Recent content by 1987MCSSAeroCou

Is there a two-door that would be on the same frame as the park ave? I was considering going to leather in my monte. I was going to try to get a full set of later model TA/Z28 black leather seats and just try to make the back seat work. If there is a different GM 2 door that has back seats...

Supercharged, really... Where'd you read that? You might wanna check your info. Doesn't say a thing about it on Mercury's Marauder Page. Plus 302HP is awfully whimpy compared to the cobra engine. From what I read the Marauder engine is using a cobra lower intake with a different upper...

HA, more like an overpackaged Crown Vic. Now if they were to drop in the supercharged '03 Cobra motor... Does anyone know the difference between the 4.6 in the Crown Vic (and I assume the Marauder) and the one in the Mustang GTs?

So do you intend to run both propane and alchy, this is not clear to me...?

I think finding good information about the muscle cars is difficult. The numbers published around the time the cars came out would differ from times that would be produced by a street driven muscle car which had routine maintenance done (including updating the tires). I think he has pulled the...

Yep, and most of the large displacement muscle cars up in the 17 sec range... right...

Ok, that's what I figured. So my final gear with 4.56s would be 3.05, as opposed to the 3.42 in 3rd of 3.42. So to run at 140MPh w/3.42 I would have to shift into 4th or run to higher RPM, so that might not be the best gear choice as the 3-4 shift would be close to the end of the 1/4 (with...

Well, 9s are not in the near future for me, as all the requirements (including the 600+ HP for a heavy car to run 9s) add up to a lot of $$. I do enjoy stoplight racing though, and figure a 4.56 gear would help put some mustangs and ls1s to shame with a mostly stock GN motor. I think by about...

I thought it might be possible to control using a setup designed w/ NOS capabilities.

Then the Torque multipliction, as you call it, for the 4.56 in 4th would be 4.56:1 + .67:1 = 5.13:1, and 5.13 > 4.42, so wouldn't that be advantageous? But basically what you are saying is it is better to have the rear gear do more work than the tranny gears? I thought it might be the other...

So if I had aT-56 equipped Vette or Camaro SS I would want to only shift into 4th (1:1)? If there is a good reason not to use overdrive let me know please, that is one thing I am trying to figure out. Maybe I could put the 2.29 gears in and just use 1st and second gears. So far looks like...

Chuck, what are the geasr ratios for the 400?

Sorry, This was in reference to amy first monte, a '85 CL... And actually RPO G80, which was the posi rear, was not available on the '86 Aerocoupes (only 200 made), but was an option on the 87 (I think most 87 Aeros are posi).

According to my calculations 5500RPM in 4th with a 26" tire and 4.56 gears yeilds 144 MPH. Of course 4.56 gears would mean 2686RPM at 70mph which I bet the guys running TH350s or TH400s are used to. The way I see it I shouldn't need to go much past 140, as the nose will probably feel very...

What RPM can you get out of a slightly worked 3.8 (head work, cams,etc)?