The 1,700 Horsepower Ford Granada

by Bertel Schmitt

Published: July 16th, 2012

What ever happened to the TTAC project car? Here is some inspiration of what to do to the poor Sierra. Joel Olsen from Norway converted a 1982 Ford Granada, the European epitome of blah, into a 1,700 horsepower monster.

German magazine Der Spiegel explains how Olsen swapped the original V6 for a 4.7 liter V8. “This engine is in the Koenigsegg CCR, the Ford GT, or in a Shelby GT 500,” says Olsen. But that wasn’t good enough. With a blower by Turbonetics and series of other modifications which make sure that the power does not cause indigestion, the output was raised to 1,700 hp.

The car will be stopped by a brake system borrowed for the Porsche GT2. The driveshaft is from a NASCAR car, the rear axle from a Mustang Cobra.

No word of the transmission.

Hat tip to Alm Oedi

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Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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GS650G on Jul 16, 2012

It takes real guts to toss that much motor and money into a 4 door POS. But that's what we call a Sleeper over here.

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MeaCulpa on Jul 16, 2012

Blower? NO! Twin turbos? Well, Yes, look at the pictures in the article (or this one http://powerdrift.no/v2/images/stories/joel_01.jpg ) , that's no blower. 4 plate carbon Tilton clutch, Liberty/tremec gearbox. http://powerdrift.no/v2/index.php/component/content/article/51-nyenyheter/205-ford-granada-with-a-twist-of-koeniggsegg

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