Registered vehicle
1993 Ford Taurus “SilverBullet”
About the 1992–1995 Ford Taurus
from the generation archive
The 1992 model year brought the second-generation Ford Taurus, a restyle of the front-wheel-drive sedan and wagon that grew slightly in size and weight over the first generation. The standard engines carried over: the pushrod Vulcan 3.0 V6 across most sedans and wagons, with the Essex 3.8 V6 standard on the LX wagon and optional elsewhere, both paired with the four-speed AXOD-E (later AX4S) automatic. The Taurus was the best-selling car in the United States across this generation, part of a run it held from 1992 through 1996, with reported Taurus sales of 409,751 in 1992, 360,448 in 1993, 397,037 in 1994, and 366,266 in 1995. The performance Taurus SHO continued with its Yamaha-built engine. For 1993 Ford split the SHO engine into two displacements: the original 3.0 dual-overhead-cam V6 stayed with the Mazda-built MTX-IV five-speed manual, while a new 3.2 version was offered with the AX4S automatic. The 3.2 retained the 220-horsepower rating, now at 6000 rpm, and raised torque to about 215 lb-ft. The 3.0 manual SHO ran through 1995. The Mercury Sable remained the badge-engineered sibling of the second-generation Taurus.
The story
Before I got my hands on this car it was a messed up grocery getter, but i knew it had potential so i messed with stuff in the engine and whatnot to see what would happen. Result: one fast mofo. This car has been to hell and back again. Back in the day I was roasting nearly every car that got in my path and then *BOOM* I totaled the damn thing 1/25/2001(Cars First Accident). But alas...I repaired it and got her goin' again. the whole front end was smashed pretty bad( I rear ended this stupid Non-English speaking idiot that fled the scene of the accident). The radiator support, header panel, headlamps....you name it, if it was in the front end of the car it was repaired or replaced(or possiably upgraded) After that load of crap i got serious (kinda)about gettin this baby goin' again. i went and got a new stereo system, a nice spoiler off a 99 stang, Flowmaster exhaust, Low-Profile Tires, new Bosch plugs, wires and cap'n' rotor, Hacked my EEC module, K&N Filtercharger, stiffened motor mounts, lowered suspension,tinted the windows 5%, and the magnificient BLUE lights(upgraded the headlamps to the clear lens reflector and put in Eurolite Blue Xenon Plasma 80/100 bulbs, also HElla foglamps with the same bulbs, then under the car... artic blue neon, then inside to match my headunit I changed all of the interior lighting to BLUE). This car looks so clean, there's only one prob I NEED RIMS,BAD!! That would complete the package(steel wheels are NOT doing the trick)! Well, I probably could use a few more things too but I 'm not gonna get in to that now. — Brian N.
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