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To: MarkL
Still got those Ram Air IV heads? I'll buy them off you.
59 posted on 12/16/2003 7:34:41 PM PST by Panzerfaust
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To: Panzerfaust
Still got those Ram Air IV heads? I'll buy them off you.

Sorry, they're long gone, as well as the rest of the car. I think that I traded it in on a Mercury Lynx wagon, back around 1985. Big dissapointment! I miss that car. It was a blast to drive, and I had really done quite a bit as far as performance mods...

It took quite a while, but eventually I got all sorts of great mods onto that car. Little things like those heads, a Holly 650CFM double pumper carb, I opened up the ram air scoops in the hood, although I didn't buy the ram air kit to make a pressurized air-box. Mr Gasket low rise air cleaner, OFFY low rise intake manifold, I can't remember the brand of the headers, but they had these anti-backflow cones in them. But the coolest part of the mods was a Doug Nash 5 speed transmission, and I changed the rear gears from the stock, I believe 3.4x to 2.6x (can't remember the exact numbers). The DN transmission was an underdrive, with a super low 1st gear. I had amazing power in first gear, but would up getting even better mileage on the highway. After the rear change and DN installation, I was getting almost 19MPG on the highway!

I really do miss that car... I was once clocked by the NY State Highway Patrol at 137mph, and using a stop-watch, I was able to go from 0 to 60 in less than 4.5 seconds! And the car handled GREAT!!! Goodyear Wingfoots, and the car had the TA handling package!

That car really had "sound and fury!" Going to the Lynx gave me lots of sound, just no fury... :-(

Mark

72 posted on 12/16/2003 8:27:05 PM PST by MarkL (Dammit Vermile!!!! I can't take any more of these close games! Chiefs 12-2!!! Woooo Hoooo!!!)
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