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I JUST realized something this evening.....

I was dropping my son off at church a few minutes ago,and was enjoying the night drive back home (I rarely have the Sport out at night),and was having a little fun getting a little rubber in first,then second,then third.....and it hit me.....As fun as the Sport has been,and as many rubber stripes it's left behind, I have never had the gas pedal "to the floor" since I installed the new engine. Not once. I can get the Sport side ways, I drifted around a corner the other day, showed the tail lights to a few Stangs, yet never completely floored it. I may have to fix that situation one day. Just sharing my little bit of self discovery.
'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 #1 –
Well, it's time to put the metal to the pedal, and the thing to the floor..... or something like that...lol
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I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #2 –
You big ole wussy.  lol. ;)
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #3 –
Thanks Sally......I mean Jerry.LOL.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..

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #4 –
Quote from: 50tbrd88;343572
You big ole wussy.  lol. ;)

I'm never scared to do it, it's just that the car performs really well,and I've been more than impressed with it as I've been driving it. I may need to find some slicks and see what she can really do.
'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 #5 –
i've put the pedal through the floor board a few times kicked it side ways more then once lol
I'm the forum asshole, put on your big boy pants and deal with it.  :flip:
 

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #6 –
That's the whole thing,I can get the Sport to do most anything without flooring it all the way. I guess that's a good thing.
'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 #7 –
Same here, i can drive like a normal person cept when im in the bird my foot gains 10 pounds lol
I'm the forum asshole, put on your big boy pants and deal with it.  :flip:

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #8 –
What are the stats on your Bird?
'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 #9 –
just a stock HO block with 65mm TB,headers and true dual 2 1/2 exhaust with flow 40's and a 345 gear and locker is bout it.
I'm the forum asshole, put on your big boy pants and deal with it.  :flip:

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #10 –
I floor every car I own, half the time on the test drive! I need to know what it can do! Or what it can't do, lol.
CoogarXR : 1985 Cougar XR-7

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Reply #11 –
Quote from: CoogarXR;343605
I floor every car I own, half the time on the test drive! I need to know what it can do! Or what it can't do, lol.
was selling a truck one time, big dude come out and drove it. Floored it and snapped the throttle cable and then left it on the side of the road with me in it lol, talk about bein hot i was ready to kill lol.
I'm the forum asshole, put on your big boy pants and deal with it.  :flip:

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Reply #12 –
Only one vehicle I never gave full throttle...that was a friend's 400x after he'd put it back together after bore and stroking it out to about 440. When it pulled the front tires at 50 mph with his 300 pound ass, I knew it was a no-no for me to open it all the way. Talking about the honda 4 wheeler here...he went hog wild with the engine on it several times.

Everything else, yes, wide open. Some have had permanent dents under the gas pedal too.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #13 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;343574
I'm never scared to do it, it's just that the car performs really well,and I've been more than impressed with it as I've been driving it. I may need to find some slicks and see what she can really do.

You gotta drive it like you stole it (and its on fire) every once in a while....
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I JUST realized something this evening.....

Reply #14 –
Quote from: cougar1car;343620
You gotta drive it like you stole it (and its on fire) every once in a while....

That's funny.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..