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1990 Mercury Cougar XR7

Built By: AzzKicker Cars – Rod & Rod Maksimovich

MODIFICATIONS:

ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN:
1994 Teksid 4.6L V8 Aluminum Engine Block with 6-Bolt Mains
Livernois Motorsports 5.0L Forged Stroker Crankshaft
Manley H-beam Forged Connecting Rods
Mahle 16cc dish Forged Pistons
Ceramic Thermal Barrier Coatings on Piston tops and Combustion Chambers
Dry Film Lubricant Coatings on all Bearings, Piston Skirts, and Camshaft Journals
ARP Main and Head Studs
1994 “B” 32 Valve Heads
2004 Ford GT Supercar Camshafts
Comp Cams Beehive Valvesprings
Comp Cams Steel Retainers
AzzKicker Cars IMRC Delete Plates
Kenne Bell 2.1L Twin Screw Supercharger
Snow Performance Stage 2 MAF Boost Cooler System
Snow Performance SafeInjection System
EEC-V Engine Management System Tuned by AzzKicker Cars
SCT X-Cal 2 Pro Racer Package
NGK NTK Wideband O2
AzzKicker Cars Cold Air Intake System
Meziere Electric Water Pump
Melling Select High Output Oil Pump
Accufab Big Oval 1700cfm Throttle Body
SCT Big Air 2800 MAF Sensor
Accufab 90mm MAF Adapter
S&B Air Filter
42 lb/hr Fuel Injectors
1997 Cobra Fuel Rail
WeaponX Performance Coil Packs
FRPP 9mm Plug Wires
2003 Ford Mustang Cobra Radiator and Radiator Fan
180 degree High Flow Thermostat
AzzKicker Cars Coolant Modification
6-AN Braided Stainless Steel Power Steering High Pressure Line
10-AN Oil Filter Lines
Remote Mounted Oil Filter Setup
1 Qt. Moroso Accusump with Electric Solenoid Valve and One-Way Flow Restrictor
Proform 16” 2100cfm Electric Pusher Fan

1997 Ford 4R70W Transmission Modified to Support 600 HP
2000 4R70W Valvebody and Upgraded Accumulator Pistons and Reverse/OD Servos
Dirtydog One-Off 10” Torque Converter
B&M 28,000 GVW Transmission Cooler
8-AN Braided Stainless Steel Transmission Cooler Lines
1997 Style Deep Sump Transmission Pan
Precision Shaft Tech Aluminum Driveshaft

4.10:1 Rear Gear Ratio
Heavy Duty Ford Trac-Loc Limited Slip Differential
SC “Fat Shaft” Halfshafts
AzzKicker Cars Rear Diff Cover Brace

MN12performance Polyurethane Engine, Transmission, and Differential Mounts

EXHAUST:
Kooks Ceramic Coated Headers with 1.75” primaries and 3” collectors
3” downtubes with Magnaflow Polished Stainless Steel Catalytic Converters
Dual In/Dual Out 2.5” Magnaflow Polished Stainless Steel 18” long Muffler
Dual 3” tailpipes

EXTERIOR/COSMETIC:
Midnight Blue Metallic Paint with GM Silver Racing Stripes
AzzKicker Cars Cowl Hood
Entire Underside of Car Painted in Flat Black
Engine Compartment and Underside of Hood Painted with Black/White Specks on Gray
Rear Deck Spoiler with Third Brake Light
5% Tint on Back Three Windows
Remote Fuel Door Release with Flat Fuel Door
1991-1993 Style Rear Taillights
Clear Front Corner Lights
Polished Rear Differential Cover
Polished/Engraved AzzKicker Cars Hood Latch Panel
Polished/Turned/Engraved AzzKicker Cars CAI
Polished/Turned AzzKicker Cars Electronics Box
Polished AzzKicker Cars Cowl Gauge Panel with Autometer Ultra-Lite Gauges
AzzKicker Cars Radiator Cover
1994+ Style Roof Rails
LS Style Window Trim and Quarter Windows with Chrome Trim
Grand Am Chin Spoiler
Dante Designs Polished Aluminum Bullitt Replica Wheels: 17x8” front, 17x9” rear
Nitto 555 245/45/17 front tires
Nitto 450 275/50/17 rear tires

