snowbird
05-18-2008, 04:35 PM
I decided to pursue other interest so the Procharged Marauder is going for sale.
Kind of a hard decision to take since this car is really the best by far that I have ever owned in the last 30 something years and the fun and interest I had on MM.net while owning the car was icing on the cake experience. It must be a late midlife crisis!
I had modded 5 Mustangs before and really went as far as I could on this one: it can turn fairly well given its size, can accelerate very quickly or like mad (your choice!) and can Bonneville style high speed cruise to make 6 digits ultra fancy and narrow minded imported exotics humble like a beaten up 100$ worth 12 years old Hyundai owner.
Now, it does that with the comfort and cargo abilities of a large luxury sedan for 5 as you all know, is still reliable as a brick, will protect you and your passengers like an tank if something goes really wrong (well … almost !) and is as stealth as it can be not to attract unwanted attention from law enforcement agencies. Never had a ticket with it !! Some of them wave me on the highway thinking I’m undercover. In my Mustang days, they would regularly stop and left me with those pesky, carbon copy papers with 3 digit number with a $ sign at the end.
Details:
Bought brand new in late march 2004 as an unsold 2003, black with dark grey interior and TC. It is also blessed with last generation factory corrected and upgraded heads cooling flow track and port design qualified as best with the FR500 heads (RE 5.0 Mustang magazine of November 2004). Engine and tranny are factory stock but modded with the details below. It doesn’t consume any oil and everything works.
It has 40 000 miles (60 000 klms). No one else as EVER driven this car since it left the dealer. It was never left alone to mechanics for maintenance (joy ride risks) never left me strained on the road and was meticulously maintained with, for example, 4000 klms (~3 000 miles) synthetic oil change. I “domesticated” a dealer best master mechanic and he has done almost all the work and mod install on the car since ownership in 2004.
The car saw 2 winters and was otherwise stored in a heated garage that I had access for periodic start and move around. It was regularly treated for rust even if over 90% of it’s mileage was done between spring and autumn (and there is no rust, by the way). As you will see, my aim was the best and most conservative approach for a worry free, performing and robust ride. I went to the track first time last autumn (4 run) to establish it’s time: 12.5 ET @ 110 mph on regular street tires but it was also first time for me so there’s probably some time to be shaved from an experienced racer. On the street, no need to go full boost as 3 to 6 PSI will satisfy just about any need and is getting already in the politically incorrect range anyway …
I ask 21 000$ dollars for it. I can deliver on continent between Caribbean, Pacific and Atlantic if the buyer is willing to participate with expenses. I have in hand over 70 000 $ of bills covering the details on purchase, maintenance and most of it being mods. My loss, your gain. The car is of course free of any debt. On a side note, I hate arguing about price and got a 8 month old, fully paid, brand new daily driver so I’m in no rush or pressure.
Appearance/comfort
- “Legal” window tint. The back window is one notch darker.
- Badgeless front grille from Zack
- Badgeless trunk (holes soldered shut, antirust applied inside and trunk lid repainted by professionals)
- Factory accessory rain gutter by Mercury
- Custom dead pedal by “Bigcarsforever”
Engine performance modifications
- FIT kit 005 Procharger P1SC with 2 alternate pullies
Installed in Kansas City by Greg and “silent” Mike
2 cores Intercooler reinstalled hidden behind bumper for stealth purpose
- Very very conservatively tuned by Lidio in Detroit
The SCT handheld tuner will be included
9 pounds of boost (415 rwhp and 375 rwtq)
- Custom mandrel bent and soldered polished aluminium and clear painted tubing for the pressurized track and the ambient side to the blower. Only 3 pipes run from the blower, under and in the front of the car to the intercooler and back up to the throttle body bend. IAT relocated out of arms way in and on top of engine bay. Stock ground clearance regained back so skunks can now be happily run over ! All joints had been reinstalled with double T-bend stainless clamps and high resilience blue silicone joiners. ( I know I know, maniac !)
- Custom aluminum polished and clear painted air box with K/N filter
- Custom 100% methanol injection with heavy duty purpose built Alky Control pump, Snow optioned low indicator reservoir and snow vacuum triggered controller. The controller start to pump meth at about 2 pounds for detonation protection, higher octane rating and cooler intake temp. The whole kit was built over the stock battery rack and finished with an aluminium box and cover that use factory battery rack bolts to hold on car. The cover is polished and clear painted. The whole assembly can be serviced or taken out as a whole in 2-3 minutes. Pump, reservoir and all electronic and electric are soldered but joined with automotive plugs. The battery had been moved in the trunk for handling and balance gain.
- Custom oversize stainless braided methanol hoses/joints and brass subreservoir to prevent starvation under harsh acceleration or high Gs. All electric wires or meth hoses sport another protection against heat or dent with black splitted longitudinally plastic automotive generic tubing.
- Kooks Stainless headers with 2 ½” high flow cats.
- Custom 2 ½” mandrel bent stainless piping and X pipe all the way to the Megs.
- Strategic back to back 3 bolts header flanges joints had been incorporated for future mods or maintenance.
- Custom made 13” Stainless Works 3” stainless wool filled resonators in the driveshaft tunnel to eliminate cockpit drone in the 1800-2200 rpm range. Dynomax mufflers. The car still sing but only when asked by throttle and without offending anyone.….
