moabman Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 It's not like it used to be. Life is soooo complex now. Heck, just getting gear choices from the factory would likely require EPA recertification and and a slot into a diff GG-tax category. If you wanted the factory to ship a hood-delete car these days, the logistics system would likely have to be re-programmed to reflect the option/build, additional build-delete procedures put in place (really), the car would likely have to ship with something covering the engine anyway to protect it from the elements, and I wouldn't be surprised if it had to be crash-tested/certed in that hoodless configuration just for laughs dunno, but life is sooo complex now. The SGT ships with the rivet-holes already in the GT hood so the scoop can be added easily by SAI. Ford could not even provide the SGT gearset, and a gear-swap at SAI was labor-prohibitive, so the whole axle assembly was swapped, I believe. Life is soooo complex now. Not like '68 with a 1.6 zillion gearset/tranny/engine combos, voluntary crash-testing, air-pump injection emissions, etc... Life is soooo complex now ;-) Yes! Ask Saleen how "complex" life is after their CARB fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68fastback Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Yes! Ask Saleen how "complex" life is after their CARB fine Sounds like they decided to make an example of Saleen, Mark -- they came down pretty hard -- only 100 vehicles (mostly Focuses with NOX and some '05 S281s) and a $700,000 fine -- that's $7K/vehicle! A bit over the top. Especially ironic since those PZEV Focusses are likely still cleaner than the national average. Oh, well -- once you cheat and get caught you have no cred! I bet Saleen gets 'religion' now. Sounds like Saleen needs to get Steve Saleen back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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