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What is this a counterfeit Regular car reviews ? 😂😂

“In a world where fewer and fewer sleepers are being made” completely agree with that line. Far too many generic transportation appliances on the road today.

Even for late 90's 235 HP from a v8 was just adequate though being only 3.4 liters makes it acceptable. Now imagine if it had the previous gen's V6 manual combo.

I had no idea there was such thing as a V8 Taurus lol, you learn something new everyday

I straight up didn’t know there was a beast version of my grandmother’s car

2:05 when you stutter and need to cough at the same time

I heard that thing take off after you said it has an Achilles heel..... I immediately thought "transmission"

If memory serves me correctly, Yamaha sent the 3.0 V6 motor to Ford with around 320 horsepower. Ford then detuned it so it wouldn't beat the Mustang at the time.

If only todays new SHO's were V8's. Itd be LEGENDARY

I remember this car, was impressed with it. Speaking of sleepers, I feel asleep 4 times during this video, and I'm not even tired.

You forgot about the rampant transmission failures 😥 R.I.P. V8 SHOs you will be missed when you're gone

I've had my 99 SHO for 20yrs. I love it. Great road car. Definitely not a slug....

One of the most underrated Ford Taurus ever built.

I completely forgot these things existed.

Mom I got a good car for high school

And Ford being Ford,this is what they gave us instead of the (Australian) Ford Falcon GT of similar vintage. But,whatever.

I got a crashed junked one my old man fixed up and gave me as my ride to get to school. Good memories

I had one and fixed the cam issues and sold after I put 180k on it. The original transmission needed some work (cleaned valve body if I remember correctly) but NOT replaced and held up. It was not as fast as my gen 1 or gen 2 sho (IMO) it was a great car and super comfortable to drive . They also sounded very cool! Very small V8 @3.4 liters too .

I saw one at the junkyard. It was a work of art. Engine presentation was gorgeous. Interior felt special. Too had about the motor issues. That motor in an RWD S2000 would have been a world beater.

Just now seeing this 4 years later for some reason. Very well done! Great piece. That car needed another 60 HP and a quality manual. Hard to believe they designed that to be a valve interference engine.

My dad owned a 1991 Taurus SHO MTX, its frame went out in 2004 at 450,225 miles... Great car. Before it went out, he bought his 1998 SHO and my mom a Taurus LX with the 24valve at the same time. Both got over 300,000 miles before the frames went out on those and split on half. I grew up in these, and I remember my dad occasionally challenging guys with much more performance oriented cars. We still have the manuals for these old Yamaha engines that include the tollerances for rebuilds.. they are great cars!

Wow this brings back memories I had one of these with a STS rear mounted turbo when that was a thing.I blew it up in about a month after boost but man that was a fun month of tire smoke and torque steer lol

A friend had I believe a gen-2 with a five speed. I drove it one time...The thing was absolutely insane. Even with a motor mount going bad I'd have put it up against a 5.0.

A pretty rad car! That is a surprising solution on Ford's end. Never knew about that!

When I was a kid my parents had an XC90 V8. The 4.4 liter Yamaha V8 in that was essentially the SHO V8 with a larger bore and die cast heads and block as opposed to sand cast. It shares its V angle, bore spacing, stroke, and journal diameter with the SHO.

00:28 That my good sir, is a long dodge neon. A WIENER DOG DODGE NEON. 😶

"it differed a bit" - Because it was a completely different engine. JFC

It was the king of sleepers until GTP's or GXP's showed up.

I drove one with 38 thousand kms on it when i worked at a ford dealership. i was returning it to the customers house and the drive back fella was flying in the courtesy van to get there. So i gave the thing a punch and the sound was amazing. i must say that the engine was one of the coolest sounding engines i had ever heard in a North american made car. The performance was ok, yet that sound was the icing on the cake.

I still want one for that badass exhaust note!❤ 32v V8 best sound ever!

