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SEVEN weeks to go until Merkurs at Carlisle 2024! Off the top of my head, here's the Top 10 reasons to attend this year! 1. See the JH Restorations SEMA award-winning Merkur RS4Ti and talk to the people that built it 2. Free "Get Smok'd" dinner Saturday night, compliments of the Merkur Clu...

Early "Gate-n-Go" registration cuts off in just 3 days (April 15). Save some cash AND get your credentials mailed to you so that you can just drive right in the back way and avoid the lines. NOW is the time to act! https://store.carlisleevents.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=2024%2D027 ...

my8950 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:56 am Brad, are you aware of any exhaust manifold that would be turbocharger ready for the 2.5?

Probably best to look in the Mazda MZR world. I see them listed for the 2.0/2.3 - not sure if they could be used as-is on the 2.5; maybe if the ports were opened up? Chip would know.

Due to popular demand, the highly-rated Get Smok'd food truck is back to feed us Saturday night at the back lot of the hotel. Paid-up MCA members eat for free, so be sure to renew your membership now. No sign-ups at the show! Pick up your goody bags and food vouchers Friday night at the hotel from 8...

andyofcolumbusmerkur wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:27 am Wow aol is still a thing?

Not dead yet! My mother in-law still still has an aol e-mail.

Fun fact.... At one point, 50% of the CDs produced worldwide had an AOL logo.

Sending out membership renewals, these e-mails all bounced. Is it your old e-mail? Recognize an address and know who it is? Drop me an off-line message if you have any knowledge to share. wmrattos@yahoo.com tertiary@ktc.com jlamontine@q.com mveachking@yahoo.com TbrBear@aol.com ArthurAgostino5@gmail....

Carlisle shows up a little earlier this year, and that means we've got just two months to go until the big event! Have you registered for the show yet? Have you made your hotel reservation yet? Have you renewed your MCA membership yet? Good news - answers to on how to do all of the above can be foun...

Here's the listing...
https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rEQkM4 ... rkur-xr4ti

I've sometimes wondered which engine bay is more spacious, from an vertical standpoint. So today I tried to figure out. Using the top of the steering rack as the measurement bottom, I come up with: Scorpio 23.25" XR4Ti 23.75" These were tape-measure jobs, so not entirely exact, but I tried...

Pinto bracket is the typical option. Conveniently enough, I happen to be selling one.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 0231268247

MerkurV8DOHC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:51 am any other parts available ??

For the DG 8.8 swap? No. They're all installed in my car.

I think I've covered this in another thread but I don't see it mentioned here so I'll add it. For those of you running 5x112 Scorpio hubs (either on a Scorpio or converted XR), you can easily use 2012+ Ford Focus 11" rotors which have a 5x108 bolt pattern. All you need to do is bore the 5 lug h...

For me, I still want it boosted. Trying to determine how to do all that as well without a complete rebuild. Wondering if a 2.0 ecoboost, or your method mentioned here and then boosting it is better approach. The nice thing about the factory N/A 2.5 long-block is that it can much more readily take b...

Time for a little data-point.... If you're looking at doing a 2.5 swap, the most common donor is the 2013 - 2020 Ford Fusion. Millions of them were produced and the engines pretty much last forever, so there's not much demand. You may recall from economics class, large supply, little demand equals s...

What sort of springs do you have in the car? Why do I ask? If stock mushy springs, you'll have a great chance of tire-wheel lip conflict if you start going with larger and wider tires. On my car, which is raised from stock height with stiffer springs, I have no such concerns. I have 16x215/50 in fro...