To Pete

Hey Pete, I'm a newbie and have been spending some time looking thru the archives. The moderators and some members have just an immense amount of knowledge on these cars and have helped me considerably already. Just wondering how long some of you have been involved with TC's ?

Got my TC 4 years ago as a rusted, dented up oil burning POS. It is much better now [Image: smile.gif] Even though I have only had a TC for 4 years, I have been fixing, building, restoring, modifing and destroying cars for about 33 years, 18 years of that mostly messing around with EFI Fords.

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Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 21 psi, forced air intercooler, water injection, bypass valve, Ranger roller cam, subframes, etc., etc.. // 86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP nitrous, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.... // 91 Escort: Bone stock winter car // 02 Taurus Vulcan(wifes car)

I kind of rekindled my interest in Ford 2.3 T when I got the SVO in 1997. I didn't know much about them even though I had a couple turbo fords, not SVOs, through the years. The first was a '79 Turbo RS. It was in about 1998 that I started to get serious in terms of acquiring some actual knowledge. I hung out on a few boards and saved a lot of posts. I got my second TC in 98 after finding out I had no interest in a '94 5.0 Mustang I had acquired. My son's girl friend was nice enough to total the stang out and actually got me more money than I was trying to sell it for.

[This message has been edited by Pete D (edited 03-31-2004).]

Oh great! So far I have the longest time spent working on a TC. I've had my TC since 1990. The best advice you can give on these cars is to use Ford parts and DO NOT cut corners. It will always without a doubt come back to haunt you with these cars.

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mods: SDS Digital Fuel Injection, ported & polished big valve head(1.89/1.59), .500 lift roller cam, custom upper and ported lower intakes, 60-1 stage III .63 turbo, powerstroke intercooler, 60mm throttle body, 75pph injectors, Walboro 255HP pump, Kirban adj. fuel reg., ATR header, 3" exhaust with Dynomax Ultraflow muffler, MSD 6al, MSD coil, MSD Launch Control, MSD 8.5mm wires, K&N filter, Star stage III clutch, Greddy Profec B boost controller, Weld Draglites with M/T ET Street 26x11.5/15

Wanted an 87-88 since about '91.

Finally had the chance to "have" one, even though it was an '86. This was around '98 and I helped rebuild the engine in order to get it on the road.

That sealed it.
Maxxed a credit card to buy an '87 two years later, sunk about 3k into it to make it "roadworthy", then traded it and a little cash for the '88 I have now.

And somewhere in between, my father and I have acquired a few parts cars.

I live and breathe this car, it helps keep me sane, even while driving me insane. It keeps me busy, makes me smile, and keeps me out of trouble- most of the time...

And like Glenn said, don't cut corners. Build it right, then downshift, and fly thru'em with a little oversteer! heheh

--n8

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What every bird needs

Thank you gents, its nice to know you're all here we the rest of us need you.

I had my eye on an '86 since the day my uncle bought it near the end of '85. I convinced him to sell it to me in '94 when I got my license.

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86 TC, 73 Mini, 64 Mini Van, Saturn wagon
Click here to beat a ricer.

Have had my T/C since new in 88. Had an 85 XR7 ordered new for three years before that. Both were/are great cars....(otherwise I would not still have the T/C!!).

And Glenn is right, always try to use Ford Motorcraft parts....although some parts are starting to get hard to find....

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88 Silver T/C, original owner, 252,000 miles
Loaded except leather & auto trans
K&N, Gillis, SVO roller #1, big SS valves, ported intake, head, & exhaust
Polyurethane bushings throughout, GT-HR 235/55R16's

Keep true to the ford motorcraft parts i had my grandfather get me a thermpstat for my bird turns out it was an acdelco after instalation the bastard wpouldnt open and i blew the head gasket

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Drive it like you stole it

Originally posted by natmac3:
I live and breathe this car, it helps keep me sane, even while driving me insane. It keeps me busy, makes me smile, and keeps me out of trouble- most of the time...

You nailed that right on the head.