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I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #15 –
I don't have the nerve in me to drive my cars like a rental :(
If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't f**k with 'em

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #16 –
Jesus. Some of you guys have mad restraint. 7000RPM at least every other time i take it out.
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #17 –
^lol

I "try" everything out atleast once on the highway. Even my van I use for work lol.
The only thing I waited on was my new TC. I got it on a sunday and had work all week so I didnt get to drive it much at all. In fact I just drove it for the 5th or 6th time tonight. About the 3rd time I drove it I stopped on a country road and nailed it, pretty quick for a half a motor. lol This is when I found out it had a boost controller that I hadn't seen before and it was maxed out to 20psi. Overboost light came on and the buzzer scared the poop out of me. I was surprised at how fast it was for a big 4cyl car. I have since detuned it to 14psi for now.

Now driving the mustang....thats a whole different story...lol
1971 Camaro Blown 640ci
1988 T-Top Mustang
1980 Mustang coupe
1988 Thunderbird TurboCoupe
And a purple mini van! :burnout:

Previous Thunderbirds:
1988 Sport

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #18 –
im gonna have to get me a tc soon, love my 5.0 but i hear good things about the tc's.
I'm the forum asshole, put on your big boy pants and deal with it.  :flip:

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #19 –
Great..hope this doesn't turn into a g contest between the V8 and the 2.3t crowds...

Someday, I'll have another TC, one that isn't hacked up, junked out, no title, good for parts piece of shiznit like the one I bought in 2006.
Then I'll drive it till the half motor pukes it's guts and throw a 390 under the hood, lol
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #20 –
In order to drive the Sport and give it all their is,I don't have enough tire under the back end. As it is,even with the 275 40 17's,they just spin. I need something with some real grip. I'm hoping to get a couple of extra wheels soon to mount some drag radials on.
'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..

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #21 –
Head to a parking lot with ice on it, and give her a whirl!

I put my foot to the floor in my Meteor last Spring, and my foot went through it.  Let's just say rust is not my friend.
1987 TC

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #22 –
I don't need ice.
'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..

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #23 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;343639
In order to drive the Sport and give it all their is,I don't have enough tire under the back end. As it is,even with the 275 40 17's,they just spin. I need something with some real grip. I'm hoping to get a couple of extra wheels soon to mount some drag radials on.
Driver mod.
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #24 –
You should dyno it, Vinnie.
-'88 Tbird 3.8
-2012 Altima 2.5 BASE. 
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

Future: Budget 5.0 300 HP.

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #25 –
Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;343635
Great..hope this doesn't turn into a g contest between the V8 and the 2.3t crowds...

 
nah....I'll just wait for the results of this:
Quote from: vinnietbird;343405
I'm hoping by dyno day here for 300 at the wheels. Got a few little things to do by then.


:poke:
gumby - beauty may fade, but stupid is forever!

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #26 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;343624
That's funny.LOL.

:0)
:ford::oldcougar::mercury:

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #27 –
We had a dyno day last year,and we will early 2011. I'll be posting the results. I'm going to be going through the car as well as I can,swapping lers (because I hate my flowmasters......I want a new set of Warlocks)),and doing a nice tune,check the timing,clean and re-oil the K&N,and make sure everything is working as it should.I have a good outlook for the Sport. I hope for 300hp. If it's less,that's fine. I'll do all I can with what I have under the hood.
'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..

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #28 –
What did it dyno last time? I was thinking 300 whp is a bit optimistic but I'm not fresh on the pushrod stuff anymore.
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #29 –
With the '86 engine,ported E-7 heads and an E303, the numbers were somewhere around 250hp and 300 torque. I now have the Mountaineer engine,Stage 1 cam,nicely ported and worked GT40-P heads, and electric fan. I'm hoping for a nice difference. Now,what I want and what I get are possibly two different hings.Either way,I'll be fine with it.
'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..