ShawnofMds
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Jun 2014
Suffolk county, NY
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This is my first time posting on here. I bought an 88 TC about 2 weeks ago and it needs some minor odds and ends. As far as I know its bone stock,and being a noob to these cars I wanted to hear some of your opinions. I'm going to be buying new plugs, wires, o2 sensor (probably a wideband), changing all the fluids and various other little parts. I was wondering if anyone has pimped a stock TC, and how much it made a difference. Also if there are any other cheap upgrades that will help performance. I know about stingers products, but don't want to go that route just yet. I did get another engine with the car, so I can have that rebuild into a nasty engine later on
Thanks, Shawn
1988 Turbo Coupe, 5 speed, all stock. In the process of getting it on the road.
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Dan S
Joined:
Jan 2003
Harrisburg, PA
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Welcome to the Board!
Use Motorcraft wires and plugs for a bone stock engine. Same goes for the cap & rotor. Getting it running good is the first consideration, then you can start with some minor upgrades. As for a PiMP with a stock or very mild mod motor, it will make a world of difference, like night & day. But now is a good time to get used to everything on the stock engine first.
Also, let the Suffolk County Police and Troop L guys admire the car for a while before they have to stop you!
:thumbup: :pimp:
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Pete D
Joined:
Apr 2001
Northern OH
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Welcome.
You can find part numbers for the plugs and wires in the Part Number Forum: http://natomessageboard.com/ubbthreads.p...=11&page=1
Here is a link to the basic modification that are needed first, to get the most out of other mods you may want to do later.
http://turbotbird.com/techinfo/Mods/Mods01.htm
Pete Dunham
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ShawnofMds
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Jun 2014
Suffolk county, NY
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07-13-2014, 04:47 AM
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Thanks for the help, I'm going to have a nice order in at ford on monday.The biggest pain is going to be changing the rear parking brake cables, or just finding them first.
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1988 Turbo Coupe, 5 speed, all stock. In the process of getting it on the road.
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Jeff K
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Apr 2001
Milwaukee, WI
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Buy your Motorcraft tuneup parts from Rockauto, not Ford!! Example: dealer will want $60+ for the plug wires. Rockauto has them for $19. Same for other parts.
Jeff Korn
88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
11 Crown Vic Interceptor
14 Toyota Camry (wifes car)
95 Taurus GL Vulcan winter beater
67 Honda 450 Super Sport - completely customized
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Jeff K Wrote:Buy your Motorcraft tuneup parts from Rockauto, not Ford!! Example: dealer will want $60+ for the plug wires. Rockauto has them for $19. Same for other parts.
Speaking of Ford Wires..I cant find any of the Motorcraft spark plug wires on Rock Auto do you know if they are on there under a different car?
88 5 speed TC
-3" DP,lowered, 255 Walbro, Gillis valve, Cobra R's, bondo/rust, Stinger's PIMP Ecu
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Dan S Wrote:Welcome to the Board!
As for a PiMP with a stock or very mild mod motor, it will make a world of difference, like night & day.
:thumbup: :pimp:
Yeap can confirm it does make a decent difference. And I believe its easier to tune a stockish car and slowly mod it and re tune as go. Vs tuning a beast that never ran right on the stock ECU.
88 5 speed TC
-3" DP,lowered, 255 Walbro, Gillis valve, Cobra R's, bondo/rust, Stinger's PIMP Ecu
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Found motorcraft wires that should work on our cars for $25 bucks shipped from late model resto..can somebody confirm
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item...Plug-Wires
88 5 speed TC
-3" DP,lowered, 255 Walbro, Gillis valve, Cobra R's, bondo/rust, Stinger's PIMP Ecu
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Jeff K
Joined:
Apr 2001
Milwaukee, WI
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Rockauto has them..... use their search function for Motorcraft WR4011C plug wires
Jeff Korn
88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
11 Crown Vic Interceptor
14 Toyota Camry (wifes car)
95 Taurus GL Vulcan winter beater
67 Honda 450 Super Sport - completely customized
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