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The Obsidian SG1, one very mean Stang!!

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Old 04-29-08 | 04:13 PM
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Thumbs up The Obsidian SG1, one very mean Stang!!


















We're not too sure about everything that goes around the engine and drive train, but nobody is going to argue with the guns this car is packing. A stroked SVO 351W V8 good for 392 cubic inches, two, count 'em, two Rotrex superchargers feeding two air-to-air intercoolers and firing up for over 830 HP and 770 lb.ft. of torque. That monster drives a Tremec 5-speed with a set of steering wheel mounted paddle shifters which cranks a Mittler Brothers 9" rear end. Really damned impressive.

It's all the other stuff that has us down. While it does sport a tube frame and a hidden roll cage, they managed to duct and reshape a little too much of the car. And while we know the mesh is high quality, it just has a certain Pep boys feel to it. The current Mustang headlights are worked into the nose, and we really can't complain too much about them, but that seems like a weird choice. And don't get us started on all the gee gaws and gadgets in the interior. A cabin should be an office and the business should be driving, not fiddling with a 3000W kicker sounds system and a 10.5" LCD screen. Nonetheless, this is a damn impressive piece of machinery, even if it needs to have a couple hundred pounds of electronics garbage tossed to the curb.
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Ohhhhhh yeahhhhh
Old 04-29-08 | 05:17 PM
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ooooh i wouldn't even mind taking a tamed-down version of that...
Old 04-29-08 | 05:50 PM
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Good god!

A bit excessive, isn't it?!?
Old 04-29-08 | 11:06 PM
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OMG! daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!

I dont like fords, not even mustangs. but OMG i want one of these!
Old 04-29-08 | 11:13 PM
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DAYUM that looks sexy as hell.
Old 04-29-08 | 11:22 PM
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last time i saw this it had a flat black paint
Old 04-30-08 | 02:44 AM
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Thats a pretty damn cool Stang!!
Old 04-30-08 | 05:21 AM
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351W, my fav engine!
Old 04-30-08 | 11:31 AM
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Usefullness of twin intercoolers without adequate airflow = ZERO
Old 04-30-08 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by LOWFAST
Usefullness of twin intercoolers without adequate airflow = ZERO
welcome to ClubLexus Lowfast.

the Mustang's intercoolers are directly fed by the two hood scoops...

I'm not really seeing inadequate airflow with that design, not to mention vents next to it that will make sure that the air is constantly moving..
Old 04-30-08 | 12:47 PM
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Holy damn... Me likey!!!
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looks hard
Old 04-30-08 | 01:42 PM
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Rotrex superchargers.
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