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Member ID: oldraven

Location: Edmonton, AB

Vehicle Info

1987 Ford Thunderbird

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile16.3 sec @ 84 mph
  • 0-608.5sec
  • Top Speed149mph
  • HP190
  • Weight3500lbs

Major Upgrades

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

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • K&N Intake 

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Adam’s Ford Thunderbird
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oldraven's 1987 Ford Thunderbird All turbo coupes in 1987-88 came with 16"X8" snoflake cast aluminum rims. They are faced, and with a few hours work per, can be pollished to a mirror finish.
oldraven's 1987 Ford Thunderbird The intake is all stock, but I would like to have it ported by next summer.
oldraven's 1987 Ford Thunderbird This is the stock intercooler, that cools air by 60% on the way to the intake from the turbo. The turbo is just barely vissible in this photo, and it is the only one I have that shows the turbo, so new photo's will have to be taken. Preferably after a wash.
One beef I have about this intercooler is it's placement. The car realy pulls in the high range, but is a bit sluggish when driving around town. This is because the intercooler is placed directly above the exhaust manifold, and more importantly the turbo. This is like putting the i.c. in an oven or over an open flame. So the air is getting heated up rather than cooled at low speeds, making this item more of an interheater. Hot air is not what you want going into your engine..
oldraven's 1987 Ford Thunderbird oldraven's 1987 Ford Thunderbird
This is the prc, or Programmed Ride Control acutator, located at the top of the strut tower. The Turbo Coupe was the first American car to have a prc suspension. The fronts are a Macpherson strut, and the rear houses the Mustang quadra-shock settup. This means there are two shock absorbers per side in the rear, keeping the arse very stable. There are two settings for the prc; auto and firm. Firm keeps the shocks hard, and is used most of the time by me, because I like the road feel and responsiveness that relates to this setting. The auto setting keeps the ride very cushy, and the car feels like it's floating on a cusion of air. Very nice when approaching a railway crossing. But once driving conditions reach a certain threashold, the auto switches the prc on. These circumstances include WOT (wide open throttle), hard braking, and if you reach 0.3G's of latteral accelleration. The switch is located right of the steering column.

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bryan163  

Posted by: bryan163

09/12/2006 02:21PM

Nice 88! If you are curious what a front mount would look like check out my 88.

1986caprirs  

Posted by: 1986caprirs

07/21/2006 08:45PM

Nice ride. I just bought my self a 87 Tbird in Fort Saskatchewan and drove it all the way home to Cochrane. I have to do some bodywork on it but yours looks good.I will have to start a domain site for my Tbird.

ehj70  

Posted by: ehj70

02/07/2006 09:20AM

very nice!always nice to see another Canadian and another NATO guy.

GMgoodwrench29  

Posted by: GMgoodwrench29

04/11/2005 05:17PM

Looking Good Man,Come Take A Look At Mine Sum Time,Keep Up The Great Work,Later.

GMgoodwrench29  

Posted by: GMgoodwrench29

04/11/2005 05:14PM

Nice Looking TC,Come Take A Look At Mine Sum Time,Keep Up The Great Work,Later.

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Member ID: oldraven

Location: Edmonton, AB