Hello ALL!
Two days ago I purchased a 95' Thunderbird (4.6 L) for $300! I runs and drives; I even drove it 60 miles back to my house where it is now nestled in my garage. It certainley needs some TLC. But most "fixes" seem to be out of neglect and laziness. The motor runs suprisingly smooth and queit. However, on initial start up, you have to pump it some gas it get it warmed up for a few seconds to where it can hold a steady idle so it doesnt die. But it runs fine right after. Also, under "hard" acceleration it shudders. If you dab the gas, the RPMS will fall drasticley and then shoot up. Almost like there is a delay in fuel delivery and then all at once it gets fuel. I was thinking it is just in dire need of a standard tune (i.e. plugs, wires, fuel filter, oil change, PCV). Any thoughts or suggestions? I dont know what is "common" mishap on this car so I thought that I would check.
Once I get this car cleaned up, sqaure away the interior, and un f*ck some wiring, then this car will a nice back up driver. It just needs allot of "little" things. I mainly dab in the import world when it comes to performace; With the exception of my 77' Nova. One question though, why in gods name does this V8 only push 205hp? It has uber torque (265 ft), but I though the hp would be higher. My 2001 Honda Prelude has 35 more horses than this thing and it has half the cylinders and is Natrually Aspirated. Since the SC version of the T-bird packs so much punch, I figured the V8 version would as well. Looking at the set up though, with that weird split coil pack hoosie whatsit things besides a distributor; Its like Ford Motor company strived for fuel effeciency rather then utlizing the V8's displacement for more hp. Since they made a non SC v6 version, why the need for a larger motor gas saver? I'm just scratching my head over it. I still think it a beautiful car none the less. I can't wait to clean her up and make it proud to drive again.
Two days ago I purchased a 95' Thunderbird (4.6 L) for $300! I runs and drives; I even drove it 60 miles back to my house where it is now nestled in my garage. It certainley needs some TLC. But most "fixes" seem to be out of neglect and laziness. The motor runs suprisingly smooth and queit. However, on initial start up, you have to pump it some gas it get it warmed up for a few seconds to where it can hold a steady idle so it doesnt die. But it runs fine right after. Also, under "hard" acceleration it shudders. If you dab the gas, the RPMS will fall drasticley and then shoot up. Almost like there is a delay in fuel delivery and then all at once it gets fuel. I was thinking it is just in dire need of a standard tune (i.e. plugs, wires, fuel filter, oil change, PCV). Any thoughts or suggestions? I dont know what is "common" mishap on this car so I thought that I would check.
Once I get this car cleaned up, sqaure away the interior, and un f*ck some wiring, then this car will a nice back up driver. It just needs allot of "little" things. I mainly dab in the import world when it comes to performace; With the exception of my 77' Nova. One question though, why in gods name does this V8 only push 205hp? It has uber torque (265 ft), but I though the hp would be higher. My 2001 Honda Prelude has 35 more horses than this thing and it has half the cylinders and is Natrually Aspirated. Since the SC version of the T-bird packs so much punch, I figured the V8 version would as well. Looking at the set up though, with that weird split coil pack hoosie whatsit things besides a distributor; Its like Ford Motor company strived for fuel effeciency rather then utlizing the V8's displacement for more hp. Since they made a non SC v6 version, why the need for a larger motor gas saver? I'm just scratching my head over it. I still think it a beautiful car none the less. I can't wait to clean her up and make it proud to drive again.