Cams were welded before anything catastrophic happened it’s been a great car for the 5 years I’ve owned it not to mention great sounding and it feels a lot faster than it is love the way this car pulls to 7000 rpm i also have a 95 camaro z28 and a Lexus gs430 and i will still always love my sho and the way it drives it’s like nothing else

Looking at the old car magazine road tests I have from that era, it looks like the V8 SHO was slower than a Gen 1 or 2 stick V6 SHO.

My cousin had one and that thing hauled so much tail. He passed away several years ago from a life long illness of cystic fibrosis. A terrible disease. God rest his soul. 👏🏻

I seen this in my recommended feed and youtube crashed so i looked up ur channels name in the search bar and found the video cause it looked really interesting

Weld the cams, swap in the MTX 5 speed from an earlier V6 SHO, and you’re good to go.

Would've been an amazing rear wheel drive . Especially if SVT Cobra engine in it

Kick ass. I had no idea the bubble style SHO was that hard core!

I use to love racing these w/my 92 MTX! Absolutely SMOKED these turds! Mine had a little bit of work on it (3.2 ported/polished heads, ported/polished intake, double bee hive springs, stage 2 cams from SHO shop, CAI, LPM programmed for said cams & 8300 rpm redline, Quaife LSD, 12lb lightened flywheel from SHO Shop, 3 puck carbon/ceramic clutch kit, chrio-hardened trans gears, KW fully adjustable coil overs, slotted front strut towers w/adjustable plates from SHO Shop, Baer brakes front & rear, 18” Enkie wheels, 7/8” front and 1”rear sway bars, Energy Suspension bushings everywhere I could, solid aluminum engine cradle bushings, SHO Shop subframe connectors, SHO Shop front & rear strut tower bars, SHO Shop short throw shifter, SHO Shop solid engine & trans mounts, carbon fiber hood and trunk lid, Borla cat back w/gutted cats, AEM 385LPH fuel pump, 78lb injectors to match the dry NItrous Express system)! Made just under 330 hp to the ground before the nitrous. Biggest jets I ran were rated for 100hp. Even w/the LSD this thing was a handful!!! Actually mine could walk away from many different cars that it shouldn’t have been able too! However, granted I did have a few dollars into it! Had 20 good years with it but finally had to let go die to the fact my driveway was starting to look like a used car lot!

First year Sho's were the fastest and faster than GT's, than any GM fwd car while being NA

I had 2 of these Taurus SHOs it was slower than my 96 Impala and slower than my 98 Volvo V70 T5 but they sounded awesome with that tiny V8

These cars have always been overlooked (except by those who know) It will someday become a legend.

This was amazing and enlightening. This video is a God Send. I used to drive this car in Gran Turismo.

your style and personality on these "before you buy" videos is getting better and better with each new one you release. I always learn a bunch of different things about the cars shown.

A iroc r/t or a spirit r/t from the 90s was a sleeper. A 4 cylinder car that ran. And kept running.

is the timing chain going to fail on every car? at what mileage? and the cam sprocket is a separate issue? at what mileage is the common failure happening at?

What an awesome car👍. I remembered that a friend of mine had one of these V8 SHOs back in high school.

The V8 sounds sooooo good. Damn I want a car with a V8

I remember driving a 93 SHO with a 5 speed and it was something. I drove a 98 V8 and felt like something was missing. They were great, but lacked the driver experience of a manual gear box. For people who argue about the Pontiac Grand Prix GTP vs SHO... 97 changed things a bit. The 4t65HD was far superior to the 4t60E and the L67 was better on paper than the LQ1. Truth... the LQ1 had better numbers, but was detuned because the transaxle couldn't handle the power which was around 300. Loved all those cars, but would instead chose a 89-90 Grand Prix Turbo Coupe and upgrade the transmission and turbo. That would have been the car worth the extra money spent back then...

What modifications are done to this car? I saw intake and suspension work?

Awesome. I love find out about gems like this that I didn't know existed.

