The 1987 Mercury Cougar Made 150hp from a 302 V8

"Audi-os, Amigos!" (audi-os-amigos) 06/10/2014 at 15:43 • Filed to: Mercury Cougar, Anemic V8s

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Yes, you, you little turd.

PS9 > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 15:45

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1) Remove Shitty ~300CID motor

2) Install Epic ~300CID motor.
3) Make everyone at the stop light and drag strip shit themselves.
4) Profit

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 15:47

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V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 15:50

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They made gobs of torque though.

Mine makes about 320 to the tires. Figure 375-380 at the flywheel. Maybe more....

I've posted this pic before. I took it about 2 months ago.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 15:56

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And just imagine if Ford was insane enough to put the 351 Windsor in the Cougar/Thunderbird.

Actually, don't. That will hurt. A lot.

Party-vi > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 06/10/2014 at 15:58

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That's...not stock though. 270lb-ft of twist from the factory, right?

Will with a W8 races an E30 > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 16:03

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And its still an awesome race car when done right:

4age20vsilvertop > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 16:03

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Could be worse. Could be an Oldsmobile Diesel.

Alfalfa > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 16:11

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The 4.6 liter v8 from my 96 Thunderbird only managed to squeeze out another 50 or so. But as stated before, plenty of torque. Damn, I miss that car.

mazda616 > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 16:20

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It's so crazy how far technology has come. Even my car, which is now six-years-old and old tech by today's standards, makes 156 whp from a 2.3 liter four-cylinder. And now, look at what Ford is doing with their own EcoBoost fours and sixes. Crazy.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Party-vi 06/10/2014 at 16:24

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Yup. Car feels quicker than what it should in stock form all things considered. Looking at other sedans from the same time period you'll see the power is on par with other cars it competed against for sales. My buddy Dave has one bone stock with the most beautiful blue leather interior I've ever seen in one of these. I had a 1978 Olds with the Olds 350. 170 HP in stock form. Less torque than the 5.0 in a slightly heavier car with an even floatier (is that a word?) suspension.

Audi-os, Amigos! > mazda616 06/10/2014 at 16:26

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Yep. My 1.8L I4 from 2003 makes 170hp. Half the cylinders, 36% the displacement, 20 more horsepower. Incredible.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > PS9 06/10/2014 at 16:27

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Easier and cheaper just to do a head, cam, and intake swap. Throw some gears and a higher stall torque converter in the mix and laugh maniacally when stomping the go pedal.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Will with a W8 races an E30 06/10/2014 at 16:33

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Shhh. Don't tell anyone. If you leak the secret it cuts into my parts car inventory.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 06/10/2014 at 16:44

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The suspension was floatier definitely not "grounded to the ground"

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 16:56

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yea but you can fix that for very very little money.

maybe spend 500 bucks on parts and BOOM fast car that looks like it should be an old person car.

And we LOVE sleepers.

crowmolly > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 16:58

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I owned a '75 Vette with the L48 350.

165 hp @ 3800 RPM.

Driving the car was like arguing with a 4 year old.

"Just.. just go... please. Just...GO"

" NO . I DON'T WANNA. You can't make me."

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 18:18

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Also, I just realized that the car you pictured is a 20th Anniversary Edition. They're starting to appreciate in value. Average price is around $4K and climbing steadily as compared to last year.

BATC42 > mazda616 06/10/2014 at 19:24

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In a 1989, a 1.8l in a Golf made almost as much horsepower (140 for the GTI 16s)

302? I think yes > Audi-os, Amigos! 06/10/2014 at 22:03

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But how much torques?