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    I am having issues with copy paste an old post. Started a thread on it.

    It was the one where a Marauder owner beats Ferrari's and Lamborghini's so bad they tried to ban him from the event.
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    Adam I did this with the old Trilogy grotesquely overdriven and the six speed. The power wasn’t too much as it was producing more heat than effective boost but if I recall it was 461 hp back then and I felt it was on the borderline of wasted power and had to think doubly hard on not only braking and turn execution but now also power delivery and gearing. All this with the wife and three kids literally rolling around the back seat smashing heads together and against windows all the while laughing their asses off..

    Now take a look at Sergeant Mac’s Shelby GT. That thing had every possible suspension upgrade, some not even in production yet, thrown at it from different vendors as a touring show and tell car. We swapped keys one day and while hot lapping a parking lot with islands/post lights/trees he threatened to take his afternoon nap if I didn’t stop *****footing his car! At that point I fed it some onions and all I can say is that little pony only responded, was a hell of a cornering beast, and with only something like low 300 horses would eat my car alive on any track any day. Not only that but you could almost steer with your eyes and give it no thought and you would already be approaching the next obstacle. Soooo much less thought and effort.

    Use the lower power to your advantage and kill them in the corners and the Marauders awesome high rpm powerband in the straights.


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    Hmm, well...I'd still like to gearjam a boosted Marauder around a road course...just ONCE, to see how the other half lives. I'd probably be laughing and having a great time too, if I was a passenger!

    Speaking of HP, I thought Dad would want more HP in his 2003 GT, as he complained about the straightaway gaps the fancy GT350s and C7 Vettes were putting on us both. By the time we got back to his house to unload cars, he was singing a different tune - he thinks a better seat would have helped him stay planted in the car. I'll say this, the Marauder seat is not the best thing in the world, but it's far and away better than the stock seats in a 2003 GT!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by offroadkarter View Post
    Reinhart's tuning skills were comparable to an ape slapping the keyboard in microsoft excel.

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    Oh god, the seats in these cars are horrible for us skinny guys!

    I’ve always said I was going to switch them out but still haven’t..


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    On the flip side, I really wish they made some affordable racing buckets for fat guys like me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by offroadkarter View Post
    Reinhart's tuning skills were comparable to an ape slapping the keyboard in microsoft excel.

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    Be hard to do since you drive the car to the track, but a set of racing slicks could cut your times by quite a bit. Trick is to know with some degree of confidence where the breaking points of under/oversteering are and to be able to ride that razors edge. Lots and lots of seat time. Sounds like you and your dad had a good time.

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    Adam, That is so cool. finally seeing a Marauder playing with the vettes. I always love a well handling car.

    tobiasg1995, Your wife's ST would be a ball on a road course. I had a 13 Focus ST. Just make sure you put it in race mode.

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    Justbob are you referring to Autobahn or Gingerman? Gingerman was much more fun, more time on the track, more training, and higher speeds. I did Waterford Hills in a 98 SVT Contour, at an SVT Experience event. That was a blast! Our tour of the track was full speed in a 15 passenger E350 Van, sitting in the back seat with a Bob Bondurant driver driving, showing us the sweet spots. Hearing the seats straining on their bolts was a trip. But following a $70k Mustang Cobra R take off out of the corner and leave me in the dust, but seeing me riding his bumper coming out of the next turn in his rear view mirror was satisfying (pissing him off) my FWD holding the corners while he struggled!
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    Autobahn. I heard Gingerman was WAY better of an experience.

    Luckily at Autobaun I was purposely toward the rear of the pack and thanks to all the years of Louisville escorts we know that is the place to be to stand on it.

    As well as the brake that is... Thankfully to being able to down shift, I really didn’t need to hammer the brakes much at all.

    Even still I bet we never hit 80, but plenty of opportunities to get there pegged to the seats.


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    I am living through you. Dreams can become reality. Great looking ride - so happy you are enjoying to the fullest.

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    If the vent tube on the diff is clogged it will blow the seals just a thought

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mguildo View Post
    If the vent tube on the diff is clogged it will blow the seals just a thought
    Yes, and the factory liked to install the diff and forget to add the vent tube leaving the orange paint covered plastic plug in the diff. Ask me how I know...

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    I guess I never updated that I'd fixed the car before putting it into storage. New bearings, seals, vent tube cleaned (again).

    Yikes:









    Dad's lady friend got a picture of us working on the car together. That was kinda nice.

    '03 Marauder | '91 Country Squire | '18 Flex Ecoboost | '92 Shadow VT1100
    former Panthers: '02 MGM, '04 MGM, '04 MGM v2.0, '04 MM, '07 P71 w/5-speed, '04 CVLX, '03 SAP P71, '10 P7B
    CLICK HERE and have your Marauder's COA info added to the database!!! | 2003 list ||| 2004 list
    Quote Originally Posted by offroadkarter View Post
    Reinhart's tuning skills were comparable to an ape slapping the keyboard in microsoft excel.

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