My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell November 28, 2007, 11:35:25 PM It'll spin it's *tire* from a stop. If I push it to the floor it'll go squeek :burnout: . Then it accelerates as slow as an old lady walking :hick: . I still can't figure why Ford bothered to put the 3.8 in these things. It's waaaaaaaaay underpowered. Now I feel for you 3.8 guys (the few of you that are left, it seems most people on here now have 5.0s or 2.3Ts, I wonder why lol). The only upside is the 95 gets ~19-20 mpg in the city. The 88 gets ~13-14 mpg city, then again I usually don't drive the 88 like grandpa when I have it out. I like to let the 88, uh, unwind once or twice a drive Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #1 – November 28, 2007, 11:38:59 PM Quote from: thunderjet302;190110It'll spin it's *tire* from a stop. If I push it to the floor it'll go squeek :burnout: . Then it accelerates as slow as an old lady walking :hick: . I still can't figure why Ford bothered to put the 3.8 in these things. It's waaaaaaaaay underpowered. Now I feel for you 3.8 guys (the few of you that are left, it seems most people on here now have 5.0s or 2.3Ts, I wonder why lol). The only upside is the 95 gets ~19-20 mpg in the city. The 88 gets ~13-14 mpg city, then again I usually don't drive the 88 like grandpa when I have it out. I like to let the 88, uh, unwind once or twice a drive yeah,, and you happen to have the simi good three point eight.:hick: Imagine the CFI version. Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #2 – November 28, 2007, 11:41:33 PM Hey...I have the CFI version. Throttle response is great. It's just short about a hundred ponies LOL! And yes, already changed the heads and head gaskets. Good for another 25,000 miles. Maybe. Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #3 – November 28, 2007, 11:45:13 PM [SIZE="4"]STFU - 3.8L CFI PWNZ J00![/SIZE]I've got two of them. I'm moving towards zero. Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #4 – November 29, 2007, 12:37:18 AM I had the CFI version in a fox mustang. It was teh sux! I don't think their was a single car on the road I could defeat. Well except for Thundercats with 3.8s, lol. I remember this Acclaim I raced... well I wasn't "racing" per se... more like, I'm gonna accelerate ahead of you and get out of this merging lane when the light changes. The light changed and those hopes and dreams attached themselves to the tail lights of that Acclaim. Traitors!!! I'll never forget that 180 he did in his seat to see where I was... Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #5 – November 29, 2007, 12:54:54 AM The first week after I was given my '85 Cougar, I "raced" a box van - only he never knew we were racin'I floored it as the light turned green and got the jump - for the first 5 feet or so. The van then passed me and kept on going. :( Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #6 – November 29, 2007, 01:38:10 AM Quote from: thunderjet302;190110It'll spin it's *tire* from a stop. If I push it to the floor it'll go squeek :burnout: . Then it accelerates as slow as an old lady walking :hick: . I still can't figure why Ford bothered to put the 3.8 in these things. It's waaaaaaaaay underpowered. Now I feel for you 3.8 guys (the few of you that are left, it seems most people on here now have 5.0s or 2.3Ts, I wonder why lol). The only upside is the 95 gets ~19-20 mpg in the city. The 88 gets ~13-14 mpg city, then again I usually don't drive the 88 like grandpa when I have it out. I like to let the 88, uh, unwind once or twice a drive 3.8 are getting rarer....so that`s why i have one, hehehe.... Uhhh, the 3.8 was a good performer in the 80's. Remember, you can smoke some cars , mostly chevys (like buick 4.1 those have 100 hp or less, paliers, v6 camaro`s, citation`s, and heavier machinery like tractors or dumpsters). Some nissan`s , too. When i had my cougar in TOP condition (excellent carburetion, single 2.5 pipe and new exhaust, and transmision recently flushed) the car felt great and quick. But like Eric said, Ford still owed to us like 80 horses to get the 3.8 really fast. But well, at least the torque was pretty impressive, it was like 200 lb/ft at 1800 rpms or something. Those are like diesel numbers.... Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #7 – November 29, 2007, 05:13:03 AM Quote from: Ether947;190122I had the CFI version in a fox mustang. It was teh sux! I don't think their was a single car on the road I could defeat. Well except for Thundercats with 3.8s, lol. why dont you come hop into my stock ragged winter beater aero nosed 84 vert and itll change your mind:shakeass: , night and day is all i can describe for the difference in hustle from one 3.8 to the other(my tbird) and the other cars ive rode in with said motor.i dont race it or anything but the car has an unusual amout of hustle to it for some reason. Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #8 – November 29, 2007, 07:03:50 AM Quote from: MexCougar;190130 like tractors or dumpstersdumpsters are quicker then you think... Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #9 – November 29, 2007, 08:10:52 AM My 87 3.8 TB will smoke the tires (tire) and slam you back in your seat. and if its the slightest bit wet out, i have to be careful when stepping on the gas.I also remember having the exhaust repaired every 3-4 months. i kept blowing the pipes apart before the ler. The ler place was getting sick of me after a couple of years. but it was free. LOLI cant wait to put in a 351 , and a Tc rear end. and Then some goodies. Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #10 – November 29, 2007, 09:35:47 AM I had more fun ripping around in my old 5-spd 1.5L Tercel Sedan than I ever did in my '91 3.8L. I just wasn't as stylin'.3.8L's suck balls in pretty much every way possible. Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #11 – November 29, 2007, 09:42:08 AM Quote3.8L's suck balls in pretty much every way possiblethey're better to be sucked than dragged. lol Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #12 – November 29, 2007, 09:42:33 AM Do a 4.2L swap from an F150. Same thing only bigger. Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #13 – November 29, 2007, 09:54:13 AM Just cause you can smoke the tires doesn't mean you have power. One time in my 88 cougar 3.8 I burned tires so long that when they collected up the rubber from the pavement it made a rubber ball about the size of a shot put ball just a little bigger. Does that mean my 88 had power? NO HELL NO! it means that I could waste some tires any time I wanted to. Quote Selected
My 3.8 V6 is powerful as hell Reply #14 – November 29, 2007, 11:31:27 AM Well notice he said tire not tires :hick: :burnout: <---We need a peg-leg one Quote Selected
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