Vehicle Owner

Member ID: EVIL85SSP

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Vehicle Info

1988 Merkur XR4TI

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

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

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    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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David’s Merkur XR4TI
“EVIL XR4”

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Here's my '88 Merkur XR4Ti...i'll update this page as it comes along :)

 

12-08-08:    Just a few shots from this summer to upload...i rattle canned the stock rims black (not too shabby for spray paint huh!?) and rigged up the most white trash intercooler you've ever seen, but it works surprisingly well for how crappy it looks and for being in a terrible spot. It's on 17psi now and runs pretty stout. The bypass valve is now ran back down to before the VAM like it should be...the cheap check valve blowoff setup didn't last long.

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Got some new pics to post up. I detailed the engine some and gave it a wax. At the time it still had the snow tires on it. Also did an LA3 ECU swap along with the big VAM to match. Enjoy :D

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EVIL85SSP's 1988 Merkur XR4TI EVIL85SSP's 1988 Merkur XR4TI

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EVIL85SSP's 1988 Merkur XR4TI EVIL85SSP's 1988 Merkur XR4TI

Got a few more pics taken today. So far i've gutted out the busted AC and non-working cruise control, and did a tune up with new plugs/wires, also replaced the valve cover gasket and gave it a fresh coat of paint while i had it off. Then i installed a Gillis manual boost valve setup and a K+N cone filter in place of the stock box. Also did a little cleaning on the turbo and removed the timing belt cover.

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EVIL85SSP  

Posted by: EVIL85SSP

04/13/2009 04:56AM

zerosports, No, to my knowledge the paint is original, but don't be fooled it has chips and scratches pretty much everywhere. I use a dry carwash/wax stuff called Dry Wash N'Guard that will make pretty much any black car look fantastic from 10 feet away. I do think that someone may have painted the bumpers and cladding because they don't look "OEM" to me but this is how i got it. I bought it from a guy who got it from "two lesbians who parked it in a car port for 10 years" LOL

zerosports  

Posted by: zerosports

04/10/2009 06:50AM

Damn bro has this thing been re-sprayed or is that original paint because the ride is just dead sexy! Super clean!!

LilMzScorpio  

Posted by: LilMzScorpio

04/02/2009 09:37PM

Nice, clean and my favorite color! 5stars all around

merkurace  

Posted by: merkurace

01/23/2008 02:56AM

very clean XR bro .

EVIL85SSP  

Posted by: EVIL85SSP

12/09/2007 11:39AM

Oh i'm still a V8 guy at heart...you can't not love having torque at the press of a pedal! But the little 2.3t is an impressive little engine for sure.

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Member ID: EVIL85SSP

Location: Cincinnati, OH