Europeans Dig The Mustang
While we Yanks swoon for sleek Jaguars and high-winding
Italian sports cars, the Europeans hold the Ford Mustang in very
high regard. From the Fox News website:
Ford will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its iconic Mustang
in 2014, and it seems that after five decades the sports car still
has a strong fan base. According to a survey conducted by
AutoScout24, the Ford Mustang is the most-wanted classic car
among European collectors. The flattering distinction precedes
the forthcoming launch of Ford’s next-generation Mustang on
the continent.
The Ford Mustang was named as the top classic car by
thirty-seven percent of the survey’s 75,000 respondents hailing
from Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, France and Italy. The
American sports car bested the BMW M1 (twenty percent) and
the Volkswagen Beetle (eleven percent).
KAASE P-38 Cross Ram For Windsor
Engine-building ace Jon Kaase is out with a wild, new cross-ram induction
system for Ford’s Windsor engine family. It’s configured for impressive low- to
mid-range torque, and its low profile means that builders of street cars will
have lots of clearance.
Kaase says that, depending upon cam and head specs, the cross ram’s
lengthy runners hit the sweet spot of the powerband around 2,500 to 6,800
rpm, and deliver superior off-idle performance, strong acceleration, and rapid
recovery during gear changing. The system also makes some improvements in
fuel economy. It functions with factory-style and aftermarket cylinder heads,
as well as race heads, and is available as a fully assembled kit or as individual
components.
Kaase’s P-38 cross ram is supplied with an electronic control unit to manage a
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