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Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #45 –
I got 23 MPG at a cruise controlled speed you really should not go......
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #46 –
Quote from: V8Demon;151753
I got 23 MPG at a cruise controlled speed you really should not go......


I ment 16 mpg in the city:D . On a steady highway cruise at ~70 mph I get 22-24 mpg, and that's with 3.73 gears.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #47 –
It was rare i was traveling below 80mph, and wasnt very rare that i was doing 95+ mph, and got 26mpg
It's Gumby's fault.

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #48 –
Hmm, I have 5.7 liters under the hood an it gets about 21 city.  For a while when I was taking it real easy due to a blown header gasket, I was getting 24, but she'll pull 26-ish freeway.  My full digi dash on the t-bird said I averaged 25 but I did mostly freeway driving.

I forgot how freaking nice and incredibly Unique Eric's vert is and when I saw the pics Pauly posted I totally remembered.  The new cat looks great with the Turbines too.

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #49 –
OK, sorry I didn't get to this sooner. I finally filled up the '84 after the trip...160 miles, 7.4 gallons.

That's 21.62 mpg.

So for the trip, 480 miles and 17.2 gallons = 27.9 mpg.

I'm thinking on the next trip I'll try to run the tank a lot lower, maybe see if this just wasn't a fluke or something. Unfortunately I probably won't be making a lot of highway trips the rest of the summer but I promise to keep updates on the fuel economy when possible.

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #50 –
Yeah, so...since this is a mostly stock car I guess there aren't very many mods to show...hence the lack of updates in this thread.

But I did get a chance recently to do something that, well, nobody does anymore...



Let's see if the eagle eyes spot this... ;)

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #51 –
I'm actually toggling back and forth between the pic above and the one on the Coolcats sight and still can't see the diff.......

Is this another April Fool's:hick:
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #53 –
hmm...
Something looks funny with the stereo... Is that an 8-track player? rofl.
~Project ThunderStorm = '84 Charcoal Thunderbird - First Car - Long Time Work in Progress~
~Project (No Name Yet) = 1970 Plymouth GTX/RR "Clone"~

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #54 –
The object in the cubby holder? :D

'88 Mercury Cougar LS, 302, Project Car - "The Coug"
'83 Ford Thunderbird Heritage, 302, Summer Ride, - "The Bambi Killer"
'86 Chevrolet S10, Daily Driver -  "The Black Beater"

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #55 –
Yeah he definitely changed the stereo. I'm gonna second Romeo2k.....8 track maaaybe???? Haha but all I know is the white outline graphic on the spring-door on the radio in that pic is a different shape than the one on the pic @ coolcats. And the original one, in fact, looks totally like the profile of a casette tape which they usually have. Thats CLOSE though if you don't notice that at first. The buttons on either side of the radio station display indicator are exactly the same as are the round dials. Now that I notice the difference between the tape doors its GLARING but the first few times I couldn't see it. Yeah that's GOTTA be 8-track I might be wrong but that's my gut.
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

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #56 –
Definitely 8 track.

Also, did you paint the vents, or are they like that from the factory?
It's Gumby's fault.

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #57 –
I dont see any center console plate above that cubby thing on the center console.
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
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Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #58 –
That's defiantly a 8-Track... If I'm not mistaken they were no longer avail in '84, so that's a mod for sure... I prob have a couple around here some place...

Eric's 1984 Cougar - UPDATED

Reply #59 –
cool, I'll bring some 8-tracks to catjam
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