Vehicle Owner

Member ID: worked_xr

Location: Sarasota, FL

Vehicle Info

1989 Merkur XR4TI

Bought: Feb, 2006

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile14.1 sec @ 103 mph
  • 0-605.5sec
  • Top Speed140mph
  • HP215
  • Weight3200lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.

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Wyatt’s Merkur XR4TI
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Page 1: current specs and exterior pics
Page 2: engine, dyno, and interior pics
page 3: day of purchase details (Feb. 2006)

Current pics and specs:

 

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1989 Merkur XR4Ti

rwhp/rwtq: old combo was 179.9 rwhp, 219.9 ft/lbs rwtq (on Mustang dyno with the clutch slipping, the afr way rich, and slightly heatsoaked) 

Engine: Original Ford 2.3 liter turbo, MBC set to 17psi, Rapido SVO ecu, big VAM w/cone filter, lightly ported head, 40bob gutted/ported/knife'd intakes, Cosworth 2wd IC w/2.25" IC piping, Cosworth T3 turbo w/Stage 1.5 turbine wheel upgrade, ported E6 manifold, full 3" exhaust w/mandrel bent downpipe, high-flow cat, Borla XR1 muffler, Saab 900 Turbo radiator/fan conversion.

Tranny & running gear: Stock T9 5 speed, BMW LSD rear diff conversion (3.15 gear).

Chassis and suspension: Deflex poly front and rear bushings, Spax lowering springs and adjustable dampers, Rapido 28.5mm front & 19mm rear sway bars, OMP front strut brace.

Brakes: JVAB 283mm x 1.25" 2 piece front rotors with Wilwood 4x1.62" FBSL calipers; Rapido vented rear disc conversion.

Wheels & tires: ARE 5 Starts, 16x7 w/ 205/45 Yokohama H4S tires. I also have a set of 15x7 Enkei 92s and 17x7 Team Dynamics ProRace2s.

Paint and body: Stock mono white, sunroof, Cosworth grille, Mk3 Jetta front bumper conversion, Cosworth RS upper rear spoiler, RS500 lower rear spoiler, Cosworth arches, euro glass headlights, 

Interior, comfort, & convenience: Worn and cracked original tan leather seats, white face electroluminescent gauge faces which includes the 150mph speedo, Sparco aluminum pedals, Wheelskins leather steering wheel wrap, leather shift boot, leather shift knob, Rapido armrest/cupholder, stock am/fm cassette deck and amp.

Plans & parts (just waiting for time to install): LC-1 wideband O2 monitor, A-pillar twin gauge pod, Autometer Lunar series EGT, oil pressure, water temp, boost, and AFR gauges, Raven black interior conversion, Recaro sport seats, T5 conversion w/Spec stage 3+ clutch, rear strut tower/harness bar, and more.

Older pics:

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'87.5 bi-wing hatch, AVO -40mm springs, homemade grille.

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SteelSolutions  

Posted by: SteelSolutions

04/10/2008 01:17AM

also you can throw in a supra diff and wait till you land on the right lsd diff at pull apart mine where 25 bucks limited or not i got them because the 4.3 gears are going to kick ass in the dirt and its not a after market gear set

SteelSolutions  

Posted by: SteelSolutions

04/10/2008 01:13AM

ya toyota limiteds are cheep truck parts work in them i have 3 diffs myself it could be done fast now that its in gear i know thats so hard to bear with I would personally do it for you threw john to put this damn kit i believe its just better. but time is a big deal. do you have a link to the bmw kit i would like to see. pluss truck guys give away there gear sets that your looking for, for 8 inch

worked_xr  

Posted by: worked_xr

04/09/2008 11:45PM

Yep, that's me. I debated doing the Supra diff conversion using John's adapters, but the BMW kit meets my requirements and budget, and I'm not waiting on John to finish developing it. I did look for Supra lsd diffs for a year and never found one for less than $200. I found several BMW lsd diffs (in lots of different gear sets) for under $200. My 3.15 geared lsd was $125. If you want more info on the BMW diff conversion, check out the threads on MerkurSport by member Phlat65 (a local guy to me and JVAB).

SteelSolutions  

Posted by: SteelSolutions

04/09/2008 11:05PM

Ya john talked alot about you and how your kickin butt on the track with your new breaks small world if thats you. I dont know to much about the bmd diff but the supra diff is dirt to get with parts buy the boat load from the truck world, gear sets are 130 bucks. and john was talking about shimming up the limmited slip but i dont think that would do much good on the track. Im William Im trying to kick john in to gear with the diff swap kits i have one in my car now its the first one i just need to start cutting the parts and building them it fits great the problem for some would the removing the fuel pump bracket. But for rally the burly factor is thew the roof.

worked_xr  

Posted by: worked_xr

04/09/2008 12:48AM

Thanks for the comments. Not sure what brake solution you're talking about, but I've done a big front disc conversion from JVAB (283mm x 1.25" 2 piece rotors with 4x1.62" Wilwood FBSL calipers). As for the diff, I'm doing a conversion a friend (and fellow XR guy) has developed. It's a bolt-in kit to solid mount the beam and install an BMW E36 LSD diff. I'll be running a 3.15 geared diff with a 4 cyl. Mustang WCT5 (3.97 first gear), which should be a nice match.

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Member ID: worked_xr

Location: Sarasota, FL