new merkur xr4ti

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new merkur xr4ti

May 03, 2009, 07:59:02 PM

I picked this up today as another hobby. The guy rebuilt the head and thought it had a rod knocking. I listened to it and think he put the head back together wrong and panicked. He never even put the radiator back in so he didnt even run it long enough to pump up the tappets. I'm not sure what turbo that is though. It even comes with a spare motor/trans and 2 factory service manuals. It's ugly but I only bought it to flip it.

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Reply #1 – May 03, 2009, 08:00:36 PM

couple more

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Reply #2 – May 03, 2009, 08:07:05 PM

Hey I actually like it

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Reply #3 – May 03, 2009, 08:07:47 PM

Congrats, Phill and enjoy your new ride dude.

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Reply #4 – May 03, 2009, 08:42:46 PM

That's the stock T3 .60/.48 turbo...

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Reply #5 – May 03, 2009, 09:21:27 PM

Those are the sweetest 2.3T cars EVAR.

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Reply #6 – May 03, 2009, 09:32:38 PM

I have always wanted an XR4Ti, but I tend to shy away from the turbo 2.3 after owning one.

Quote from: lakenheath24;270389

It's ugly but I only bought it to flip it.

Wear your seat belt when you do that.

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Reply #7 – May 03, 2009, 10:25:02 PM

Quote from: cougarcragar;270411

I have always wanted an XR4Ti, but I tend to shy away from the turbo 2.3 after owning one.

Uh oh, them's be fightin' words 'round here.

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Reply #8 – May 03, 2009, 10:47:33 PM

this car is sooo light, i cant wait to drive it. it's even got an independent rear. the t-9 thing is weird, the reverse is opposite the t-5.

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Reply #9 – May 04, 2009, 01:48:30 AM

Rear ends and T9's don't hold up well to much abuse. You can convert it to a T5, and I heard somewhere its possible to use one of the older supra rears in them.
Always thought they were neat little cars myself.
BTW, what the hells wrong with the 2.3T?

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Reply #10 – May 04, 2009, 04:07:51 AM

Nothin' if they're decent...but they kind of sour on you if they have a ton of probs.
But that's just a general statement, I'm sure he has good reason to dislike 'em

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Reply #11 – May 04, 2009, 12:46:29 PM

Always wanted one. Secretly I want to make an XR8Ti.

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Reply #12 – May 04, 2009, 12:58:03 PM

If you like different, then this is it. They only made 2200 or so. Car and Driver revoked it's 89 car of the year title this year, but nobody reads that stupid mag anyway.

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Reply #13 – May 04, 2009, 12:59:34 PM

I'm sure his main problem with them is getting repeatedly beaten by them. :poke::hick:

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Reply #14 – May 04, 2009, 05:18:13 PM

That engine was, by a very wide margin, the most finicky and maintenance-intensive engine I have ever worked on.
The thing ran smoothly maybe 5% of the time. When it ran well, I'd get into it and something else would break. I think I turned every single bolt in that engine bay before I sold the car. Finally, it really didn't move the car all that well.
I knew my way around that engine, too.

For me, it was fun for about a month or two. Then it just became an unreliable burden.

Nice Merkur, though.