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Finally got pics!

Reply #15 –
I don't know why I didn't se this before.yes i do. I was up to my a$$ in electrical distraction. GREAT looking car. What are your plans with it? Leave it alone, or start modding. It looks just fine as it is,though. Just a wheel swap away from "don't touch it".
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Finally got pics!

Reply #16 –
Wheels, window tint, and sound system. All other mods will be mechanical, but not to extreme.

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Reply #17 –
i don't care for window tint.. but the rest sounds good! what kind of mods to you plan?
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

Finally got pics!

Reply #18 –
Not sure yet. It'll be a while before I start on much. I think rear end will be first upgrade. 3.55 or 3.73 would be a major improvement over 2.73. As for under the hood I could hop up the 5.0 or go for a 351.

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Reply #19 –
go 351 if you don't mind doing a little work.. great motors, only downside is the low compression.. a nice set of GT40's will turn that around in a hurry
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

Finally got pics!

Reply #21 –
Where's Pampa? I have a 3.73 8.8 rear in the garage needing a home.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Finally got pics!

Reply #22 –
Never mind, you're WAY over to the West. That's quite a distance from me. I'm in the very South Central part of Oklahoma.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Finally got pics!

Reply #23 –
Low compression? Factory 5.0 has 8.4:1! 351 can't have much worse. Anyhow, with a good build it could be fixed with pistons and or heads.
Quote from: Shadow;372877
go 351 if you don't mind doing a little work.. great motors, only downside is the low compression.. a nice set of GT40's will turn that around in a hurry

Finally got pics!

Reply #24 –
5.0HO's had higher comp.. a 351w has about the same as a 5.0SO.. a simple swap to GT40P's would be a nice compression bump for a 351.. definitely recommend port work though
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

Finally got pics!

Reply #25 –
I'm no expert, but it thought the dished pistons made the s.o's .1 compression point higher then an h.o. the rotating assembly is the same other then pistons, and the heads are the same cc'sa
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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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Reply #26 –
pretty sure HO's have higher compression.. to be honest, i'm not 110% sure on that, but i have a way of finding out.. give me 5 minutes..
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

Finally got pics!

Reply #27 –
ok.. here are zee numbers.. compared 88 lx HO to 88 bird sport for year and compression comparison..

first, 88 LX

Cylinders alignment:   V 8

Displacement:   4942 cm3 / 301.6 cui

Bore:   101.6 mm / 4 in

Stroke:   76.2 mm / 3 in

Compression ratio:   9.2 : 1


and 88 sport:

Cylinders alignment:   V 8

Displacement:   4942 cm3 / 301.6 cui

Bore:   101.6 mm / 4 in

Stroke:   76.2 mm / 3 in

Compression ratio:   8.9 : 1
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

Finally got pics!

Reply #28 –
I've got to get a better book! My Chilton only lists 1 5.0 for 88 and it says it has 8.4:1 compression. 9.2:1 is great. I need ALLDATA. 351 is a nice idea, but staying 5.0 may be the cheaper way to go. If 9.2:1 is my compression ratio, then it would not take much to wake this thing up. Like I said, mods will take a while, and rear gear will be first, along with brakes.

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Reply #29 –
oops.. i didn't clarify.. those numbers are for an 88 LX mustang lol.. your motor only has 8.9:1 and is NON-HO.. you have an SO in your car which is an OK motor for very light mods, but you're better off with an HO bottom end. don't let it discourage you though.. you could turn your motor into an HO by doing a rebuild and opting for mustang OEM replacement pistons. that would be my honest to god only choice of doing it. sure, you can go out and buy a used HO and drop it in, but why? if you know how to rebuild a motor and just swap the pistons, you're starting off with a fresh motor, instead of something someone else has beaten on.. the best part of switching to HO pistons is the fact that they have valve reliefs, which broadens your cam selection by a pretty substantial margin. other than that, to make it an HO, you just need a cam that uses the 302 HO/351w firing order.. then you will officially have yourself an HO.. you may have to run a flat tappet cam, unless your block has the 2 threaded bungs in the lifter valley for the 'spider' that's used for ford's OEM style lifters, unless you want to spend a little more money and opt for aftermarket 'linked' roller lifters.
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver