Something I didn't know January 08, 2015, 02:33:01 PM Did anyone else know that the 5 spd 87 turbo coupe only 190hp, but the 4 spd automatic turbo coupe came with 150hp. Ford turned up the boost in the 5 spd to 10 - 15 lbs of boost. The automatic was only put at 9 lbs of boots. The only difference from an 87 TC to an 88 TC is the boost. In 88 the 5 spd cars had 17 lbs of boost and the automatic when up to 10lbs. Quote Selected
Something I didn't know Reply #1 – January 08, 2015, 04:58:23 PM Yeah, the A4LD is a POS transmission and likely Ford did this to make them last more than 500 miles. Quote Selected
Something I didn't know Reply #2 – January 08, 2015, 05:53:29 PM Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;442599Yeah, the A4LD is a POS transmission and likely Ford did this to make them last more than 500 miles.Quoted for truth. Except the 500 miles is a longshot. More likely 100 Quote Selected
Something I didn't know Reply #3 – January 08, 2015, 05:54:26 PM Quote from: ringosc;442595Did anyone else know that the 5 spd 87 turbo coupe only 190hp, but the 4 spd automatic turbo coupe came with 150hp. Ford turned up the boost in the 5 spd to 10 - 15 lbs of boost. The automatic was only put at 9 lbs of boots. The only difference from an 87 TC to an 88 TC is the boost. In 88 the 5 spd cars had 17 lbs of boost and the automatic when up to 10lbs.Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;442599 Yeah, the A4LD is a POS transmission and likely Ford did this to make them last more than 500 miles. 87-88's had a top mounted intercooler, cooler air makes things more powerful. And yeah, the A4LD is , they grenade behind 90 hp 2.3's!! Quote Selected
Something I didn't know Reply #4 – January 09, 2015, 12:00:59 AM Inter cooler cools intake temps. I'd say it keeps power available, not makes it. The 87-88's also had a smaller turbo. Quote Selected
Something I didn't know Reply #5 – January 09, 2015, 04:45:43 AM Wait I'm building up a TC auto, but I do have a parts car that's a manual, so in other word are you guys saying I should swap out my Trans and put in the manual? Grant I was thinking about doing it anyways, but is that a smarter choice to do? Quote Selected
Something I didn't know Reply #7 – January 09, 2015, 09:07:05 AM Quote from: ringosc;442627are you guys saying I should swap out my Trans and put in the manual?Dude! That's a rhetorical question! Swap that shiznit! :) Quote Selected
Something I didn't know Reply #8 – January 09, 2015, 10:42:26 PM Was the C3 much better? I don't hear of a lot of ppl having those fail. Quote Selected
Something I didn't know Reply #9 – January 10, 2015, 03:37:24 PM There are alot less 84-86 TC/XR7 auto....I went 14.00 at 96mph back in 2003 with mine...The tranny had about 80k on it....the more boost I put to it...the higher the shift points became....When I damaged the original engine I removed the engine and tranny together and swap a drive line out of an 85TC T5....If you need a auto and dont care about overdrive....build up a C4....just need to find that special bellhousing for the C4...Travis Quote Selected
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