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Old 07-16-2010, 07:12 AM
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New to the family, a little introduction and pictures.

just wanted to make an introduction, i recently picked up my 2006 aston martin as i felt it was time for a change as mustangs have been my stable for well over a decade now. the green car below will probably stay for sometime to come.

my name is james and i currently work in afghanistan so for now the car is parked in my garage, my brother will be in charge of starting it up weekly and taking her out for a spirited run every now and then. as you will see below i have a hard time leaving cars alone and my initial thought was not to mess with the vantage and drive it as is but after reading the supercharger thread i thought to myself that a quality turbo install and a stand alone system would solve many problems and could be cost efficient. anyway, this seems like a good group of people here and i hope to learn and pitch in when i can.









and the beast below that is locked in the garage!











and finally the car i gave up to get into the amv8



compound boost, supercharged and twin turbo making 724 hp / 780 tq at the wheels......... i miss her...........



lastly the girls finally came out after a long wait in 5.0 magazine



 

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Old 07-16-2010, 08:42 AM
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this is one of my favorites


 

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awesome cars! congrats on the Vantage, and stay safe over there. btw, are you active or a civ?
 
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Old 07-16-2010, 11:27 AM
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Sweet rides man. Welcome to the forum!
 
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That's quite an arsenal! Love the stick shift ****. Welcome to 6speed.
 
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Old 07-16-2010, 12:01 PM
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thank you gentlemen, i am a civilian contractor now and have been in the middle east for going on 5 years.
 
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Nice cars! I always liked the LX, but never did buy one.
 
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Welcome, I also started with Mustangs. Considering a new GT to beat up at the track as they are unbelievable stock!
 
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Originally Posted by DetomasoGTS74
Welcome, I also started with Mustangs. Considering a new GT to beat up at the track as they are unbelievable stock!

ford got it right with that new 4 valve 5.0, there a couple of companies that have put together bolt on cars that are running mid to low 10's and i believe one other that has put a 150 shot on there and has been in the mid 9's. the only problem i have with this set up is that the compression is so high, if memory serves it is 11:1 and built to run on 87 octane.
 
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wow..beautiful ride...your bro. is a lucky man to drive your car when you're not around...
 

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Congrats and let the modding begin...I also came from Cobras, Saleens etc...Good car for the money...but U are going to love your vantage.

Reach out to RSC's stuart (Sponsor here) and the Vantage Collection (Sponsor here too)...

 
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appreciate the welcome guys and glad to see there are some other ford fans here, i was afraid i would be one of the few.

i have a few more posts before i can view the vendors links so until then.....
 
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Beautiful cars James! Welcome to the clan.
 
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Beautiful machines you got.. Two thumbs up on the new stud.. Welcome to the forum
 
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Welcome James. I am contracting in Mosul, Iraq myself. Be safe over there so you can enjoy your car when you return... I know I do!!
 


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