I’ve owned this car for 3 and half years. Besides the basic maintenance, it’s been awesome. Glad more light is being shed on it. Throw in different sway bars, and couple of other mods, this car oversteers already, put those in, the car handles fantastic. You would think it handles like a dog, it doesn’t- However, the stock AX4N transmission is garbage, it holds back the car- if this car came in manual- it would’ve great.

Taurus is top lowkey drug dealer car of all time

I’ve had a ‘96 Cobra, an ‘03 Mach 1, & two focus SVTs right now(one super clean & one donor). I like these lil niche cars. I was thinking about a SHO or a Contour SVT next. I’m not rich, these cars are great deals. (PS, the Mach 1 was wrecked when I bought it and total to fix was just over $6500. Total including what I paid for it) it taught me a lot about body work and welding.

Were the motor mounts toasted on the one in the video?

You sound drunk

It's not "show". It is S H O.

Had 1 and it ran side by side with a 300c hemi, and then pulled away from it at 120. cam gears were already welded and it was a super fun car in stock trim. Black with grey leather and moon roof and I even put a set of polo strategies on it. I've also owned a 88 turbo coupe, 98 cobra, and built lx 5.0 fox. All these cars are awesome.

I owned a '98 and a '99 and am ashamed to say I thought they were great cars, even though I went through 3 transmissions and 1 $7000 engine rebuild. Then I drove an '02 Maxima SE with the 6-speed manual and my bubble shattered. I couldn't beleive the two were in the same class, let alone both called cars. There should've been a different name for it, the Nissan was so far ahead of the Ford in every way. Fit and finish, interior design and quality, and the performance. Oh the performance. I bought the Mad Max and never looked back. Moved to the G35 after that, while Ford was still wallowing in the mud and wondering why they were going bankrupt. Ford has woken up and come a long way since then. I'd consider Ford against any car maker now. But as a previous crazed and uninformed Ford fan boi, I now say that the late '90s and early '00s was a pathetic period for Ford.

The transmissions were unreliable and limited the motor

How bad was the torque pull in the steering?

I owned a 1989 sho that was a five speed. It was an absolute beast for what it was. When I fist bought it I was unaware of what it was no true story I needed a car so I went to a Ford dealership in west palm beach asked for a used four door car. Tje dealer said he had one that a doctor just traded in and it wasn't even detailed or anything it was like only on the lot for a few hours. I bought it and the rest is history. My kid brother had a 93 mustang gt who would brag on the car all the time and so one night on the way to a ball game we ran them side by side and I flat out ran him from about 30mph on. Then he wanted to run from a stop and it was so close but he did get.me by about a car.lenth. i miss that car but i moved on to an m3 and now a hellcat yes i got the bug all because of that dang sho.

FYI, ALL SHOs were Yamaha top ends. Also, Gen 3s have a weak transmission

These are the hardest car to find for sale. I have been looking for a while now

Got a 2002 Ford Taurus Station Wagon, I'm half tempted to look into swapping the V6 with the V8 SHO engine, is it worth it? Edit: I feel like it would make an ultimate sleeper, but I'm not sure if it's worth the time and trouble

What year was this? The 94 Buick roadmasters had 260hp in a strong dependable engine.

Had a 98 SHO in High School. It was the ultimate sleeper... and nobody kept up on a 3 mile run trip to school. lol. Id crush Cameros, Stangs, BMWs, GTIs and so on. Best gift my lovely mom purchased from Ford in Sterling, Va... And Yes, its still in the family running strong with 288k!!!! Now I have a new SHO. joined forces with my Raptor :)--- Have a nice day people!

My brother had a ‘97 SHO. It was a beast.

I have a 99 SHO. I have had it since I was 17. I love it!

First again! Sometimes at the junkyard I see these and I just wish I could rescue them for rareity purposes

A regular car review vibe lol. I like the vids

240hp from a 3.4L V8 is still pretty weak sauce... Any idea how well these hold up to boost?

