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    #421
    Originally posted by Midnight Drifter View Post
    Flowmaster something 40 something exhaust...

    Bet the cat sounds bitchin'. I wanna check her out in person.
    If you're ever in south jersey we should meet up, John too, or anyone else who wants to. I always enjoy it's rumble, lol.

    The stock gearing is pretty terrible. I dont know what the hell they were thinking. It doesn't seem to be useful for economy or performance. I guess you might claim that you can hit higher top speed since the engine won't rev out before it gets there, but with the lack of power and amazing aerodynamics I suspect that the engine RPM wouldn't be what ends up being the limiting factor for extreme high speed action.
    You took the words right out of my mouth, I was going to post just about the exact same thing. I guess they had no use for any decent engineers back then, would explain a lot actually... they shouldn't have come with anything lower than the 3.08, those gears belong in cars that came before the panthers, when overdrive didn't exist.
    -Phil

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    +1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.

    +2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed

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      #422
      OSHI- never got around to posting in here. I love the transformation this LTD-S has undergone. She was pretty cool when you got her, but she's at a totally different level now. I'm extremely jealous.

      I've never seen an LTD-S in person, let alone a former police car variant (factory slicktop FTW!). Can't be many in this good of shape around. She looks absoutely beautiful, especially with those dog-dish rims. That pushbar looks pretty badass too. Probably keeps the brake checkers and/or lane wanderers at bay huh? Haha.

      Must.... buy.... LTD/LTD-S cop car someday.
      Last edited by Hearsesrock427; 07-13-2014, 03:49 PM. Reason: Added some context
      '89 Grand Marquis "Ebyt", '85 Grand Marquis "Eva", '94 Caprice "Kira"
      '84 Town Car "Stacy", '79 New Yorker “Anita", '93 Town Car "Kelly"
      '80 Mark VI "Allie", '94 Grand Marquis coming June, '79 LTD-S "Oksana"

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        #423
        Hey Thanks! I usually don't have a problem with people getting out of the way lol.

        If you can find one, you should!
        -Phil

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        +1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.

        +2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed

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          #424
          Finally installed the 86 valve body John gave me, with the Baumann shift kit I installed. After a bit of a hiccup, see:
          Valve body- slipping all gears - GrandMarq.NET - Panther Headquarters
          http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthread.php?51273-Valve-body-slipping-all-gears&p=731283#post731283
          Discussion of transmissions that will bolt to the Windsor/Cleveland engine blocks


          It now is, once again, an entirely different animal! Shifts are firm, without delay or slippage, especially at full throttle. I had a major problem with the 2-3 shift at WOT before, it's now amazing. The car gained noticeable acceleration with the new rear and driveshaft, however with improved shifting it has also helped considerably, I would now feel comfortable taking on the drag strip.

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          -Phil

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          +1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.

          +2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed

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            #425
            Have you done an autopsy on the stock VB to see if you could find problems? Just curious if it was wear/dirt or original engineering suckage.
            86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
            5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

            91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

            1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

            Originally posted by phayzer5
            I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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              #426
              Nick was saying you didn't have park or something, do you have that yet? lol
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              1985.03 Crown Vic. Coupe "CVGT" Build thread - china whirlybird, burnout machine.
              The only 6 speed box on a late model frame.

              Originally posted by SVT98t
              It has air ride. I've disabled it since I've been jacking it up and down.

              That is how you're supposed to jack it.

              Up and down.

              -ryan s.

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                #427
                Haven't taken it apart yet, but plan to! Apparently the 1-2 accumulator is made of plastic, and can crack. It was updated to aluminum in the current valve body.

                It's true I don't have park, and still don't. It will get fixed one of these days. lol
                -Phil

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                +1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.

                +2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed

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                  #428
                  Originally posted by Brown_Muscle View Post
                  Haven't taken it apart yet, but plan to! Apparently the 1-2 accumulator is made of plastic, and can crack. It was updated to aluminum in the current valve body.

                  It's true I don't have park, and still don't. It will get fixed one of these days. lol
                  The best permanent fix is a temporary fix.
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                  1985.03 Crown Vic. Coupe "CVGT" Build thread - china whirlybird, burnout machine.
                  The only 6 speed box on a late model frame.

                  Originally posted by SVT98t
                  It has air ride. I've disabled it since I've been jacking it up and down.

                  That is how you're supposed to jack it.

                  Up and down.

                  -ryan s.

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                    #429
                    Thats been what, 5 years now?

                    Not that I should say a damn thing. I have so many things that "I'm going to get to".
                    86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                    5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                    91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                    1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                    Originally posted by phayzer5
                    I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                      #430
                      Oh i think more like 3 or 4 max lol. The trans leaks out the front and rear seal as well. but not enough for me to do anything about it...

                      86VickyLx took a ride today and compared it to his silverfox VB, that made me happy to hear.

                      I just have to go over everything really well before my 600+ mile trip to Connecticut and PA, breaking down then would NOT be fun..
                      -Phil

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                      +1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.

                      +2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed

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                        #431
                        Had a great time at Scottfest, no hiccups!

                        Had cheesesteakjim AKA Nick fabricate up and weld some new push bumper brackets. I was very impressed by his work, and the way it all came together!
                        I wanted it so that everything was removable, in case I wanted it to look as though a push bar was never there, and also never touch the bumper, as the new one I will be putting on is close to perfect. Highly recommend him!

                        Also waxed the car today...looks a lot better than it did at SF!

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                        -Phil

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                        +1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.

                        +2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed

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                          #432
                          no dyno numbers?

                          -ryan s.
                          08 Lincoln Navigator L - 233k
                          03 Mercury Marauder- 63k
                          97 Ford Crown Victoria HPP "Tank of Justice III" (TOJ3) - 194k -->578.9 miles on ONE tank of gas<--
                          94 BMW 325i Convertible - 135k
                          73 VW Super Beetle "Bunky" <----- Wifey's
                          12 Mini Cooper S - 90k <---- Wifey's
                          Originally posted by pantera77
                          Well my buddy tells him he knows exactly who loves buying shitboxes.

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                            #433
                            Sweet! Now you gotta find some school buses stuck on train tracks or something to test it all out.

                            85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
                            160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
                            waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc

                            06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)

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                              #434
                              OH yeah! We went to a dyno at SF (Thanks to Ryan!) I pulled 171 HP and 274 ft-lb of torque, higher numbers than i was expecting. Here is a picture of the pulls.

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                              -Phil

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                              +1982 Ford LTD-S Police Car. Built 351w, Trickflow 11R 190 Heads, Holley Sniper EFI, RPM Intake+ Hyperspark dizzy, WR-AOD, Full exhaust headers to tails. 3.27 Trac-Lok Rear. Aluminum Police Driveshaft. Speedway Springs+Bilstein Shocks, Intermediate Brakes, HPP Steering Box.

                              +2003 Acura CL Type S 6-speed

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                                #435
                                that's with the headers and duals, right?

                                85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
                                160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
                                waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc

                                06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)

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