Stripping Down a '97 Thunderbird To Make It a 427 Sleeper - HorsePower S15, E4

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HorsePower builds the epitome of a "sleeper" car. They take a drab, mundane 1997 Thunderbird, remove it's stock 4.6 engine to replace it with a 427 cubic inch beast. It's project also involving transmission, rear end and suspension upgrades. However, the exterior will be "plain Jane" all the way.
PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
ADDCO Manufacturing,Inc.: Performance Anti-Sway Bar Kit
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Dupli-Color: New Ford Gray Engine Enamel with Ceramic Resins
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Dupli-Color: Semi-Gloss Black Engine Enamel with Ceramic Resins
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EBC Brakes: Bluestuff NDX Full Race Pads
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EBC Brakes: UPR Series Replacement Rotors
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Eibac: Pro-Kit Lowering Springs
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Ford Performance Parts: 427 C.I.D. Boss Short Block Assembly
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Ford Performance Parts: Cast Aluminum Black Wrinkle Valve Covers
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Matco Tools: Master Disconnect Set
Randy's Ring & Pinion: Detroit Locker Differential
Randy's Ring & Pinion: Yukon 4.10 Ring and Pinion Set
Randy's Ring & Pinion: Yukon 8.8 IRS Master Overhaul Kit
The Driveshaft Shop, Inc.: FORD Thunderbird 1989-1997 / Mustang Cobra 1999 600HP Complete Rear Axles
WD-40: WD-40 Smart Straw

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@PowerNationTV 4 года назад

We'll continue to post these episodes here on RU-vid. If you can't wait for the rest of the build, visit our site to binge-watch: www.powernationtv.com/shows/horsepower

@NerdyMeathead 4 года назад

Thank you for uploading to youtube

@mikesamra9126 4 года назад

That's an MN12 chassis, totally different than the Fox chassis. I think he just misspoke when he said Fox chassis.

@johnfrese4851 4 года назад

By the way want to make some money I want that 4r70w for a rebuild for my xr7

@mikesamra9126 4 года назад

@@johnfrese4851 I have an 89 XR7 V6 supercharged and I bought it new in 89. I have every option but moon roof. That car was fast at the time but now, my 2016 Stang GT will just have it for lunch. I have a ride control that stiffens the suspension in my Cougar and it's just a switch where in the Stang I can go into the menu to do all kinds of things.

@derrickjackson6737 4 года назад

I got 2 97 T- Birds i need that 4.6 V8 good cars other is a 3.8 V6

@DILLYBAR31869 3 года назад

I miss watching shows like this with my dad every sunday morning, No BS or Drama, just straight forward builds. 👍

@das11270110 4 года назад

I love builds like this. Cars people can actually afford

@daw162 4 года назад

@C T 3 grand......they're using a short block assembly that costs what....$10K just to start? There's 3 grand just in little parts. What'll the car be worth when it's done? $3500?

@michaelmcneil5036 3 года назад

Shut up it's a TV show lmao

@karlg1535 3 года назад

My brother had one that her threw a old 5.0 in and charged it she was a beast

@SophiaAphrodite 3 года назад

Cars you can afford with $20k in parts and another $5k in custom work using $30k in tools.

@kylefortner8709 3 года назад

@@SophiaAphrodite exactly this. I was pumped then they started using speciality tools that very few people actually own.

@paulhoskins7852 4 года назад

I learned a lot about the independent rear suspension on this.

@homegrowncustomsandautorep9737 4 года назад

yeah its an 8.8 so its pretty tough

@detroitiron302 4 года назад

Like how not to install a new ring & pinion set? Make sure you don't do it the way they did. Their mesh pattern in the yellow paste was awful.

@homegrowncustomsandautorep9737 4 года назад

i like it adjusted more to th middle of ring... more contact area... wish i had dough to drop like they do!!

@69yenko65 4 года назад

That ring gear pattern was terrible, the heel/toe was off and you were taking the pattern off the flank side when your desired pattern is supposed to be on the face side and look like a small oval circle that has left a hint of yellow paint in the center of the gear tooth. Rule of thumb face/flank=move the pinion (different thickness shim behind the pinion bearing. Heel/toe=move the carrier bearing shims keeping in mind to have a bit of case pressure on the carrier bearings.

@sonofernest 4 года назад

@@detroitiron302 I thought that didn't look right...

