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    Are 04 marauders faster than 03 marauders

    The reason I ask is because I have a 2003 blue with a zack tune and a jlt cai and I raced a 04 dtr with just a k&n cai and he also had 22" rims. We went from 0-80 and at the end I was only a nose ahead of him and I was thinikin I should have killed em.

    And in the past when I had a 04 dtr stock and this same guy had a 03 black and I was beating him everytime we raced. So are the 04s quicker or what
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    Only if they are BLACK!

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    Quote Originally Posted by james1986fox View Post
    So are the 04s quicker or what
    IMHO. Stock for Stock the '03 and '04 MM are pretty evenly matched .... on average. However, there may be some differences car to car.

    In October 2003, I had a chance to go head-to-head with Mike Poore at Mason Dixon Dragway. That was an '03 Blue against an '04 Silver. I got the jump on him at the light and he hung right on my right rear quarter panel for the entire trip down the 1320. I could hear him off to my right and he was pulling ever so slightly -- but not enough to get even by the line. There's a video of that "race" around here somewhere.

    FatBastid's '03 Black was cutting 14.8 and 14.9 all night and was several tenths faster than either of us. Or course, he was toting a little less weight than me and Mike.
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    yes!!!!!!!!
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    Sounds like the other car had similar mods.
    Do you 2 have the same gears?

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    Car for car, without modifications, the '04 was reported to be a better car. I have first hand information because at Marauderville III, when Steve Babcock asked me which Marauder was mine, I pointed to the the '04 SB and said, "That one, it's a December build, '04". His reply was: "Oh, you got one of the good ones".

    There are well documented differences between, between the '03A & B, mostly having to do with decontment, in other threads; but the big thing was the changeover to the more robust transmission in the '04's. Ford never discussed any "tweaking" to the programming, so far as I know; but for Steve to have made that comment, who knows. .

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    It was probably the 22" rims.
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    I know she's^^^^^^misinformed.

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    I would check your flex compasitor. Maybe it quit flexing!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by james1986fox View Post
    The reason I ask is because I have a 2003 blue with a zack tune and a jlt cai and I raced a 04 dtr with just a k&n cai and he also had 22" rims. We went from 0-80 and at the end I was only a nose ahead of him and I was thinikin I should have killed em.

    And in the past when I had a 04 dtr stock and this same guy had a 03 black and I was beating him everytime we raced. So are the 04s quicker or what
    Only on Tuesday, after 3 pm...every other month....

    Quick reference: 03 300B is essentially a 04 300A which is different from 03 300A.

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    Quote Originally Posted by guspech750 View Post
    I would check your flex compasitor. Maybe it quit flexing!!
    Yeah, I gotta get me one of those Flex Compasitors. Which vendor has the best one? Are they difficult to install? Will it fit in the space next to my Turbinator?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluerauder View Post
    Yeah, I gotta get me one of those Flex Compasitors. Which vendor has the best one? Are they difficult to install? Will it fit in the space next to my Turbinator?
    Flex Compasitor? Took mine off 3 months ago. Got me a 3000 series Gonkulator 500. Easy install, fits next to the Turbinator like a glove.
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