Part 2 of tread coming up ….
Kind of a hard decision to take since this car is really the best by far that I have ever owned in the last 30 something years and the fun and interest I had on MM.net while owning the car was icing on the cake experience. It must be a late midlife crisis!
I had modded 5 Mustangs before and really went as far as I could on this one: it can turn fairly well given its size, can accelerate very quickly or like mad (your choice!) and can Bonneville style high speed cruise to make 6 digits ultra fancy and narrow minded imported exotics humble like a beaten up 100$ worth 12 years old Hyundai owner.
Now, it does that with the comfort and cargo abilities of a large luxury sedan for 5 as you all know, is still reliable as a brick, will protect you and your passengers like an tank if something goes really wrong (well … almost !) and is as stealth as it can be not to attract unwanted attention from law enforcement agencies. Never had a ticket with it !! Some of them wave me on the highway thinking I’m undercover. In my Mustang days, they would regularly stop and left me with those pesky, carbon copy papers with 3 digit number with a $ sign at the end.
Details:
Bought brand new in late march 2004 as an unsold 2003, black with dark grey interior and TC. It is also blessed with last generation factory corrected and upgraded heads cooling flow track and port design qualified as best with the FR500 heads (RE 5.0 Mustang magazine of November 2004). Engine and tranny are factory stock but modded with the details below. It doesn’t consume any oil and everything works.
It has 40 000 miles (60 000 klms). No one else as EVER driven this car since it left the dealer. It was never left alone to mechanics for maintenance (joy ride risks) never left me strained on the road and was meticulously maintained with, for example, 4000 klms (~3 000 miles) synthetic oil change. I “domesticated” a dealer best master mechanic and he has done almost all the work and mod install on the car since ownership in 2004.
The car saw 2 winters and was otherwise stored in a heated garage that I had access for periodic start and move around. It was regularly treated for rust even if over 90% of it’s mileage was done between spring and autumn (and there is no rust, by the way). As you will see, my aim was the best and most conservative approach for a worry free, performing and robust ride. I went to the track first time last autumn (4 run) to establish it’s time: 12.5 ET @ 110 mph on regular street tires but it was also first time for me so there’s probably some time to be shaved from an experienced racer. On the street, no need to go full boost as 3 to 6 PSI will satisfy just about any need and is getting already in the politically incorrect range anyway …
I ask 21 000$ dollars for it. I can deliver on continent between Caribbean, Pacific and Atlantic if the buyer is willing to participate with expenses. I have in hand over 70 000 $ of bills covering the details on purchase, maintenance and most of it being mods. My loss, your gain. The car is of course free of any debt. On a side note, I hate arguing about price and got a 8 month old, fully paid, brand new daily driver so I’m in no rush or pressure.
Appearance/comfort
- “Legal” window tint. The back window is one notch darker.
- Badgeless front grille from Zack
- Badgeless trunk (holes soldered shut, antirust applied inside and trunk lid repainted by professionals)
- Factory accessory rain gutter by Mercury
- Custom dead pedal by “Bigcarsforever”
Engine performance modifications
- FIT kit 005 Procharger P1SC with 2 alternate pullies
Installed in Kansas City by Greg and “silent” Mike
2 cores Intercooler reinstalled hidden behind bumper for stealth purpose
- Very very conservatively tuned by Lidio in Detroit
The SCT handheld tuner will be included
9 pounds of boost (415 rwhp and 375 rwtq)
- Custom mandrel bent and soldered polished aluminium and clear painted tubing for the pressurized track and the ambient side to the blower. Only 3 pipes run from the blower, under and in the front of the car to the intercooler and back up to the throttle body bend. IAT relocated out of arms way in and on top of engine bay. Stock ground clearance regained back so skunks can now be happily run over ! All joints had been reinstalled with double T-bend stainless clamps and high resilience blue silicone joiners. ( I know I know, maniac !)
- Custom aluminum polished and clear painted air box with K/N filter
- Custom 100% methanol injection with heavy duty purpose built Alky Control pump, Snow optioned low indicator reservoir and snow vacuum triggered controller. The controller start to pump meth at about 2 pounds for detonation protection, higher octane rating and cooler intake temp. The whole kit was built over the stock battery rack and finished with an aluminium box and cover that use factory battery rack bolts to hold on car. The cover is polished and clear painted. The whole assembly can be serviced or taken out as a whole in 2-3 minutes. Pump, reservoir and all electronic and electric are soldered but joined with automotive plugs. The battery had been moved in the trunk for handling and balance gain.
- Custom oversize stainless braided methanol hoses/joints and brass subreservoir to prevent starvation under harsh acceleration or high Gs. All electric wires or meth hoses sport another protection against heat or dent with black splitted longitudinally plastic automotive generic tubing.
- Kooks Stainless headers with 2 ½” high flow cats.
- Custom 2 ½” mandrel bent stainless piping and X pipe all the way to the Megs.
- Strategic back to back 3 bolts header flanges joints had been incorporated for future mods or maintenance.
- Custom made 13” Stainless Works 3” stainless wool filled resonators in the driveshaft tunnel to eliminate cockpit drone in the 1800-2200 rpm range. Dynomax mufflers. The car still sing but only when asked by throttle and without offending anyone.….
Part 2 of tread coming up ….