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Topic: 93 Thunderchicken ?'s
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bibbs68
Gearhead Posts: 1693
From: Medina, TN
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 07-02-2003 04:52 PM
   
There is a guy I work with that has a '93 tbird that he wants to hop up a bit. He would like to go with a carbed 302 setup with a C4. I don't know much about this kind of thing but I told him I knew some folks that did! Here is your chance to shine. He did say that his funds are extremely limited. Who's isn't?!  What would you guys suggest as a beginners setup for a nice street car with an occasional trip down the track? ------------------
Jeremy
'68 Coupe
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bfxcomet
Gearhead Posts: 689
From: Port Alberni, B.C. , Canada
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 07-02-2003 09:14 PM
Do 94 t-birds have independant rear suspenion? I know a local guy that bought a mid to late 90's t-bird super coupe. He sold the car because it looked like to much work to change the rear suspenion. His plan was for street/strip car.
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KULTULZ
Gearhead Posts: 834
From: Rockville, MD
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 07-03-2003 06:45 AM
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He would like to go with a carbed 302 setup with a C4.
If the BIRD came through with the 5.0 instead of the 3.8, he has an excellent basis for street performance as the engine is MAF controlled and about anything you can put into a 5.0 MUSTANG will also work on the BIRD. I would much rather have the AOD for the street. quote:
Do 94 t-birds have independant rear suspenion?
Yes...and a beautiful system it is. I could not see wanting to retrofit a solid axle in one.
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 44935
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 07-03-2003 08:50 AM
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Originally posted by KULTULZ:
Yes...and a beautiful system it is. I could not see wanting to retrofit a solid axle in one.
...unless you were drag racing and didn't want to break it into thousands of little tiny pieces. ------------------
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KULTULZ
Gearhead Posts: 834
From: Rockville, MD
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 07-03-2003 10:01 AM
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...unless you were drag racing and didn't want to break it into thousands of little tiny pieces
Have you actually looked at one of these things? An 8.8 and reinforced axles? It wouldn't take much to tie one down if you wanted to ruin the riding/handling characteristics. How about the IRS on the later MUSTANG? You can't run that on the strip (I'm not talking funny car here)?
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KULTULZ
Gearhead Posts: 834
From: Rockville, MD
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 07-03-2003 10:14 AM
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TurboCoupe50
Journeyman Posts: 9
From: Chesapeake, VA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 07-03-2003 02:54 PM
Bob Cosby(of the Corral, see him occasionally at VMP), traded out the IRS in his Cobra for a solid axle assembly from a GT. Bob said the guy told him later the IRS was prone to wheel hop. Bob said "yea it did that in my Cobra as well". ------------------
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KULTULZ
Gearhead Posts: 834
From: Rockville, MD
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 07-03-2003 08:21 PM
Point taken...
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bibbs68
Gearhead Posts: 1693
From: Medina, TN
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 07-07-2003 03:06 PM
Okay, so, will a C4 Auto out of a '67-68 mustang work? And, does the rear axles have to be replaced when implanting a carbed motor?
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thunderchicken
Journeyman Posts: 24
From: shepherd tx usa
Registered: Dec 2003
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posted 12-11-2003 10:55 PM
no all you need to do is change to duraspark ignition which would require some wiring and the throttle cable. and kickdown lever. it may need to movethe crossmember and cut the driveshaft. i am doing this soon and i wanna put a 4 speed manual in it. i hope it will fit nicely
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