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switch t/c nose over to a sport

hey guys, what kind of a job is this? also dont the car overheat without grill vents? cars look awesome with those front ends! anyone got a red one:D thanks, dwight

switch t/c nose over to a sport

Reply #1 –
Should be an easy job! Unbolt the old one and put on the TC header panel. The cars are designed to take air in primarily from the lower intake and under the bumper in the first place. The smooth TC nose would look great in the Sport!

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Reply #2 –
My car is a TC with a 5.0 swap and yes it does tend to run a bit warm, runs 190-200* on the highway and it has a new three core radiator & 180 t-stat... I'm going to a electric fan, but what helps most is increasing the air dam area under the bumper as that's where air enters the front of the car...

Besides the header panel you'll need the inner park lamps, as they are a bit larger than what the grilled snout uses...

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;299766
My car is a TC with a 5.0 swap and yes it does tend to run a bit warm, runs 190-200* on the highway and it has a new three core radiator & 180 t-stat... I'm going to a electric fan, but what helps most is increasing the air dam area under the bumper as that's where air enters the front of the car...

Besides the header panel you'll need the inner park lamps, as they are a bit larger than what the grilled snout uses...

What can you do to increase the air dam area?  Are you talking about installing a larger chin spoiler, or enlarging the holes that are already there Tom?
William

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Reply #4 –
A larger chin spoiler... Have to be careful, too much will drag on speed bumps and, dips...

A TC with the 2.3T and no air dam will over heat on the highway even with a good radiator and BOTH fans running...

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Reply #5 –
thanks for the info guys!

switch t/c nose over to a sport

Reply #6 –
Where could I find a larger chin spoiler like that Tom, or would I have to make it somehow?
William

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Reply #7 –
Vic AFIK you'll have to make your own, dunno if there are any that can be adapted...  I made one from a side panel of a junk water heater to go on the TC I mentioned... That one had the whole bottom of the bumper cover ripped out, so had to be a bit creative LOL...

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;299780
Vic AFIK you'll have to make your own, dunno if there are any that can be adapted...  I made one from a side panel of a junk water heater to go on the TC I mentioned... That one had the whole bottom of the bumper cover ripped out, so had to be a bit creative LOL...

It's funny you mentioned that bumper cover being ripped out, because the driver's side of my bumper cover is cracked, right where the vent holes are.  I'm still wondering if there's any way I can fix it.  :(
William

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Reply #9 –
I never needed a larger chin spoiler and mine runs at around 180-190 with a supercharged 5.0L

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Reply #10 –
Some of the guys here (Vinnie, V8Demon) have a Mach 1 chin spoiler on...it *looks* a little bigger than stock..might look into that, as well.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #11 –
I have the answers....I have a Sport with the 5.0 and mods.I installed a Taurus electric fan (awesome),Turbo Coupe header panel (nose),and a 2004 Mach 1 chin spoiler.I had to trim about 5 or 6 inches from the ends or else the spolier would hit the tires,but it looks great,and is very functional,AND,as I stated in another thread,when it hit a high of 117 degrees here this summer,the car never over heated or even came close.Check it.......

CAUTION !!!....sweetness below (LOL)......

'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 #12 –
Quote from: 88 Blackbird 5.0;299778
Where could I find a larger chin spoiler like that Tom, or would I have to make it somehow?


-a lot of cars i've seen have adapted the '03-'04 mustang mach1 chin spoiler to their cars. fairly small, thin and subtle.  part # 3r3z-17626-aaa. runs about $100-125 depending upon where u buy it from.....
-'87 turbo coupe with only 740 ORIGINAL miles.... :dunce:
-'86 turbo coupe, 5sp. Cali Car.......:cool:

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Reply #13 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;299809
I have the answers....I have a Sport with the 5.0 and mods.I installed a Taurus electric fan (awesome),Turbo Coupe header panel (nose),and a 2004 Mach 1 chin spoiler.I had to trim about 5 or 6 inches from the ends or else the spolier would hit the tires,but it looks great,and is very functional,AND,as I stated in another thread,when it hit a high of 117 degrees here this summer,the car never over heated or even came close.Check it.......

CAUTION !!!....sweetness below (LOL)......



Very nice, Vinnie!!!!!!!!!!:burnout::burnout:
95 Ranger Splash 2.3
88 Tbird Sport :ies::ies:
5.0 SO, stainless shorty headers, w/ Magnaflow lers. KYB struts, KYB shocks. 5lug conversion from sn95 Mustang, subframe connectors, drilled and slotted rotors, 03 Mach 1 wheels. sequential taillights.140 speedo

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Reply #14 –
I thank you.....the Sport thanks you.
'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..