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I've always been intrigued by the "sport" variants of the CV they made the last few years of their production cycle. They look neat on the surface -- a nice set of chrome exhaust tips sticking out the back, a console-mounted center shifter, the mono-chromatic paint job -- but they just didn't go quite far enough with that vehicle to put the "cool factor" where it needed to be.
If they had simply added a nice set of analog gauges, a leather interior with offsetting colored stitching, something other than the "old man" steering wheel, and maybe a few additional minor goodies that "upped" the spirit and intent of that effort, I'd probably already have one sitting in the garage!
If they had simply added a nice set of analog gauges, a leather interior with offsetting colored stitching, something other than the "old man" steering wheel, and maybe a few additional minor goodies that "upped" the spirit and intent of that effort, I'd probably already have one sitting in the garage!
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I've always been intrigued by the "sport" variants of the CV they made the last few years of their production cycle. They look neat on the surface -- a nice set of chrome exhaust tips sticking out the back, a console-mounted center shifter, the mono-chromatic paint job -- but they just didn't go quite far enough with that vehicle to put the "cool factor" where it needed to be.
If they had simply added a nice set of analog gauges, a leather interior with offsetting colored stitching, something other than the "old man" steering wheel, and maybe a few additional minor goodies that "upped" the spirit and intent of that effort, I'd probably already have one sitting in the garage!
If they had simply added a nice set of analog gauges, a leather interior with offsetting colored stitching, something other than the "old man" steering wheel, and maybe a few additional minor goodies that "upped" the spirit and intent of that effort, I'd probably already have one sitting in the garage!
Pat I'm not sure if that was a typo but 2v 4.6 was in all and then the 4v in the 03/04 run of the marauders. It's interesting reading on them. 2003+ vics got the Marauder front end suspension.
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local feller has a 2 valve with a 5.0 stroker kit, worked heads and a big shot of giggle gas
it's a decent runner (to say the least) when the bottle is squeezed
it's a decent runner (to say the least) when the bottle is squeezed
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want some boosts?
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How would it be less stressful? Probably end up having to tow your truck and the trailer with his big ole 5.0. 
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Wish i had 26k to blow on a little truck
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