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[Budda]

Holy cow, some one new posting in the introduction forum? Shocking!!!!

So I couldn't think of a title.

Anyway my name's Jason, I'm 21, photographer, musician, and avid car guy. After a few failed years of trying to keep various turbo Dodges running (last car was a Spirit running 15psi that died a year ago and I still can't get running) I moved back to my first love of fords. Having not driven in almost a year since my DD merc Cougar died too, I happened to get lucky in the local cars.com ads and found a nice Taurus SHO for $2,000. Besides a spot on the wheel well it's totally rust free, and came with a book cataloging all maintenance ever performed. It's at a youthful 168,000, and all it needs is an AC recharge, parking brake cable, an exhaust seal, and a window motor.

Not quite as gutsy as my old Spirit, but it gets the job done and looks damn good doing it. I think I'm in love

 

[NP SHO]

Welcome to the forum. Good looking car you got there. If the lack of boost gets you down there are quite a few members on here that run turbos or superchargers on their SHOs. Just make sure all the maintenance is done first. Again, welcome!

 

[SHOCH]

Welcome! Good people here.
He said "all it needs" lmao

 

[Budda]

Thanks. Haha "All it needs" is a very loose term when working with a 15 year old car ain't it? But to be honest pretty much all the bases for stock maintenance have been covered. I know very little about the SHO engine so I'm gonna leave it alone for a while. One thing I do know, it would sound really sweet with a full 2.5 inch exhaust. Right now because of the bad seal on one side, it has a lawn mower thing going on, so I named it Snapper.

Oh one thing I forgot to add to the list. The shifter's kinda sloppy. I'm thinking it could use some new bushings. I tried to inspect them, but I couldn't even see the transmission. How the **** do people cram twin turbos on these things?

 

[Phoenix]

Thanks. Haha "All it needs" is a very loose term when working with a 15 year old car ain't it? But to be honest pretty much all the bases for stock maintenance have been covered. I know very little about the SHO engine so I'm gonna leave it alone for a while. One thing I do know, it would sound really sweet with a full 2.5 inch exhaust. Right now because of the bad seal on one side, it has a lawn mower thing going on, so I named it Snapper.

Oh one thing I forgot to add to the list. The shifter's kinda sloppy. I'm thinking it could use some new bushings. I tried to inspect them, but I couldn't even see the transmission. How the **** do people cram twin turbos on these things?

Welcome in ,

You will rarely see twin turbos on the GEN1-2-3 , but many people made it happen with one , usually located where the stock airbox is. There's also one that has a remote turbo hidden behind the rear bumper. If you do a litlle search on the forum , you will find plenny of infos and pics.

 

[zoomlater]

Welcome! Looks identical to the car I just picked up. Is it a 94 or 95? You already have a head start in the weight saving department as it looks like a base (light weight) model.

 

[lowc]

welcome to the forum, good people and good info! enjoy the new ride

 

[Budda]

Welcome! Looks identical to the car I just picked up. Is it a 94 or 95? You already have a head start in the weight saving department as it looks like a base (light weight) model.

It's a 1995. What's the difference? It has dual power seats, premium sound, fog lamps, auto headlights and whatnot. What more did they add?

 

[32MTX]

it looks like its missing the sunroof and remote keyless entry system(no keypad on door)

 

[Budda]

That's right the keypad! I forgot those things existed. And yeah no sunroof. Any other stuff? I did a google search and came up with nothing. Either way it's still better equipped than any other car I've had (besides my talking dash lebaron, but this car has a floor) I finally got on to the highway at open throttle. Torque steer is pretty manageable, and this car hauls balls! Holy shit.

 

[SuperHO]

i hate to be the one to break it to you, but it's unlikely it'll ever sound sweet. i'm running 2.5" from the y-pipe back into a single 40 series flowmaster and safe to say, it sounds like shit. in the 10 years i've been around these cars, i've heard maybe 3 that actually sounded good. but them red 95s...they sure do look pretty, don't they?

 

[digeronimo34]

Welcome and let the fun begin!

 

[lowc]

i hate to be the one to break it to you, but it's unlikely it'll ever sound sweet. i'm running 2.5" from the y-pipe back into a single 40 series flowmaster and safe to say, they all sounds like shit. in the 10 years i've been around these cars, i've heard maybe 3 that actually sounded good. but them red 95s...they sure do look pretty, don't they?

fixed for ya

 

[zoomlater]

95 is the last year they made a 5 speed SHO so that makes them somewhat desirable. You can email Ford to request a free buildsheet of what delivered on your car if you are interested. You just need to provide them your vin number.

[email protected]

 

[Budda]

fixed for ya

I'm not expecting it to sound like a 5.0 mustang or anything like that. It's just a 3.0, but I like the sound. The mild roar of a V6 tops the bumble bees of a 4 banger. Even with one bad muffler seal, I think it's still not a bad sounding car. The engine does sound a little ugly in the higher RPMs though. Sounds a surprising lot like a lawnmower.

 

[91PDXmocha]

Welcome to the forum . It won't be long before that 1 SHO turns into 2 ... Then 2 and a parts car ... All downhill from there

 

[RonPorter]

Welcome!! Looks Good!!

Just get a 3M kit to clear up the headlights.

 

[kevinspann]

Leave that shit stock and it'll sound fine.

Interior looks pretty clean, and I think the outside will clean up decent.

 

[Budda]

Thanks, but I'm afraid The paint job's a 20 footer. It's got a lot of scratches, but most of them will probably buff out.

 

[intimdatr]

Thanks, but I'm afraid The paint job's a 20 footer. It's got a lot of scratches, but most of them will probably buff out.

Hahahaha. MOST of these cars are 20 footers any more! They're getting to 15 to 20 year old cars, They're starting to go down hill!!! but hey at 20ft they look good right as they roll past you in Jesus gear