Four-Eye Flyer
Casey Kolder's '79 Mercury Capri
The Details
Engine
- 351 Windsor block
- 4.040-inch bore
- 3.500-inch stroke
- Scat 4.00-inch stroker steel crankshaft
- 410ci displacement
- Scat I-beam forged steel connecting rods
- JE forged aluminum pistons
- 10.0:1 compression ratio
- World Products Victor Sr. cast iron cylinder heads
- 2.02-inch intake valves 1.60-inch exhaust valves
- 64cc combustion chamber volume
- 200cc intake runner volume
- Eagle flat tappet camshaft, 0.541 valve lift, 242/245 duration at 0.050, 106 intake centerline
- Comp Cams 1.6:1 roller-rockers
- Edelbrock Victor Jr. aluminum intake manifold
- Holley 750cfm four-barrel carburetor
- MSD Distributor
- MSD 6AL ignition
- 496hp/529tq
- Engine constructed by Jim Evanuik Racing Engines of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Transmission
- C4 three-speed automatic
- TCI 3,500 rpm stall 10-inch torque converter
- TCI shift improvement kit
- Hurst Quarter Stick shifter
Rearend
- 8.8-inch housing
- Traction-Lok differential
- Ford Racing 3.73 gears
- 28-spline axles
Exhaust
- Kook's full-length headers
- 1 7/8-inch primary tubes, 3 1/2-inch collectors
- 3-inch exhaust system
- Flowmaster mufflers
Suspension
- Front: Stock control arms, KYB Struts
- Rear: Stock upper control arms, KYB Gas-A-Just shocks, South Side Machine lift bars, subframe connectors
Brakes
- Front: Stock 10-inch disc, single piston caliper
- Rear: Stock 9-inch drum
Wheels
- Front: Weld polished Draglite, 15x6, 3 1/2-inch backspacing
- Rear: Weld polished Draglite, 15x8, 5 1/2-inch backspacing
Tires
- Front: BFGoodrich Comp T/A, P225/55R15
- Rear: BFGoodrich Comp T/A, P255/60R15
Interior
- Auto Custom Carpets carpet kit, custom upholstered '85 Mustang bucket seats, Grant wheel, Auto Meter gauges for oil and water, power windows, power locks, tilt steering column
Exterior
- PPG Raven Black paint by Tom and Bills Auto Body of Freedom, Pennsylvania, Maier Racing fiberglass cowl hood, '91 Mustang door assemblies