@jasonneal 4 года назад

Tells him to hit it, then yells at him, your way out of the grove LoL

@thisguysgarage 4 года назад

my 96 cougar made 430 rwhp 4.6 2v as seen on my channel. good job

@michaelfeyrnand6065 4 года назад

You picked one off the best chassis suspension combos Ford every made as a coupe. Super tight body, overbuilt really, so it was heavier than usual. Really, a good choice. Same chassis/suspension used for the Lincoln Mark 7.

@JesusOrtiz-ow7zu 4 года назад

Love dem thunder birds and cougars still miss my 94 cougar

@svtbird9613 4 года назад

About inhaled my tongue when I saw this. I have 3 Tbirds right now, love them all.

@MattHammock 4 года назад

Taking a break replacing a sway bar link in my '92 SC

@6t9customs 4 года назад

ooh just replaced the rear on my 90 sc

@svtbird9613 4 года назад

@@MattHammock yeah they can be super fun when the ball joint decides to just spin.

@svtbird9613 4 года назад

@@6t9customs Im guessing you have a 5 speed too?

@andre49ers 4 года назад

I need one

@derbyjr 4 года назад

That’s my baby! 97 Thunderbird with the High Performance package!

@baddonkey6876 4 года назад

"Now we did go down to our local A/C shop..." Everybody knows damn well you didn't

@eriv4735 4 года назад

gym shoe 😂😭😂

@Iyellatbabies 4 года назад

gym shoe r/ whoosh

@baddonkey6876 4 года назад

@@Iyellatbabies woosh at mach 3😂🤣😆

@Iyellatbabies 4 года назад

gym shoe I was there too buddy, don’t worry; you’ll get it soon. Welcome to the Internet

@JBO3022 4 года назад

Woody? What is being missed?

@leoc7956 4 года назад

So beautiful to see this done! But also gave me an understanding of my last tbirds problems

@Carkage 4 года назад

Love my 96 Thunderbird. First car, bought it 3 years ago. Never letting it go. Plan on doing a built 32v swap with a built 4R70W. But might do a 427 now....

@bansheemania1692 4 года назад

Nothing Is Better than a Nice Sleeper...

@thomasdavis3998 4 года назад

i have an 86 and 88 turbo coupe. and a thunderbird tattoo i love these cars

@demagchevy 3 года назад

The magic of TV editing, it looks so easy and all that work took 17 minutes.

@pdinardo9472 4 года назад

Nice to see you guys working a T-Bird. I have a 93, SC. It's my toy. Been with me since 05.

@markmartinfan62 4 года назад

I want one of those 3.8 SC'd engines and trans to drop into my 1980 Pinto sedan delivery wagon! It already has an 8" Ford rear end.The one that looks like a 9".

@pdinardo9472 4 года назад

You can still find them out there in the scrap yards. The super charged 3.8. You do a fresh rebuild on it. It will make a pinto into a rocket ship. BUCKLE UP!!

@markmartinfan62 4 года назад

@@pdinardo9472,and and a pretty cool sleeper!

@derrickjackson6737 4 года назад

Don't ever sell it

@pdinardo9472 4 года назад

No I won't ever sell it. It's my other wife 😀

@beboboymann3823 3 года назад

That is a very clean Bird! Certainly not out of the rust belt. Good project guys.

@archiveseeker 4 года назад

I had a '94 Thunderbird with a 4.6L. Loved it!

@kevinW826 3 года назад

archiveseeker same here. I had two a 4.6 and the 3.8

@sillyguy9828 4 года назад

"YOUR WAY OUT OF THE GROOVE, WHY DON'T YOU STOP IT!"

@adamstampley7207 4 года назад

I'm definitely a "Flair Bird" guy. I've recently fell in love with the 64-66's. Owned 2 super birds, one 3.8 and one 4.6.

@fusionsvt00 4 года назад

This is great episode, I love the history of the car being shown.

@c-moneycantrell7681 4 года назад

Love the thunderbird idea , but I think y'all should just build it all the way ( looks and performance) show how good these cars can look as well,,, it'll still be unexpecting just bc it's a thunderbird, Spent a lot of my highschool days in a 97 t bird and a 94 supercoupe ,,, I loved catching people off guard

@cgarris8674 4 года назад

It's good to see Joe, I wish they'd bring him back for episodes now and then.

@cgarris8674 4 года назад

@ADEBISI ADEBISI Another brave keyboard troll who'd run like hell in person. Geez, grow up kid!

