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Re: Y2K DSP

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Subject: Re: Y2K DSP
From: "Mike McLeish Sr." <mikemel@iquest.net>
Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 08:35:01 -0600 (MDT)
>Back to the subject: Curious also to notice that the SVO Mustang is in
>FSP and the Merkur XR4ti is in DSP.  What else, other than drive
>configuration, makes the Merkur that much slower than the SVO?

Gee, I was hoping an XR4ti expert would have answered before this, but here
goes:
Both use the same Ford 2.3L engine, but the SVO's has an intercooler which
rated it 30-40 horsepower higher.  
The SVO also came with 4-wheel disk brakes, which I don't believe the XR4ti had.

Mike McLeish Sr.  
ES SC2
(former SVO owner, and once-upon-a-time XR4ti autocrosser)


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