We went to a little 1/8 mile strip. On "GO!" we both took off. Off the line we were dead even, then about 35-40 mph he started to pull away. By the end of the 1/8, I was right even with his rear bumper. He said that he opened up the exhaust ,got a new chip, and has some smaller pulleys. (Pulleys for what, I don't know...) I told him that I wanted to try again when I got my chip and a smaller pulley. He said he sure... Can't wait...

well new pulleys on a V8 would mean larger drive pulleys on the alt. and the compreesor and the p.*. which gives more hp to the engine

That T-Bird must have been running with the 5.0 liter V8. Tough to beat the torque of a V8 engine but I think that if you install a smaller pulley and chip mods....ala Will'* green machine....you should have no problem kickin his *** the next time.

What made it frustrating for me is that he had one of those huge aftermarket aluminum big @$$ spoilers on the back, and a non-functioning tiny hood scoop fastened precariously with drywall screws...

It didn't make my day...

Oh,..the shame....beaten by a Ford....beaten by a Ricer Ford....twice the shame.

I noticed after I raced last night, I got a code 43. I think I may have gotten closer, if not beat him, if I wasn't running 240 degrees, and a quart low on tranny fluid. That thing is leaking faster and faster. Need to get it fixed... :?

is it leaking at the hoses ao on the pan

could just be a seal?

If thats an */C pulley (only one to swap out for power) then he'* got the */C v6. If he has a stick he should be faster with either engine.

When he said smaller pulley, he probably meant for his supercharger (ford uses centrifugal superchargers back then i'm almost certain), so he most probably has the 3.8L centrifugally supercharged V6. I think the V8 T-birds look to plain because unlike GM, ford doesn't offer all the options that the higher models of their cars. Sort of how GM offered a supercharged engine in SE'* back in the day.. Ford doesn't do that so only the Super Coupe has the nice styling and ground effects. You should take a look and see if his car says Super Coupe anywhere, then you'll know for sure if he had a Supercharged V6 or the 5.0 V8... Either way, nice car..

RWD too! mmmm