@cgarris8674 4 года назад

@ADEBISI ADEBISI Run up in my asshole? Sounds like you're gay for me then! If that's your thing you need to get off the car channels and look for the safe place San Francisco channels for men that swing like you do and quit wasting our time boy. Your words, not mine - Truth comes out on Adebitchi Adebitchi - If you don't have anything car performance related to discuss STFU

@StarTrekforever3698 4 года назад

Awesome guys, I can't wait to see it finished!

@Kwaka28 7 месяцев назад

Good to see you are doing a new diff. Great show.. keep em cumin.

@kelevra558 4 года назад

So rad to see this. I own a '96 and swapped in a GM L33, T56, Borg Warner 76 mm turbo, tubular k member with wisefab steering angle kit out front, holley terminator x, 4.11 gears and welded diff, KW coilovers, simple cage, a lot of weight reduction and now it's a 3190 pound 636 wheel hp drift car and NOBODY knows what it is. Most people dont realize how amazing the car actually is. Basically a longer, uglier mustang with IRS. Shit that dog will hunt in my book. Most SN95 parts bolt right on but the fact it's wheelbase is quite a bit longer than a mustang allows it to be much, much more forgiving and fun to drift. I built my first drift car at 17, I'm 32 now. I've built 13 drift cars and I'm by far the happiest with this one. I'm saving for a voodoo engine and a quaife sequential right now. Itll be the only one in the US.

@stevenhartman254 4 года назад

Cant wait to see the next episode! Thank you!

@rhubarbpie2027 4 года назад

13:25 that's some fine CAD work... Cardboard Aided Design 😂

@DK-dh4ci 4 года назад

Funny thing is there are a handful of companies that make irs braces. He played it off like he pioneered the brace idea.

@rhubarbpie2027 4 года назад

@@DK-dh4ci he wasn't the first or last to home-brew someone else's work, hats off for at least showing some fabrication skills.

@kitt1905 4 года назад

Project Binky has a lot of CAD in it as well.

@HBButler01 4 года назад

I laughed when they lifted the frame up and the brake caliper was just dangling by the brake hose🤣

@jakevision6859 4 года назад

I Laughed when you said frame ... didn't know a unibody car had a frame lmao smh !!!🙄

@phlodel 4 года назад

@@jakevision6859 They have sub frames.

@MrTexasborn81 4 года назад

I worked in a Ford dealership service dept, ya that’s how all the techs let them hang during brake jobs....

@robertmyles9124 4 года назад

Fuck yes! I cringed so hard when I saw the calipers just dangling there before thinking well they're gonna replace/upgrade the calipers and lines anyway so whatever only to cringe harder when they kept it all stock except for rotors and pads

@ShaunHensley 4 года назад

Probably intended to replace the lines

@muntasirali6057 3 года назад

One of my favorite shows. Great job as always. 💯💯💯💯💯

@bradanderson1627 4 года назад

Sweet can't wait to see the 427 kick it . I had a 6 gen with 429 cj . Yeah it was a bit of a barge but did it ever go and it was nice to hear it chirp shifting from 2nd to 3rd

@bigmarkdarula 4 года назад

Stay in da Groove

@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything 4 года назад

These gen tbirds were underrated. I miss my 94 4.6 but wish I had the funds to turn into a fun stickshift blown v8 sleeper

@certifiedchaos4643 3 года назад

Don’t mess around and throw a body kit on it 🔥🔥

@steveosgood9182 4 года назад

wow, that's a super clean chassis

@wunkskorks2623 3 года назад

For some reason, this was by far the car I wanted most when I was 17.

@michaelchan8915 4 года назад

I am VERY interested in this build. As a blue oval dealership tech since 2000, this episode has definitely caught my attention.

@Chingon1 4 года назад

So glad they finally showed this episode. I also have a 97' and im want to swap a 351w. I hope my kmember will accept it

@jonathanryan2915 3 года назад

If you own one of these MN12 cars make sure you spend extra money on really good suspension bushings especially in the front!

@drubradley8821 4 года назад

Yes!!!.... playing with some of my favorite cars!!!!... and all the things that can be done with these is endless... NICE CHOICE!!!!!!!!!!

@robertbelote5273 4 года назад

Love fords , nice to see something other then a mustang being worked over.

@robsorgdrager8477 4 года назад

It is a mustang. It's still a fox chassis😉

@robertbelote5273 4 года назад

@@robsorgdrager8477 ford guys have to deal with mopar and chevy stuff all over the place to get good ford content . Dumbass comments like that make the task just a little more daunting, thank you.

@MrFriedpork 4 года назад

I know it’s about time to put something other than a Chevy !!

