Bye Bye Miss Mark VIII

OnYrMrk · Post by **OnYrMrk** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:38 pm

GT 4.6L 2V 5-speed. I like it muchness

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:01 am

Well there's all kinds a goodies for the 4.6ltrs... So no question on the ability of making her fast

I'm not a huge Ford fan, but I have nothing against them... I just believe that Fords are great for Ford People and I'm not a Ford Person so I think they just don't like me owning them LOL.

The only real downside I can see to it is that is a drop top... weighs a bit more than the hardtop and not good for SPL as you loose to much through the top LOL

And I would imagine our friend Joe here will only let that plastic interior go for so long before mods are being put in place

OnYrMrk · Post by **OnYrMrk** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:18 am

[quote="cargodz"]Well there's all kinds a goodies for the 4.6ltrs... So no question on the ability of making her fast

I'm not a huge Ford fan, but I have nothing against them... I just believe that Fords are great for Ford People and I'm not a Ford Person so I think they just don't like me owning them LOL.
The only real downside I can see to it is that is a drop top... weighs a bit more than the hardtop and not good for SPL as you loose to much through the top LOL
And I would imagine our friend Joe here will only let that plastic interior go for so long before mods are being put in place ]

I have already started thinking about mods, and you are right, the plastics are not fun. Squeeky everywhere. I won't be competing with this car in SQ comps, it will be a fun daily driver and a sweet sounding drop top. that is all I plan on doing with that car. first on the agenda is pulleys and a cold air kit, then lowering springs then full off-road exhaust with long tube headers.

After all that is in place, I will go for sound system.

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:28 am

take a look at finding some cobra pulleys. the alternator and water pump will thank you for it. anybody i know who has run the underdrive pulleys has had a nice jump in performance, more than any other simple bolt on but the cars have run hot and the alt wont do a thing at idle...

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:37 am

smoker wrote:take a look at finding some cobra pulleys. the alternator and water pump will thank you for it. anybody i know who has run the underdrive pulleys has had a nice jump in performance, more than any other simple bolt on but the cars have run hot and the alt wont do a thing at idle...

True the underdrive pulley makes a huge difference... And you know Joe if you wanna go cold air, I could get one made for you and powder coated in whatever color you like

And if you're looking to do exhaust, don't skimp by overlooking the headers, cause without them you wont see any serious gains.

OnYrMrk · Post by **OnYrMrk** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:00 pm

I do like a full exhaust, and I am very interested in the cold air kit you have, powder coated Ford Racing Blue please.

Just installed some Ford Racing Spark Plug wires and Iridium plugs, flushed the engine with some Royal Purple Synthetic oil and have run so far one bottle of Lucas Oil Fuel Injection cleaner

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:04 pm

OnYrMrk wrote:I do like a full exhaust, and I am very interested in the cold air kit you have, powder coated Ford Racing Blue please.
Just installed some Ford Racing Spark Plug wires and Iridium plugs, flushed the engine with some Royal Purple Synthetic oil and have run so far one bottle of Lucas Oil Fuel Injection cleaner

I'll give ya a ring on the intake

And do you realize that just in plugs, wires, and oil alone you've probably raised your horsepower 3-7 at the crank