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This is what a stock Mercury Marauder engine looks like.
302HP 4.6L 32V motor. Same a the Mach1 with a few differences.
Heat Exchanger from Froozen Boost, Type 100 install.
The tear down.
Eaton swap brackets. They make Eaton swaps a piece of cake for Marauder and Mach1 owners. No need to use the Cobra front engine cover or bridge. Just need one of each bracket. Relocates the alternator up top to the left instead of down below like on the 03-04 Cobra.
Battery relocated from the right side to the left. I think a modified Fox body battery tray is used. I dont recall. But my buddy made up some brackets to make it more sturdy.
Some pictures to show how much I had to modify the COT to fit under and behind the snout and pulley. I had to have the Crossover tube cut an inch lower and an inch back to fit.
People in the Marauder community kept saying if you install the Eaton. You cant use the EGR. It will interfere with the wiper cowl. I said BS. My buddy and I just simply opened up the EGR and spun it around so it would clear the wiper cowl. And of course we modified the EGR tube too. I also used the IAT sensor hole on the side of the blower, drilled out, tapped and installed brass fittings for my boost gauge. I relocated the Marauder IAT sensor from the MAF and installed it in the lower intake manifold.
Rear cooling mod to keep the coolant from puddling in the back of the heads. Which then I connected to the modified crossover tube with a welded bung.
Wiring in the intercooler pump with a fuse and relay which we mounted behind the right fog light.
Blower installed along with relocated alternator and blower belt tensioner.
What the clearance looks like with the modified EGR, PCV tube and EGR tube.
A borrowed picture of how the Eaton swap brackets relocate the alternator to the top leftside and the blower belt tensioner barcket.
Finished pics of the Eaton swap installed.
My gauge pod.
I installed a factory rear spoiler. Boy talk about being nervous drilling holes in a perfect trunk lid and hoping I did it nice and centered the first time.
Front and rear OEM and Addco swaybar comparisons. Grease fittings on the bushings too.
Installed Moog endlinks. So now most of the front and rear ends have many grease fittings to keep it all nice and quiet.
Comaprison of the OEM and Zack & Mac rear control arms. Along with R1 concepts rear rotors, ceramic pads from Napa and SS brakelines from TCE.
Install of my Wilwood 13" 6 piston brake kit from TCE. I also flushed all the brake fluid out. And now the 4,500 pound Mercury stops like its hitting a wall!!!
Well thats it in a nut shell.
302HP 4.6L 32V motor. Same a the Mach1 with a few differences.
Heat Exchanger from Froozen Boost, Type 100 install.
The tear down.
Eaton swap brackets. They make Eaton swaps a piece of cake for Marauder and Mach1 owners. No need to use the Cobra front engine cover or bridge. Just need one of each bracket. Relocates the alternator up top to the left instead of down below like on the 03-04 Cobra.
Battery relocated from the right side to the left. I think a modified Fox body battery tray is used. I dont recall. But my buddy made up some brackets to make it more sturdy.
Some pictures to show how much I had to modify the COT to fit under and behind the snout and pulley. I had to have the Crossover tube cut an inch lower and an inch back to fit.
People in the Marauder community kept saying if you install the Eaton. You cant use the EGR. It will interfere with the wiper cowl. I said BS. My buddy and I just simply opened up the EGR and spun it around so it would clear the wiper cowl. And of course we modified the EGR tube too. I also used the IAT sensor hole on the side of the blower, drilled out, tapped and installed brass fittings for my boost gauge. I relocated the Marauder IAT sensor from the MAF and installed it in the lower intake manifold.
Rear cooling mod to keep the coolant from puddling in the back of the heads. Which then I connected to the modified crossover tube with a welded bung.
Wiring in the intercooler pump with a fuse and relay which we mounted behind the right fog light.
Blower installed along with relocated alternator and blower belt tensioner.
What the clearance looks like with the modified EGR, PCV tube and EGR tube.
A borrowed picture of how the Eaton swap brackets relocate the alternator to the top leftside and the blower belt tensioner barcket.
Finished pics of the Eaton swap installed.
My gauge pod.
I installed a factory rear spoiler. Boy talk about being nervous drilling holes in a perfect trunk lid and hoping I did it nice and centered the first time.
Front and rear OEM and Addco swaybar comparisons. Grease fittings on the bushings too.
Installed Moog endlinks. So now most of the front and rear ends have many grease fittings to keep it all nice and quiet.
Comaprison of the OEM and Zack & Mac rear control arms. Along with R1 concepts rear rotors, ceramic pads from Napa and SS brakelines from TCE.
Install of my Wilwood 13" 6 piston brake kit from TCE. I also flushed all the brake fluid out. And now the 4,500 pound Mercury stops like its hitting a wall!!!
Well thats it in a nut shell.
awesome.
We had a short convo about our cars. Seemed like a nice guy and his car looked sweet.