@Turshin 4 года назад

@@robertbelote5273 I think he was just making about hiw the presenters call it a fox chasis when it's clearly an MN12

@oso_nomada 4 года назад

Holy shit! That rear sway bar is a fat damn beast!

@rags-fv6ko 3 года назад

I love the tbird trivia..I learned something new

@pilotgeorge2000 4 года назад

I have a 1991 Tbird sport with the 5.0 V8. Best car I've ever owned!

@mykline1 3 года назад

I had two 1997 T-Birds. Loved them.

@mylezzpurhourr 4 года назад

As a 1997 TBird owner I approve 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

@XanderJuhasz 2 года назад

I love this now RU-vid channel. I watched this actual episode when I was younger. I never knew that the only years the thunderbird was on the fox chassis was from like 1983-1986 though. I hate to say ole Elmore was misinformed, and misinformed untold thousands of people. The last year for the fox mustang was 1993..so this probably has more in common with the sn95 mustang chassis most likely lol.

@hmackprotection1 4 года назад

Great Episode

@tony2x761 4 года назад

I like seeing this I got a 92 Sc 👌🏼

@mynameisjosh4506 4 года назад

Some love for the thunderchicken

@1ivannthegreat 4 года назад

j. Mill “ Thunder Chicken “ Seriously?? Are you hungry or something?

@fatman1288 4 года назад

thunderchicken? last i checked there called thunder birds

@mynameisjosh4506 4 года назад

@@fatman1288 arent chickens a bird? For the record I do like Thunderbirds. I've got pretty good highschool memories with this generation.

@bmstylee 4 года назад

@@1ivannthegreat yes. Yes I am. Fried chicken sounds like an excellent idea for dinner.

@maryrafuse2297 4 года назад

What a great project car! Love that style of T-Bird. My dad had a 77 and he was very proud of it as it was his first nice car. He passed away in Feb of 1980. I know he would have hated the early 1980's T-Bird. He would have loved this 1997. I know he would have bought this streamlined design. Making this bird a sleeper is one fantastic idea. Sure wish Ford would bring a version of this design back. They should consult you folks on the build.

@charlesparr3296 2 года назад

I sure miss my 1992 T-Bird, best handling car I ever drove. 3.8 liter V-6, finally kicked a rod out at about 325,000 miles. The body was in fantastic condition, no rust or dents.

@1991tommygun 4 года назад

Such a cool odd ball build!

@76NightProwler 4 года назад

Wow, these guys make this look easy.

@dank9033 4 года назад

My second car was 74 T-Bird, 5,000lbs. 25 g. fuel tank which lasted 300 miles for me, but Speedo only went to 120, but kept going until bottoming out somewhere past 130. Gotta luv those 460's, quiet yet never stopped pushing even all that weight until you chickened out. On Texas roads I beat many camaro's, Monte Carlo's, Cudas, list goes on, they always smoked me short run, but cried on long runs. Pure stock, zero mods.

@T-bird_Johnny 4 года назад

I'm absolutely hands down obsessed with mn12 thunderbirds. I'm working hard to try and buy another I miss my 93 5.0L h.o. so much. It was midnight opal metallic.

@philthyco1 4 года назад

I have the 92' 5.0 sport..Great car..Silver with all black leather and trac lock rear

@deathklock333 4 года назад

I own a 88' smokey metallic gray with a stock 5.0L

@Turshin 4 года назад

I had a 91 sport that was black. My god I miss that car. Right now I'm working on my 89 SC

@motoman22atgmail 4 года назад

My '93 5.0 bird was 'champagne' color. Enjoyed that car but wish it had the '94 dash and interior...

@T-bird_Johnny 4 года назад

@@motoman22atgmail I'm kinda partial to the 93 interior but I've never owned a 94 or later

@trolling3548 4 года назад

I got the same thing going on in my shop. My 427 is going in a 2000 v6 mustang. I went with 3.73 gears and a limited slip diff from Yukon. I have the rear end done, block machined and crank getting balanced. Probe pistons and crank. I'm getting pretty pumped.

@puffnstuff12 4 года назад

I had a 92 tbird and it was my favorite car among all that I've owned.

@johngregory4801 3 года назад

My '87 Cougar... Best car I've ever had.

@myyoutubename152 4 года назад

Great platform!

