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whats up guys,im looking at a 85 turbo coupe and whats the little odds and end things i can tweak on?i already have a 92 notch witha fully forged 306,holley systemax intake,afr 185 heads,f303 cam and alittle t-70 turbo running on E85 so this thunderbird thing is new to me.my freind has the car at his s yard and im gonna see if i can get it running.its complete,needs some tlc like paint and some body work.the interior is fairly decent and has teh motorsport intercooler already.i guess that about it for now.oh my name is Joey

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Reply #1
Welcome to the sight,How about some pics?:burnout:


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Reply #3
Anything you can do to a Mustang you can do to our cars.Look at the sigs of a lot of our members and you can se the details of the cars.It's pretty amazing.Oh,by the way,Joey,Welcome aboard.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #4
A boost valve is the biggest "beginner" mod you can do, unleashes a good deal of power.  $50 at http://www.boostvalve.com.

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Reply #5
Welcome aboard Joey, Just ask if you got any questions
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
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Reply #6
thanks everyone.im on my 3rd stang but been bleeding blue all my life so i dont think this will be any different.heres a few pics of the stang





i built everything myself

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Reply #7
Holy shiznit, that's amazing!  Nice work!!

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Reply #8
Quote from: tc²;207880
Holy shiznit, that's amazing!  Nice work!!


thankyou,it has different wheels now and a cage:burnout:

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Reply #9
What wheels are you running now?  I've always loved LX's way more than GT's.

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Reply #10
i have the jegs version of the pro stars polished and im thinking about getting them powder coated black

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Reply #11
Nice whip;)

Welcome aboard:burnout:
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Reply #12
Quote from: tc²;207829
A boost valve is the biggest "beginner" mod you can do, unleashes a good deal of power.  $50 at http://www.boostvalve.com.

i would get full 3" exhaust before i spent money on any boost controller.

notch looks good.....for a mustang ;)
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

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Reply #13
Quote from: gumby;208110
i would get full 3" exhaust before i spent money on any boost controller.

notch looks good.....for a mustang ;)


thats what i was thinking about doing first since i can build one for around 100 bux

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Reply #14
Are we talking about mods for a Turbo Coupe or the notch?  I was talking about the Turbo Coupe.