I saw someone driving one of these when I was in Florida. He had a leather vest, fingerless gloves, and a daughter (I hope) with cornrows in the passenger seat. Very interesting family

Weld the cam sprockets...I did..Yea it was fast..shifted at 7200 rpm

And just so everyone knows the sho motor in both forms v6&v8 were both Yamaha in board boat motors the induction system I the exact same as the vmax boat motor if you don't believe me look it up

Great video. Hadnt heard of the loc tite method to fix the cams but back than my expertise was on the V6 SHO. I did however know Kirk who did alot of welding along with Doug Lewis of FPS to fix these cars. Beautiful car in the day and I briefly owned a red 96 with the shiney Alum wheels ... gorgeous car

I had an 89 90 and 95 sho loved them all

This makes me miss my gen4 Taurus. I took a few ricers in my day with that flex fuel v6.

Im thinking ..okay give this car a chance ..."sees interior and vomits"

Thanks for the shout out. I miss that car.

That era SHO has a really neat engine, it being a small displacement very high revving V8, but little else. Front wheel drive with only an auto trans, and the cool motor can't easily make much more power than it already does (yeah I know somebody's cousin had a twin-charged sleeved manual swapped SHO with NOS, but they're not like an LS or any of the Japanese V6s). Most of SHOs that survived already have their cams welded so I would love to take that thing and drop it in a deserving chassis like an e36 or Miata. Love the engine. Rest of the car is just dead weight.

But why pronounce it Show? Wasn't it pronounced S H O

The EcoBoost SHO's aren't bad with just a tune

2 years ago I sold a one owner 97 SHO that had 227,000 miles on the odometer. Same engine same transmission car ran excellent. Bought for $425 and sold it for 1300.The Car is still running at 252,000mi. Now (even after i gave it about 20 real good rips before i sold it)

My parents had one back in the late 90s while I was in high school. I LOVED the car, but it was slow. Definitely not a "mustang killer". I'm at about a mile high altitude, and when I used to take the 96 SHO to the track back then, it was capable of a low 17 second pass at low 80s trap bone stock (probably around low 16s at mid-high 80s at SEA LEVEL). It was strongest at kickdown from a ~25mph roll if I remember right, but even that wasn't close to my 1995 Mustang GT 5-speed (My mom and I lined them up). Revving that little v8 out to 7k was awesome though. I always dreamed back then about what it would sound like with an exhaust. Now, thanks to youtube, I know. Performance cars have come a long way since then.

All you needed was a buddy to make a parody song with lyrical content about the video....oh wait

There was a 1999 SHO with a 5 speed on Ebay last year. It was badass. I almost thought about getting but the price was too much for me at the time.

What a Ffin Beast for Sure!!I remember the Po Po had one of these badboys in my town,can still here it pulling outta the gas station as all Hell broke loose when they smashed the peddle!To bad many other components of it failed!Long live the Ultimate Sleeper 👍

I had the cam sprocket /camshaft problem in my 97 SHO become lose and make noise (back then still under warranty), and no Ford dealer wanted to touch it because of the complexity of the engine (it was still running fine but with noise) They just replace the engine with a new one with upgraded welded cam sprockets. Still got it a low-mile vintage sleeper with only 20k on that new engine they put in in 2001. Still runs excellent/very strong, but you know I baby it.

Before you buy a pontiac gtp

Wish u could make a episode of the 91 spirit RT it was the quickest sedan of the 90s would whoop this tarus no problem with a 0 60 n under 6 seconds stock

I wonder if it was front end heavy like the impala SS with the 5.3l V8

this is one of the reasons why I love you tube.😆.👍👍

"Key word" *Could* *Have* Uh sir that's 2 words.

You know those things only ran mid-15s, right?

Will the engine fit in the mercury xr2 capri

Is that black sho on the lift from Georgia?

These were interesting cars for sure when they came out, but not faster than mustang gts. And really the supercharged v6 GM W-body cars were the kings of fwd performance at that time.