea was scrapped and they put it in the taurus. Rangers have are either 4 or 6 cylinders, you have the option. Hope this helps!

[4everthesystem]

yoo does anybody know how much horse power a 00 taurus have???? hit me up plz thanks

[yz125and85]

The 2000 Taurus had 155 HP. My 1998 SHO had 235 HP....

[yz125and85]

It isn't, Aurora's suck ballsack. 0-60 is close to just over 8 sec and 1/4 mile is over 16.

[wowwowmatthew]

i have to say i had a stock 99 sho and i sold it within a year, There not that fast to much weight to pull around, i do love the black one's they look so good

[sharxtooth]

I drive a 99 SHO. sounds sweet. Gotta get the exhaust leak fixed. it goes really fast though. I am learning to drive in it... amazing car. oh yeah, and im 16...

[iamawhore1]

sure, why not, like i said, i dont know the exact number, never got it dyno tested.. sure is fun to drive though.

[iamawhore1]

the performance chip makes the most sense for the non-turbo performance mod, especially since i think both the v6 and v8 sho's both had detuned engines.

[KarlT01]

Ohh and about your SHO. Lets just say you have somewhere around 250-260 ;-) although that could be stretched. 325 hp ... you wish my brother.

[KarlT01]

The fact of the matter is. SHO auto trans. is one of the worst in Ford history. Don't even argue. Fusion 6 speed is like heaven compared to hell when you put SHO 4 speed trans next to it.

[KarlT01]

OK,OK. Sorry for being a dick. Anyways. He probably put in performance chip which can shave almost full second off of 0-60 times. There are also plenty of other mods for SHO which will put V8 back where it should be. As far as your theory about gears... it's nonsense. You can have long or short gears , different RPM range...and so on. SHO has a high revving engine and long gears. For instance shorter gears equal better acceleration but lower top speed.

[iamawhore1]

and yes, even though i never gave much thought to it now, no, there is no turbo whine. i never really noticed it because i didnt really care. and i still dont care, the guy sold me the car cheap cause he couldnt fix the ac, and its still damn fast for the 2000 i paid him. so even though you're right about the turbo deal (dont have to be a dick, though) whatever he did to the car shaved about a full second of the stock car's 0-60 time. and its not going to be beaten by a fusion sport..

[iamawhore1]

ok, seriously, does the 6 speed even make that much of a difference? how many gears do you actually use going 0-60? seriously. the top 2 gears are basically just there to give them mileage boosts. and the ATX i had wasnt slow at slecting gears, it shifted pretty quick.

[iamawhore1]

yeah, its automatic, but i though it shifted pretty quickly compared to some autos ives driven. i don't know what its actual HP rating is and i dont really care. and i know what a turbo sounds like. i dont know if its a stock trans. and i dont care what its actual HP is or if it really has a turbo, all i know, ist that i can get around 6.2-6.1 0-60, which is a lot faster than a stock SHO. jeez, you dont have to be such a dick about it. im not an expert at this, i just know how fast it is.