my old dd was an 88 t-bird auto 302 , sport model , but i believe htey only come with a 7.5 rear atleast mine was like that .
so got tired of that sold it for 500$ and bought an 88 turbocoupe 5 speed
needless to say the turbocoupe is all around better , gas mileage , just driving and...
ive been 12.74 at 107 on my 245/45/17 street tires and 4.10's but that was a one time deal the norm was 12.8 and 9's
i recently put in some 3.27 gears and on the same street tires went 12.90 at 106.8
have no idea what the combo puts out but i know its not over the 300hp mark and the car...
unless ford offered additional coverage on those recalls you might be out of luck trying to get them done now ......
id have to check the coverage offered tho ....
initially im probally going to run low boost and limit myself ..... might make one blast on the dyno but other than that it will be conservitave for the steet and track ....
rear 3.27 strange axles , re built posi and what not ....
trans ..... fully built c4 , kevlar clutches all that...
ill have a couple of stock motors on hand incase it lets got real quick ..... but then this winter will come the real block and internals ......
hell if it last for a few trips down the track ill have a big smile on my face
well i rarely post on here but had to share the news ....
going with a hellion 62mm kit ..... and 10psi
going on my car which is stock bottom end ( for now )
performer heads
crower cam
performer intake
in a c4 trans with a 3500 stall
cars been 12.40 at 108 look like im going...
the saleen intakes are bad ass , the upper is based off the systemax but the lower uses a ford truck lower , which has a ton of material if you wanted to do porting .
i have one laying around also and dont know what to do with it
well ive played with the s/d system for sometime now.
my current combo is 180k mile shortblock
old styler performer heads with 1.9 valves
crower 15511 cam and 1.6 rockers
performer intake , 70mm tb
got the other normal bolt ons exhaust and pullies and what not
c4 trans , 10 inch...
just need to sharpen them driving skills but sounds like you already know that ....
ive seen a few people bust a 12.9 with 102 mph ...
i personally went 13.11 @ 101.7 before
a very close buddy of mine races a coupe ( street car ) full interior , stereo it weight around 3k with him in it ..
afr 165 heads
tfs stage 2
typhoon intake
ive seen this car go many 11.70's at 116
had to notch the pistons to get the cam to fit ...
28 inc et street and 4.30...
i just put the smoked version on my car and i think they look ok and for 155 i thought they were a pretty good deal ...
im not too sure how to post pics on here but i can send them via e-mail
[email protected]
i actucally have 1 or 2 pics at the house of his car , im not 100% sure how to post pics anymore on here tho i could send them to your e-mail ...
tunedin- is rite the car is beautiful in person definatly one of the tops at the show IMO , and it sure does smell nice lol
nitrous and street tires at the track is not going to be good .....
my car on some 125 pills when i ran street tires ( big mistake ) went 13.0's at 106 ...............
then when i put some et streets on the car 12.1 at 111 with no changes.