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I think it's wise to go with Travis on this one.
By Dave Shoe - 11/19/2001 12:45:44 PM; IP 12.2.11.131
I'm very interested in learning more about C4 applications behind an FE, and there was a really cool thread on it about a month or two ago (I can't find it right now).

This thread got me to realizing the C4 is powering a lot of nitrous injected 5.0 and 5.7 blocks which put out up to 1000 horsepower. It's obviously been looked at very closely by some tranny shops. Apparently there is one tranny shop that is selling one which has been adapted to fit the FE. Quoting from a magazine article, that thread mentioned the shop has a 700HP version and a 1000 HP version of the FE-compatible C4.

I suspect there may be some streetability issues with this expensive and hevily modified C4 transmission, but the thread did make it sound (perhaps incorrectly) as though the C4 could be run on the street.

I will be looking further into this to try to determine whether the C4 can have a competitive advantage behind an FE in certain racing (or street) applications. Presently, I believe the potential advantage is oriented only toward small, lightweight vehicles.

As for the Boss Martians, they're a current group out of the Seattle/Tacoma area. THe Boss Martians have written the finest hot rod tunes of the past decade. Evan is certainly a car nut, but his writing is so technically oriented that he's gotta have some hard core racing friends who give him guidance on the lyrics.

Several years ago Evan wrote a song about plopping a 427 into a '53 coupe (the Boss Martian's "My Ford Sedan") and it put a big smile on my face. More recently, his album, "Move!" has written about how he sold some Fords to buy a '54 Ford wagon and convert it into a rolling beer keg, How his 429 powered '52 shoebox Merc was trounced twice at the stoplight by a "chick" in a 427 powered '39 coupe. Another tune is a great song about his 383 SuperBee. Other tracks tend to be surf oriented (not Beach Boys surf, real surf). They also have strong "garage rock" influences and several years ago wrote a fun album dedicated to Boeing. Man, if you ever wanna hear a hot rod album about Boeing aircraft, this is it. The Boss Martians always make me smile. While much of their music is in the surf-instro genre, their forte is writing the most technically enjoyable hot rod tunes I've ever heard. I apologize for ranting excessively about music that many people will not be interested in, but, heck, it's just in fun.

Shoe.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9361&Reply=9361><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9361" onclick="return false;">Fe & c4?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>11/19/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9361', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9361') }); </script>  Fe & c4? -- Mike McQuesten, 11/19/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9362&Reply=9361><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9362" onclick="return false;">FE427 and C4 is a hot combo in a lightweight Ford.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>11/19/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9362', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9362') }); </script>  FE427 and C4 is a hot combo in a lightweight Ford. -- Dave Shoe, 11/19/2001
 RE: Boss Martians? -- Mike McQuesten, 11/19/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9369&Reply=9361><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9369" onclick="return false;">RE: FE427 and C4 is a hot combo in a lightweight Ford.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Travis Miller, <i>11/19/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9369', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9369') }); </script>  RE: FE427 and C4 is a hot combo in a lightweight Ford. -- Travis Miller, 11/19/2001
Collapse <b>I think it's wise to go with Travis on this one.</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>11/19/2001</i></font>I think it's wise to go with Travis on this one. -- Dave Shoe, 11/19/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9374&Reply=9361><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9374" onclick="return false;">RE:Thanks and keep 'em comin'</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>11/19/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9374', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9374') }); </script>  RE:Thanks and keep 'em comin' -- Mike McQuesten, 11/19/2001
 Boss Martians handy link here... -- Dan Davis, 11/20/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9383&Reply=9361><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9383" onclick="return false;">RE: Fe & c4?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>ANDY, <i>11/19/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9383', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9383') }); </script>  RE: Fe & c4? -- ANDY, 11/19/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9396&Reply=9361><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9396" onclick="return false;">RE: Fe & c4?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>11/20/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9396', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9396') }); </script>  RE: Fe & c4? -- Mike McQuesten, 11/20/2001
 RE: Fe & c4? -- chilly460, 11/20/2001
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