Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Spik3slash on November 08, 2014, 10:04:58 PM
Post by: Spik3slash on November 08, 2014, 10:04:58 PM
Looking at one in love the car just want to know is it a slug
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Loaded87IROC on November 09, 2014, 08:15:08 PM
Post by: Loaded87IROC on November 09, 2014, 08:15:08 PM
Yeah, it won't be fast at all but if the rest of the car is to your liking I would get it. Engine swaps in these cars are very easy and you can drive it as is until you collect all the needed parts.
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Spik3slash on November 09, 2014, 08:17:26 PM
Post by: Spik3slash on November 09, 2014, 08:17:26 PM
And by that I mean is it a slow lump just looking for a daly not a drag car but do like a fun car
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Spik3slash on November 09, 2014, 08:19:16 PM
Post by: Spik3slash on November 09, 2014, 08:19:16 PM
Is it a carb or a t body
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Spik3slash on November 09, 2014, 08:23:54 PM
Post by: Spik3slash on November 09, 2014, 08:23:54 PM
A small holly may wake it up a lilbit if it's a carb
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: White85GS on November 09, 2014, 08:24:25 PM
Post by: White85GS on November 09, 2014, 08:24:25 PM
Only 83's were carbed.
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Spik3slash on November 09, 2014, 08:46:16 PM
Post by: Spik3slash on November 09, 2014, 08:46:16 PM
Gotcha thanks for the help
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: White85GS on November 13, 2014, 10:53:14 PM
Post by: White85GS on November 13, 2014, 10:53:14 PM
3.8's are adequate for everyday driving. You wanna experience slow, drive a n/a 2.3, I do every day!!
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Cornfed85 on December 12, 2014, 06:59:01 PM
Post by: Cornfed85 on December 12, 2014, 06:59:01 PM
I love my '85 with the 3.8L. It is not a speed demon by any means, but it's reasonably quick are it gets 25 mpg in return.
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Scott D on December 14, 2014, 04:01:45 PM
Post by: Scott D on December 14, 2014, 04:01:45 PM
Quote from: 1985Elan;441524
I love my '85 with the 3.8L. It is not a speed demon by any means, but it's reasonably quick are it gets 25 mpg in return.
I would never call a 3.8L Fox T-bird/Cougar "reasonably quick." haha. My old '86 3.8L Cougar was a 20-second car in the 1/4 mile ha!
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Beau on December 15, 2014, 12:37:02 AM
Post by: Beau on December 15, 2014, 12:37:02 AM
A 5.0 Tbird ain't reasonably quick. Even an HO 5.0 swap car..
Back in '99 my first Tbird got it's ass righteously whipped by a ed Mitsu Mirage 4 banger, auto.
With two 250-275 pound guys in the Mitsu car, no less.
Anybody who buys a Fox car TODAY and calls it fast...well, it has got to be their first car or some shiznit, because a new Honda Civic is pretty peppy, compared to 'em. Sad to say that, but there it is.
We've got new Mustang GT's with what..400-some horses....and all kinds of fancy schmancy shiznit...yeah, those are fast, considering the weight.
Back in '99 my first Tbird got it's ass righteously whipped by a ed Mitsu Mirage 4 banger, auto.
With two 250-275 pound guys in the Mitsu car, no less.
Anybody who buys a Fox car TODAY and calls it fast...well, it has got to be their first car or some shiznit, because a new Honda Civic is pretty peppy, compared to 'em. Sad to say that, but there it is.
We've got new Mustang GT's with what..400-some horses....and all kinds of fancy schmancy shiznit...yeah, those are fast, considering the weight.
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Cornfed85 on December 17, 2014, 11:58:00 PM
Post by: Cornfed85 on December 17, 2014, 11:58:00 PM
Ok, maybe "reasonably fast" wasn't the best way to say it. All I was saying is that for what it is, it's not horrible. One of my friends has a 1977 AMC Hornet with the 3.8L inline 6, and my '85 is a little faster.
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: White85GS on December 18, 2014, 12:16:43 AM
Post by: White85GS on December 18, 2014, 12:16:43 AM
well yeah, 88hp/164 ft lbs from a 1 bbl carb, vs 120hp/205ft lbs from a 2 injector TBI... hell, our cfi 3.8 almost makes more power than their 304 V8! Having said that, AMC made some good engines!!
