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I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #15
Quote from: 87thunderbirdBlackJack;128431
Conceited much? Its not the Horsepower or torque... those are just numbers. If you cant drive for shiznit, what are those numbers gonna do for ya.

Have a GREAT rest of the day.
lol

A bit sensitive?

How much "driving" is there to do with a car that has 250hp and weighs 3700lbs?
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1984 Thunderbird V8


I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #16
Quote from: Ifixyawata;128446
Don't get pissed off because the guy has the money to do shiznit the right way.


Brian, go away :D

Quote from: 46Tbird;128495
lol

A bit sensitive?

How much "driving" is there to do with a car that has 250hp and weighs 3700lbs?


I am a tad bit sensitive.. and Im willing to admit that 110% especially when people think their stuff is better

and your last statement makes absolutly no sense.


And Louis... Keep on with the car man.. sorry for starting a equal opportunity Hi-jack of your thread bud.. but it seems when I post things your right there and jokin about it.. IE when I have an underhood pic... yours follows.. ya know?

I was just stating an oppinion... oppinion stated. but still if you were gonna spend the money on this.. go forged..

-Clayton

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #17
Quote from: 87thunderbirdBlackJack;128565
and your last statement makes absolutly no sense.
 
-Clayton

 
think about it! OUR cars man! theyre not like lotus elises or some other super nimble wild creature. you basically stomp the pedal and see what happens :hick:  :giggle:  i think thats all he's tryin' ta say.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #18
Quote from: ZondaC12;128570
think about it! OUR cars man! theyre not like lotus elises or some other super nimble wild creature. you basically stomp the pedal and see what happens :hick:  :giggle:  i think thats all he's tryin' ta say.



True that.. but my car handles better than most cars ive driven lmao.. we have a 03 intrepid too lmao

And when I tromp on my pedal it gets up and moves. :D

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #19
Quote from: 46Tbird;128495
lol

A bit sensitive?

How much "driving" is there to do with a car that has 250hp and weighs 3700lbs?


You'd be surprised at what dumb drivers can wrap around a tree :disappoin


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And Louis... Keep on with the car man.. sorry for starting a equal opportunity Hi-jack of your thread bud.. but it seems when I post things your right there and jokin about it.. IE when I have an underhood pic... yours follows.. ya know?

I was just stating an oppinion... oppinion stated. but still if you were gonna spend the money on this.. go forged



Ah no hard feelings. I won't screw around anymore, well not as much:D .
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #20
Quote from: thunderjet302;128582
You'd be surprised at what dumb drivers can wrap around a tree :disappoin



Ah no hard feelings. I won't screw around anymore, well not as much:D .



My brother wrapped a Lincoln mark V around a telephone pole.. that was a FUN car to drive

heh, all is fair in love and war heh.. just remember.. Ive got a HO block laying around too.... just no cash :D

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #21
You'll get it done at some point. When you're 16 and in high school you have no money. I didn't. As you get older you get a better job and can afford those things. It was a pain in the ass waiting but it finally paid off for me. When the time comes it'll be fun to get that HO in there.


 
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My brother wrapped a Lincoln mark V around a telephone pole.. that was a FUN car to drive


You mean a tanko Mark with a 460? Did it kill the tree?
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #22
Quote from: thunderjet302;128587
You'll get it done at some point. When you're 16 and in high school you have no money. I didn't. As you get older you get a better job and can afford those things. It was a pain in the ass waiting but it finally paid off for me. When the time comes it'll be fun to get that HO in there.



 

You mean a tanko Mark with a 460? Did it kill the tree?



Oh yea man, im happy with my SO actually. Its quick enough for me.. I just wanna convert to 5-speed and I cant quite do that without converting to HO anyway seeing I need the computer and all.

Oh yes. the big tank.. the tree killed it :(

 

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #23
I think you could use the 5 speed with the SO computer. Didn't CougarSE use a T5 behind a 3.8 with an auto computer? It would idle funky but it be fun to drive:D
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #24
I think it would probably idle fine.  I don't think the computers in these cars could care less about what the tranny is doing.

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #25
Could be but I swear that CougarSE has some problem with idle or a decell stall when he was driving his 3.8 T5 car. I could be wrong though.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #26
I heard somewhere that you couldnt run a 5 speed on an auto computer... maybe I got my refs mixed.

These cars and 5-speeds seem to go hand in hand... first one I drove was a blue 5-speed TC.... 86 of course.

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #27
He could've, I don't remember.  I know the idle on an automatic is higher than a stick shift in order to keep the car from rolling backwards, etc while idling in D.

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #28
Quote from: Ifixyawata;128620
He could've, I don't remember.  I know the idle on an automatic is higher than a stick shift in order to keep the car from rolling backwards, etc while idling in D.


You could possibly hard-wire it to make the computer THINK its in P (to get the lower idle). I'm sure it can be done. Just have to mess with the  circuits some. :)

-Mike

I ordered my 5.0 HO!

Reply #29
lmao.. this is major thread hi-jacking.

Im gonna wait till my AOD goes out... or till i get the 331 done. or a stroker of that caliber. then we'll work from there


LOUIS!! TAKE YOUR THREAD BACK!