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my sport

Reply #15
thinking about the HO and a t-5?? my brother-in law has a 86 HO cam, might just throw that in for now if i can find a 58mm throttle body. this is my daily driver(19mpg) and i'm not really looking for a hot rod, but i would like just a little more uumph!! My hot rod is in my garage 1967 f-100, 472(60 over) BB,trw forged pistons,68 429 ported heads, 580 lift cam,244 dur. @.50,performer rpm, demon 825, msd dist. 6al, 1.8 roller rockers, gear drive, headers, 3" exhaust with crossover, 2 chamber flows, tci race trans, 3000 stahl, shift kit, lowered 4" in front,6 " in back, 4-link with coil overs, 9" with 3.89 gears with locker unit, 30x16.5 hoosier quick times, alum fuel cell in bed,duel batt. in bed, high torque starter, 38 deg total advance,115 octane race fuel and she will run like a scolded dog with hemroids!!!  (5mpg) now that is my play toy.
88 sport,TW heads, comp xe270hr, cobra u/Tmoss ported lower, 65 mm throttle body, under drives,smog delete,
1.7 roller rockers, cai, k&n, bbk adj regulator, 76mm Pro-m,all MSD ign. MSD dist,18° base timing, 3g alt.1 5/8 ceramic headers, 255lph walbro, 2.5" h-pipe, flowmasters, silverfox valvebody, 3.73 gear,
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc154/flipnbird/DSCF0185.jpg ( RIP : ( )

 

my sport

Reply #16
got any times with that truck?h.0's arent that bad on gas, if any worse from what I hear. Cany really promise you though. I figured if you wanted good miliage you would get an escort or tempo or something.
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.
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