15x4” aluminum wheels with 165R15’s (track use only)
16x7” XR7 7-spoke wheels with 28x11.50-16 MT ET Street’s (track use only)

INTERIOR:
1997 MN12 Medium Graphite Dashboard, Door Panels, Console, and Rear Sail Panels
1997 MN12 Console
Original 90 XR7 Steering Wheel
Medium Graphite Cloth Seats
Black Carpet
Manual 3 point Front Seatbelts
Manual Driver and Passenger Seat Tracks
Custom Headliner with Stripes to match Exterior Paint
Overhead Console with Switch Panel
AzzKicker Cars Triple Gauge DIN Panel with Autometer Ultra-Lite Gauges
150 MPH SHO Speedometer
8000 RPM SHO Tachometer
AzzKicker Cars Gauge Faces
JVC KD-AR7500 Head Unit
Kenwood 4 Channel 640 Watt Amplifier
Kenwood Mono 1000 Watt Amplifier
Audiobahn 6x8” 4-way Front Speakers
Pioneer 6x8” 4-way Rear Speakers
Kenwood 10" Subwoofers (pair)

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION:
AzzKicker Cars Subframe Connectors
AzzKicker Cars Engine Torque Limiter
AzzKicker Cars Rear Anti-Swaybar Mounts
AzzKicker Cars K-member Braces
Vogtland 1” Drop Lowering Springs
ADDCO 1.25” Solid Front and Rear Anti-sway Bars
KYB GR2 Shock Absorbers
Aluminum Rear Lower Control Arms
Custom Made Aluminum Rear Lower Spring Perches
DLF's Delrin LCA & Knuckle Bushings
Airlift Air Springs in Rear Coils

PBR Dual Piston Front Brake Rotors
B&M Line locks on Front Brakes
Classic Tube Braided Stainless Brake Hoses
Drilled/Slotted Front & Rear Brake Rotors
Non-ABS Master Cylinder Assembly

MISCELLANEOUS:
Trunk Mounted Optima Red Top Battery with Kill Switch
NHRA spec Aluminum Rear Firewall
AzzKicker Cars Driveshaft Safety Loop
Summit Vacuum Canister
92+ Style Fuel Tank
93+ Style Washer Fluid Tank

CURRENT STATS:
10 psi of boost + Meth injection:
406.1 rwhp/331.6 rwtq on a Mustang Dyno
478rwhp/390rwtq on a Dynojet
12.179 E.T. / 113.58 MPH

LINKS TO A FEW VIDEOS:

12.484 pass at Gateway Int'l Raceway 10-26-10

On the dyno 5-20-10

Exterior view running a 12.9 E.T. at the 2007 SC/XR7 Shootout

Interior view running a 12.9 E.T. at the 2007 SC/XR7 Shootout

On the dyno at the 2006 SC/XR7 Shootout (back when it was naturally aspirated)

On the dyno September 2007, just before the 2007 SC/XR7 Shootout

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KB 2.1L installed on engine #1. Just before it spun the rod bearing and trashed the engine. :)

