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My new Daily Driver...(Body shop pics added)

Reply #15
Quote from: 1WLD BRD;281498
Then you test drove one with issues... this thing hauls a$$.  and all the 4.6L tbirds and cougars I have been in move out very nicely...


My '95 LX had no issues and was a turd, but that's compared to my '88...

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Reply #16
i thought my 94 was peppy too. had a shift kit too.
the computer shuts the car off at 105 mph.at least in
94. complete silence till it drops a couple of mph, then
its running again. dont know what that is in kph. i know
you would never try it out[lol]--great find, have fun with
it.--irv

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Reply #17
-tell me u didn't put k&n stickers on the fenders!!!:hick:
-'87 turbo coupe with only 740 ORIGINAL miles.... :dunce:
-'86 turbo coupe, 5sp. Cali Car.......:cool:

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Reply #18
My 86 cougar would keep up with my freinds sisters 94 4.6. Hers would pull harder up top, but mine would walk away from it from a stop. By 60 mph I was always ahead of her by a couple of car lengths. Hers had less then 80,000 miles on it and the gray 86 had over 120,000.
Quote from: jcassity
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.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Reply #19
Well my Fox is waaaay faster than my MN-12. Could have something to do with that 3.8 :rollin:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #20
Quote from: irv;281515
i thought my 94 was peppy too. had a shift kit too.
the computer shuts the car off at 105 mph.at least in
94. complete silence till it drops a couple of mph, then
its running again. dont know what that is in kph. i know
you would never try it out[lol]--great find, have fun with
it.--irv


I had my old 94 cougar around 115/116-ish. Computer shuts the fuel off i think.
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII


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Reply #21
Ok guys it broke, already...  Man, what is it with my luck and cars lately.  It was broke when I bought it weather the previous owner knew or not I dont know, dont care...  Look at the engine pic, just to the left of the alternator... see the antifreeze seeping?  yep... the intake is cracked...  I tried to make due with JB weld, but it started really leaking from the T-stat area, which was just changed by the previous owner....  so I ordered the repair kit for it...  $650!!!  Happy farcking birfday to me,  near the price I paid for the whole car.

I have never touched a 4.6L before so hopefully the intake swap goes off without too much problems....

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Reply #22
Tccoa has a lot of good threads on it.
FOXLESS!!

1994 Lincoln Mark VIII


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Reply #23
should have just fixed the fox cougar. just saying...... :)
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast


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Reply #24
Quote from: 20thanniver-ls;281581
Tccoa has a lot of good threads on it.


haha, yeah the guys over there have me going with the PI intake for it...  so I will use that.  Adds, power, durability and is cheaper... why not?

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Reply #25
Did you check the salvage yards by you for a PI intake? I know the revised intake uses a cast alumimum coolant crossover.
1988 Thunderbird
306 HO w/ A9P processor
AOD w/ Transgo Reprogrammer
Full Digital Dash w/ twin Cyberdyne A-pillar gauges 
245/50/16 Tires on Snowflakes
Engine swap - CA smog compliant

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Reply #26
Do the PI swap.  Also, I believe these were recalled for the cracked crossover tube, you may be able to get it fixed for free.
-John Fordham
 
1993 Cougar XR7 302 HO AOD
245,000 miles and still running strong

2005 F-150 FX4 SuperCab 5.4L

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Reply #27
I swapped my manifold over to the updated piece with the aluminum crossover; it was very simple. Based on your technical skills, you should be able to knock it out in one afternoon with no problems.

I love my MN12. It may not be the fastest thing on the street, but it would outrun my old '88 XR7 5.0 any day of the week.
You should dechrome the taillights and smoke 'em down with Niteshades.
Also, make sure you switch to Mercon V and install a tranny cooler - it will greatly extend the lift of the 4R70W. In addition, if you have a sloppy 1-2 or 2-3 shift, you should definitely replace the shift accumulator pistons to the updated pieces. You can also leave out the bottom spring(s) to make firmer shifts.
I did exactly that 50,000 miles ago and the car chirps the tires when it shifts during WOT runs.
I may have some cool MN12 parts laying around that would look great on that car. I'll go through my stash and let you know.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Reply #28
cool thanks for the tips, cragar, will do...  I plan to dechromw everything and tint the tails, but that VHT niteshades is hard to find up here...

  I tried the salvage yards around here and nobody has anything, so I ordered a brand new intake for a 2001 Mustang GT (PI)  and will be swapping that on this afternoon...

 

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Reply #29
Will the PI intake bolt onto the non-PI heads? I'd always thought they had to be done as a set, but of course I'm no modular expert...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