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Got a cocky friend w/an 89 Taurus SHO. Should I attempt to shut him up, or accept the fact...??
98 CSVT silver frost
mods: 893 fogs, 2 12" free airs, alpine HU
future mods: LED taillights, In door 8's...who knows?
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How modded are you vs. him? How well does the SHO run vs. your car?
Stock for stock and same skill behind the wheel, I strongly believe the 89 SHO will take you in a straight-line race. They were the lightest and fastest of the bunch (I know as I had one that I modded up).
The Yamaha 3.0 V6 is still one of my all-time favorite engines. They just get better with age and they are damn-near bulletproof, unlike almost every accessory surrounding it in the engine bay.
JaTo
e-Tough Guy
Missouri City, TX
99 Contour SVT
#143/2760
00 Corvette Coupe
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I would accept the fact  I also used to have an 89 SHO, and it was quick, torquey too. Unless your buddy isn't such a great driver, I'd leave it alone, if he is cocky now, and you guys go at it and he wins..he'll be even worse 
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I have no life
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Accept the fact. I have plenty of experience. Ask ask XChang what his highly moded SVT against my stock Gen. 2 SHO. Well owned.
-'96 SE MTX 3L
-'98 SVT 1,173 of 6,535
-'05 Mazda 6s, loaded, g/f's ride
-Need a 96-00 manual on CD? PM or email me
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Yep. I have a friend with a '94 SHO and it definitely feels stronger than my SVT. Which is why I hope to get a 3L someday to truly "compete" 
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98' Contour SVT
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05' Mazda 6s
Audio/Visual enthusiast because it's one of the many things I went through 4 years of hell for
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Sorry, that link didn't work...but the stock 0-60 time for the '89 SHO is 6.6 sec 
98' Contour SVT
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05' Mazda 6s
Audio/Visual enthusiast because it's one of the many things I went through 4 years of hell for
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Just do it... Why do people feel that they will only go into a race if they KNOW they are going to win? Depending on what you have done, and what kind of shape his SHO is in, you could easily make it a close race... But that's ofcourse at a "track"...
Mark
2000 Black CSVT
3.0L Hybrid - 206fwhp & 195fwtq
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I got beat by a SHO that the dude only payed $200 for. That kinda peeved me.
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i think your cocky friend has the edge...but i know how you can win.....check my SIG.....lolollol.....seriously....u'll win w/ that
E1 CSVT
s/c-----x
turbo---x
3L------check
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