Originally posted by nfldfordltd
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I convinced a kid a while back that headers are a good thing. So he went and installed a set on his Buick Skylark. Came back to me after doing that claiming that the car was fun; but why his gas mileage sucked after the install? I asked him how many burnouts he did that day? He said 2 at the toll booths that morning coming into work. I told him that was his answer. LOL -
The lousy low RPM torque of an HO with a 3.08 in a 2 ton boat makes for unimpressive performance. Gearing is a huge benefit for these. Makes the engine run in a useful power band. The stock motor is nothing but low rpm torque, so those tall gears make sense.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 rousersComment
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[QUOTE=gadget73;854698]The lousy low RPM torque of an HO with a 3.08 in a 2 ton boat makes for unimpressive performance. Gearing is a huge benefit for these. Makes the engine run in a useful power band. The stock motor is nothing but low rpm torque, so those tall gears make sense.
So I've addressed that issue recently...I got a low-mile 3.55 Traction-Lok diff unit (read K-code) from a local Mustang guy who had changed it out in favour of a 4.10 31-spline unit for drag racing. That seems to really have woken the car up, especially at lower speeds and it can do a burnout now! Plus the 3.55s are tall enough that highway performance has too improved (stays in OD longer at 70 mph, acceleration for passing is "night-and-day" compared to what it was with the 3.08s) and best of all it's actually better on gas than it was. 12.5 L/100 km (16.8 mpg) vs 14 L/100 km (18.8 mpg). Better than it was with the lopo 5.0. It's damn quick getting from 100 km/h to 180 km/h now (60 mph to 110 mph) and feels like there's still more in it.
Very happy with the setup now and how it runs.
After 15 years, I finally have the Town Car I wanted lolSummer car-> 1988 Lincoln Town Car, triple blue, 335,xxx km. New HO 5.0 in and running. Bought 2006/08/22. June 2017 PotM!
Winter vehicle-> 1995 Ford F-250 XLT SuperCab 4x4, 284,xxx+km. AKA "Brutus" 460/E4OD/4.10 axles and 12 MPG. Bought 2019/08/14
Originally posted by phayzer5Comment
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Woot woot!1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party BargeComment
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