Just pretend like you don't care while you quietly upgrade it to a 351. I guess you could also get one of those turbocharged engine from a new Taurus (or was it a Fusion?), or a new GT engine. Tell the wifey the old engine is worn out and needs replaced.
[quote="Basement Paul"]Is that a mint rocketship on the hood?? :shock:
-BP[/quote]
I could make up that 35 HP and have a weight advantage but it might start an arms race. Or tell WXO I'll meet him at the strip and show up with the Maverick. There has to be a way ...
I went to Dragtimes.com, looks like the Explore is the underdog.
With some Kemtucky windage, I'd say the TB would be in the very high 15's @ 88mph
and the Explore in the very low 16's @ 85mph.
The only real way is to line them up at a stop light, I mean, on a drag strip.
The TB might need the whole 1/4 mile, I've seen that Explore jump.
We'd race anything, ain't this conversation fun!
There's still a variable to think about. The TB comes with either a 3:42 or 4.10 rear. I've read that the ones with the 4.10 are very respectable on the street. My economy gear might not stand up to Maverick's Explorer. I might have to take it to RPM to do some tuning to even us up a bit.
wxo wrote:There's still a variable to think about. The TB comes with either a 3:42 or 4.10 rear. I've read that the ones with the 4.10 are very respectable on the street. My economy gear might not stand up to Maverick's Explorer. I might have to take it to RPM to do some tuning to even us up a bit.
Don't feel too bad, Jim. Ruby's (her name now) performance just took a hit. I put new shoes on her and went from 235-17's to 245-17's. Now I'll really need the extra zip the super-tune will provide. I've also seen some Gibson exhaust systems for the 4.2.