1995 Mercury Mystique GS with the 2.0 Zetec and MTX-75 transmission. currently i have put in a pioneer head unit, pioneer speakers, spark plugs, new transmission and clutch, new front and rear brakes, HID's painted calipers, new lower control arms, lowering springs, switched oil to Mobile 1 full synthetic 5W-30 motor oil, and switched to AMS oil synthetic tranny fluid.
So, since i've gotten my 1988 Ford Tempo GLS 2 door project car, this car has become my parts getter as well as my Daily Driver, drag car, and so on. Cant beat this car too much anymore though. I've decided that it is too reliable to tinker with anymore. Once i start having problems, i'll probably pull the engine and trans and rebuild the, but until then, i'm not modding it anymore. I took it to Pittsburgh and back to get parts for the Tempo project and i got a whopping 38.7 MPG's with an engine block and about 4 boxes full of random parts.
My current best 1/4 mile time is a 16.989 @ 82mph with a slightly worse 60ft time of 2.536. The 1/8th mile came around in 10.943 @ 64.26mph. and i only burned thru 1/4 tank of gas at the drag strip, getting a combined mileage (racing/highway) of 29mpg
Here are some pics of the car with the lowering springs...
Here are some pics of the car all cleaned up with the 15" Contour SE wheels and HID headlights (4500K)
HID's at night.
Best 1/4 mile time with full interior
R/T... .594
60... 2.506
330... 7.187
1/8... 11.115
MPH... 62.64
1000... 14.473
1/4... 17.304
MPH... 79.90
here are some current pics of the engine bay all cleaned up and color matched.
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