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cougars first trip to the track!

finally got the car to the track yesterday!  It wasnt legal to run faster than 12.50 so they made us run 1/8 mile.      It was 84 outside and started raining shortly after we got to the track, but it dried up enough for us to get a few runs in. The track wasnt hooking very well and our rear springs are to tall/stiff so the car was unloading, just couldnt get a good launch.
 
  So we ran 1/8 mile passes, our best 60ft of the day was 1.72 and should be alot better.  our best 1/8 mile of the day was 7.440 and letting the car coast thru the 1/4 mile it ran a 12.208@84mph they didnt say anything so for our last pass of the day we decide to go the full 1/4 mile and ran a 11.44@121mph. We were pretty happy with it considering the weather and track conditions. I think with new rear springs and a dry track it could be alot better!

 its a 347 with a Ford Racing BOSS block and we were spraying a 100 shot. I have plans to run a stand alone fuel system for the NOS and eventually run it with a 300 shot.


1987 cougar XR7 347 stroker FRP BOSS block 328rwhp 10.89 1/4mile @126mph ..so far..

2005 F150 5.4 vortec supercharged @15psi water methenol injected 450rwhp 14.0@98mph on 22's

cougars first trip to the track!

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Good Lookin car      Nice times also




SCT Tuned by Me(Greg@SpeedyDyno.com)

E.T. 10.28 @ 136.5 MPH 1/4 mile: List of Mods; 351 EFI, AFR heads,AOD,Rousch 13in frt brakes,11in rear brakes, AirRide Tech air ride system, Sub frame connetors,2400 RPM stall, 3.50,BBK shorties,T62PT Turbos  air to air intercooled, Home built kit.
Car weights 3705lbs without driver:burnout:

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Give us full specs for the car. 121 mph is pretty quick. Ever think about going to a carb style intake with a elbow?
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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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Nice car & time, 11.4@121mph is scootin'...

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Reply #4 –
Nice looks and times.
Mike

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Awesome!:burnout:
95 Ranger Splash 2.3
88 Tbird Sport :ies::ies:
5.0 SO, stainless shorty headers, w/ Magnaflow lers. KYB struts, KYB shocks. 5lug conversion from sn95 Mustang, subframe connectors, drilled and slotted rotors, 03 Mach 1 wheels. sequential taillights.140 speedo

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Thanks everybody! I was pretty excited about it.

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Ever think about going to a carb style intake with a elbow?
  We did look at them but went with the box style and now have the NOS plate to match the intake so I dont have any plans on changing it now.

5.8 fastcat: Someone needs to update that 1/4 mile time list I see you have improved since then!

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Give us full specs for the car
  Well like I said its a 347ci, forged internals 10.5:1 compression, RHS heads, TFS R box intake, TFS stage 2 cam, 42lb injectors, AOD trans, 2500 stall.  You can look up specs on heads and cam if you want;)  I have adjustable front and rear shocks, Moroso drag springs in the front but stock springs in the rear,,,at the moment.

Our tuner wanted us to go with a bigger cam but for now Im happy with the drivability of the car I dont think its holding us back. It only DYNOed 328rwhp motor only no NOS but he did it in drive and it shifted into OD. Im putting in new springs tonight and ordering some stuff to make it legal for the track and hopefully will get back this saturday again and see what it will do with new springs and a dry track!

Ill have in in the 10s this summer.:D


1987 cougar XR7 347 stroker FRP BOSS block 328rwhp 10.89 1/4mile @126mph ..so far..

2005 F150 5.4 vortec supercharged @15psi water methenol injected 450rwhp 14.0@98mph on 22's

cougars first trip to the track!

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Nice times:D

How did you get the March Ram Air set up to work? I could never get that  scoop around the air  on the bumper so I just ran the hose to one of the cut outs in the bumper. It used to pick up leaves and  like crazy so i ditched it and went back to the stock airbox.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Great Job!  This is a very healthy Cougar.

TED

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Thats great man! Thats a cougar with its ears down and claws out! Isnt that intake manifold your running a forced air style intake though? Doesnt an intake manifold with no or short runners loose low end torque? One more question, why wasnt your car allowed to go faster then 12.5?
1987 turbo coupe 5speed: Boport stage 3 head/2.5 cam , Precision stage 3 50trim .63 turbo, Tial 38mm wastegate, Jangus gutted/ported intake manifolds, 60mm tb, Jangus open dumptube, Jangus 3" elbow, Perrin boost controller,Esslinger adjustable cam pulley, Esslinger small crank pulley, stinger FMI, RFL BOV, Spec stage 3 clutch, B&M short throw, 140 speedo, Walbo 255lph, BBK fpr, 3G alternator, ARP studs.  Be faster... :poke:

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The ram air fit right up on the cougar,,Im still not sure if I want to keep the ram air tube on I might just use the box for fender air,, Ive pulled a water bottle out of my air box!  the car doesnt get out on the road to much so its still there for now.

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Isnt that intake manifold your running a forced air style intake though?
  Yes, when we orderd it the car was going to be turbo but plans have changed since then, It also has a 90mm acufab throttle body.  TFS sells the upper R runner intake separate from the lower so once we get to see what it will do with this set up I might want to try the runner style if Im not happy with it. It made 365rwtq as is and it feels pretty good.

 It wasnt legal because they wanted us to have a driveshaft saftey loop and a fire jacket. stupid stuff.

 Got the new (FRP) springs in it last night,, set up the air bags and adjusted the tire pressure. It sits about an 1.5" lower in the rear now,, it pretty level but still has a little rake to it. 

If this doesnt work I was thinking about ordering the MOROSO drag springs for it,,,anyone using them??? Id like to know how they make the car sit and work.


1987 cougar XR7 347 stroker FRP BOSS block 328rwhp 10.89 1/4mile @126mph ..so far..

2005 F150 5.4 vortec supercharged @15psi water methenol injected 450rwhp 14.0@98mph on 22's

cougars first trip to the track!

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The ram air fit right up on the cougar,,Im still not sure if I want to keep the ram air tube on I might just use the box for fender air,, Ive pulled a water bottle out of my air box!  the car doesnt get out on the road to much so its still there for now.


I was thinking about putting mine back on next time I go to the track to see if it makes a difference. I've managed to suck up empty smashed beer cans when I had the scoop on the car:hick:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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definatly excited to go again. I played the video back about 100 times,,,the rear of the car bounces, I had brand new tires on the car and you could still see nipple marks on the edges, the contact patch was only like 6.5". So Im thinking the car has a better run in it.

 My stand alone fuel system will be here in a week, then I just have to fit it up and order a fuel line the right length for it. I might get that 300 shot to it by july...


1987 cougar XR7 347 stroker FRP BOSS block 328rwhp 10.89 1/4mile @126mph ..so far..

2005 F150 5.4 vortec supercharged @15psi water methenol injected 450rwhp 14.0@98mph on 22's
 

cougars first trip to the track!

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Nice looking cougar. nice times to for it i hope i can get my exhaust leak fixed and junk and get a 13 or 12 sec pass soon.
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1987 T-Bird AEROBIRD-GT had many many mods but is now totaled and is the car that made me want to start customizing everything all over again.
1988 T-Bird 5.0 HO DD/Sleeper/next project car :birdsmily:
1988 Cougar XR7 5.0 HO Vortech Supercharged being bulit right now :cougarsmily: