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1,424 hp in Thunderbird this is bad ass.

[video=youtube;i4pec2ebddw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4pec2ebddw&NR=1[/video]

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Cougar on a diet to suck gas and haul ass!


Cain, Pony Express Racing

1,424 hp in Thunderbird this is bad ass.

Reply #1 –
Isn't that the one that won the HotRod Pump Gas Drags a few years back?  Or did it win Drag Week before Larson ran the table 4yrs in a row?
1988 T-Bird Sport Coupe--5.0 HO, MAF swap, 1-5/8" shorties, BBK/Flowmaster exhaust, Explorer intake, 70mm Edelbrock TB, T5, B&M short throw, Centerforce clutch and PP, disc brake TC rear w/ 3.55's, TC front brakes, '98 Cobra springs, DIY SFC's, other misc .  14.05 @ 98mph with launching too low and shifting too high.

1,424 hp in Thunderbird this is bad ass.

Reply #2 –
close up of the car [video=youtube;kDiGbtXO01s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDiGbtXO01s&NR=1[/video]
Cougar on a diet to suck gas and haul ass!


Cain, Pony Express Racing

1,424 hp in Thunderbird this is bad ass.

Reply #3 –
Im not sure but it might be.
Cougar on a diet to suck gas and haul ass!


Cain, Pony Express Racing

1,424 hp in Thunderbird this is bad ass.

Reply #4 –
And for the last vid a pass!!![video=youtube;KyWiGfcXWBo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyWiGfcXWBo[/video]
Cougar on a diet to suck gas and haul ass!


Cain, Pony Express Racing

1,424 hp in Thunderbird this is bad ass.

Reply #5 –
that's it! new goal for my black bird next spring/summer!
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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

1,424 hp in Thunderbird this is bad ass.

Reply #6 –
Quote from: Dan B.;368584
Isn't that the one that won the HotRod Pump Gas Drags a few years back?  Or did it win Drag Week before Larson ran the table 4yrs in a row?

 
I know it was the Hot Rod Pump Gas winner, not sure about the other.

Awesome car!
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB 87-88 Turbo Coupe shocks and struts, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)

1,424 hp in Thunderbird this is bad ass.

Reply #7 –
Yeah the guys name is like Plimpton or Plinkton or something...I am pretty sure he had won Drag Week as well before Larson started taking it every year.
'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

1,424 hp in Thunderbird this is bad ass.

Reply #8 –
Jim Plimpton...and during that dyno run, the engine wasn't tuned quite right, or had some sort of problem...and STILL made well over 1400 hosses...sweet car.
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

1,424 hp in Thunderbird this is bad ass.

Reply #9 –
It just doesn't do it for me, personally.  Then again, I'm not a fan of drag cars.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon
 

1,424 hp in Thunderbird this is bad ass.

Reply #10 –
whats funny is that in the close up vid I was paying more attention to the interior than the engine
--Steve
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