I was able to drive the Zephyr out of the garage under its own power finally. Was a great feeling.
Been building it for 2 seasons.
Still needs some tuning but still a decent bit of progress.
I was able to drive the Zephyr out of the garage under its own power finally. Was a great feeling.
Been building it for 2 seasons.
Still needs some tuning but still a decent bit of progress.
79 Zephyr, 4.6L 4v/4r70w swap, with team z front and rear suspension, 8.8 and upgraded brakes and coil overs. Running Holley Terminator X Max.
Congrats! Looks and sounds great.
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
Mass,
Really nice!
Welcome to the "no room left under the hood" club! LOL
Anticipating some road race practice any time soon?
Tom
Congrats! Great milestone!
Brad
'79 Mercury Zephyr ES 5.0L GT40 EFI, T-5
'17 Ford Focus ST
'14 Ford Fusion SE Manual
That's awesome, congrats!
'89 GT convertible - not a four-eye
'82 Zephyr Z7 - future track car
Nice job. Your hard work has really paid off.
1978 Mercury Zephyr boxtop 5.0 EFI T5Z 8.8
1999 Ford Contour 2.5 V6 5 speed
2016 Ford Focus ST 2.0 Ecoboost 6 speed
There is no better feeling than when you finally get to drive your new car and seeing all your hard work pay off.
Hope all goes well with it from now till road worthy.
Lots of FREE F/Z info on my site.
http://myzephyrs.com
Thanks guys!
This site helped a lot as well so thanks to FEP!
79 Zephyr, 4.6L 4v/4r70w swap, with team z front and rear suspension, 8.8 and upgraded brakes and coil overs. Running Holley Terminator X Max.
Ordered a Holley setup for my car
79 Zephyr, 4.6L 4v/4r70w swap, with team z front and rear suspension, 8.8 and upgraded brakes and coil overs. Running Holley Terminator X Max.
What are you going with?
'89 GT convertible - not a four-eye
'82 Zephyr Z7 - future track car
Terminator X max.
79 Zephyr, 4.6L 4v/4r70w swap, with team z front and rear suspension, 8.8 and upgraded brakes and coil overs. Running Holley Terminator X Max.
Was there something wrong with the stock engine management?
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
Well my car has a modular engine and 4r70w transmission. I am using a 94 computer that i hade a chip made for. I completely re-wired everything and the car starts and runs and drives. But it is over-fueling (flooding) now and the guy who made my chip is out of business. I have no way to datalog the car to figure out the problem.
By the time i go to another tuner, and pay for another chip and tuning, i would be close to the price of the Holley. And i still would not be able to datalog the car and stuck with 1994 technology. Unless i went with a Moates or Megasquirt, again, more $$$.
So i'm hoping that going this route will alleviate the current issue, plus help me to dial in the engine and transmission. I can still use the system later if i want to boost the car, or even if I decide to coyote swap it down the road.
79 Zephyr, 4.6L 4v/4r70w swap, with team z front and rear suspension, 8.8 and upgraded brakes and coil overs. Running Holley Terminator X Max.
That all makes sense. I didn't know you were having issues with it.
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
79 Zephyr, 4.6L 4v/4r70w swap, with team z front and rear suspension, 8.8 and upgraded brakes and coil overs. Running Holley Terminator X Max.
Been plugging along on my Terminator X install.
79 Zephyr, 4.6L 4v/4r70w swap, with team z front and rear suspension, 8.8 and upgraded brakes and coil overs. Running Holley Terminator X Max.
Excellent!
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83 5.0 GT. Quicker than it looks! 10:1 (or just over) 306, Motorsport a332 cam, 140A alt, t5 conv, 8.8 w/ 3.27's, Edel rpm, alum rad, very worked e7's, Holley SA carb, etc... SOLD IT!!!!
Now an 1981 Granada! .040 over 302, Edel E-street heads... Currently building a 347 because, why not?
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups"
Thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated
79 Zephyr, 4.6L 4v/4r70w swap, with team z front and rear suspension, 8.8 and upgraded brakes and coil overs. Running Holley Terminator X Max.
Finally got my Zephyr street legal! At first the car would not shift out of second- only 1st and 2nd gear, no 3rd or OD. I suspected shift solenoid(s) or something mechanical (bad news). I ended up unplugging the VSS and plugging that into the OSS, and that seems to have solved it.
The Holley seems to be working OK, i have been kinda babying the car only getting on it sparingly. It needs a tune for sure. But for just cruising around, it has been really fun. Satisfying after all of that work.
79 Zephyr, 4.6L 4v/4r70w swap, with team z front and rear suspension, 8.8 and upgraded brakes and coil overs. Running Holley Terminator X Max.
Excellent! Great news!
Now get us some more pics!
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
They look different when they're roadworthy.
83 TC "Clone"
85 Marquis LTS
86 LTD Wagon
Congrats! That's huge!
Brad
'79 Mercury Zephyr ES 5.0L GT40 EFI, T-5
'17 Ford Focus ST
'14 Ford Fusion SE Manual
Thanks
79 Zephyr, 4.6L 4v/4r70w swap, with team z front and rear suspension, 8.8 and upgraded brakes and coil overs. Running Holley Terminator X Max.
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