88 thunderbird coupe7/15/2023 ![]() It could have been Ford's answer to the Buick GNX. That's too bad, because it could have been a great luxury sports coupe. This video is me doing some simple performance upgrades to an 87 or 88 Ford Thunderbird turbo coupe 2.3 AOD 8. The Turbo Coupe had all the potential for significant performance, but yet it's just not there. Reworked the accelerator and the clutch cables in my TBird, also replaced the accelerator pedal assembly and put a new clutch Quadrant and Firewall adjuster. It felt like a car that was built to meet a safe middle ground on a spec sheet so it wouldn't threaten the Mustang. I want to buy such car, but I figured these models were made during the oil crisis. The car that I love most for its looks is by no doubt the 87/88 Thunderbird Turbo coupe, the one with the closed grille. If you got the automatic, that was reduced to 150 horsepower. 1 Hello all, I am a Dutch guy having an unstoppable love for the Ford Fox bodies. It also got a standard five-speed manual transmission and a limited-slip differential to improve performance.īut still, the Thunderbird Turbo Coupe only got 190 horsepower. 75,306 mi NO PRICE ANALYSIS Philadelphia, PA (833) 982-2569 Request Info No Image Available 1989 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe RWD 39,900 743/mo est. ![]() Multi-port fuel injection, a 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, automatic dampening, and automatic headlights. One of the more interesting ones was the Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe.įor the time, it offered some seriously advanced technology. The Fox-body Mustang gets most of the attention from car enthusiasts these days, but it wasn't the only car Ford built on the Fox platform in the 1980s. ![]()
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