Mustang at Stage Three

Does 415 hp and 385 lb-ft of torque sound good to you? Duh. This Mustang is the latest invention from Roush, with its star component being the intercooled Roushcharger system perking up the stock 4.6L V-8, which has a custom-calibrated ECM. The suspension has been engineered with specially tuned auto parts like front struts, rear shocks, springs, sway bars, and jounce bumpers. Performance also hit the brakes in the form of front 14-inch two-piece rotors and four-piston calipers.

Stuff to make it cooler to the naked eye includes a seven-piece body kit with a hoodscoop, a rear wing, rocker panels, and a rear valance. There are also custom 18-inch rims, white-face gauges, and Roush badging all over, including in the engine compartment.

Water’s Loo

Responsible for some of the largest-selling albums in history, Pink Floyd are one of the ultimate rock bands. Bassist and original member Roger Waters was one of the main songwriters and proponents of the band, penning some of the band’s most highly emotive works such Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. The Dubai Show featured a rendition of classic Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon, among other highlights from the band’s groundbreaking career. The concert is a landmark event for Dubai and promises to be an unforgettable night. Waters also auction a signed guitar for charity with proceeds going to the Millennium Promise Malaria foundation, a United Nations trust.

A Dose of Diagnosis

Whether you’re rebuilding an existing set of heads or a used set of unknown origin, the drill is always the same. Look for the worst and hope for the best. Make sure there is no obvious damage. In disassembling heads, look for bent pushrods or stud wear that could indicate damage or misapplication.

“shot of nitrous”

Its no secret that manufacturers use a variety of “levers” from – subsidized interest rates – adjusting residuals on leases – cash back – option packages – to name a few, its a game of what numbers they want to achieve, and how how imaginative they want to get.
If some models slowed down one month, manufacturers will give them a “shot of nitrous” the following month. If the budgets are low for the month, or the quarter they will wait one out and step up it the following month.

In the case of this discussion the folks at GM were either totally asleep at the wheel, the sales dropped in the US and Canada, or there are other factors/agendas that come into consideration.

Toyota Tundra does not sell well enough, or the wrong models are in inventory…Toyota will exercise the “cash back Lever” or the “subsidized finance rate lever” or the “lets adjust the residual lever” to arrive at a price point. Did the market really buy more pick ups, did GM and Ford pickups suddenly become POS, or did one manufacturer get aggressive to “steal” pick up business?

Chrysler for a multitude of reasons needs to “move a lot of iron” since careers are at stake, and the agenda might very well be, lets move all the iron we can to successfully close this deal, and try to save our careers. Last month didn’t Chrysler buy RDR’s(Retail Delivery Reports) by letting dealer get some sort of internal credit by keeping a vehicle on the road for 1 or 2 days.

If GM has dramatically curbed its fleet sales, who is picking up on the fleet business?