Recent content by Frank_T

True, and  many of the faults of the Crown Vics were improved on the Marauder, but the suspension still has the greatest potential for improvement imo.

The 5W20 bulk syn blend that the garage put in got very dark, very quickly. I changed it out recently after 500 miles and put in Mobil 1 5W30 with a quart of HPL engine cleaner. We'll see what that looks like after 1k.

I used MC filters for decades and never had any issues that I was aware of 😀 I switched to get more efficient filtration, based on some of the other 1,627,432 internet experts 😃 - but MC filters got the job done for a long time.

I have owned several Panther platform cars and I'm not aware of anything special about the MC ADBVs other than specifying silicone (?), which the Fram Endurance also has (?) There is A LOT of fuss on the Ford boards about which end of the MC filter the bypass valve is located, but I'm not...

Resurrecting a Mercury Marauder 4.6 L 32v DOHC w/ supercharger making 8.5# of boost. Car was not started for > 5 years. Previously ran Mobil 1 or Pennzoil Platinum 5w30 and Napa Gold filters on 1 yr OCI's, usually with < 2,000 mi. per yr. The garage put in 5w20 syn blend (Ford spec) and a...

Wow, thank you !

I think you'll like them ! I just put a set of Conti Extreme Contact DWS on my Marauder and I love them ❤️

Thank you. Then I guess you Google each brand and see where it falls inside the spread ?

I have convinced myself to do a mild flush as a precaution, because a lot of stuff may have come out of suspension and settled in the low spots of the oil system over the course of five years. It might not be 100% necessary, but I don't think it will do any harm, either, and we'll see what...

If you're not in the industry, how do you even find this out ?

Wow ! A super-fan ! I had two Crown Vics including a CVPI, and a GM. They all went to kids and brothers-in-law, and all had 250k+ miles or more before they were retired. I bought a Marauder because I liked them all so much, and then bought the current one with the Trilogy s/c when I had the...

Yes. I would like to get long-tube headers but they are at the end of the list. Knowledgeable Marauder people have said that the stock block / rotating assembly is good to about 550 hp. Personally, I like some headroom. I might pick up a few more hp with headers or go down one pulley size...

PO had the Trilogy s/c installed at a Ford place in Indiana, who did an absolutely flawless job with it. It's as dependable as a stock piece. I upsized the width of the rear tires to 255 at about stock height. Nittos have always been popular with the Marauder community, but I have used...

I have actually been thinking about using Mobil 1 Euro 0w40 just because everybody on BITOG is so high on it 😊 Between that and PUP, which I like but is much harder to find for some reason.

Excellent, thank you ! I am having most of the fluids done asap. All this stuff is at least 15 - 20 years old. Some of them will get done over the next few months as other work gets done - i.e., the transmission fluid will get done when I have the valve body / "j-mod" done, the diff will get...