What Car Do You Own?

[Disposibleteen]

Perhaps you dont like cars, myself and many others love it.

My car is a Golf III 16V 150PS, my next car will be an Audi A4 1.8 Turbo Quattro or BMW 330i (240PS)

its not that i dont like them, i would love to have a new Mazda RX-8 but i just cannot afford it

[conrad.maranan]

What's really great about the power production on this set up is the awesome TQ. Over 400 ft lbs from 3300 to 5500. That's enough to snap your head off and drop it in the back seat from a 30mph roll

That's a nice power curve you have there. Your torque is nice and flat.

The tranny is stock aside from the shift kit. The shift kit just firms up the 1-2 shift for more durability at WOT shifts.

It's amazing what a few little ball bearings, some springs, and some gaskets can do for regulating the flow of tranny fluid, resulting in the firming up of those shifts. Shift kits rock. I know you already have 4.10 gears, so the requirement for a higher stall speed torque convertor isn't an uber-necessary deal unless you'd like to get right into the sweetspot of your torque output off the line. However, if you ever feel like pullin' off some wheelies from a stoplight, I'd look into the higher stall convertor.

Other mods include a Pro-M 80mm mass air meter, upgraded fuel system to support the blower, a full set of autometer guage pods in the :banana::banana::banana::banana:pit, widened factory rear rims (to except the Nitto Drag Radials), and a few other bits.

Cheers to another Ford man Sounds like your 66 was areal bad azz!

What are your plans to break into the 11s? I'm coming over with a blown big block 460 and we're gonna gut your car out this weekend. Might as well weld some tubs in while we're at it.

Cheers!

[mdzcpa]

LOL...yeah, that would be fun!

All kidding aside, I haven't sprung for the torque converter due to the degraded OEM feeling that comes with it. These cars respond with jerky/lurchy feeling with a higher stall. I know a few Marauder guys with the stall and they did indeed pick up some nice gains with a looser Stallion converter. But I just don't like the feel for normal street driving. Not to mention I love the smooth low end launch on the street when I'm not at WOT. Compromises, compromises

To get into the 11's all I need is my new gas tune. That should put me over. If not, I'll be hitting it with a 50 shot!

[conrad.maranan]

If not, I'll be hitting it with a 50 shot!

Might as well make it a direct port 100 shot plumbed straight to the runners of your manifold. I don't know how much of a lead foot you are, but a 10-pound bottle would last me two days at the most. I had a hard time keeping my finger off of the trigger.

[mdzcpa]

With race gas and tune, a 50 shot is all I have left before the motor grenades With race gas tune and a 50 shot we'll be talking about 600+hp on a stock block. I'm not afraid to put the money into the motor...but I'm not that anxious either

The NO2 on this set up is a dry system that connects after the mass air meter, but before the blower. It cools the compressor down that way.

There is only one other blown/Nos Marauder in the country and he's running 11.57s. Basically my set up plus NOS. No gutting of the car. Every bell and whistle intact. Simply amazing for a 4200lb boat!

[redgoo]

2004 Acura TSX - stock for now... beginning to think it will be stock forever as hondata just announced there will be no programmable ECU

[caLume]

new pics

[WesM63]

Mike, you know i've always loved your car!

ME:
1989 Pontiac Grand AM SE Turbo (POS, Paid $150 for it 2yrs ago, still runs like a champ)
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo (Engine fire, looking for a 16v DOHC motor + Boost)
1987 Porsche 944 Turbo (APE Stage II Chips, Exhaust, K&N, Apillar pod guage, 17" Boxster rims, 15psi boost)
2000 Chevy Blazer ZR2 (Stock, Black on Black. The daily driver)

Some Pics (First is the 86 with the 17" Boxster rims, 2nd is the 87)

[mdzcpa]

Hey Wes, nice to hear from you my friend

LOL...yeah I stepped up the Marauder even more since the last time you were in it. Added about another 70RWHP which should put me into the 11s now

That's a mighty fins "stable" of Porches you have going there! When did you get number 2?

[lutjens]

My car...



More pics here:

http://xtremesystems.org/forums/show...7&page=2&pp=25


I may increase the power level on my car, but it's fast enough for me right now...and I like having a warranty.


mdzcpa, nice car.

Some people have swapped their Marauder engines for the stronger Cobra's...something to consider if your engine should begin to complain.

BTW, I read MM&FF also...some good tech stuff in there (a little too much drag racing for my tastes, though).

[caLume]

nice car

isn that right expensive ? ^^

[WesM63]

Hey Wes, nice to hear from you my friend

LOL...yeah I stepped up the Marauder even more since the last time you were in it. Added about another 70RWHP which should put me into the 11s now

That's a mighty fins "stable" of Porches you have going there! When did you get number 2?

Mike,
Hmm suppose i'll have to come up for a ride sometime

I picked up #2 and the Blazer about 2months ago. The Grand Am is dyeing a slow death and just wasn't reliable anymore. The Blazer is nice with only 50k miles. #2 had a fuel rail fire which these cars are notorious for, its a work in progress and will most likely end up begin a track car. (PCA, SCCA, DE).

