Bomba_Z’s 1987 Merkur XR4TI

Stealth Fighter, Evolution 1.... Beater with Attitude.This is Circa 2006. Its sporting a Big Vam, LA3 ECU conversion, T5 conversion all out of a 87 turbo coupe. It definately could use a longer first gear. Ported/Big Valve Head, Ported Intake & exhaust manifold, front mount intercooler, Blitz blowoff valve, 38mm external wastegate, home made wastegate downpipe adapter, which liked to crack and did so at the track so i could have no boost.    A T3/T4 Turbo that was made out of a 2 turbos. I had bought from a buddy a ZY turbo not knowing the reputation of the company and the wheels took a slight imbalance and just skimmed the housing. It was enough to not make boost, but luckily not enough to break and take my motor (WooHOO). Anyway It had a TO4E AR .50 impellor and a T3 AR .63 turbine.I decide to run the watercooled center and .48 turbing wheel off the stock setup and use the bigger fake TO4E with a new garret wheel. Hindset suggests for power i should have used the .63. Exhaust wise I have a 2.5 inch down Pipe out of the engine bay to a 3 inch highflow cat, Muffler, and Exhaust.Homemade cossie grill & cossie lights

Stealth Fighter, Evolution 1.... Beater with Attitude.This is Circa 2006. Its sporting a Big Vam, LA3 ECU conversion, T5 conversion all out of a 87 turbo coupe. It definately could use a longer first gear. Ported/Big Valve Head, Ported Intake & exhaust manifold, front mount intercooler, Blitz blowoff valve, 38mm external wastegate, home made wastegate downpipe adapter, which liked to crack and did so at the track so i could have no boost.    A T3/T4 Turbo that was made out of a 2 turbos. I had bought from a buddy a ZY turbo not knowing the reputation of the company and the wheels took a slight imbalance and just skimmed the housing. It was enough to not make boost, but luckily not enough to break and take my motor (WooHOO). Anyway It had a TO4E AR .50 impellor and a T3 AR .63 turbine.I decide to run the watercooled center and .48 turbing wheel off the stock setup and use the bigger fake TO4E with a new garret wheel. Hindset suggests for power i should have used the .63. Exhaust wise I have a 2.5 inch down Pipe out of the engine bay to a 3 inch highflow cat, Muffler, and Exhaust.Homemade cossie grill & cossie lights

Welcome to my XR4TI/Cosworth replica buildup!Sorry for the lack of updates. The car looks the same but i just rebuilt the engine and made a new oil pan.  After some shannanigans version 3.0 is up and running.Currently still working on some stuff but getting there.After Every build up I generally refer to it as an evolution. Its more in reference to the fact that the car goes on hiatus for a bit while i rebuild a bunch of stuff I destroyed.Inspiration for the cars current rattle can flat black comes from the Mad Max movies. The car in the Mad Max movies is an Australian only 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT that they modified the front on. The way they did the headlights on the falcon reminds me of the XR4. I must admit the curves on the Falcon are a bit sexier than the XR's boxy shape.

Evolution 3 construction page... (Stealth Interceptor)New for Evo3:Homemade 6 qt oil pan, Fresh Motor, 16inch rims, Painted Engine BayStuff Revised: Radiator Mounting, Vam Mounting, Exhaust system, Turbo oil drain changed to -10 line, Mounted coolant over flow properly, moved power steering cooler, refit front bumper into proper location and going to revamp the crankcase ventilation system.Still needs: Bigger Brakes on front, disc brakes on rear, wheel spacers, and lowering of the car.Front Bumper Refit (Still needs work...) 2-08-2011

Page Contents:Page 2: Evo 3 build upPage 3: Evo 2 (Made it to Carlisle,PA and everthing)Page 4: Evo 1 Page 5: Project pics (mostly from Evo 2) Page 6: Don't drink and drivePage 7: Oddball Stuff  Oh yah I use to have a 1969 chevelle with a 385 with 450 at the wheels, a 3:42 12 bolt eaton posi, and a 3200 stall in a th350 3speed.  I spun no 4 cam bearing and snapped the cam. I kept the motor but sold off the car. I miss it though......