jerrylee01

hey guys wonder if any of ya can tell me something . im thinking bout trading my 85 gt off for a 95 thunderbird with 4.6 in it cause clutch is out of my car and tranny is weak . but i was jus wondering how much hp and t/q these cars have . and does anyone know bout what these thunderbirds run in 1/4 mile . if get it thinking bout building it up but dont know much bout them .

Nitti00GT

My friend had a '96 or '97 T-Bird and he took it to the track and ran a 15.8 and a 15.9. They are pretty slow cause they have about 200 hp at the crank.

jerrylee01

well thats gay lol . is it easy to make power out of them . my 85 gt only ran 15.5 in 1/4 but that with tranny fckn up in 2nd and 3rd gear and spun at line . im jus thinking bout getting car and do little to it here and there and then sell and try get a mid 90's gt like 95 or 96 some where in there

ASUSMC

No they don't make a ton of power. They are NPI 4.6's.

BUT

you will not find a better riding car that is more comfortable to drive everyday. Which is why I have owned a 94 and a 95.

Chubstang

they are such a pain in the *** to make any power out of them. You basically have to buy mustang parts and then modify them slightly to get them to fit. They ride and handle awesome though. I have a 96 sport, and it handles much better than my stang. There are a few guys over at tccoa.com that have dropped 5.4's in them and others that have 351's in them.

BuzzCut

I had my 95 for 8 years. I modified it here and there and like what was posted I usually had to make mods of mustang stuff. I had the Jmod, 3.73's, PI swap and it was still slow. It rode nice on the Eibachs I had but I switched over to "J" code springs and was even better. It's gone now and I will never go back.

Bottom line is keep your Mustang. You won't be happy with a Thunderchicken.

amoosenamedhank

You should look into get a Super Coupe. It would be the best of both worlds. It's fairly quick and still a nice ride. That or a Mark VIII

ASUSMC

You won't be happy if you are looking for all out performance. MN12 are a HEAVY chassis to try to build a fast car out of. They however for a daily driver are not a compromise. It's big, comfortable, has a somewhat usable (definitely more than a Mustang) back seat, and makes enough power to get on the freeway plenty fast enough. Rides INFINITELY better than a Mustang with a solid axle (they are an IRS car designed around the IRS unlike Cobras whose IRS was an afterthought)

They have their issues just like every other car, Plastic intake that plagues Mustangs is also on these cars, transmissions aren't the greatest, and at this point they are just getting old. I love mine and will continue to own one unless I just can't afford to keep it anymore.

jerrylee01

well this one might be getting it dont have the plastic intake on it its aluminum intake . and guy said tranny has been done recently and someone put a shift kit in it . i seen on it earlier some one put a after market condinser for tranny lines on it or what ever there called lol . and right now there is a guy tryin to trade me a 93 thunderbird with the 3.8 in it for my car now but i know some of those 3.8's are bad bout head gaskets been there done that lol

BuzzCut

I had a 94 5 speed. Was a MF to work on but the performance was better than my 95.