Desert Mavericks.......Sand Box

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  1. Ryan

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    It will Be hers for sure. My car is a manual and she cant drive it so I cant trade with her and take the new one. Mayb ewe should get another? :hmmm: :biglaugh: Nah, cant afford that but it would be a great daily driver.

    With the recent addition, my 93 5.0 Mustang is now the lowest HP car I have. The Maverick easily has more, the New Stang has more, and Im almost sure my 70-F100 has more too.
     
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    Well, if you sold the Maverick, and the Mustang, and the F-100 you could get a down payment on a new Mustang...maybe it makes more sense to just keep them all.
     
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    WHAT!!! Bite your tongue!
     
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    Sorry, I deserve to be beat for that comment. Allow the caning to begin!
     
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    :Blasting::smash::coco::tsk::naughty: LOL
     
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    For sale: 1973 Maverick 5.0 5 speed, 1970 F-100 390 4bbl 4 speed, 1993 Mustang LX 5.o 5 speed. Package deal, $23000.
     
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    I guess I deserved that...
     
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    Sorry Ryan. I would only go to $20K.:dance:
     
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    My buddy got a 2012 V-6 a few weeks back and we took it for a test drive. I couldn't even get the tires to break loose from a dead-stop with the traction control set to "off." Is that just because of the 3.27 gears, or what? I figured it oughta, at least, bark 'em with that kind of power. It doesn't start really pulling until around 30 mph. How does yours perform, Ryan? BTW, congrats on the new ride!

    Eric

    P.S.- Ford set the governor at 115 mph because of driveshaft balance complications on the V-6 models. So, you can't just override it without other mods. Just sayin'...:D
     
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    Eric unless it has the performance package then it has the 2.73 gears. Ya thats right, 2.73. 3.27 would be an impovement. the perf. pack comes with 3.31 and thats what they did all the magazine tests for. But a little power breaking gets the tires to break loose with trac control off but the trans shifts so fast it is short lived. the 6 speed auto flies up the gears fast to get into cruise for the MPG. With gears and a tune to control the trans these cars would be a blast. But its a daily driver and the MPG is good for that and enough power to have a little fun.
     
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    I went back to the dyno today to do more tuning and blew the head gasket on the very first run...:mad:
     
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    Hey Ryan..Theres a guy in the Gen Forum with Edelbrock questions. He wants to put a 650 on a stock 302. I mentioned your carb with the Man choke. :)
     
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    I guess its better that it happened there then at the track on your first run and farther from home. Still sicks though. You should have it back togethor in no time.
     
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    Bummer Doode
     
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    That sucks Gene. At least it was just the fuse and not the engine! No pressure, but you've only got 7 days till Central. You'd better get on it!
     
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