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1986 Merkur XR4Ti
Added on July 18 by Raze

Upgrades to date:


-$35 single stage poly paintjob + $12 duplicolor wheel paint and $9 truck bed liner wheel well and underbody coating

-Holset HY35w ~20-30psi (depending on our mood)

-3” Exhaust w/testpipe or cat & Magnaflow

-28”x6”x3” Intercooler w/2.5” pipe

-Gutted upper & knife edged lower intake

-255lph fuel pump

-75 #/hr injectors

-Megasquirt-I V 3.0 w/3 Bar MAP

-Wideband O2

-T5 Transmission swap w/1-piece driveshaft + diff adapter

-Mustang fuel tank replacement

-Lexan rear windows and sunroof

-Koni Reds up front, KYBs in the rear + stock springs, soon to be cut

-Mustang turbine rims w/BFGoodrich GForce Sport 205/55-15

-4 point roll bar

-Rear tower strut brace

-Odyssey PC680 Drycell w/relocate

-Bomz seats

-4-point harnesses, moving to 5 point

-Power steering delete

-A/C delete

-Heater delete

-Wing delete

-Tagged, Titled, Insured, Smogged, and 100% street legal



TO DO LIST:

- install 600lb 8.5”x5.5” springs

- external electrical cut-off switch

- install 2 tow eyes

- swap out front bumper for mk3 Jetta

Comments

alex:
Vote up for turbo 2.3 goodness. I'll hopefully be joining the ranks of XR owners soon enough…
Jan 16, 2009 4:23 p.m.
Foreign Car Parts:
Go to www.merkursport.com there are a ton of us on there! -Tim
Jul 6, 2009 11 p.m.
Raze:
I'm over there Tim, believe me!
Nov 17, 2009 7:57 a.m.
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