I joined a month or so ago, just lurkin around really. My dad has a 2004 CTS-V and I have a 2004 Mercury Marauder...pics of both below...








Here is a mod-list for this 4 door land yacht:
Stainless Steel "MARAUDER" Bumper Inserts
Window Tint: 35% Front / 5% Rear
Personalized "CRUZN MM" License Plates
Dynopro "MARAUDER" Billet Aluminum Pedals
2" Rear Suspension Drop
Diablosport Predator Programmer/Tuner
K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit #63-1111 (Cold-Air Setup)
K&N Drycharger Filter Wrap
4.10:1 8.8" Rear End Gears / Ford Racing
Front: 235/50/18 BFG G-Force T/A KDWS
Rear: 255/55/18 BFG G-Force T/A KDW (2nd-Gen, 29" Tall)
Valentine One Radar Locator
40GB Apple iPod
JL Audio 12w7 Subwoofer
JL Audio 1000x1 Class D Monoblock Amplifier
Sylvania Silverstar 9007 Headlight Bulbs
Sylvania Silverstar H1 Fog Light Bulbs

I'm lurking around the Midwest threads seeing when and were the action is this summer

 

Very nice rice Welcome. Set up a cardomain site then throw the link in your sig.

 

http://www.midwestpanthers.net/marauder/

 

Hope you mean ride. cause that aint no rice, nice car man.

 

Both nice looking cars, welcome to the site.

 

NICE rides...

Is that a stock shock tower (hard to spell) brace on the Caddy?

 

Yes it is

 

Nice looking cars, welcome!!!

 

Welcome to the boards

 

Plenty of room here for HP junkys.
Nice rides. Welcome.

 

Frankly, I don't know what it is about the Marauder. I know that it is just a hopped-up old-man carrier, but it really appeals to me! I really wanted to buy one when they came out. And I'm only 24!

 

I've always liked those Marauders. Since you have both those nice cars at one house, how would you compare the two in terms of drivability, performance, comfort, etc...?

 

And is that the mach 1 4v engine?

 

Nice caddy man!!

 

Nice rides! I'd like to have a Marauder to around in.

There is one locally that has a vortech and runs in the mid 12's. Not too shabby for a yacht the 305/45/18 nitto's on the back of it were MASSIVE, too.

 

Yes it is the 4.6L DOHC (4v) engine - 302 HP.

Comparing the Marauder and the CTS-V are like comparing the speed of a turtle and a cougar That CTS-V will spank me upside and all around and leave me crying. The Marauder is a very comfortable full size car weighing in around 4,500 lbs w/ driver. Comes with Auto temp control, traction control (04 only), leather, auto headlights, garage door link, factory subwoofer (That I upgraded to a 12w7 of course), rear seat pockets, steering wheel controls, etc.. Just a great all around cruiser (My license plate: CRUZN MM)

The CTS-V runs like a bat out of hell and will give power no matter what gear you are in. Only downside I've experienced is the common wheel hop but you don't pay too much attention to it since your ********* are in the back seat from all the LS6 torque. I also cannot fit very well inside the V like I do the Marauder. I'm 6'2 @ 300 lbs aka I'm a big f*cker.

The Marauder will put out a respectable 14.5-14.7 all day long with my mods. Not fast enough for me yet, but if I wanted something fast I would have picked a Camaro or Firebird. This is a very comfortable car, and I will continue doing more and more to give it a kick in the ***. 255/55/18 KDW2 tires in the back (29" tall) will spin off the line, grip, and launch. 1-2 shift breaks em loose, chirps, and makes my traction control light blink 3 times every time at WOT. Shifts are at 6k, I actually lowered them from 6100 per the Diablotune because this is my daily driver. Although this engine was still pulling at 6100 and had not gone flat, I didn't want to hear my car scream like that.

00t/a-m6: You're 24? I'm 18 and this car appeals to me. I work my butt off with school (EMT), dispatching, and I'm on a rescue squad in southern Wisconsin every week to keep up the car payment, insurance, and gas. Around town this behemoth of a car will get 20 MPG (Best of 21 so far) and on the highway, I have not taken any trips, Marauder owners are saying 24. Note that 21 MPG around town is like driving with an egg between your foot and the pedal. I recently did the 4.10 gears in the back and i've been getting...ohhhh....15MPG

Bluesix: There are about 20-30 Marauders out there with Vortech kits, approx 75 with other kits. All pulling low 11s or high 12s. Not too shabby for 4,500 lbs

 

 

So what else are you gonna do to it? I'm eager to see what that car can do when REALLY pushed. And yes, appealing it is, so nice and comfy. But damnit, I wanted something fast.

 

Next mods I am looking at will be the Kooks full length headers + X Pipe and some Flowmaster Super 40's, Stallion TC 3000 stall, under drive pullies, and after that it'll be on the Dyno for a tune rather than the generic Diablotune that came with the program. With those mods plus what I've done it has brought a Marauder to 13.270 @ 102.28 so I would be right around there.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/timeslips.php?

Click the link above to see what others have done, just to give you an idea. There are over 100 Marauders with superchargers but as you can see very few posted their times or even took them to the track. Makes for some good reading though.

For a lot of pictures of a Marauder getting built up and redone to the tune of 670+ RWHP, http://www.legalknevil.com/gallery/Marauder?page=1

 

For anyone interested... the Marauder is the feature car this Thursday on American Muscle Car on Speed T.V. 10:30 est