Nice to still get some attention 15 years later.
https://www.hotcars.com/sleeper-cars...key-speed/?v=4
Nice to still get some attention 15 years later.
https://www.hotcars.com/sleeper-cars...key-speed/?v=4
52 Ford F1 truck (302 V8 WIP)
58 Pontiac Parisienne
93 Mustang Cobra (stock)
03 Mercury Marauder
03 Lincoln Town Car
05 Dodge Magnum (Hemi)
05 F150 FX4
15 Porsche Cayenne S
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I have to say the marauder looks like the best sleep on the list. minus the minivan. Lol and people say the Marauders is nothing special.
I LOVE the Marauder, but it’s a tad slow to be a sleeper in my book.
they really should have supercharged them from the factory
I agree that Ford dropped the ball by not using the 5.4 liter DOHC and the supercharger.
But then... what would we have to modify if they had done it at the factory?
Your'e right.. the factory brakes were decoration, as were the suspension parts.
Sleepers are plain Jane exteriors but FAST...
Marauder is, unfortunately, the opposite.
Also Fiesta ST is a 3 cylinder only in 2018, since 2014 it's been a 4 cylinder.
0-60 in 6.1 is stretching it.....more like 6.7 secs.
But still quicker than our Marauders.
2020 Ford Ranger STX DFI Turbo 2.3L 10 speed Auto
2017 Ford Fusion Sport DFI Twin Turbo 2.7L V6 6 speed Auto (14.000 ET bone stock in 82 degree heat)
1985 Mustang GT 5.0 Hatchback 4bbl 5 speed manual (525 HP 363 Dart block/AFR heads with Magnum 6 speed in the works)
1984 Mustang GT 2.3 Turbo Convertible FI. 5 speed manual
1966 427 Cobra (ERA) 468 all Aluminum FE 2x4bbl 5 speed manual
SOLD : 2003 Mercury Marauder FI. 4 speed Auto
w/Crower Cams & Springs, +1mm SS valves, mild port job on the cylinder heads.
Extrude honed intake w/PHP spacer.
Kooks Headers w/2.5" High Flow Cats & X-Pipe, Magnaflow mufflers, OEM tailpipes w/Megs Tips
B&M Trans cooler w/fan, Level 10 Shift Kit, Art Carr Hughes Deep Sump Trans Pan,
SVO Rearend Girdle, Redline Gear lube; OEM 3.55s
'Real Gauges' + matching Trans Temp, Oil Temp, Water Temp, Fuel Pressure, Vacuum/Boost Gauge
Built: 10/15/02 Bought: 12/16/02 Sold: 10/15/18
Those are mostly the wackers with their copped out P71s that say the Marauder is nothing special. Recently on FB one said he didn't understand the appeal of the Marauder,.. said it was a glorified P71 and it's the same car.
I know the world is full of idiots, seems like I found the honey hole on Facebook lol.
LOVE MY MARAUDERS!!!
The twins2.3 whipple/aluminatorVortech V-2 lots of goodies
Current marauders
04 DTR totaled JUST NOW starting to part out 7-21-2021 https://youtu.be/REUxjP1BVpg
04 Silver Birch Dark Charcoal Hardtop Whipple Supercharger
04 Silver Birch Dark Charcoal Hardtop V2 Supercharger
04 Silver Birch Dark Charcoal Converted
03 DBP Light Flint #122
03 DBP Dark Charcoal #232
03 Silver Birch 300b Light Flint Going to fix er up
03 Black 300a
04 Silver Birch Dark Charcoal moonroof in the works
04 Heaton Swapped DTR
Joe's Wrecked DTR rebuild thread
2020 Ford Ranger STX DFI Turbo 2.3L 10 speed Auto
2017 Ford Fusion Sport DFI Twin Turbo 2.7L V6 6 speed Auto (14.000 ET bone stock in 82 degree heat)
1985 Mustang GT 5.0 Hatchback 4bbl 5 speed manual (525 HP 363 Dart block/AFR heads with Magnum 6 speed in the works)
1984 Mustang GT 2.3 Turbo Convertible FI. 5 speed manual
1966 427 Cobra (ERA) 468 all Aluminum FE 2x4bbl 5 speed manual
SOLD : 2003 Mercury Marauder FI. 4 speed Auto
w/Crower Cams & Springs, +1mm SS valves, mild port job on the cylinder heads.
Extrude honed intake w/PHP spacer.
Kooks Headers w/2.5" High Flow Cats & X-Pipe, Magnaflow mufflers, OEM tailpipes w/Megs Tips
B&M Trans cooler w/fan, Level 10 Shift Kit, Art Carr Hughes Deep Sump Trans Pan,
SVO Rearend Girdle, Redline Gear lube; OEM 3.55s
'Real Gauges' + matching Trans Temp, Oil Temp, Water Temp, Fuel Pressure, Vacuum/Boost Gauge
Built: 10/15/02 Bought: 12/16/02 Sold: 10/15/18
Never thought of the Marauder as overly fast from a dead stop, but from a roll once in the 3K rpm band it's much stouter than one might think a non-boosted 4200lb brick might be.
Never thought of the Grand National let alone a GN GNX as a sleeper in any sense. Perhaps a Turbo-T.
The Marauder is not quick by today's standards, I mean a Toyota Camry can beat a stock one off the line and my '15 Ecoboost Crew Cab F150 with off-road tires is quicker off the line than a stock one. But with minor mods, the Marauder is still a quick car. Mine easily breaks traction in second and sometimes even chirps third. It is a sleeper, cause if you are not paying attention, it looks like a boat on wheels.
These are 14-15 year old cars. Comparing them to a 2018 model year, just not the same.
My '94 Taurus SHO was a sleeper .. who would have thought a SHO could trap 105+ in a 1/4 mile.
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2003 DPB 232 fo 328.
Most cars are sleepers until the owners get their check books and tool boxes out.
My '93 Mustang GT came from the factory with 215 HP. Today, she has 750 HP and does the quarter in 10.3 seconds.
Just saying.. many cars are a blank canvas just waiting for the artist to paint a masterpiece.
Current Garage:
2005 Mustang GT Premium
2019 Ranger Lariat Super Crewcab 4WD
2015 Triumph Trophy SE
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Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
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