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Finally Home: 87 turbo

Reply #15 –
We didn't get metro turbo's here and I've never heard of the others aside from the swift.
One 88

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Reply #16 –
Quote from: tbirdscott
40+mpg turbo, 50+mpg N/A, cheap to buy, cheap to insure, cheap to fix, simple functional design, dependable, fun to drive, easy to fix, will run with a tc, anything else :flip:


Yeah...you forgot fugly...
1988 Tbird Stock bottom end 306, Windsor Jr's, Explorer intake, 125 shot.
Best ET: 12.11 Best MPH: 113.8 1/4 mile

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Reply #17 –
Wow that IC had to do a lot of good behind the radiator!

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Reply #18 –
Quote from: chrome302jr
Yeah...you forgot fugly...

To each his own, If you dont like it dont look at it, seems simple enough to me :dunno:
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

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Reply #19 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken
(wait a minute - was what i just said dirty?)

:rollin: :rollin: :rollin:

 nice lookin unique car tho.

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Reply #20 –
just curious, what size engine is that, obviously it's a four banger, but what in liters and/or cubes?
Can't say as it's pretty, but at 40 mpg, and gas prices what they are,  for a daily driver (if that's what it's to be) who the hell can argue??
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #21 –
3 cylinder actually and almost a whole liter of displacement :eek: 996cc I believe pushing out a whopping 70hp stock! (the n/a cars are packing a whole 55, but I was getting over 50mpg in the one I just sold) the turbos are somewhat rare thats why I jumped on this one when I got the chance.

There are swift GTI's that have a 1.6L DOHC 4 cylinder with around 100hp and full hotchkis suspension and they scoot pretty well but are even harder to find.

If you ever drove one of these cars you would understand

And if you look at some of the other cars I own you'd realise I like the 'unique' looking ones :D
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

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Reply #22 –
Quote from: tbirdscott
To each his own, If you dont like it dont look at it, seems simple enough to me :dunno:


Sorry man, just joking with you. I mean what did you expect, you come on a Ford Fox site and post...well...that, whatever it is. So you have to expect some poking fun. I forgot with the harsh winters ya'll have to drive beaters in the winter. Also, Im not used to seeing alot of the cars you Canuks see, evidently ya'll tastes in cars are different...much different.
1988 Tbird Stock bottom end 306, Windsor Jr's, Explorer intake, 125 shot.
Best ET: 12.11 Best MPH: 113.8 1/4 mile

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Reply #23 –
yah, closest thing to that in the states would be the GTI. and those are rare as hell as it is.
pretty cool car over all. I LIKE IT!

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Reply #24 –
I've seen turbo Sprints here stateside.  There's like 3 in the junkyard.

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Reply #25 –
Quote from: tbirdscott
And if you look at some of the other cars I own you'd realise I like the 'unique' looking ones :D



Im not takin a jab at you i think its an intresting car infact with that gettin 40-50 mpg your one lucky . As seeing that im unemployed once again i would love to have a car that gets that good of MPG. And i Like your Zypher that car is awesome.

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Reply #26 –
Quote from: Ifixyawata
I've seen turbo Sprints here stateside.  There's like 3 in the junkyard.
Really? ya know what years? I need parts..
Quote from: chrome302jr
Sorry man, just joking with you.

thats alright, was kinda sore about it yesterday with some problems it has,i'm not as bitchy today :p
Quote from: 20th anny 5.o
I Like your Zypher that car is awesome.
Thanks :D theres more pics here if your interested, one owner car, 108,000 original miles, rund good, drives like a 47 year old car though
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

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Reply #27 –
Image 14 and 15 are the only images that dont look so good.But the rest of that car looks good enough off. Are you going to attempt and restore it? Because these look 20 times better than these new Linclon Zyphers.

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Reply #28 –
Quote from: 20th anny 5.o
Are you going to attempt and restore it?

Yup, already stockpiling parts for it thats why i've got no money for the tbird, gotta get this on the road this summer. It has a couple small holes in the floor, no bigger than 2" otherwise its just the drivers fender and the filler chipping off the quarter panel. Not going for a full resto, just good enough cause its gonna be driven. Have to avoid modding it, before he passed away I promised my friend I wouldnt if he gave it to me, his gold digging wife still made me pay for it :rolleyes: but its not going anywhere now so its all good :)

By late spring I will be able to get it to the shop (park it beside my buddys merc) and get goin on it. Hopefully it will make it to the fathers day show'n shine.
1980 birds X 3, 1982 bird, 1984 XR7, 1988 TC

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Reply #29 –
Cool hope you the best with that, im tied up tryin to pay my dad back and wanting to either mod the cougar or get a little beater that i can put liability on. So i kinda know how it is.