[Shotimes] (OT) Marauder

[Paul Nimz]

The one aesthetic feature of the Marauder I don't like is the tall tire/big
wheel  look.  Personally I don't care for the near 30" tire look.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) Marauder


> Well, a couple of things there. As Mark showed on the dyno link, at least
> one Marauder pus out the advertised ponies plus a few more, but the peak
HP
> number is not the critical success factor for a 4,200# car. That car needs
> torque to the ground to get it moving. I'm sure that the key difference
> between the 320 HP Cobra motor and the 302 HP Marauder/Aviator motor is
hat
> the 302 HP has the torque curve moved to a lower rpm due to the weight of
> the vehicles.
>
> IIRC, the Mark VIIIs were around 3,800#s. Even if they hit 4,000#, they
were
> still lighter than the Marauder.
>
> The other thing is that Mark VIIIs came with pretty good gearing, and also
> had much shorter tires. The Marauder is not geared low enough. 3.55 gears
> sound decent, until you realize that it has 18" tires in something like a
> 55-series. Those babies are TALL.
>
> As with most modern DOHC engines, I'm sure the Marauder also needs a good
> 10K miles of hard break-in to get running free & easy.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chip" <blackjag91@yahoo.com>
> To: "Greg Bjorge" <gbjorge1@cox.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 10:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) Marauder
>
>
> > I love the look of it, but the performance is a huge letdown - I have
seen
> some roadtests recently that put its 0-60 over 8 sec.!
> > My Mark VIII had the same engine with 20 LESS hp, and ran 0-60 in the
high
> 6s all day long...it couldn't have been any lighter, either - it was a BIG
> car.  The Marauder gets better gears, too...I'm afraid we might be
> witnessing another case of "missing ponies", along the lines of the Cobra
> fiasco a few years back...
> >
> >
> >  Greg Bjorge <gbjorge1@cox.net> wrote:
> > With the talk about all these newer cars, I was wondering if anybody has
> taken
> > a look at the Mercury Marauder? I haven't been to a dealer but have
looked
> at
> > the specs on-line. It looks like a good sport sedan. The only part I
don't
> > like is the price. I have heard they are giving a rebate because of the
> lack
> > of sales.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
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