1993 Taures SHO

CanaryGT · Sep 12, 2010

What you guys know about these cars? Any of you older dudes ever owned one? :tongue3:

duff daddy · Sep 12, 2010

I never owned one, wanted one pretty bad did a LOT of research on them and drove 10-15 of em but never inked the deal due to several issues.

They are expensive when parts are needed, however they MOVE pretty good for what they are. I think a 92? 5speed had the most hp/ lowest et of all the combos with the 6cyl.

You looking in to one?

blackpony · Sep 12, 2010

i have a buddy that back in the day had one that ran low 13's with a little giggle juice...

Lee12609 · Sep 12, 2010

big no, make that HUGE piles of crap......

they do run well, when they are in perfect running order, but that is hardly the case.

CanaryGT · Sep 13, 2010

:tard:

Im looking into one yes. Its supposed to be in very nice running order. We'll see. Its a 93 with 130k on the clock 3.2 Liter DOHC with the Auto . Guys asking 1500. So im gonna go drive it and see how it does.

switch96 · Sep 13, 2010

Conan O'Brien has one!! Lol but I really like them as a DD.

Venomous96Cobra · Sep 13, 2010

I was looking into one of the newer ones with the 8cyl! they have alway's appealed to me but I also have never gotten one.... I think they would make a very nice daily, but as someone said parts are hard to find for the older ones and very expensive!

JiMi_DRiX · Sep 13, 2010

Venomous96Cobra said:
I was looking into one of the newer ones with the 8cyl! they have alway's appealed to me but I also have never gotten one.... I think they would make a very nice daily, but as someone said parts are hard to find for the older ones and very expensive!

The new 2010 SHO's dont have a V8, its a V6 EcoBoost, twin turbo

in other words... lots of fun! haha.

atlanticblue98 · Sep 13, 2010

JiMi_DRiX said:
Venomous96Cobra said:

I was looking into one of the newer ones with the 8cyl! they have alway's appealed to me but I also have never gotten one.... I think they would make a very nice daily, but as someone said parts are hard to find for the older ones and very expensive!

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The new 2010 SHO's dont have a V8, its a V6 EcoBoost, twin turbo in other words... lots of fun! haha.

he didnt say 2010, the 3rd gen (96-99) have 3.4L DOHC V8's. which is what he was referring to.

CanaryGT · Sep 13, 2010

The new SHO is sick. I talked to the guy a lot tonight and Im going by his place tuesday. Ill let ya know what I find out.

CanaryGT · Sep 13, 2010

Venomous96Cobra said:
I was looking into one of the newer ones with the 8cyl! they have alway's appealed to me but I also have never gotten one.... I think they would make a very nice daily, but as someone said parts are hard to find for the older ones and very expensive!

I actually like the looks of the 2nd gen better than the 3rd gen. Also the V8 seemed to have more issues and only produced 15 more horsepower. I do agree that they might be harder to find parts for because of how rare they are.... which sucks but I guess thats why eBay exists. Plus I would be keeping it in the Ford family...

JiMi_DRiX · Sep 13, 2010

Really? I dont know if I remember those ones. the boxy shaped ones are the only ones that ever come to mind when I think SHO Taurus. The new EcoBoost ones are insane though.. Ford is doing awesome with that set up.

CanaryGT · Sep 13, 2010

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taurus_SHO

Just take a look of the 2nd gen. I think it looks better than the 3rd gen.

nicostang · Sep 13, 2010

Venomous96Cobra said:
I was looking into one of the newer ones with the 8cyl! they have alway's appealed to me but I also have never gotten one.... I think they would make a very nice daily, but as someone said parts are hard to find for the older ones and very expensive!

DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT GET THE V8 taurus! It is one of the biggest failures in latemodel fords.

Unlike the SHO V6, the SHO V8's valvetrain was an "interference" design, one that is shared by many engines built today, meaning that the piston will collide with the valves if the camshaft or timing chain fails. Due to some cam sprocket failures, the engine acquired a reputation for potentially catastrophic failure.
[edit] Cam trouble

Soon after the introduction of the SHO V8, widespread problems with the cam sprockets began to surface. Ford had used a relatively unusual method, called "swaging", of affixing the cam sprockets to the camshafts.[2] The cam sprockets were fastened to the hollow camshafts by forcing a metal ball which was slightly larger than the interior diameter of the camshaft through the center of the camshaft, thus expanding the metal slightly and creating a mechanical bond between the cam sprocket and the camshaft.[3]

This method proved to be inadequate, and the cam sprocket could break loose from the camshaft and spin independently from the camshaft (or "walk").[4][5] This would result in the camshaft stopping and thus not activating the valves, allowing the pistons to hit the valves, ruining the engine. The preventive measure of welding the cam sprocket to the camshaft soon proved to be a fix for engines that had not suffered such a fate yet.[6] Another such fix is "pinning" the cam sprocket, or inserting a pin in the sprocket to keep it aligned on the camshaft. Ford issued a TSB (TSB 03-14-1) prescribing the application of Loctite to the cam sprocket to lengthen the life of the camshafts,[7] but as SHO owners have experienced cam failure after the application of Loctite,[8] most SHO enthusiasts do not recommend this fix.[9][10]

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_SHO_V8_engine

If you want to go ahead and get a taurus get the V6, that engine is much much better in terms of reliability.

CanaryGT · Sep 13, 2010

Yup. Im kinda excited. If it pans out Ill be getting the Auto which comes with the larger engine, and I actually wouldnt mind having seeing as if its a DD... Autos are just easier..

joekd · Sep 13, 2010

I owned a 93 3.2 ATX SHO way back when, as mentioned great car when it's running right but repairs are very pricey to the Yamaha motor

Make sure the valve lash adjustment has been done or thats going to be your first big expense

Here is a lot of good reading for you http://www.shotimes.com/php-bin/

CanaryGT · Sep 13, 2010

Valve Lash eh.... How much would that cost?

Win · Sep 13, 2010

joekd said:
I owned a 93 3.2 ATX SHO way back when, as mentioned great car when it's running right but repairs are very pricey to the Yamaha motor

Make sure the valve lash adjustment has been done or thats going to be your first big expense

Here is a lot of good reading for you http://www.shotimes.com/php-bin/

Agreed. I had an old roomate that had one and that thing would move even with the Auto. Those Yamaha motors shine on the top end, and have a very unique sound to them too which i loved.