I had a 95 SC In the late 90s early 2000s. One of the nicest cars I’ve ever owned.

A guy in high school had the Cougar with that motor. I remember we all thought it was so fast because it had a supercharger until another kid got a GMC Typhoon. During lunch break everyone would go to the industrial park that had nothing in it to drag race. The Typhoon took everybody down.

@wyattyeary8050

Ай бұрын

I bet that was fun, whoever drove the gmc cudos to him I garuntee to this day he tells his friends and family about it haha

@JohnBelknap

Ай бұрын

@@wyattyeary8050 he traded it for a BMW M3 that another friend totaled then bought a Land Cruiser that he drove forever.

Years ago (2000-2002) I used a 4.2 block out of 2000 f150, The supercharger off of a Super coupe, comp cam ( .500/.500) In a 96 Mustang v6 with T5. I made 290 whp/375 wtq. Best time I ran was a 12.7 @ 107 on T5. Man I went through about 5-6 t5 transmissions in about 1 year before I switched to a 4r70w with a 2800 stall. Best I ever ran was 12.4 @110mph. Fast for the time I beat many 2v /5.0 /LT1.

@scarface9617

2 ай бұрын

Back in the 80s, 90, 00.. 12.s was a nice # to see at the end of the track!

These were nice cars as were the Turbo Coupes. Caleb, don't forget to include the Lincoln Mark VIII in your cool Fords...they are one of the finest of them all.

I had 2 1990 XR7's both black one manual the other auto. Wish I still had them both.

I agree. Loved the SC thunderbird

So cool , I worked in the foundry where we cast the two inter cooler pipes and the nuts that were used on them.

@T-bird_Johnny

2 ай бұрын

Far out!

@Deeznuts84356

2 ай бұрын

Cool story.

Love me some Tbirds

@T-bird_Johnny

2 ай бұрын

Hell yeah brother 🤘

Hell yeah some MN12 Love!!!!!! Been autocrossing my 95 4.6 2v. Quite impressive handling wise for this big body beauty

@T-bird_Johnny

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I love 😍 the irs suspension of these birds, they're like the gran-pappy to the termi-cobras

@DriftyBits

2 ай бұрын

@@T-bird_Johnny facts!!!! I actually just used Cobra Rear Hubs to change my bolt pattern to 5x114.3 lol

I had a 90 SC with the 5 spd. I modified it some and it would run really well. But not many people know this but Mercury had a sister to the SC. The Mercury Cougar XR7 from 89 and 90 came with the exact motor and trans options. And I think they were offered in the same exact colors. Not 100% about this but pretty sure. But I think Caleb should get a Mercury Cougar XR7 from 89/90 and show it off. Not many made for sure.

For sure a cool car, those cars rode great, yeah they do lack some punch under the hood, but like you said a good platform for a V8 swap with some giddy up. Went to high school with a guy that had a previous model T-bird with a V8 sounded good but was on the slow side.

I owned a 91 SC, red with a black Leather interior 5 speed stick and moon roof, I owned it from 91-96 and loved it. It was a very comfortable car and the only difference in feel between 60mph and 120 mph was how fast the scenery was going by. Drove it from California to Indiana when I got out of the Army. When I traded in I got a 94 Lincoln MK VIII. Same basic car much more HP!!

I will love to see the first gentle lightning.i have 95 gt I built from the ground up i did a 5 speed Swap and rear end out of 01 gt with 410 and Converted my Throttle body to the Fox body style.

I had one and liked it. I prefer my Mustangs but they are very comfy and had better room. I also had a turbo coupe t bird before that. A local guy to me has a time capsule Mercury Cougar version of this. I never knew they existed. His is a 5 speed and it looks like new. He said they made 312 of them

I enjoy your videography Caleb, just keeps getting better n better 👍🏻

I just sold my 35th SC. Mine had 48k miles and made just over 12psi of boost. I’d check yours for a boost leak

What are thoughts on the 80’s-90’s Yamaha powered Taurus SHO 🤔

I just seen a 97' T-Bird with a 5.0 swap at a Cars and Coffee.

Cool review! Thanks

Caleb have a special ordered 93 lx with 5.0ho all doc that I am slowly working on maybe this summer I can send a vid or pic :there is a surprise in this car that definitely SET IT APART FROM THE REST MAN

They handled really well as long as the suspension was in good shape.

The Super Coupes were a great car. They were a sport touring car, not a drag car. Handled really well, Fantastic ride, most comfortable seats I've ever ridden in. But remember, it was also a 4000 lb car. That car you were driving looks like it was down on power. Mine would annihilate the tires! From a roll, it was almost as fast as my smaller/lighter 87 Mustang GT. And when I put a smaller pulley on it, it was as fast as my GT. Fast for the day, not today...but a really great car!

LOVED MY SC w the 5 speed !! Bought mine new..ur car is slow !!! mine hit 12pounds stock ! AND car is soo good that i drove 120 mph in the rain thinkin i was driving 60 .car was a beast and comfy ! WISH i still had it !!! 😃👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@finster7582

2 ай бұрын

Next few cars were Lincolns ! 1 mark 7 and 3 mark 8s !! all had go fast goodies in them..BUT ALWAYS BLEW HEADGASKETS !! EVERY SINGLE ONE !!!!

I own a 93 Bill Elliot edition Thunderbird lx w/ the 5.0 ho v8 i have the rest of the goodies coming early next week to put on a set of sve heads and a 95 cobra intake ive got. Cant wait, car has 3:73 and cobra irs bilstein shocks out back. Im redoing all rear suspension bushings in poly & delrin before doing the heads cant wait to have my tbird back on the road.

