04-23-2021, 11:05 PM | #1 | ||
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Merkur Cosworth-ish
Pulling this out of the EV thread, because...holy thread drift, Batman:
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Used Merkurs are...not widely available. But I have my eye out now, because honest to god I think this would be a neat thing to have. There are some people that have apparently done it. This guy made...some choices, aesthetically: https://fordauthority.com/2019/10/19...oboost-engine/ But overall it's nowhere near as popular a thing as I might have expected. |
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04-23-2021, 11:41 PM | #2 |
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How well do they age? I think the last one I saw on the road I posted a pic on Facebook...and that was more than a few years ago.
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04-24-2021, 12:06 AM | #3 | ||
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04-24-2021, 04:56 PM | #4 |
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If you were going to do a Duratec swap, I might try to convince you to do a high compression NA motor. With 12:1 pistons in a 2.5, a healthy set of cams, a good header and ITBs it would put 230-250hp to the wheels and be a riot on the street. Especially with a modern gearbox behind it (there's an adapter to use the RX-8 6-speed box available now). Or we could do a medium-boost turbo motor. Either one would be a lot of fun on pump fuel. Being as it's a pre-OBD-II car, there would be no issue with running an aftermarket ECU and maintaining emissions legality.
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04-24-2021, 06:20 PM | #5 |
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There’s a Merkur that’s been sitting in the lot where my dog trainer and the #obamaexpress are.
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04-24-2021, 06:27 PM | #6 |
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There’s one for sale on eBay right now... looks like it’s in VA
https://www.ebay.com/itm/13373405613...YAAOSwDRFgfdAC
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04-25-2021, 03:01 PM | #7 |
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That’s a good find but holy hell that interior. I think I can smell it through my phone. It’s probably where COVID started.
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04-25-2021, 06:58 PM | #8 |
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04-25-2021, 10:47 PM | #9 |
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I had to go back and look. Back seats are surprisingly good. But wtf with the front?
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04-25-2021, 10:57 PM | #10 |
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The dash cracks suggest it’s been sitting outside and getting really hot.
And woof the carpet. |
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