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Spik3slash on February 10, 2015, 11:00:38 PM
Post by: Spik3slash on February 10, 2015, 11:00:38 PM
My bad it's a 86 and it just hit 25k lol
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Spik3slash on February 10, 2015, 11:05:50 PM
Post by: Spik3slash on February 10, 2015, 11:05:50 PM
For a 86 3.8 it's not that bad and I just lost a celiac gts with the lotis 1.8
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Spik3slash on February 10, 2015, 11:10:44 PM
Post by: Spik3slash on February 10, 2015, 11:10:44 PM
Window belt seals and tlc and it will b grate
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Spik3slash on February 11, 2015, 12:03:00 AM
Post by: Spik3slash on February 11, 2015, 12:03:00 AM
it won't go as fast as most v tech or vvtl thay shift at 8gs lol and that's stock
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Thunder Chicken on February 11, 2015, 05:16:47 PM
Post by: Thunder Chicken on February 11, 2015, 05:16:47 PM
Your profile says you're in Jasper. Is that Jasper, Alberta? If so, Canadian V6 cars had 2bbl carbs through 1986, with CFI as an option (an option that very few people went for).
The car looks like it's got a good body on it. You say it's only got 25k on it? If you like the car, buy it. You can enjoy it as it is and eventually do an engine swap if you want to go fast. Cars aren't all about speed, sometimes stylin' can be just as fun. My 2005 Chrysler 300 (the Pimp Sled) is only a V6 car, and sure, I'd rather it was a Hemi, but it's just fine for pimpin'. Just remember that the car is slow, so don't race it.
I'd love to get my hands on a nice four-eye. Wouldn't care what engine was in it, or even if there was an engine in it at all, as long as the body was good. All 1980's cars, even the mighty Grand National, are slow by today's standards.
The car looks like it's got a good body on it. You say it's only got 25k on it? If you like the car, buy it. You can enjoy it as it is and eventually do an engine swap if you want to go fast. Cars aren't all about speed, sometimes stylin' can be just as fun. My 2005 Chrysler 300 (the Pimp Sled) is only a V6 car, and sure, I'd rather it was a Hemi, but it's just fine for pimpin'. Just remember that the car is slow, so don't race it.
I'd love to get my hands on a nice four-eye. Wouldn't care what engine was in it, or even if there was an engine in it at all, as long as the body was good. All 1980's cars, even the mighty Grand National, are slow by today's standards.
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: White85GS on February 11, 2015, 05:38:32 PM
Post by: White85GS on February 11, 2015, 05:38:32 PM
84's were carbed, but they went to CFI in 85.
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: jandmmustangs on February 11, 2015, 06:33:38 PM
Post by: jandmmustangs on February 11, 2015, 06:33:38 PM
Fixed for you again, lol
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Thunder Chicken on February 11, 2015, 08:34:00 PM
Post by: Thunder Chicken on February 11, 2015, 08:34:00 PM
Quote from: White85GS;444211
84's were carbed, but they went to CFI in 85.
Not in Canada, they didn't. Canadian V6's were carbed until '87, though according to the owner's manual CFI was an option. My 85 Bird was carbed, as were the 84 and 86 Birds a friend had. I have personally never laid eyes on a CFI'd V6 83-86 T-Bird or Cougar, though a friend had an '84 LTD with the CFI V6 in it, a rarity in Canada (the LTD/Marquis and Mustang/Capri also had carbed 3.8's). Our emissions laws were much more lax than US standards, so we got cars that weren't available in USA. Ever seen a Hyundai Pony or Stellar? The Pony was basically a Korean Chevette, and the Stellar was a sedan-bodied Korean Chevette (VS the hatchback Pony) with power windows. They were sold here starting in '84, and had a Mitsubishi engine with carburettor, manual choke, and points-style ignition. Even the heat stove, for feeding warm air into the carb in winter, was manual - instead of a vacuum operated flapper like domestic "modern" carbed cars had, these things actually had a manual flapper with a "W" and "S" position.
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Spik3slash on February 12, 2015, 12:22:54 AM
Post by: Spik3slash on February 12, 2015, 12:22:54 AM
Nope Alabama
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: Spik3slash on February 12, 2015, 12:23:49 AM
Post by: Spik3slash on February 12, 2015, 12:23:49 AM
Thanks for the fix
Title: 1985 t bird 3.8
Post by: jandmmustangs on February 12, 2015, 05:59:59 AM
Post by: jandmmustangs on February 12, 2015, 05:59:59 AM
Welcome bro.