“Mean Green”1998 Ford Taurus

New Taurus before any work, and my old '88 Tempo. Owner Just hanging out and looking good. Owner Note the black third window. Guess that's my "signature" now -- did it to my Tempo too. Owner I love that Zymol shine! Owner Up close and personal . . . don't touch the paint job! Owner I think the front end cover adds a little personality and attitude. Owner Note the extra 24V DOHC badge. Owner A better look at my chrome dual exhaust. Owner Mean Green's 200+ HP heart Owner Instrument cluster. Owner Panoramic of front seats/dash. I loooove my leather interior. Owner Panoramic of backseat. The fold-down seats look funny. Owner The trunk is like a bottomless pit. Owner 1988 Tempo GL My first car, I owned it 6 years. 100k miles when I sold it. Owner This really was a Fix Or Repair Daily. In 6 years I spent as much on repairs as I did for the car! Owner UFO preparing for take-off. Owner UFO fly-by. Owner UFO moving away at high speed . . . wait a sec, that UFO has an Ohio license plate! Owner Taurus in alternate universe. Owner So you think the '98 Taurus looks like a space ship huh? Owner The Taurus is a muti-purpose vehicle. Owner Hmmm, I think thats a bad tranny mount. Owner TCCA sticker in my back window. Credit goes to Venom 800TT for this version of the official TCCA logo. Owner Stock Throttle Body (front) Owner Stock TB at WOT (wide open throttle) Owner After "Half-Shafting," looks nice too. Owner WOT after, what a difference! Owner Stock - 60mm, Modified nearly equal to 65mm Owner Stock MAF, tons of extra plastic! Owner Bored out MAF, MUCH better. Owner The back of the MAF. Owner Stock - 70mm, Modified equal to 80mm Owner I thought this would improve air flow through the box, plus perhaps improve air filter performance/life. Owner The stock air silencer. What a convoluted piece of crap! Owner This is why removing the air silencer can give 10 HP. That opening is only 44 mm, and restricts air by 30%!! Owner My new CAI. Just 3" dryer vent. (This is behind the fender) Owner CAI at the box. I cut the conector off the original, shoved the pipe over that, then used duct tape to seal the connection. Owner This is what I reused so I could attach the new CAI. I cut at the line. Owner 800 X 600 Owner 800 X 600 Owner