DOHC 5.0L Stroker and Dirtydog 4R70W ready to reinstall

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04-24-2007 09:46 PM

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01-06-2013 09:19 PM

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Comments

Author	Comment	Date
JL1994CougarXR7	Thanks. Ive been looking for some tires for my 94 XR7. Awesome car you got there	02-01-2013
racecougar	The street tires in all of the pictures here are: Nitto NT555 245/45/17 front tires Nitto NT450 275/50/17 rear tires I'll be switching the front pair to 255/45R17 NT555's within the next month or so. The rear tires will remain the same (just new).	01-31-2013
JL1994CougarXR7	What size street tires do you have under that beast?	01-31-2013
racecougar	Thanks, Ron!	01-07-2013
Trunk Monkey	Great burnout shot from Gateway on Halloween Rod! You've got an awesome car there.	01-07-2013
racecougar	Thanks Josh!	11-02-2012
OxmanWI	Congrats on the new times, one of the coolest Cougs on the site!	11-02-2012
racecougar	Chris, The subframe connectors and the Delrin bushings address two different issues with these cars. The SFC's reduce body flex, whereas the bushings reduce the slop in the IRS. Both result in a better handling, more predictable car. -Rod	04-16-2012
Platoribs	Hey Rod, I'm performing a restoration lite on a 89 SC 5-speed, and hope to learn enough to fix the Front IRS mounts on this one and a 92 with everything refreshed EXCEPT the front IRS mount ! I'd like to get some feedback on your IRS to subrame rail and how effective it is. Do you attribute more satbilization to these rails or to the bushings and MK* LCA's? I reallly like how you did it but I'm a little concerned with the side to side deflections when fishtailing (one of my passions). Please LMK your thoughts. Thanks, Chris	04-14-2012
racecougar	Thanks John! Good luck on your restoration project. Those 25th Anny's are getting pretty rare.	04-01-2012
john edwards	hi john edwards here I yust got a 92 xr7 5.0 its a 25 yr edion trying to restore people think im crazy im 70 years old in know a little about cars so when i read your stuff makes them look stupid yours looking good john	04-01-2012
racecougar	Thanks. Anyone can learn to metalwork. It just takes practice. An air filter box like that is a good starter project.	05-08-2011
BlueEyes	I really like the air filter box. Wish I could work with sheet metal and make my own.	05-08-2011
racecougar	Thanks guys. More mods and more power to come. Winter season (mod season) is fast approaching. :-)	11-16-2010
cougar1997xr7	love it....maby someday mt cat will grow up like ur car has	11-12-2010
ThunderChecken	Nice cat man	10-23-2010
whitebird97	Awesome car, seriously, bad ass.	08-14-2010
racecougar	Thanks guys. The car received a few more mods over the winter...I'll spill the beans as soon as I have factual data of the results in my hands.	05-14-2010
MontrealV8	Wtf dude.... Now thats a bad ass car	05-14-2010
95Greenbirdlx	that is one badass cougar!	05-12-2010
Chubyone	Nice ride i hope i can make mine as nice	03-23-2010
racecougar	A tune will definitely be necessary.	01-29-2010
Sheldon	Hey! I had asked ya about tuning on another site. I know you have DOHC's My 95 is SOHC But I want run PI heads with a stage II comp cam. You think tuning will be necessary? Or Just to really get everything out of my cam and heads?	01-29-2010
Sheldon	Hey man! I seen ya on powerblock or cardomain or something. anyway love what you've done to the car! Keep it up!	01-18-2010
nickleman60	I saw this car for the first time at the '09 SC Shootout, it's definitely a nice car........and fast.	10-27-2009
yoseppy411	the engine bay looks amazing	08-18-2009
racecougar	Thanks. My dad really deserves the credit for the hood. He fabbed that up while I was handling the new engine, transmission, and other miscellaneous things.	05-03-2009
Harkness	I really like the hood... did you fab that up yourself? If not, would you tell me where it came from?	05-03-2009
racecougar	It has plenty more "go potential". I just have other commitments that have kept me from messing with upping the boost, advancing the timing, etc. It's a treat just to get a chance to drive the car once in a while these days.	02-05-2009
solow	I hope I m not outta a line here but with that grocery list of mods seems it has a bit more go left to find under the hood of that monster. Im not knockin it that car is sharp. . just sayin	02-05-2009
