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    The MM could have had:

    • Aluminum hood with power bulge or scoop
    • Potential supercharger
    • Aluminum decklid with integrated spoiler and LED CHMSL
    • Particial engine cover
    • Console mounted 6-CD changer
    • Baer/PBR brakes
    • Larger cross drilled & groved rotors with aluminum hats
    • Hedman / Borla exhaust
    • 4" drive shaft
    • Next generation tail lamps with intergrated backup lamps
    • Heated & cooled front seats
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    X100 Feature car

    This would have been nice.......

    • Cragar 18" front & 19" rear wheels
    • Edlebrock red / machined finned aluminum cam covers
    • X100 badging
    • Special one time exterior color
    • 3.73 rear axle ratio
    • Supercharged 4.6L 2V
    • 6-speed automatic with auto stick


    I'd like to see any artist renderings.
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    "The only way to deal with the Islamic State - these blood thirsty, blood-drunken, terrorists -
    is to kill them, keep on killing them, until you kill the last one, then you kill his pet goat."

    Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters

    “Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”
    "I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes, if you **** with me, I'll kill you all"
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    Thanks for that great info!!!

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    You mean this??? I LOVE IT!!!



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    How about the gods head logo in the Marauder Cycle Paln2 less financials.pdf?

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    Thanks MM03MOK, interesting read!
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    Very nice to share this important history with the people who bought and supported the car for the getgo.

    Well played!
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    Awesome information to read, thanks for posting it!

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    This stuff is just incredible. As someone who was 17 when they saw their first "modern" Marauder in person back in 2002, it was love at first sight and I knew I'd have one someday. But I was always a full size car fan; especially Panthers. I was driving my first Town Car my junior year. I really was a far cry from the target demographic. Lol. But in some of the traits of the target consumers; they really did nail what I always want out of a car and I suppose I did fit some of the lifestyle assumptions they made. Thanks for sharing; it was a really good read. Makes me wish more than ever they would've expanded on some of the things that were planned...I would've loved a manual Marauder.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fastblackmerc View Post
    The MM could have had:

    • Aluminum hood with power bulge or scoop
    • Potential supercharger
    • Aluminum decklid with integrated spoiler and LED CHMSL
    • Particial engine cover
    • Console mounted 6-CD changer
    • Baer/PBR brakes
    • Larger cross drilled & groved rotors with aluminum hats
    • Hedman / Borla exhaust
    • 4" drive shaft
    • Next generation tail lamps with intergrated backup lamps
    • Heated & cooled front seats
    Q: what exhaust did we end up with in '04?
    ncmm
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    Quote Originally Posted by ncmm View Post
    Q: what exhaust did we end up with in '04?
    Certainly wasn't a "name brand" system.
    “When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.”
    Ronald Regan

    "The only way to deal with the Islamic State - these blood thirsty, blood-drunken, terrorists -
    is to kill them, keep on killing them, until you kill the last one, then you kill his pet goat."

    Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters

    “Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”
    "I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes, if you **** with me, I'll kill you all"
    General James Mattis




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    Quote Originally Posted by ncmm View Post
    Q: what exhaust did we end up with in '04?
    Same as '03.

    I know OEM were Faurecia mufflers...it's never been mentioned who built the H-pipe or the rest of the system, but they were probably also Faurecia.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RF Overlord View Post
    Same as '03.

    I know OEM were Faurecia mufflers...it's never been mentioned who built the H-pipe or the rest of the system, but they were probably also Faurecia.
    I know I like the sound, thanks
    ncmm
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    113k miles as of 8/21/19. . .

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    Quote Originally Posted by RF Overlord View Post
    Same as '03.

    I know OEM were Faurecia mufflers...it's never been mentioned who built the H-pipe or the rest of the system, but they were probably also Faurecia.
    Kevin Lambert told me way back in 2002 that they worked very hard on the exhaust and getting the sound just right.
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    That was an awesome read.

    Agree that the X-100 would have been nifty...
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    No mention of Silver Birch at all. Would have been awesome to see the dark cherry color

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