Anywho, here is a shot of the blazer from today, finally starting to get nice out.

[snq]

My list of cars, sorted by age
- 1975 Volvo 244DL 2.1L
- 1981 Volvo 245 2.3L
- 1982 Volvo 244 2.3L
- 1982 Vaz Niva 4x4 1.6L "slightly" modified
- 1983 Volvo 244 2.1L

My previous cars:
- 1972 MB 220D 2.4L diesel
- 1973 MB 220 2.2L
- 1975 Volvo 240DL 2.0L
- 1976 MB 200 2.0L

And I've had my drivers license for less than 2 years

[oublie]

Cars i've owned

1965 Morris Minor with 2.0 twincam engine (approx 200bhp i was young and stupid)
1982 Ford Fiesta rust bucket (i was older and skint)
1987 Renault 11 turbo (junk junk junk)
1977 VW cal look beetle (i was living in cyprus by the sea)
1990s Vauxhaull Senator 3.0 (gas guzzler)
2000s Vauxhaull Omega 3.0 (smooth but gas guzzler)
2002 Renault clio sport 2.0 16v 172hp (pocket rocket)
2005 same but looking.

[pAGanO]

Hi man, this is my car

[fireblade]

you should post in dreamcar's thread

[XiN]

VW Polo 1.4 16V (2003)

[jaawood]

1999 Chevy Silverdao, ext. cab short bed. Quality, reliablility, like a rock.

[Crankster]

mdzcpa i am impressed. Very much so even.
I'd like to hear your story some day, i mean since you said you worked your way up.
To the cars

[VSpecII]

...
Some people have swapped their Marauder engines for the stronger Cobra's...

As in the SC46, C469, or C460? I know they should all fit (as the block is identical in everything but materials), I was just wondering which is more common.
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Anyway, I USED to own a '91 LX 5.0 (T-5), with NT-555's, borla catback, mid-length headers, Edelbrock Performer Intake, #18 cams, Cobra-R brake conversion, and was saving up for a Vortech supercharger. It got owned by a Chevy half-ton. Right now I'm a POS auto '89 - still a LX, and saving for a Cobra. I'll be pretty much re-assemballing it from the ground up so basically any IRS New-Edge Cobra (99-04).

[mdzcpa]

mdzcpa i am impressed. Ver much so even.
I'd like to hear your story some day, i mean since you said you worked your way up.
To the cars

Thank you

[charlie]

2004 Mercury Marauder
It's Big, Black, and real Bad!!!

It comes stock with 320 HP V8 DOHC "Cobra" motor, 3.55 Posi, true dual exhuast, all wrapped up in a Luxury trim with all the amenities....yummy!



This is my daily ride which absolutely requires the ability to haul the entire family around, double as my "executive look" car for work, and scratch the very intense muscle car performance itch I have. It's the only car that foot the bill.

Of course I've modded it

13.5 PSI Eaton Supercharger (fully intercooled of course)
Kooks headers and custom 2.5" exhaust
FMS 4.10 gears
Eaton 31 Spline differential
Custom 31 Spline axles
Shift kit





Its all good for 500+ HP and 12.1 Qtr mile times @ 114. Of course its refined enough that you can drink tea in it while you drive and not spill a drop on the leather. She's a daily driver in good weather. An F-150 covers me in the bad stuff.

What a freekin BEAST, I love it

C

[Poki]

I still have my 91 MX5 but to be honest, i can barely drive it on the streets in Michigan anymore (the roads are getting really bad here). I modded pretty much everything in the suspension/chassis for driving in the metro Atlanta area and X-cross without any consideration of moving back to Michigan. The roads around mid-Michigan are so bad now i need a kidney belt to drive for very long even with the spring perches up around stock height and full soft the KYB shocks. (You ford guys need one of these 1,800lb chassis to play with)
I tossed in the only pic of my last noteworthy SUV a 98 Wrangler just for the heck of it. Kinda wish i still had it now just to get around.

[w4r_m4chin3]

'95 Eagle Summit DL - the car no one has ever heard of...

It's my first car, so don't expect too much.

It's got about 130-140 horsepower to the front wheels, transmitted through a 5-Speed Manual, and weighs in at ~2500 pounds. A surprising amount of jump for a "micro-van." I haven't pushed it to the top speed yet, but I've heard people with the exact same car were able to hit 250 KPH (~155 MPH). I find that hard to believe. I've hit 60MPH in second gear once, but I'm not even sure what the RPM was because it's got no tachometer! My friend took off at 3rd gear once, and on a leveled road. To my great surprise, it pulled it off without stalling, but the smell of the roasted clutch stayed in the car for days, it was wonderful.

Everything in the car except for the headunit and speakers are stock. I replaced the cassette player and horrible 5w speakers with a Sony head-unit and generic 440w pounders. They deliver a suprising amount of bang for just 4 satellites with no sub or amp.

[ca1n]

57 chevy
03 civic
03 honda cbr600rr