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Old 12-29-2005, 05:45 PM   #1
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Merkur XR4Ti

I just got back from Florida, and visited a really, really cool car museum in Sarasota. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera (for I think the first time ever), otherwise I'd post up some pictures of the old Maseratis, Vette's, Jaguar XJ220, and an absolutely perfect GNX (among others.))

Suprisingly, next to a 1988 BMW M5, which used to be one of my dream cars, was a Ford Sierra Cosworth. I didn't even care about the M5 anymore, after seeing the Cosworth in some movies and forgetting about it, I realize how cool this car is. But they didn't bring it here... instead the Merkur XR4Ti, which is basically the same thing but a little uglier.

So that was a long-winded way of me asking for ANY info/message boards/pictures/etc of these cars. For the past couple years I'd told myself my first real "project car" would be an E30 M3, but I want one of these WAY more now. Any info on Ford 2.3 Turbos is applicable too, but most people don't know all that much about them either. Thanks everyone.
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Old 12-29-2005, 06:05 PM   #2
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I thought I remember seeing one for sale not too long ago on the web. Came with a whole bunch of stuff and it was really nice.

Anyway, I use to have a 88 XR4TI. It was really nice. I liked it a lot. I would have preferred the huge rear wing of the Cosworth car though.

The only thing I know about them is that they weigh a lot! And even though I only had mine for 6 months before it was totalled I remember having to deal with a lot of little quirks on the car.
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Old 12-29-2005, 07:30 PM   #3
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Yeah, it was for sale on here if I recall correctly. It came with TONS of extra parts and was already a 13 second car if I remember right.

I hope something like that goes up for sale when I have the money and time for a car like that, it was so ideal. The Cosworth RS wing (and probably the whole front end) would be a must, plus those wheels. They totally change the attitude of the car.
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Old 12-30-2005, 02:26 AM   #4
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try www.turboford.net those cars can make REDICULOUS amounts of power on the sohc setup and ive heard some rumors of a volvo dohc head/2.3 block hybrid out there
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Good info on that site, thanks. I didn't realize turbo Fords had such a following.

Anyone else with info? Here's a pic... hopefully I'll have had one by the time I'm 40, haha. Plus, one was in Getaway in Stockholm 2, which is pretty nuts.

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