@T-bird_Johnny

2 ай бұрын

I will add this though, be prepared for what your getting into if you own an original 5.0 example of these, not all mustang stuff fits, they are a blend of foxbody, sn95/new-edge, and taurus parts-wise, I have aprox 20k in mine already and I haven't even touched cosmetics yet other than new headlights. They are definitely not as easy as far as ordering everything from a catalog like a fox and it helps if you do a lot of research( been reading about these since i first rode in one in high school circa '07), this is my second 93 5.0 bird, so I have lot of experience taking them apart that also helps. But you definitely have to want it they are a labor of love.

Those were pretty fast when they were new. I had a 1991 T-Bird Lx Sport. Black on black with the 5.0 H.O.. Of coarse I put the Lx bumpers and trunk lid from a 93' Lx. I like the lights across the deck lid.

Needs a manual. Like the S H O’s had. Mine was stupid fun to drive. 91 maroon, blk leather.

My best friend has the same as that car he just bought it and it's making 20 pounds of boost That's what it said when he was riding it on the road in front of very first time and following the speed limit

How about an XR4Ti? Escort GT? Cougar XR7? Love your content.

@christopherandersen5950

2 ай бұрын

Also the focus Svt...

We have a 97 with only 39k miles for sale if you want something new to coyote swap! 👀

Ford Eacort GT if u can find one, preferably the Mazda version. Great video

My brother had one and it was fast for the time

1990 ford / merc lineup with the foxbody, the thunderbird, merc variant may have been their best period

The 5spd SC run much better than the auto’s.. just like in the GT’s!

At least the power seats should have been an option to buy in the Mustang for sure.

I'm telling you right now! If I ever get rich I need this fine gentleman to help my with my 96 lincoln LSC with a 4.6 DOHC cobra. Last year I got caught in a flood and it drank the water and hydrolocked.

Manufacturers didn't do too much thinking back then. Turbos on four bangers and super chargers on v6s and do nothing for v8s. 🙄 I like the T-birds of the late 80s and 90s. Had a 94 with the 4.6. Good reliable motor. Really no performance parts at least back then. Thing i don't like about them and the same goes with GM muscle cars of that era is fake duel exhaust. The underside of the T-birds won't allow you to have true duels unless you want your pipes hanging close to the ground. Would like to get an SC. Saw one for sale a while back for 9-10k

I loved my '96. I'd really like to find a '94-95 SC with the better interior one day.

A channel dedicated to the Muscort, interesting.

Price for these was Lincoln level, hence the seats being that good and not offered in a Mustang.

Pretty cool car for sure forgot all about them

We have a 90 thunderbird SC with about 85,000 miles. We have a problem where if we drive it and shut it off. It won’t start until it’s completely cooled down. Then you have the automatic shoulder harness which is separate from the seat belt. Another car you almost never see is the ford EXP

@Scalihoo

2 ай бұрын

& The " Probe " my brother bought a new one first edition smaller one & I drove it a lot a good car manual shift black beauty

@BrindleHeart_

Ай бұрын

It’s 100% your cam position sensor. I’ve owned a 93 sc for 15 years now.

My first car was a 1989 Super Coupe. Wish I had kept that car.

So back in hs in the late 90s I had a 93 lx 5.0 mustang..in calypso green if anyone cares. I got embarrassed by a thunderbird sc and have been a fan ever since. I had the cougar xr7 w the 5.0 but it was a dog, always wanted a supercoupe.

I made A twin turbo 3.8 sc 5spd

To bad no one makes a “Blow Through Intercooler” like the 03-04 Cobras 4.3, for the 3.8.

The vacuum 🤣🤣🤣

The 94 year weighs about 6000 pounds with the V8, land yacht.

@Scalihoo

2 ай бұрын

lol, heavy but not that heavy, like between 3750 & 4000 lbs

@ardennielsen3761

2 ай бұрын

@@Scalihoo 2550 front 2450 rear add a 700 pound floater and a slip tank, 2550 front 3350 rear 5900 or +6000lb sitting in it. 325lbft is... big for a "small" block in a boat.

something is wrong if it's only making 8 psi boost, suppose to be 12psi boost

How can I get you guy to send to on my car

They also restricted it so it wouldn't run the Mustang. Lol.

@christopherandersen5950

2 ай бұрын

Thats because when the turbo coupe thunderbird came out it was faster then the 5.0 mustang.. and ford didn't want that..

@GrandPitoVic

2 ай бұрын

@@christopherandersen5950 Exactly!!!

My 95 SC was rated 230 HP 330 tq. With a full exhaust, custom ported intake, smaller, pulley, transgo shift kit and a few other things it ran low 14s back in the 90s with an automatic. I’m thinking there’s something wrong with this car in the video. It looks very weak compared to mine. L O L.

That poor SC is tired. It should have smoked those tires off it. I've had a ton of these cars and even the autos destroy the tires easily at will This one was my last one \/ kzread.info/dash/bejne/o4d3pcuxk9mcm84.htmlsi=gOd6UtMk9iVyWJJM

Next coyote swap? I miss my 1990 SC

@christopherandersen5950

2 ай бұрын

No way.. 4.2 stroker kit, pullies, longtubes and a set of gears.. and that thing is quick...😁

Boy that thing is a gutless turd lol. But cool car

My 95 SC was rated 230 HP 330 tq. With a full exhaust, custom ported intake, smaller, pulley, transgo shift kit and a few other things it ran low 14s back in the 90s with an automatic. I’m thinking there’s something wrong with this car in the video. It looks very weak compared to mine. L O L.