I'm not a Super Coupe owner yet. I've been out of the car game (high perf) for a few years now. I've been more involved with my little ones. Well, they
are getting older and more independent, and I'm hurting for another toy. I've done the older Chevy Muscle car thing, then the Mustang thing (owned 17
of those cars, all Fox Bodys, great cars), the Honda game (wasn't for me), and even the SHO game. My plans were huge for my 1992 Ford Taurus SHO,
but once I had the wicked motor and turbo setup, I was warned that I'd be swapping the MTX 5spds in and out after they blow up. A guy in Michigan
quoted me on a Mazda cased trans with all nice internals that would hold up to a boosted SHO, but I wasn't digging the $4900 price tag to dish out that
kind of money to just run 12's (providing that SHO would hook and NOT break half shafts). It wasn't worth it, and with being unemployed and having
spent a ton of money on the project, I gladly parted with it and passed it on to someone else to deal with. Fast forward to now, I've got a great job,
kids are older, and I'm itching again for a toy. I've been contemplating another Mustang, but one can definitely say that I've been there, done that. I like
to be unique, I go for the not so typical. I thought about a Turbo Buick (Regal or Grand National), but I'm 100% a Ford guy. Why the long intro here?
Well, I figured I'd lay it out. What brought me here? It's called curiosity! I just happened to be searching autotrader last week and while looking at
Mustangs, I stumbled upon a very interesting add for a 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. In the header of the add, I saw 24K original miles. So I open
the add and I saw that the Turbo Coupe had a 5.0L HO setup with a Vortech SQ blower. Behind the engine was a nicely built T-5 trans. Then I thought
about what about picking up a Super Coupe and swapping in a V8 5.0L or maybe a Terminator setup? So I do what any internet savage what do. I
searched "Super Coupe" and found this forum. So after reading a few things here and other places, apparently these Super Coupes can be pretty wicked
if built right. I've always had an eye on these cars, but being that the 3.8L had a nasty reputation of head gasket issues, I thought adding a blower to
one would be a suicide pill. I was wrong. Although there's a risk of head gasket woahs, I've seen and read about some very interesting things. Then a
friend of mine who I know has a 90 Super Coupe, that lucky guy just bought himself a turn key race car. So he has this 90' SC sitting, and offered it to
me for a killer price. I drove the car this past Saturday and I'm thinking I'm liking the idea of owning one more and more. This one has some mods too.
The body is a tad rough, but I'd iron that out. So I joined here to do some homework. I'm looking to create something that I can drive in the summer that
is wicked fast, and won't get 10 mpg. This is why I was originally looking at the turbo buick's, but the Super Coupe makes more sense to me for my next
weekend warrior. I've always been curious about these cars, and I'm thinking its time to jump into the SC circle.
are getting older and more independent, and I'm hurting for another toy. I've done the older Chevy Muscle car thing, then the Mustang thing (owned 17
of those cars, all Fox Bodys, great cars), the Honda game (wasn't for me), and even the SHO game. My plans were huge for my 1992 Ford Taurus SHO,
but once I had the wicked motor and turbo setup, I was warned that I'd be swapping the MTX 5spds in and out after they blow up. A guy in Michigan
quoted me on a Mazda cased trans with all nice internals that would hold up to a boosted SHO, but I wasn't digging the $4900 price tag to dish out that
kind of money to just run 12's (providing that SHO would hook and NOT break half shafts). It wasn't worth it, and with being unemployed and having
spent a ton of money on the project, I gladly parted with it and passed it on to someone else to deal with. Fast forward to now, I've got a great job,
kids are older, and I'm itching again for a toy. I've been contemplating another Mustang, but one can definitely say that I've been there, done that. I like
to be unique, I go for the not so typical. I thought about a Turbo Buick (Regal or Grand National), but I'm 100% a Ford guy. Why the long intro here?
Well, I figured I'd lay it out. What brought me here? It's called curiosity! I just happened to be searching autotrader last week and while looking at
Mustangs, I stumbled upon a very interesting add for a 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. In the header of the add, I saw 24K original miles. So I open
the add and I saw that the Turbo Coupe had a 5.0L HO setup with a Vortech SQ blower. Behind the engine was a nicely built T-5 trans. Then I thought
about what about picking up a Super Coupe and swapping in a V8 5.0L or maybe a Terminator setup? So I do what any internet savage what do. I
searched "Super Coupe" and found this forum. So after reading a few things here and other places, apparently these Super Coupes can be pretty wicked
if built right. I've always had an eye on these cars, but being that the 3.8L had a nasty reputation of head gasket issues, I thought adding a blower to
one would be a suicide pill. I was wrong. Although there's a risk of head gasket woahs, I've seen and read about some very interesting things. Then a
friend of mine who I know has a 90 Super Coupe, that lucky guy just bought himself a turn key race car. So he has this 90' SC sitting, and offered it to
me for a killer price. I drove the car this past Saturday and I'm thinking I'm liking the idea of owning one more and more. This one has some mods too.
The body is a tad rough, but I'd iron that out. So I joined here to do some homework. I'm looking to create something that I can drive in the summer that
is wicked fast, and won't get 10 mpg. This is why I was originally looking at the turbo buick's, but the Super Coupe makes more sense to me for my next
weekend warrior. I've always been curious about these cars, and I'm thinking its time to jump into the SC circle.
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