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    Quote Originally Posted by Pops View Post
    Its not as easy as you guys think! Look at the time slip page and check the NA cars. Only two have gone faster than 13.51. Cruzetaker went 13.25 with a wild Lidio tune and 100 octane fuel. 03 monroe just went 13.4 at SSHS shootout last month. You can do a SC cheaper than beating you your wallet to death trying to stay NA! Look for the 12 second NA thread and do some reading. It is all in that thread!
    +1, if i wanted to hit 13's, id go with a s/c...... wait, i do want to hit 13's...but i dont have the money either way

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    People are overlooking that the best time you'll have with the MM is to be NA. Put a blower on it an let the head aches begin. Many members have broke into the 13's as per the time slip page. I got there with every bolt on in the book and then some. Don't forget the built Tranny, 3500 stall TC and HO fuel pump, and a few other tricks got me into the 13's.
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    Quote Originally Posted by whitey View Post
    +1, if i wanted to hit 13's, id go with a s/c...... wait, i do want to hit 13's...but i dont have the money either way
    Ahh, then you do it bit by bit like I did. (no underdrives either)

    Quote Originally Posted by Blackmobile View Post
    People are overlooking that the best time you'll have with the MM is to be NA. Put a blower on it an let the head aches begin. Many members have broke into the 13's as per the time slip page. I got there with every bolt on in the book and then some. Don't forget the built Tranny, 3500 stall TC and HO fuel pump, and a few other tricks got me into the 13's.
    Oh yeah, My MM is a handful - no *extra* belts to worry about. The longtube headers are a gift that keeps giving. I still get 22 Mpg at 80+ with a full car!
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    The difference between a cold day and a hot day is .75. IF you always want to run in the 13.s you need to get to 13.1.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackmobile View Post
    People are overlooking that the best time you'll have with the MM is to be NA. Put a blower on it an let the head aches begin. Many members have broke into the 13's as per the time slip page. I got there with every bolt on in the book and then some. Don't forget the built Tranny, 3500 stall TC and HO fuel pump, and a few other tricks got me into the 13's.
    I have to disagree. I own a N/A and SC'd Marauder and say the latter is the most fun to drive. And if you don't overdo it on the boost the motors and drivetrain will last a long time.
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    -4.30s-4.56s
    -long tubes
    -no cats
    -96-01 cobra intake cams installed at a 106LC
    -3200 stall
    -Ported intake
    -sticky tires
    -March Cobra R alternator pully
    -large diameter water pump pulley
    -March 1158 SFI damper

    I would make the converter the last mod because the cobra cams will increase tq to a point where it may not be needed.

    4.10s aren't enough to get a heavy a** marauder in the low 13s. Also, the very mild intake cams and stock cam timing are terrible for n/a power.

    For racing, steeper gears and less converter are much better than a higher stall and less gear. Also, as I stated previously 4.10s aren't enough gear especially when running a stock diameter tire. My Mach as 4.10s with 26" tires and it needs 4.30s or 4.56s to get the most out of it. Furthermore, the 4.10s are very "mild" on the street and hwy even with the 26" tires.

    4.30s and MM tires are just like 4.10s and 26" tires.

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    LIFE is a JOURNEY ,Building a GOFAST Marauder is a Journey also ,I guess it is all in what you want . But I agree with cousin CHEESE HEAD THE S/C is the best bang for the buck and will give you the BIGGER woodie { LMAO }
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    Quote Originally Posted by na svt View Post
    -March Cobra R alternator pully
    -large diameter water pump pulley
    -March 1158 SFI damper
    Im not familiar with these over Steeda UD pulleys.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 71cyclone View Post
    LIFE is a JOURNEY ,Building a GOFAST Marauder is a Journey also ,I guess it is all in what you want . But I agree with cousin CHEESE HEAD THE S/C is the best bang for the buck and will give you the BIGGER woodie { LMAO }
    And if you're really lucky(like myself), you may find a Zack modified MM for basically the price of SC install and a few other mods...
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    Register in Tuolumne County, California. No need to smog in that county. I am going to get a PO box In Sonora problem solved! Whipple 2.3 down the line probably look at SW LT and Accufab TB then retune to see how much rwhp that would put me NA.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackmobile View Post
    People are overlooking that the best time you'll have with the MM is to be NA. Put a blower on it an let the head aches begin. Many members have broke into the 13's as per the time slip page. I got there with every bolt on in the book and then some. Don't forget the built Tranny, 3500 stall TC and HO fuel pump, and a few other tricks got me into the 13's.
    I beg to differ. Four years N/A and I was ready to sell. I got my Trilogy three years ago and even turned up the wick on that. Not a single hick up here, 39,000 miles of smiles and even INCREASED my MPG by 2!! (but decreased by about 15 if I use it, oh and I ohhhh so do!)
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    I have almost seven years and 86K on a Trilogy enhanced Marauder, 117,000 total miles on the car, so far the stupid unreliable junk has eaton a pulley bearing and I had to resplice the alternator charging wire. TWICE!

    Quote Originally Posted by justbob View Post
    I beg to differ. Four years N/A and I was ready to sell. I got my Trilogy three years ago and even turned up the wick on that. Not a single hick up here, 39,000 miles of smiles and even INCREASED my MPG by 2!! (but decreased by about 15 if I use it, oh and I ohhhh so do!)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bradley G View Post
    so far the stupid unreliable junk
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    Well, I recently got the bug to make my MM a bit faster. It's got a tune, 4.10s, K&N, cold plugs, cold stat and runs 14.7s @ 95 now. So, I got to thinking about the cost of even getting into the high 13s.

    cat back exhaust with X pipe - $1200 installed
    Headers - $1000+ installed
    Converter - $1000+ installed
    Another dyno tune - $500?
    Maybe drag radials - $400+

    So, for about $4000 MAYBE I can into the high 13s. The more I thought about that the less attractive it sounded. Don't get me wrong. I love my Marauder. In fact, I just decided to keep it over the long haul as my daily driver and vacation car. It's the finest sedan I've ever owned.

    But, to me, $4000, to gain less than a second in the 1/4 is not my idea of money well spent. If I want to satisfy the need for speed, I'll just park the MM and drive around in my Grand National for a couple of days. That old Buick runs high 11s on pump gas and it only took about $5000 to get there from a 14 second stocker.

    Well, I've got my flame suit on so have at it fellas.
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