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help me spend $$$

like it says  i am gettin bonus check from work this week ill have about $800 where would you spend it performance wise... my (88)thunderbird currently has shorty headers,lers,aftermarket convertor n some nitrous,cam,gt40heads... suspension is bone stock. give me some ideas or opinions..

help me spend $$$

Reply #1 –
Subframe connectors keep it straight, with slicks and on the bottle.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

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Reply #2 –
You running a stock intake, or h.o.? Gt 40 intake is cheap and easy. Ford explorer or cobra.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: thewestie;375027
Subframe connectors keep it straight, with slicks and on the bottle.

 
already have just need to install

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Reply #4 –
an i am running a cobra intake came with the car wen i bought it

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Reply #5 –
some nice SN95 drag struts and tubular control arms get my vote.. unless your trans is stock with just a converter.. if that's the case, i vote on some trans work for sure
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

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Reply #6 –
Forgot that trans is a C4 reverse manual valve body.. my buddy keeps telling me I could pick up a cheap turbo kit but Idk where to get one on a budget

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Reply #7 –
Im gonna need some trans work too. I did my first 6K rpm pull and it slipped pretty bad shifting into second. I vote suspension. 1000 hp aint worth a  if you cant get it to the ground.
88 Cougar LS 5.0 .030 over, ported E7s with GT40 valves & trickflow springs, Proform roller rockers, HO cam, removed air silencer, K&N filter, smog pump delete, 2.25" dual flowmasters, Pacestter H-pipe & headers, HO computer, 65mm TB, Explorer intake, 19# injecters, 3.45s, rebuilt posi, and TCI shift kit.

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Reply #8 –
Coil overs for the rear, and drag shocks. Maybe some che arms?
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Reply #9 –
well than if you have a C4, you're good to go.. turbo kits are a waste of money if you have a welder and decent DIY fab skills.. you can put together a nice turbo setup for around 800, depending on the quality of the turbo you pick up.. search craigslist and look for a decent NAME BRAND turbo, there are more out there than you think.. i prefer to stick to garrett and precision myself.. other than that, all you really need are shorty headers, some tubing, a front mount (if you want to get the most out of the build) and a blow off valve and waste gate/boost controller

i had about $700 into the turbo setup on my capri, the first time around.. i changed it and went bigger/better when i got my F.A.S.T. system and decided to make it more of a race car.. i was pushing 16psi with my first setup and it was MEAN.. for you, 16psi would be suicide with your stock block, as it's likely to split around 500hp, so i would keep it down around 10-12psi for your setup, if you decide to go such route

but i still say do suspension work before throwing more power at the wheels
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

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Reply #10 –
Could start eyeballing some Megasquirt or other ECU.
88 Turbocoupe: Coast High Performance 331 kit 28oz balance, Comp XE264HR14 cam, 58cc 185 afr heads, 1.7 roller rockers, Mass-Flo EFI (was POS to setup and their techline is a joke at best)
Full 1 5/8 primary equal length headers, 2 1/2 exhaust, Full manual reverse VB c4 and baked off clear coat "BECAUSE RACECAR"

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Reply #11 –
Who makes the best rear suspension for tbirds ? Post links thanks

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Reply #12 –
http://www.cheperformance.com/cartgenie/prodList.asp?scat=30

You van use thr coilnover kits for a 94-04 muatang, but the shocks aren't quite as long as the stock birds. You would endup with 1 1/2" less travel.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Reply #13 –
thanks HAYSTACK, any other companys make "drag specfic" suspension for the tbird? i just wanna buy once, after this motor a bigger motor is goin in with mulitple stages of nitrous :evilgrin:

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Reply #14 –
nitrous is for cheaters and people who are too lazy to build a real motor :flip: lol

if you want to build a nasty motor, build something capable of withstanding 20psi from a turbo.. i'm running 9.80's in my capri at 18psi, at 200lbs over stock weight

but, as for 'bird specific' race parts, there isn't a whole lot.. luckily, the rear is shared with fox mustangs and the front is SN95 compatible (with less travel, like haystack said.. but you can make up for that by messing with ride height, if you decide to go adjustable coilover.. i would definitely start out back though, help the car squat on the tires when you launch.. then move to the front to help weight transfer and all that jazz
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver