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Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #15
well my 87 3.8 would die or not move the wheels at all if I tried to power brake it. My 86 5.0's would do it all day long.....
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

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #16
Quote from: bhazard
So it had about 120hp stock

145 IT!

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #17
my 3.8 did it all the time. i think the efi ones will do it beter than Cfi
trick flow street heat intake , 24lbs injetors, ported GT-40's (Chip) long tube headers. and a Performance Automatic C4, with a hurst shifter!

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #18
This one is EFI.  And it was "power braking" She just let off right after it hit second, because she seen a car coming way down the road.  I let her do the burnout because I wanted to get some cool camera angles, but she didn't do the burnout long enough.:giggle:

 

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #19
the 88's had 140 and more torque. Others are 112 to 120hp.
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

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #20
You say EFI but does it have the Crab type EFI or the good stuff like what a 5.0 has. I think only the 88's got the good stuff. As usual ford fixes almost everything wrong with a car the year before they stop making it.
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #21
You mean mine?  Mine IS EFI.  See?
:flame:

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #22
you mean me?  Mine is EFI.  See?

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #23
88's had 140 HP 215 TQ
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #24
when I had the 14" stock tires and the auto I could turn em over all day..  But these 245/50r16's dont like to spin.  even with the 5 speed.  If I drop the clutch it will make some smoke...
One 88

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #25
yep that is the good EFI
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #26
The Clean Version of EFI.



1988- 3.8- T-bird- sold 2005 Grand Prix, GTP- COMP.G MODS: Inferno Hood, GXP spoiler, Liquid Metal Wheels,K&N Intake,LED taillights,LED reverse lights, LED interior lights, 180*,605s, Pacesetters :burnout:

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #27
ohhhh......  That is really clean man!  NICE 3.8L vantage.  Insperation, IF I were staying that way.  going to swap in the 5.0L from the car in my sig next week.

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #28
I'd say mines got about 165-170 HP now, Flowmaster exhaust, K& N airfilter, Bosch Platnium plugs but w/ almost 110K on it.
1988- 3.8- T-bird- sold 2005 Grand Prix, GTP- COMP.G MODS: Inferno Hood, GXP spoiler, Liquid Metal Wheels,K&N Intake,LED taillights,LED reverse lights, LED interior lights, 180*,605s, Pacesetters :burnout:

Burnout pic with my 3.8L bird

Reply #29
Quote from: CougarSE
when I had the 14" stock tires and the auto I could turn em over all day.. But these 245/50r16's dont like to spin


Good tires will hook, not smoke unless you have insane amounts of power..... You also have done suspension work so You're car probably plants the tires pretty well.
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!