2003 Merc Marauder

I just got my Marauder tuned at Performance Evolution. Matt, the owner is an amazing and professional person to work with. I've been working on the car for 8 yrs, it's mostly been on Jack stands, with only 1k miles put on it since I bought it 8 yrs ago. I'm a 100% disabled vet, on a fixed income and could only work on it when I've been able to get the funds together. It's been a very long and tedious project. She conservatively put down 665hp/594tq at the wheels on 93 octane, 15lbs of boost and 14°of timing.

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Sweet! What’s all done to the engine?

Nice car. Matt's a great guy, he's been working on my mustangs for 10+ years

2000GTSTANG said:

Sweet! What’s all done to the engine?

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Excessive Mororsports built engine
Iron block, stock bore
3.4 Whipple w/ 4" pulley
Stock Cobra caged lower
ARP main studs
ARP 2000 rod bolts
ARP Head studs
Stock Cobra crank
Stock Cobra rods
Wiseco, full skirt, armor plated 9:1 pistons
Stage 1 heads
Excessive Motorsports stage 3 grind cams
Cloyes adjustable cam sprockets
Melling oil pump w/billet gears
Modified Mustang Morosso 8qt oil pan, to fit cross member
Cobra oil cooler
Remote oil filter
Stewart water pump
PA Performance 03 Cobra 170 Amp alternator turned backwards
Stainless Works long tube headers
3" mandrel bent exhaust
Ron Davis, fox body, radiator and dual fan kit
Cobra thermostat housing
Reische 170° thermostat
Killer chiller with dual refrigerated heat exchangers
Weapon X spark booster
Lentec street/strip tranny
PI triple disc 3000 stall tc

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Gauge Set up

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Thing looks like a beast. Always had a soft spot for these cars. The perfect sleeper like the Grand Nationals or Chevy SS.

Thank you, she's alot of fun to drive.

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Congrats on a REAL nice sounding build with some AMAZING RWHP/TQ #s to boot!

Now...just drive it and ENJOY! There are not many of us with SC'd MARAUDERS around...I get stopped by admirers multiple times EVERY time i'm out in mine, you most certainly will, too. get used to popping your hood a BUNCH of times.

Thank you for the compliments.
Oh I've been enjoying the hell out of the driving experience and have gotten compliments damn near everywhere I go. I've already popped the hood quite a few times.

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I remember this car, I saw it years ago from the prev owner and I think I talked with you a few years ago at Carlisle about where the blower control module was.

I had Matt do the original tune on my car, he's also tuned a few other marauders and a crown vic for friends of mine. I actually had him rebuild the EGR system on my car trying to get it to pass Jersey emissions.

Weren't you in PA before?

Yes I was. Since I bought the car, it's gotten a new ignition system, exhaust, complete return style fuel system, every line I under the hood done with AN Fittings, including the vacuum lines, new trans and a bunch of other stuff. I got it and it had a bad engine. The trans and blower went as well, within 1k of buying it. The entire drive train is new, as well as all of the wiring and plumbing, less than 1k miles on it, since I dropped the engine in.
I was in PA till a yr ago.

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I like it.

You surely done a great job on building your Marauder. The mods list is impressive. Do you have any videos?

Not yet with the videos, but soon.
Thank you again everyone for the compliments. It's amazing how much time she's been on jack stands and I've spent on a creeper, underneath.

SGT MERC said:

I just got my Marauder tuned at Performance Evolution. Matt, the owner is an amazing and professional person to work with. I've been working on the car for 8 yrs, it's mostly been on Jack stands, with only 1k miles put on it since I bought it 8 yrs ago. I'm a 100% disabled vet, on a fixed income and could only work on it when I've been able to get the funds together. It's been a very long and tedious project. She conservatively put down 665hp/594tq at the wheels on 93 octane, 15lbs of boost and 14°of timing. View attachment 1613523View attachment 1613524View attachment 1613525View attachment 1613526

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That must be a fun “Lead Sled”!

Got damn...badass.


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Wow what an awesome machine. Any pics of the car?

Congrats on the power numbers!


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Here are 2 pics of the only thing I'll cheat on my fiance with...

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Thank you

gimmie11s said:

Wow what an awesome machine. Any pics of the car?

Congrats on the power numbers!


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Awesome numbers for only 15psi.
Total combination is well thought out!!
Congrats SGT