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Zack
03-05-2010, 06:30 AM
Bought this gem right before Halloween for 12k with a slight rod knock. Original owner, all the taseful mods...

I removed the built motor from my Mach 1 (less than 100 miles on it) and sold the Mach after I rebuilt a Marauder engine and installed it..
Fast forward to today, the engine is now in the car, after weeks of the most labor intensive, cramped working conditions. (Working on a Mustang will make anyone appreciate a Marauder, trust me)

The car is getting setup like this:
4.6, 9.75:1 Compression, Diamond Pistons
Ported Heads w/GT cams and Livernois Valve springs
Moroso Sumped Pan
SW Longtubes
Whipple 2.3 @ 22-23PSI
Posi Ported Lower Intake
E85 Conversion
Fore Triple Pump Hat w/Ethanol Coating Walbro GSS342 Pumps
Fragola Cloth Braided Fuel Line (Return System)
Spec 3+ Clutch w/Billet Steel Flywheel
Powdercoated everything!

Also, the IRS is beefed up w/Level 2 axles and Bracing
I lowered it in all 4 corners
Driveshaft Loop
Kenny Brown Extreme Bracing kit
Aeroforce Gauges
Recaro Aftermarket Front Seats
10.5" Rims out back.

It will make 700+rwhp no problem with E85 at $2.50 a gallon.
:burnout:

Here are a few pics...

knine
03-05-2010, 06:39 AM
You change cars more than I change my shorts ;)

P.S., very nice !! :drool:

CBT
03-05-2010, 06:56 AM
Bout time, lol. Sure is clean under that hood :beer:

LIGHTNIN1
03-05-2010, 07:01 AM
You make me have an urge for a Mustang.

martyo
03-05-2010, 07:09 AM
Also, the IRS is beefed up w/Level 2 axles and Bracing


Yeah, those are not gonna last!

Now come bring it to my town and we can romp in our Cobras!!!

Zack
03-05-2010, 07:13 AM
Yeah, those are not gonna last!

Now come bring it to my town and we can romp in our Cobras!!!

Yeah I know they arent worth a darn, but I have ZERO intentions of ever taking the car to the 1320.
The car rides sooooo good with the IRS it would be a crime to remove it.

bawazir
03-05-2010, 07:29 AM
700 bloody horsepower :eek: NICE!
Did you take it to the dayno yet ? Dude post pic's of the Aeroforce Gauges
Recaro Aftermarket Front Seats :2thumbs:

CBT
03-05-2010, 07:34 AM
700 bloody horsepower :eek: NICE!
Did you take it to the dayno yet ? Dude post pic's of the Aeroforce Gauges
Recaro Aftermarket Front Seats :2thumbs:

Yeah but they told him to come back when the belt was hooked up.

swordfish
03-05-2010, 07:37 AM
Nice Zack, I sold my yellow 03 to my son and bought the Marauder. It put down 620 rwhp. They are really fun to drive with the 6 speed.:burnout:

bawazir
03-05-2010, 07:54 AM
:DZack? do you think i could borrow your Cobra while you work on my car. I promise i be light footed with her :D :D :D :D

SILVERSURFER03
03-05-2010, 07:57 AM
i like silver cars SWEEEEET

Zack
03-05-2010, 07:59 AM
:DZack? do you think i could borrow your Cobra while you work on my car. I promise i be light footed with her :D :D :D :D

Dude, the pics were taken YESTERDAY.

It wont be done for weeks.

bawazir
03-05-2010, 08:02 AM
Dude, the pics were taken YESTERDAY.

It wont be done for weeks.

Dude i was just joking i would never borrow your car! That is tooo much Horse power for me

Drewstang
03-05-2010, 09:56 AM
Needs more 10th anniversary wheels.

Zack
03-05-2010, 10:06 AM
Needs more 10th anniversary wheels.

If you have the interior to go with it Im all in. :up:

Drewstang
03-05-2010, 10:08 AM
Buyfordracing has all four wheels for $500 shipped, FYI. :D

DOOM
03-05-2010, 10:08 AM
That is tooo much Horse power for me

pu:censor:y!!! :P

bawazir
03-05-2010, 10:13 AM
pu:censor:y!!! :P

Doom am afraid to do this and that's only 550hp: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwMeXGL-11g&feature=related

DOOM
03-05-2010, 10:17 AM
Doom am afraid to do this and that's only 550hp: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwMeXGL-11g&feature=related

Then dont S/C your car.
Or learn how to drive responsibly.

rayjay
03-05-2010, 10:19 AM
Zack you da man! That is a thing of beauty. :eek:

bawazir
03-05-2010, 10:19 AM
Then dont S/C your car.
Or learn how to drive responsibly.

If it was my car i would, But i feel bad driving other people car's than do that

DOOM
03-05-2010, 10:21 AM
Power is nothing without control.

Cobra25
03-05-2010, 10:21 AM
Nice Looking car. It also looks like you did a nice job with the install too. Very clean !

bawazir
03-05-2010, 10:26 AM
Power is nothing without control.