@sailingthefreelife 4 года назад

This is cool to see. In 2008 I began a build on a 1990 t-bird. I used the same exact rear end components. I built a C6 transmission. And built a 347 stroker with a dart racing block SCAT and Eagle internals with SRP pistons and everything balanced . Then installed a Kennebell supercharger and 60# injectors.I have yet to put a proper ECM in the car and tune it in like it should be . Even without optimal tune the car is fast. Really looking forward to seeing the end result on your build .

@edwardmyers1746 4 года назад

Love the dangling calipers

@fixitfrank1752 4 года назад

Best one I've seen cheers👍

@JBAutomotive794 4 года назад

I was always so interested in what happened with this build. This was one of my favorite project cars they ever built.

@transtemporaldread4477 Год назад

you never get to se them drive it

@Jim-zy3lf Год назад

Nice. My 89 needs it. California car, HELP! A Millisecond can make the Start or Finish a Win or Loss . This Bird 🕊️ Got the Start, the 427 . Will. Nice to hear Your voice 🙂. Thanks

@guysteel 3 года назад

gotta love joe's radio voice

@superrookie1554 4 года назад

Man I love this show

@favian59 4 года назад

Nice! I saved up enough money to buy myself a '96 my junior year of high school (2009). She was in MINT condition. 43,000 original miles and service records for everything done, by none other than someone's grandma. Miss that car for sure.

@chrismorton9736 4 года назад

That has to be the worst gear contact pattern . I can't believe you guys think its okay

@Trapper50cal 3 года назад

Right? That's exactly what I thought when I saw it...not what I was taught to look for AT ALL.

@anthonynardozzi5681 4 года назад

Boy that's 1 clean thunder chicken

@onlyweknow2 3 года назад

Had a 63" 78" 95-V8" All nice cars :)

@doubletee4391 4 года назад

Driveshaft Shop makes good stuff. Got a carbon driveshaft from them, when i had a problem i emailed them and the reply i got was: "we'll take care of you" and they did. That sort of service bought my loyalty for sure.

@mistermusik 3 года назад

I had a 93 v6 and then a 94 v8. NEARLY got a SC. I prefer the subtle differences of the 94 compared to the more rounded 97 shown here. Really fun cars. My "upgrade" to a 2000 Mustang was really a downgrade. I wish Ford still made Thunderbirds like this, not like the 2002 retro model.

@Tonyscasa 7 месяцев назад

I just bought a 94 V8 with only 100 k miles . The first thing I wanna do is replace the stock muffler , can you recommend any good brands/ alternatives

@LPack05 7 месяцев назад

@@TonyscasaI’ve had my 97 Mercury Cougar XR7 for about 5-6 months and the best setup I’ve found is either just dual straight pipes or dual catback exhaust

@Tonyscasa 7 месяцев назад

@@LPack05I just bought a flow master gonna cut out the resonator and then the mufflers . Just don’t know where to but the pipes for the straight pipe .

@LPack05 7 месяцев назад

@@Tonyscasa yeh? Mine is just dual straight no cats or mufflers. Sounds mean asf

@motoman22atgmail 4 года назад

8:46 says: "Apply several light coats to prevent it from running." ...while laying on six or seven coats all at once. 🤦🏻‍♂️

@old_romans 4 года назад

"our gas tank is bone dry" gas tank dribbles a bunch of fuel

@philtripe 4 года назад

@@old_romans that was the fuel line...and its Duplicolor crap, that stuff makes Rustoleum look like good car paint

@old_romans 4 года назад

5:33 forgot he had a lift

@blainemeyer 4 года назад

Old Яomans it's called pressurized lines

@paulsmith5611 3 года назад

@@old_romans He knew he had a lift but those were the last bolts holding the engine and trans into the body. Because the powertrain dolly (table) they were using was low to the ground they had to remove those last bolts with the entire car low too. There are powertrain tables that raise 6+ feet in the air but I guess they didn't have one.

@wjye 4 года назад

I really want to see them build up that 4.6L.

@P71ScrewHead 4 года назад

Woulda preferred they did a 2v build, but cant go wrong with a 427 SBF.. Sleep Her!!

@philthyco1 4 года назад

Right? A 2v turbo build

@P71ScrewHead 4 года назад

@@philthyco1 yes, at least one turbo..lol A forged stroker 5.2L is what I really want to do, wish these tv n youtube channels would do, I plan on putting TrickFlow 93 Race heads on it too, gonna be badass..

@philthyco1 4 года назад

@@P71ScrewHead Oh yeah! Sounds like a winner to me bro!