40th Chicken	very nice car	12-08-2008
Mark8Thunder	Very nice. Everythin under da hood looks great. Love the togle switches in the over head lights on the top of the roof.	11-19-2008
racecougar	I'm running a 97 EEC-V which I tune using the SCT X-Cal 2 Pro Racer Package. Thanks, Rod	10-26-2008
solow	WOW I think you have done everything I can think Of wait nitrous looks great seems to run good what kind of computer a tweeker or ?	10-26-2008
HGainiac	You're killin with that grocery list of mods, Rod!!!! Everytime I look at that Cat, ( at least once a damn day ) I get all tweaked out over my pos 93 collecting dust in my driveway, and I'm not even done with my 'bird yet!! lol!LOVE IT!! LOVE IT!!! Thanks again for all your help, Bro!!	06-04-2008
racecougar	Alan (Dirtyd0g) built the 4R70W and the TC. I did/do the tuning. It's just a matter of dialing it all in.	03-30-2008
fly360	how did you get the tranny to shift that smooth? my 96 t-bird i had to let off the gas to get it to shift	03-30-2008
fly360	thanks	03-30-2008
racecougar	Thanks for letting me know about the video links. They should be fixed now.	03-30-2008
fly360	nice car. trying to watch your videos, but mozilla says it is a bad link	03-30-2008
bob9646	i personally have a crush on the engine bay paint job. bee ee aye you tee full	12-31-2007
bob9646	bravo. perfect execution with a flawless landing.	12-31-2007
racecougar	Thanks, Splattered. Both the blower and the car have a lot left in them. Those 12.9's at the SC/XR7 Shootout this year were just shakedown passes with the new engine/trans (only ran 5 psi and 12 degrees of timing). While I'm completely happy with the car as it sits, I'll probably turn the boost and timing up a bit over the winter.	11-25-2007
Splattered	your Rear shock tower brace is good quality and really good value for the buck, i recommend it to anyone. Btw your car rocks, inside and out. Does that blower have anymore psi to give you lower ETs?	11-25-2007
David Neibert	Rod, The car looks and runs great...Congrats ! David	11-01-2007
OxmanWI	The hood looks great Rod, can't wait to see her in person!	09-25-2007
racecougar	Thanks. The engine is about as far from factory as you can get. It's based off of a 4.6L DOHC V8, which has been stroked to 5.0L. There is a huge thread on the engine in the Vids/Images section. http://forums.tccoa.com/showthread.php?t=97219 The engine build info starts on page 5 of that thread. -Rod	08-20-2007
angf117	wow...s-w-e-e-t! hey where did you get eh 5.0? was it factory? thanks, ric	08-20-2007
MR95XR7	Very sweet ride give a 8 out of a 10.	07-21-2007
decipha	very nice mn12 now cut back on the beer and watch your ET's drop! j/j.. we still friends right?	07-09-2007
racecougar	Most of the mods (up until this past winter) should be listed on my member page guys. The exhaust consists of: Kooks 1.75"/3" Ceramic coated headers 3" down tubes 3" Magnaflow polished catalytic converters 18" long DIDO Magnaflow polished muffler with Tru-X core 2.5" pipes through fuel tank 3" tailpipes	06-11-2007
scottb	I like the exhaust. What did you use?	06-11-2007
racecougar	Yes, NT 450's on the rear and NT 555's on the front.	05-26-2007
racecougar	NT 450's on the rear, NT 555's on the front.	05-26-2007
94V8Thunderbird	those nitto tires? NT 450?	05-26-2007
Mister_T	Man this car is absolutely beautiful. I have the shot of the ass end set as my desktop.	05-23-2007
racecougar	The wheels are 17x8 and 17x9 Bullitt replicas, made by Dante Designs, which I believe is no longer in existance. They are the stock 5x4.25" bolt pattern. -Rod	05-16-2007
T-mac429	Hey where did you get those sweet rims, is your car 108 spaced 5 lugs like most or conversion? Crazy ride!	05-16-2007
racecougar	That's the electronics box...where the auxilary fuse block, MSD RPM switch, MSD Tach driver, six relays, and the brake distribution block hide. -Rod	05-15-2007
OxmanWI	What's on the right side of the bay where the battery used to be?	05-15-2007
racecougar	Yes, those are 97 gauges in my 90 XR7. Well, Taurus SHO gauges to be exact. That's also a 97 dash, door panels, console, etc. The car was entirely rewired due to the engine, transmission, and interior swaps. It isn't exactly a "plug n play" sort of thing. -Rod	05-14-2007
Joseph Rice	Hey Is that a 90' Cougar with 97' Gauges? Do they work the same.	05-14-2007

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