RE: Steeda Q500 Enforcer: Driven

RE: Steeda Q500 Enforcer: Driven

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Matt Bird

1,450 posts

205 months

PH Reportery Lad

Thursday 26th April 2018
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underphil said:
The article is pretty poor in some respects, how could the author not read 480lb/ft of torque from a 5.0 n/a engine and think "that's clearly impossible!!"

Ferrari's best offering has 83 lb-ft / litre, this would be 96 !!
Valid point, though we can only go with figures supplied as we don't have the means to independently verify them. It does sound optimistic when you put it like that...


Matt

bakerstreet

4,763 posts

165 months

Thursday 26th April 2018
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This is really just a promotional article for Steeda.

I personally had never heard of them and I'd imagine there are other manufacturers that claim to be the largest manufacturer of tuning parts for the XYZ.

Still really like the look of the Mustang. There is a local guy with one that I see occasionally. His has aftermarket pipes and it sounds awesome smile

forzaminardi

2,290 posts

187 months

Thursday 26th April 2018
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Whatever the merits of the article, and the actuality of the car it covers, it does look fantastic. In my opinion adding a ducktail style spoiler makes every car look x1000 cooler.

underphil

1,246 posts

210 months

Thursday 26th April 2018
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Matt Bird said:
underphil said:
The article is pretty poor in some respects, how could the author not read 480lb/ft of torque from a 5.0 n/a engine and think "that's clearly impossible!!"

Ferrari's best offering has 83 lb-ft / litre, this would be 96 !!
Valid point, though we can only go with figures supplied as we don't have the means to independently verify them. It does sound optimistic when you put it like that...

Matt
Although I did notice that the official figures for the 2018 Coyote engine have it at 420lb/ft which is 84 lbft/litre - trumping Ferrari's best !!


irocfan

40,437 posts

190 months

Thursday 26th April 2018
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underphil said:
Matt Bird said:
underphil said:
The article is pretty poor in some respects, how could the author not read 480lb/ft of torque from a 5.0 n/a engine and think "that's clearly impossible!!"

Ferrari's best offering has 83 lb-ft / litre, this would be 96 !!
Valid point, though we can only go with figures supplied as we don't have the means to independently verify them. It does sound optimistic when you put it like that...

Matt
Although I did notice that the official figures for the 2018 Coyote engine have it at 420lb/ft which is 84 lbft/litre - trumping Ferrari's best !!
Different type of engine producing different power characteristics?

Hitch

6,106 posts

194 months

Thursday 26th April 2018
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bakerstreet said:
I personally had never heard of them and I'd imagine there are other manufacturers that claim to be the largest manufacturer of tuning parts for the XYZ.
I had a Mustang about 5 years ago in the Middle East and Steeda was probably the most prominent tuning part manufacturer used by people adding to their own cars there. That's probably because if you go on most Yank Mustang forums Steeda parts are recommended an awful lot. Their claim is therefore not a surprise to me.

Robbie K

52 posts

228 months

Friday 27th April 2018
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bakerstreet said:
This is really just a promotional article for Steeda.

I personally had never heard of them and I'd imagine there are other manufacturers that claim to be the largest manufacturer of tuning parts for the XYZ.

Still really like the look of the Mustang. There is a local guy with one that I see occasionally. His has aftermarket pipes and it sounds awesome smile
Heres a pic of the front of the main factory in Georgia:




Then they have a HQ down in Florida, and an SSV building facility in Detroit.

If you want to read more about the history and achievements of the company, the history and milestones page on the Steeda UK website "About Us" page gives a good little taster: (not sure if allowed to post a link to it?)




Edited by Robbie K on Friday 27th April 09:15


Edited by Robbie K on Friday 27th April 09:16

underphil

1,246 posts

210 months

Friday 27th April 2018
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irocfan said:
underphil said:
Matt Bird said:
underphil said:
The article is pretty poor in some respects, how could the author not read 480lb/ft of torque from a 5.0 n/a engine and think "that's clearly impossible!!"

Ferrari's best offering has 83 lb-ft / litre, this would be 96 !!
Valid point, though we can only go with figures supplied as we don't have the means to independently verify them. It does sound optimistic when you put it like that...

Matt
Although I did notice that the official figures for the 2018 Coyote engine have it at 420lb/ft which is 84 lbft/litre - trumping Ferrari's best !!
Different type of engine producing different power characteristics?
probably, having the peak torque at a lower rpm might help a bit as well as having a longer stroke - impressive though as is a relatively cheap mass produced engine

Robbie K

52 posts

228 months

Saturday 28th April 2018
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The Crack Fox said:
"I like your new car"
"Thanks, I do, too"
"What is it, a sort of Mustang?"
"It's an Enforcer"
"Enforcer?!"
"Yeah, er. Enforcer"
"Don't you work in IT?"
"I do. Server migrations, mainly, although some IT support, too"
"You're not a Mafia henchman or something, then. I mean... Enforcer"
"It's a Ford Mustang"
"It is, isn't it"
"Who's is that L200 outside, the Warrior?"
"Oh, thats Mike's"
"Which one is he"
"Him over there, little round chap that works in Accounts"
I think Ian drives the warrior. Mike is hardcore. He has the Mustang Cobra Terminator.

Robbie K

52 posts

228 months

Saturday 28th April 2018
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I hope its an automatic.

But on a serious note, isn't that what Mustangs and cars like that are for. To bring some enjoyment and escapism to most peoples lives, who are more often accountants and programmers and retailers etc, not erotic dancers in Cairo? That's what the whole "spirit of mustang thing" about personalisation and freedom is about, giving licence to expression and fun, in a too often dull world. And boy are Golf's dull.

Edited by Robbie K on Saturday 28th April 20:22

Robbie K

52 posts

228 months

Monday 14th May 2018
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