@P71ScrewHead 4 года назад

@@philthyco1 thanks, hope one day you see it when I get it done, 95 Lincoln Town Car tho or 09 P71?? Leaning towards the 95, has the throttle cable, 09 is wireless..lol

@philthyco1 4 года назад

@@P71ScrewHead 95..More of a sleeper

@thisisyourcaptainspeaking2259 4 года назад

I like this project! :)

@trinkie 4 года назад

I love these! Subscribed :)

@jrfoleyjr 4 года назад

I had a '95 T-Bird and always dreamed of slipping something with a bit more go under the hood. The 4.6 was pretty good but a 351 would have been the nuts. I am looking forward to seeing what this sleeper can do. I've subscribed and hit the bell.

@grabir01 4 года назад

I like the Lockheed Martin F22 background music.

@muhdewd9727 4 года назад

I tend the think the MN12s are underrated cars. You hardly hear about them anymore but the SC was a beast in it's day.. and yes, I realize that most of them probably blew head gaskets.

@edwardmyers1746 3 года назад

Looked like yall got a nice clean tbird

@grunenwald2005 4 года назад

Tuning the 4.6 and adding a supercharger would be a better choice in my opinion. Good chassis modifications though.

@Pgcmoore 4 года назад

outstanding!!!

@sadakbanyamyan3830 4 года назад

I have an 88 cutlass supreme I wish I could have you guys hook up but I know what you guys do is expensive. I admire your work.

@InvertYourSoul 3 года назад

I think the 2018 t-bird brought allot of life back into it.

@isaacrow4969 3 года назад

Im 16 and my first car is a 97 thunder bird with a V8 that was given to me as a birthday present

@theirishaxe9405 4 года назад

I had a 1995 tbird v8 it was pretty fast!

@1ivannthegreat 4 года назад

THEIRISHAXE Me too, I used to had a 95 V8 4.6 liter Lx when I used to love that car until I had to sell it though. Gas prices were sky rocketing back in that time when I had it.

@philthyco1 4 года назад

I have a 92 5.0 sport and I had a 97' and 96' 4.6 all with a handful of mods..Great cars..When I was 19 I had a 88' Turbo Coupe 5-speed pushing 18 pounds of boost!! Good times!!

@jrfoleyjr 4 года назад

I also had a 95 with the 4.6. Gas mileage sucked so I had to let it go but I still miss it. The Bird was quick.

@derrickjackson6737 4 года назад

@@jrfoleyjr never shouldn't sold it a master piece don't feel bad i had a 96 cougar had to let it go back over 50000 miles miss my car due going thru a divorce a good car now got 2 97 T Birds V6 and V8 holding on to these about to restore back in 96 almost brought 1new 2010 almost had me a mark 8

@forterierocks 4 года назад

427ci T-Bird oh hell yes!!!

@a.f-body1vids655 4 года назад

By the way this show is absolutely amazing!

@heathersanborn4914 4 года назад

That might be a tired 4.6 but it was and will always be Fords best late gen motor (before the cam phasers) oh and the 300 I6

@brucedressel8873 4 года назад

My Teksid 4.6 in my 98 mark 8 isn't tired by a long stretch ... not the cheapest or easiest engine to work on nevertheless with the right parts this little engine still roars ...

@paulhoskins7852 4 года назад

I loved my 300 I6. I hear good things about the pre-phaser 4.6's.

@ur_quainmaster7901 4 года назад

@@brucedressel8873 2v sohc vs 4v dohc, but yes the "cobra" motor in the Mk VIII was great in it's day. Not a great match for the rear end ratio... All the power at the top end and a car that does like 60 mph in first gear.

@vendediesel 4 года назад

140k miles is nothing. There's a guy I know from Texas that used to drag race his 97 on the stock short block for 300,000 miles.

@donaldk.macbaird4950 4 года назад

I hate to tell you but the 300 I6 is an old motor as it came out in the late 50's and it's only 292 cubic inch's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@richardturk7162 3 года назад

Leaves the calipers hanging by the brake hoses LOL

@frankdeon6539 4 года назад

That is one clean car.

@philthyco1 4 года назад

Gen 9 was changed a bunch!! It was the best fox body T-bird hands down! The turbo coupe RULED!!!!!!!

@jaimecervantes3896 4 года назад

In a thunderbird man ? I want to see this 👍🏼😆

@a.f-body1vids655 4 года назад

Not a bad looking Thunderbird!

@nickma71 4 года назад

You don’t evacuate refrigerant. You recover it. Vacuum is fine to purge air and moisture after the repair. And I love the show, and watch on DVR in its current form, Engine Power.