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“Black Sunshine”2003 Mercury Marauder

documented by Embassy Vic 1,982 photos documented since 7 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

Appearance modifications
- CAR Motorsports custom hood liner
- CAR Motorsports custom trunk lid liner
- CAR Motorsports front and rear, and steering wheel Godshead emblems
- Safety Yellow powdercoated cam covers
- Powdercoated 32V 4.6L coil covers
- Muth LED turn signal side mirrors
- Lower grill mod
- Colex Custom cap covers
- Professionally Tinted Taillamps
- Reflective Black Marauder bumper inserts.
- Silver coated turn signal bulbs
- Marauder rear license plate frame

Interior:
- Autometer Ultra Lite II trans temp, volt, and oil pressure gauges.
- Dual a-pillar pod with Autometer air/fuel gauge and boost guage.
- "Bullet" aluminum door pins and bezels
Stereo modifications:
- Rockford Fosgate RFC3268 6" x 8" two-ways
- Rockford Fosgate 201S amp hooked to RFP4406 6 3/4" sub (mid, whatever) woofer installed in ported OEM sub enclosure.

Other modifications:
- Dynojet Wideband Commander O2 datalogger / gauge
- Metco drive shaft loop
- "Pro-Gard" rear fascia wind deflector
- Rostra Obstical Sensing System


The best 1/4 mile timeslip so far of 12.226 seconds at 111.73 mph with a 1.821 sec 60 footer was achieved at the Kansas City International Raceway on Nitto 555R 305/45/18 drag radials and 4.10 gears and 8lbs of boost. The temperature was in the high-40's.

#679 of the total 11052 2003-2004 Marauders produced.

FIT kit #3

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*****SOLD July 2015***** — Embassy Vic

Day one vs. today

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2003 Mercury Marauder in 2015
2003 Mercury Marauder in 2008
2008 2015

Photo history

1,982 photos across 6 years — drag the dot to travel through this vehicle’s life. Captions are the owner’s; where there isn’t one, the AI caption fills in.

2008

949 photos added — showing 8

2003 Mercury Marauder — Springfield Dyno chart showing 464.4 HP and 425.3 ft-lbs torque curves Drag strip time slip document with performance data and logos 2 300A Marauders, 400HP+ each, ProCharger vs. Trilogy... 2003 Mercury Marauder — My Merc. Note the raked stance due to the cut front coils. Front view of two black 2003 Mercury Marauders parked in a lot Two black 2003 Mercury Marauders parked in a lot Two black 2003 Mercury Marauders parked side-by-side in a parking lot 2003 Mercury Marauder — two black sedans parked in a lot, one in front of the other

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2003 Mercury Marauder — The color combo I intend to powercoat my coil covers. Pic courtesy of MM.net member FordNut. 2003 Mercury Marauder — Supercharger pipes and air box. 2003 Mercury Marauder — Two black aluminum valve covers with silver stripes and "4.6 32 VALVE" text, plus four screws. 2003 Perspective Marauder owner's brochure. This item was produced in 2002 and sent to perspective Marauder b… 2003 Mercury Marauder brochure cover with chrome wheel and Mercury logo. Letter from Mercury about the 2003 Marauder, signed by Anthony Picarello. 2003 Mercury Marauder — Note the "concept" term. Document about the 2003 Mercury Marauder

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2003 Mercury Marauder — For more information: http://jeffcreech.com/ Purple Wilwood 6 Piston brake caliper visible through a chrome wheel Engine bay with a ProCharger supercharger, yellow valve covers, and silver intake piping Black 2003 Mercury Marauder parked on asphalt under an overpass, 3/4 front view Engine bay with a ProCharger supercharger and yellow valve covers 2003 Mercury Marauder — Chrome winged-head grille emblem on a black vertical-bar grille 2003 Mercury Marauder — Polished chrome exhaust tip under the rear bumper of a black car 2003 Mercury Marauder — Black full-size sedan in motion under an overpass, low front 3/4 angle with chrome wheels

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2003 Mercury Marauder — All pictures courtesy of Dream Photography LLC: http://KamdonsDreamPhotography.com 2003 Mercury Marauder parked in front of a weathered brick wall Black 2003 Mercury Marauder parked in an alleyway between brick buildings Black 2003 Mercury Marauder rear view with tinted taillights and dual exhaust pipes 2003 Mercury Marauder — Black grille with Mercury emblem Close-up of 2003 Mercury Marauder emblem on dark car body. Supermotors.net logo visible Front view of a black 2003 Mercury Marauder parked on a concrete driveway 2003 Mercury Marauder — Chrome wheel with a Mercury emblem and a black Wilwood 6 piston brake caliper

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2003 Mercury Marauder — Re-powdercoated the supercharger pipes. 2003 Mercury Marauder — Winter garage hibernation. 2003 Mercury Marauder — Oil weeping from intake on passenger side. Close-up of engine bay with various hoses, clamps, and metal components. Some hoses have text on them Engine hoses and black cap on metal manifold Engine bay hoses and clamps 2003 Mercury Marauder — Engine detailed for upcoming car show. Engine bay with a supercharger and yellow valve covers. Text on a black box reads '10/3/09'

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2003 Mercury Marauder — MM.net Kentucky and Octoberfest meet plaques. MM.net decal and business cards. Rare Marauder note pad. 2003 Mercury Marauder — MM.net window decals 2003 Mercury Marauder — More Annual Kentucky Meet plaques Marauder pens and notepad Marauder pins Rite in the Rain notebook with MercuryMarauder.net National Member logo and "Courtesy of: Teamrope & Mrs. Tea… Rolled-up maroon blanket with a circular embroidered patch that says MERCURYMARAUDER.NET NATIONAL MEMBER
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