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Old 02 May 2002, 05:22 PM
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So.... ?

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Old 02 May 2002, 06:04 PM
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Not really helpful, but I had a m8 years ago with a Mk ll "Savage Cortina" with a V6 unit. Supposedly a limited edition approved conversion based on 200E/GT.
Don't think it was a 2.3 though
Old 02 May 2002, 06:13 PM
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Mk IV Ghia was a 2.3 v6
Old 02 May 2002, 07:20 PM
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yeah they are made by ford.. what do you want to know?

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Old 02 May 2002, 08:07 PM
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Owned this one many years ago,
1979, 2.3V6 auto, not a bad car in it's day, the 2.0 manual four pot was quicker, power steering, cheap wood trim, about 23MPG.
Had to have a new tranny fitted when the oil cooler pipe work decided to let go.
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If I remember correctly they were 105bhp.

A very smooth car for the day though.

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T'was the V6 unit from the Granada.(rebuilt one once)

They also did a 2.3v6 Capri for Europe!

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Old 02 May 2002, 11:21 PM
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Thanks ! - One of the guys at work claimed to have developed the muffler system for this vehicle, no one else had heard of them!

- Just wanted to check up on his honesty

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Old 03 May 2002, 07:49 AM
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Slightly off topic, but theres a Mk2 Savage in the Trader this week. The guy reckons theres only about 20 of them left

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Call me pedantic but i thought they were 114bhp- still poor for a 2.3 though!
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pedantic

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AllanP.
What a car! My dad had one in the same colour. I kept getting a bollocking for tying my action man to the electric ariel

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PMSL @ the action Man
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LOL at Mr 6

I was only 20 at the time, thought it was the muts nuts cruising Southend with me mates those were the day's.
As Lee mentioned a super smooth engine, it was about two years old in that picture.

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Ah, the good old V6 'tina. I had one when I was 19, swapped the motor for an injected 2.8 out of my mates Capri when it got rear ended. As a result, to this day I still don't trust RWD handling not to put me in a ditch, LOL
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