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  1. 02-03-2003, 06:56 PM #1
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    Cool Marauder; top of the food chain.

    Hey Everybody, (sorry about the length, I tend to get worked up sometimes)
    I’ve stopped by this site nearly every day since I first found it, and first I would like to thank everyone her for their advice and help with my Marauder. Especially Logan and LincMercLover who make the site possible.
    But I have got to say a few things about the Marauder’s performance. I have read a lot of people’s comments about this car’s poor performance and clearly these are the people who just don’t get it. Of course there are faster cars out there then the Marauder; anyone who compares its quarter mile times against a two-door sports car weighing 1500 pounds less doesn’t understand physics. There is not a car out there that cannot be improved upon, even those who dump a ton of cash on a new Porsche need to dump thousands more if they want to compete with their piers.
    I did not buy this car to dominate the local quarter mile; I bought it to dominate the highway. No mater how much power your car has, no mater what color you paint it, no matter who made it, no other car on the highway today will intimidate your average driver like the sight of a Marauder roaring up behind them in their rearview mirror.
    This car and its relations (the Crown Vic, the Grand Marquis, and even the Caprice and Impala SS) are not sports cars they are the predators. Every person who owns a sports car be it a Camaro, Firebird, or Mustang looks over their shoulder for these cars, and the Marauder is the king of them all. They hunt in packs, and in the real world very few cars have ever outrun the Marauder’s cousins.
    To quote a classic, “this may be the last of the V-8 interceptors.”
    Brian Fair
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  2. 02-03-2003, 06:57 PM #2
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    Can I get an AMEN!!!!!!!! I love this guy
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    Hey mensrea. I went back and looked at some of the video clips of your car breaking loose. Awesome!! Did you put stickier sneakers on it yet??
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    '03 Mercury Marauder Born 8/02 Adopted 9/02
    Vortech Supercharger w/ WA intercooler
    Race prepped block
    Cobra block
    CP Pistons
    Manley Forged H-Beam rods
    Billet oil pump gears
    Stud Girdle (Its pretty)
    MMDS Drive Shaft, Metco Contrl Arms, Metco Watts Link, X-CAL2
    Meziere Ele. Water pump
    Addco Rear sway bar, Addco front sway bar
    PI 3000 stall torque converter
    4:10 Ford Racing gears, Ford Racing Rear end Girdle
    Rear engine cooling kit
    A-piller gauges- boost and fuel pressure
    KVR custome Brake KIt - RED
    Cobra exhaust manifold with X-pipe
    Level II tranmission kit
    180 STAT.
    Art Carr deep Tranmission kit,Tranmission cooler
    KVR stainless steel brake lines
    High preformance Twin cobra fuel pump, Reinhart HP fuel Filter
    Bob White decals on side mirror, side windows & bumper inserts,
    Splash Gaurds, KB Dead Pedal
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  5. 02-03-2003, 07:05 PM #5
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    AMEN!!!!!!!!!!! but try not to say things like "I love this guy" but I do love that word "INTERCEPTOR"
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  6. 02-03-2003, 07:07 PM #6
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    If you can believe it the tires in that video were Pirelli Asimmetricos, but it was cold out. I would be interested in seeing if they have some DOT approved street slicks cause there's nothing I want more than to see my tranny blown into a thousand pieces (but hey, then I got a new one)!!!

    I need a lifetime supply of tires, especially after the guy from AutoWeek laid rubber (can you blame him?)
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    But I do love you man!! No wait, that's my beer I love, I keep getting confused...Mom, is that you?
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    I have to confess, I looked at that clip about six times and was smiling each time. Reminds me of the fun I had when I had back in high school!

    I thinks that why I like this car and this site again. Can you say almost mid-life crisis?

    When's the car coming to New York??
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  10. 02-03-2003, 07:13 PM #10
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    Strider74:

    Did you find a local shop to put your 4:10's in
    '03 Mercury Marauder Born 8/02 Adopted 9/02
    Vortech Supercharger w/ WA intercooler
    Race prepped block
    Cobra block
    CP Pistons
    Manley Forged H-Beam rods
    Billet oil pump gears
    Stud Girdle (Its pretty)
    MMDS Drive Shaft, Metco Contrl Arms, Metco Watts Link, X-CAL2
    Meziere Ele. Water pump
    Addco Rear sway bar, Addco front sway bar
    PI 3000 stall torque converter
    4:10 Ford Racing gears, Ford Racing Rear end Girdle
    Rear engine cooling kit
    A-piller gauges- boost and fuel pressure
    KVR custome Brake KIt - RED
    Cobra exhaust manifold with X-pipe
    Level II tranmission kit
    180 STAT.
    Art Carr deep Tranmission kit,Tranmission cooler
    KVR stainless steel brake lines
    High preformance Twin cobra fuel pump, Reinhart HP fuel Filter
    Bob White decals on side mirror, side windows & bumper inserts,
    Splash Gaurds, KB Dead Pedal
    Eaton Diff. Mos. 31 spline axles
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    Probably already been there You are right, this car is something that demands modifications. I've said it before and I'll say it again (ya I know trite) whether you add a pine air freshner or a stroker motor, enjoy your toy while you drive yourself and four of your clsoest friends around town... gotta love the four doors

    Hey Stanely, you gotta getcha self onna these
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    Actually the 4.10 gears are almost in (the appointment is next Tuesday) the company I found is a company called Proven Force in Little Canada, they only do gearing work. (but I got the gears from Reinhart) I found them through the insurance company I work for and they were recommended by three diferent companies I spoke to. I'll try to let you know how it goes.
    Proven Force 651 486 4888 I spoke to Kurt.
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    mensrea: see your e-mail.
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    Oh My, I just replied to my own reply in another thread, I need some sleep
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  15. 02-03-2003, 07:27 PM #15
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    Well said, Brian

    However, I take one small exception about not dominating the 1/4 mile. We'll find out Sunday, when I and my Impala buddies hit Bradenton Raceway for the Viper/Vette/ImpalaSS shootout, and see how Vipers and Vettes taste for lunch..............
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