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The Turbo Coupe earned the honor of being the Motor Trend Car of the Year for 1987. The 2.3 L turbo-4 now included the air-to-air intercooler that was found in the Ford Mustang SVO and boosted power up to 190 horsepower for the 5-speed manual transmission. New for the Turbo Coupe was a 4-speed automatic, with which the engine was rated at 150 horsepower. The automatic had a reduced turbo boost of 9.5 psi instead of 10 to 15 psi, for “transmission durability” reasons. The Turbo Coupe also came with anti-lock 4-wheel disc brakes, Automatic Ride Control, and 16-inch 225/60VR performance tires. http://hooniverse.com/2013/11/22/hoo...-merkur-xr4ti/
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It needs some '93 Cobra wheels on it.
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I still have the original tyres/rims (Mitchellin TRX) that came with the car...luckily they have plenty of tread left.
Fairly certain they were sold in the 80's in Australia on European imports and are still available minus the white wall...I'm certain they won't be cheap to replace! That's a nice 83, are those wheels off the turbo coupe? There is a stunning 83 Heritage on Ebay at the moment,the cleanest I have ever seen.It has the fake wire wheel hubcaps.Were these standard? Your instrument cluster/dash looks similar in ways to my 80. |
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Some tire info
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How scarce are Cougars of that model in the US?
I think I have only seen a handful of 83-87 first gen Cougars with the rear 'C' pillar treatment for sale in the last 10 years. Always reminds me of a Camry wagon. Can't remember the last time I saw a 80-82 cube Cougar. Always had a soft spot for the 89 Cougar XR7...in black! Many still around? |
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Whats the go with the R390 tyres?
Could you just replace them with the normal replacements of the same size, 390mm is 15.35", would a normal 15" tyre seal? |
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wish more of these were available locally.
can't wait to get my bird back on the road.
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Hey pal, great seeing you over here.... so you are not alone in Fox land at least on this message board.......
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