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Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/2735386051.html
 
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Really a potential good deal assuming it's not rotted the hell out, if it cleans up nice at worst a new tank and sending unit and you've got some giddy-up in a black four-eye cat for $1500.....feel bad for the dude because an engine builder got $8200 out of him promising "365 hp" with a cam, pistons and headers. No mention of heads, probably just E7s.
 
 
Is it just me or are there a lot of our cars out there with 5.0s that haven't been left alone? I'm happy to see this. Search a little and score these sweet looks, with the power they should have had.
 
EDIT....just like that black ebay LS from Florida.....red pinstripe. GOD I love that. Probably gonna have that done to my black one.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

Reply #1 –
I can't even find a 5.0 car out here.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

Reply #2 –
SHUT UP! This is my fantasy world keep your stupid "facts" and "observation" out of here!!!!!!!!!! :hick:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

Reply #3 –
the 5.slows in these cars NEED to be molested lol but he got raped on the trans too, unless it has more work done to it than he listed.. a stock rebuild kit for a C6 will run you about $400.. so that's one crazy labor rate LOL
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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

Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

Reply #4 –
Or for the other 99% of people out there, a 150hp 150k car that gets 28mpg freeway that you can pick up for a couple hundred is good enough.

Noone I know would oull out an aod for a c6 on a $500 car.
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

Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

Reply #5 –
Quote from: Haystack;376358
Or for the other 99% of people out there, a 150hp 150k car that gets 28mpg freeway that you can pick up for a couple hundred is good enough.

Noone I know would oull out an aod for a c6 on a $500 car.


i would and have.. a C6 is grenade proof compared to an AOD
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

Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

Reply #6 –
If the aod was garbage, and you didn't drive freeway, then yes. I am not a fan of the aod either, I would rather have a t-5. But I wouldn't give up a couple dollars in gas a drive, to replace something that is not broken.
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

Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

Reply #7 –
they make OD kits for the C6.. they cost a lot, but they work great.. an old (R.I.P.) customer of mine had it in his mach 1, ran just like an AOD until you stomped on the throttle.. he said he went through 3 professionally built AOD's before he went with the C6 OD kit and had it built.. mild internal upgrades and it lasted him 40k until he passed away last year.. i don't know who makes it but it definitely seems to keep up with the C6's legendary strength

EDIT.. i got an email from a potential customer with an 85 4 cyl mustang, who was quoted $7800-8k for an HO swap with a mild motor build.. apparently, a good chunk of this guy's (from the CL ad) cost was labor, because of the harness swap and such.. this is where my business rolls in, because i don't charge a huge overhead like most shops need to, in order to pay rent, utilities, etc.. i fear that most shops charging such a large overhead are going to start killing the car scene soon, since the economy is still in the toilet
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

Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

Reply #8 –
Why wouldn't you just get a gear splitter overdrive then? If you have $2-3k to get whatever you want, there are a lot of other options with overdrive.
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

Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

Reply #9 –
I got a C6 I'm saving for something special....or if I destroy the SC AOD. Also has a shift kit in it already....
That was my random thought of the day....lol
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

Reply #10 –
:dunno: i didn't build it for him, he had it done in 03-04, before my shop was even a twinkle in my eye.. i guess he just went with what he wanted, but in that car i definitely would have gone TKO.. she was a meeeean car for having a 'slightly' worked 390
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
 

Another one from Philly....but it's got $8-grand o' SLEEPER under the hood!!!

Reply #11 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;376340
SHUT UP! This is my fantasy world keep your stupid "facts" and "observation" out of here!!!!!!!!!! :hick:

All we have left in decent shape is low option 3.8 cars. I'm waiting till I find a 5.0 car before I pull the trigger on another T-bird ;).
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.