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    Mercury's newest Concept

    http://autoshow.msn.com/autoshow2003...px?xml=Mercury

    Maybe renamed as the new Cougar?

    Hate the interiour though
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    Geez...I don't know about the "new Cougar"...

    Maybe the new "Jetson-mobile"....

    If they took a blowtorch to it and melted all the corners and angles, they might sell it to the boy-racer crowd...
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    BFU...I'll let you all figure that one out....maybe I'm silly, but why not spend some of the concept car money on refining some of the cars already out there...like our Marauder...

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    Concept money has deliverd ford a patent for a device they are calling a "SuperCooler" Works by dumping AC refrigerant into a aircooler for the S/C on there 2004 lightning concept.

    Think of it as a self contained, Factory installed, Nitrous kit that never needs recharging.
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    Hmm, why not rout fuel lines into a portion of this "Super Cooler" to cool the fuel as well. I remember drag racers used to have "cool cans" in their cars filled with ice to cool down the fuel and get a few more ponies that way....

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    I think it may have to do with vapor points of the fuels. Gasoline need to be vaporized, alchol will burn when liquid.
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    Originally posted by KSMM03
    Hmm, why not rout fuel lines into a portion of this "Super Cooler" to cool the fuel as well. I remember drag racers used to have "cool cans" in their cars filled with ice to cool down the fuel and get a few more ponies that way....

    We still use them, fill em with dry ice.

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    Hell ya! I think this would be a great platform for the return of the Cougar! I am not totaly thrilled with the headlights, grill or dash, but I think it could be made into a great car. The side panels remind me of the Mustang, the roof looks like a vette. With the 4.6L V8 it could be a screamer if done right. I hope they produce it.
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