Doom,
I'll show you power in Kentucky, You might need lots of towel to clean the dust out your baby chrome engine.. :D

DOOM
03-05-2010, 10:34 AM
Doom,
I'll show you power in Kentucky, You might need lots of towel to clean the dust out your baby chrome engine.. :D

Somehow i get the feeling you may be needing a wrecker to take you home due to a ventilated block. :D

CBT
03-05-2010, 10:35 AM
Somehow i get the feeling you may be needing a wrecker to take you home due to a ventilated block. :D
Don't use big words, you'll only confuse him even more.

DOOM
03-05-2010, 10:36 AM
Don't use big words, you'll only confuse him even more.

That's why i did that! ;)

musclemerc
03-05-2010, 11:14 AM
I'm gonna just say it!!! I'm not the least bit impressed..... Come on it's ZACK we have come to expect great thing's from him...Time after time again! Nice Snake BTW!

Vortech347
03-05-2010, 11:20 PM
Do a full tilt boggie kit in it. You'll never have to worry about the IRS again...

And yes, you can damn near crawl into a marauder and stretch out when working on it vs a stang. I've done long tubes and several engine pulls/swaps. Its like a canoe vs cruise liner.

Speed
03-05-2010, 11:40 PM
You make me have an urge for a Mustang.

You are not the only one :drool:...but I know I would have to unload my bike and the CV :hmmm: before I get another vehicle or my better half would have a fit :argue:


very nice Zack...I really like the Cobra in Silver,DSG, and of course Black.

Drewstang
03-06-2010, 07:58 AM
Do a full tilt boggie kit in it. You'll never have to worry about the IRS again...

And yes, you can damn near crawl into a marauder and stretch out when working on it vs a stang. I've done long tubes and several engine pulls/swaps. Its like a canoe vs cruise liner.
I've pulled out more 5.0's than I care to remember and I found working on my Marauder 10 times harder than any Mustang. It took me 15 hours to pull the engine on the Marauder because of issues with the long tubes and frozen bolts. After 2 hours on a Mustang, I would have hit the 8 bolts on the K member and lifted the body off.

Zack
03-06-2010, 11:34 AM
I've pulled out more 5.0's than I care to remember and I found working on my Marauder 10 times harder than any Mustang. It took me 15 hours to pull the engine on the Marauder because of issues with the long tubes and frozen bolts. After 2 hours on a Mustang, I would have hit the 8 bolts on the K member and lifted the body off.

Frozen Bolts?

I Anti-Seized Every single bolt i touched...which ones gave you trouble?

rayjay
03-06-2010, 05:53 PM
Out of left field question, does anyone know if the new Mustang 5.0 for 2011 will fit the Marauder without substantial modds? Please excuse my stupidity if this has been covered. :o

Mr. Man
03-06-2010, 06:28 PM
Zack if you ain't pullin 7000hp from your 'stang it's underpowered :D:P;)

Mike
03-07-2010, 08:51 AM
Very nice :bows: :bows:

SC Cheesehead
03-07-2010, 09:02 AM
Dude i was just joking i would never borrow your car! That is tooo much Horse power for me



Ha! I'd borrow it in a minute and flog the living daylights out of it!! :burn: ------> :drive:

Nah, no way. :D

"Too much fun whats that mean...there's no such thing, it's like a girl too pretty or too much class; being too lucky or a car too fast..." -Tracy Byrd.

SC Cheesehead
03-07-2010, 09:13 AM
Doom,
I'll show you power in Kentucky, You might need lots of towel to clean the dust out your baby chrome engine.. :D

Beware the power of DOOM.....


Somehow i get the feeling you may be needing a wrecker to take you home due to a ventilated block. :D

That's after he posts bail, Doomie.

I can see it now: Dom, Part Deux...
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/2/9/8/9/Arrested3.jpg

Zack
03-13-2010, 06:39 AM
Gotta put the Cobra away for a month to tend to some Marauders.
Good night Cobra....

musclemerc
03-13-2010, 07:05 AM
Don't forget the blanky!

justbob
03-13-2010, 09:06 AM
Wow, how did I not see this??? When the hell did you get a Cobra? Where's the Mach1?? Man you go through cars! Do you have like four underwear for each day of the week all labeled accordingly? HAHA

Nice car man, jealous for sure over here.

JimP
03-13-2010, 03:26 PM
Nice car one of my top 5 fav of all times. PS that guy int eh you tube vid, zigged when he should have zagged.

Paul
03-13-2010, 07:15 PM
That's a beautiful car, Zack. Sweet.

scruff
03-13-2010, 08:27 PM
Gotta put the Cobra away for a month to tend to some Marauders.
Good night Cobra.... what about the groceries there still in the trunk? ice cream

-Matt-
03-13-2010, 08:32 PM
Weird, i see the whipple is off of it.... going into the marauder? :cool4:

stryker
03-13-2010, 09:29 PM
Nice cobra but I just got an Anaconda... ! Bwaaa ja ja ja ja jajaaaa! NOT FUNNY. ??????真真真?????

CBT
03-15-2010, 07:46 AM
Nice cobra but I just got an Anaconda... ! Bwaaa ja ja ja ja jajaaaa! NOT FUNNY. ??????真真真?????
Stryker, what is good my man? You need to trade your sweet ride for a sweet Marauder sometime :beer: