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Mark LaFountain

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What is that? Foxbody 5.0?

 

 

Ford Cosworth Escort?  

 

 

It's a Merkur XR4ti.  Basically a Ford Sierra for the states.

 

Iron block 2.3 Turbo that can take a ton of boost.  If there is a rust free body, a donor 5 speed and a new electrical harness, it would be a fun mess around car.  There is a guy local with a few and he tracks one that is just brutally fast.  It might be forced into a classics class as it thumps some of the other more modern 4 cylinder 2 doors in the CDC.  wink.png

 

 

 

Iron head too.  Too bad they're so damn heavy though.  I love the Lima for it's never quit durability, but I still favor the Duratec, especially the 2.5 V6 which has a lot of "influence" from Cosworth.

 

 

Have you tinkered on a Speed3 engine?

 

 

I have not.

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I averaged about 8-10k miles per set on mine. All depending of course on how bald I would run them. If it is an m-sport the camber will be the killer.

No M sport.

I can't light the tires unless I'm going sideways.

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I averaged about 8-10k miles per set on mine. All depending of course on how bald I would run them. If it is an m-sport the camber will be the killer.

No M sport.

I can't light the tires unless I'm going sideways.

That is how I usually wore mine out. Winding road ftmfw

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Picked my tuner and discussed my build with him today. He's as excited as I am.

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Answered more questions in 10 minutes on the phone with him than I did in months of searching.

Also, the sad news is stock pistons and 8psi are what I get to max out....until I build/buy a shortblock smile.png

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So now the only question is do I size for this block...or the next.

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Stock 6.2 should peg out a Precision 7675 by 5,200 rpm. While that sounds fun below 5200 I am not sure that sounds nice.

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Should have the last cable I need for the carPC. Won't have music if I install it, but will have the capability to rip a tune. tongue.png

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guess you cant embed a kickerstart video.. 

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I would LOVE to be rid of my HVAC controls though. A solution for that would allow me to put in a 15" screen if I take that out. Would be the bomb.

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Sean do you know anything about the technology for in ear monitors?

My old pair are starting to shit on me.....

Thinking about getting a mold done this time actually.

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It sounds like they basically just invented a different type of Helmholtz resonator. Narrow band absorption based on essentially catching and dissipating rather than reflecting the energy. Exactly what the helmholtz resonator has done for a century.

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Sean do you know anything about the technology for in ear monitors?

My old pair are starting to shit on me.....

Thinking about getting a mold done this time actually.

 

 

I got my wife some B&W in ears 2 years ago. Really nice for ~$200, and still working... she is rough on her head phones.

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I'm on 5-6 with mine. I'll take a look at the B&Dubs.

Some of the best $$$ I have spent.

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Starkey will make custom molds for any earbuds or supply them with drivers.  All depends on what you "need".

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