tallboy said:Nitrous is definetly a great bang-for-the-buck, but I'm afraid to use it. there I said it.
Me too, I also want my power adder to be permanent, 100% available.24/7/365. :thumbsup:
tallboy said:Nitrous is definetly a great bang-for-the-buck, but I'm afraid to use it. there I said it.
I agree. Nitrous just seems like some temperary fix to me, while supercharging is permanent. And you don't get something for nothing. There's always trade-offs. I cannot speak from experience about Nitrous, although I can about supercharging. But my impression about nitrous is also that it's more challenging to tune an engine with it than it is an engine with a supercharger, because the outside temperature will effect the pressure in the nitrous bottle, and therefore determine how quickly it gets into your cylinders. And since Nitrous is an oxygen laden fuel, then if you get too much of it into the cylinders due to higher bottle pressures caused by hotter weather conditions, then it can cause a lean condition. And leaning out with nitrous oxide can be disasterous for your engine.Smokie said:Me too, I also want my power adder to be permanent, 100% available.24/7/365. :thumbsup:
BigMerc said:Tmac, I would think the car would be worth more with your documentation of Procharger kit #1, parting it out may bring you less.
LOL... that's what I find so impressive about the Ford GT supercar.....it can do 0-60 MPH in 3.6 seconds in it's factory stock configuration with the stock street tires, while at the same time attain top speeds of 200+ MPH. And the car isn't even a drag car. It's strong point is it's handling. That's what you can do with more engine displacement, a twin screw supercharger, and a car that's 900 LBS lighter than a Marauder is. Too bad you have to be a millionaire to own one.David Morton said:I'm with you Billy about the 460 and the gas mileage. My theoretical 460 is solely for that 0-60' contest prize. Grand Marquis (low stall) torque convertor, Mickey Thompson 15" slicks and 4.88 gears. (Maybe 5.12s)
Now we're cookin' with gas! :burnout:
Any car that I own in which I enjoy driving as much as I do my Marauder, and that I've put as much time and work into as I have into my Marauder, I would always sell the way it is w/out removing parts from it first. Cars of this caliber are like a family pet to me, and when I sell them, I want the person buying it to not only take good care of it, but to also enjoy it as much as I have. So for me, removing the supercharger would be absolutely out of the question regardless of how much it sells for. I want my Marauder to be a representative of what supercharged Marauders can do even after I sell it to someone else. I especially want ricer boys everywhere who dare to go up against it to feel the agony and embarassment of defeat, so that they know what a 4,200 LB V8 muscle car can do.BigMerc said:Tmac, I would think the car would be worth more with your documentation of Procharger kit #1, parting it out may bring you less.
A lot of people like to have the first one you might be losing out on some cash if you disassemble the car.
KB#1 is an expensive car SGT Mac has it. get a plaque denoting #1 and you'd probably clean up
You mean I couldn't get financing?BillyGman said:LOL... that's what I find so impressive about the Ford GT supercar.....it can do 0-60 MPH in 3.6 seconds in it's factory stock configuration with the stock street tires, while at the same time attain top speeds of 200+ MPH. And the car isn't even a drag car. It's strong point is it's handling. That's what you can do with more engine displacement, a twin screw supercharger, and a car that's 900 LBS lighter than a Marauder is. Too bad you have to be a millionaire to own one.
You might laugh at this, but after getting a ride in one, I wanted one of them so badly, that I looked into finanacing, and found a place that finances exotic cars for up to 18 years. But the monthly loan payments still would've been like a mortgage payment. A sizeable mortgage payment. That's when I finally realized that I was just dreaming. :nonono:David Morton said:You mean I couldn't get financing?
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BillyGman said:You might laugh at this, but after getting a ride in one, I wanted one of them so badly, that I looked into finanacing, and found a place that finances exotic cars for up to 18 years. But the monthly loan payments still would've been like a mortgage payment. A sizeable mortgage payment. That's when I finally realized that I was just dreaming. :nonono:
BillyGman said:You might laugh at this, but after getting a ride in one, I wanted one of them so badly, that I looked into finanacing, and found a place that finances exotic cars for up to 18 years. But the monthly loan payments still would've been like a mortgage payment. A sizeable mortgage payment. That's when I finally realized that I was just dreaming. :nonono:
And that's precisely the only way that I'd be able to afford a Ford GT. So much for that idea. And yes, the insurance and possible maintainence of the car is a whole other ball of wax. Although, I must comment on the fact that I called my insurance company once about the possibility of insuring a Dodge Voper, and I was surprised to hear that it would only have costed me $200 per year more than my Marauder does.(NOT that I'd want a Viper...I don't like V-10 engines).tallboy said:Billy-you could always sell your house, live in the car, and just pitch a tent in my brother's driveway! I'll give him a call!!!
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Silverstrike said:Dodge Voper???????????Never heard of it. Please tell me more :lol: :lol:
BillyGman said:Any car that I own in which I enjoy driving as much as I do my Marauder, and that I've put as much time and work into as I have into my Marauder, I would always sell the way it is w/out removing parts from it first.