- Joined
- Nov 21, 2009
- Messages
- 206
- Reaction score
- 1
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- Location
- Newport, Maine
- Vehicle Year
- 1991
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3
- Transmission
- Manual
... Well my merkur donor car that is!! lol. I did the headgasket to it last year, but had some running issues with it. Couldnt get it to run right as it wouldnt rev at all, unless you babied it, and it would just break up and die back out. Well, I re-set the timing, and found some crossed sparkplug wires (ok, all of them were wrong, lol!) and HOLY HANNA BATMAN!!! This thing screams!!!! First gear with boost = Lots of stinky smelling rubber behind me. 2nd gear is gone before you know it, and a few seconds in 3rd means 100mph just went screaming by, and she is still pulling like a freight train!!! Pulls boost really quick, and tops out around 16lbs (by the factory gauge atleast). -10lbs of vac at idle, and has a nice and smooth idle!! Its really too bad that there isnt anything left to this car from the damn rust. It would be a helluva WTF is that!?!?!?!? As I blow by these damn ricers! Boy, I cant wait to see this in the ranger!!!
The worst part, now that is been over a year since it has run right, is I have to turn around and tear it all back out!
The worst part, now that is been over a year since it has run right, is I have to turn around and tear it all back out!