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Title: 1986 Turbo Coupe Mods?
Post by: tkvbeek on October 03, 2017, 07:59:00 PM
Hey, I've got a stock 1986 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe and I'm looking for some mods to do to it. It can be anything, suspension, engine, really anything. I don't know too much about it, as I'm learning. Anything would be helpful, thanks!
Title: 1986 Turbo Coupe Mods?
Post by: Haystack on October 04, 2017, 03:31:59 AM
Check out coolcats.net , just to do some reading and get the basics figured out. Come back with questions.

Congrats and welcome.
Title: 1986 Turbo Coupe Mods?
Post by: tkvbeek on October 04, 2017, 10:34:57 AM
What are easier things I can do to get more power out of it? I've got a 2.5in exhaust with no cat and high flow ler already.
Title: 1986 Turbo Coupe Mods?
Post by: Sancho on October 04, 2017, 02:32:03 PM
Boost controller, intercooler, big vam swap.
Title: 1986 Turbo Coupe Mods?
Post by: tkvbeek on October 04, 2017, 03:55:22 PM
What is and where do I get a bigger vam?
Title: 1986 Turbo Coupe Mods?
Post by: Loaded87IROC on October 04, 2017, 07:33:38 PM
Vam is the vane air meter, like a mass airflow sensor.  The big vam came on 87-88 Turbo Coupes.  You would need the matching computer and you should already have the brown top injectors if your car is an 86.  The 87-88 manual cars are rated at 190 horsepower, so adding the vam, computer, and intercooler are worth quite a bit of power for the earlier cars.  E6 exhaust manifold helps too if your car doesn't have one already.
Title: 1986 Turbo Coupe Mods?
Post by: 1BadBird on October 05, 2017, 12:44:36 AM
Is your car a slush-o-matic or do you row your own gears?