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    #31
    with identical lift and ramp rates it should make the same power, but yeah, the firing order beats on the bearings. The ECM won't be able to give the additional fuel needed anyway. Hell, the HO brain will get dumb with GT40 heads a lot of the time if you don't go mass air or have it tuned.
    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

    Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it works

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      #32
      Alright good reasons not to do that. Wasn't sure and was just thinking. All good reasons. Thank you.

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        #33
        So this weekend I'm grabbing new headlights (I have one bright, one normal), tires, and a tune up. Insurance was crazy expensive and it took a bit to save up for it.

        For the exterior I'm thinking about playing with some plastidip and going matte black. Then I was thinking about getting a little bit of a drop at the front, chrome trim rings and lugnuts (If i can't find old school half moon poverty caps), and gas adjusts. Down the road I want to slap on better sway bars. Is there a kit to completely rebuild the front suspension (ie all the rubber and such).

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          #34
          Why ruin what looks to be a nice car with awful plastidip?
          1986 Mercury Grand Marquis "5.0" (160,000)

          2011 Ford Crown Victoria "4.6" (54,000)

          2015 Jeep Wrangler JK Willys "3.6" (48,000)

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            #35
            Originally posted by Georges86 View Post
            Why ruin what looks to be a nice car with awful plastidip?
            This.
            1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
            1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party Barge

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              #36
              Originally posted by killgore View Post
              For the exterior I'm thinking about playing with some plastidip and going matte black.
              No.
              2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
              2005 Grand Marquis GS - Marauder sway bars, Marauder exhaust, KYB's
              2003 Marauder - Trilogy # 8, JLT, kooks, 2.5" exhaust, 4.10's/31 spline, widened rear's, metco's, addco's, ridetech's 415hp/381tq
              1987 Colony Park - 03+ frame swap, blown Gen II Coyote, 6R80, ridetechs, stainless works, absolute money pit. WIP

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                #37
                Was not expecting that mass hate around the plastidip? I've done it several times and it seems to come out good? Maybe its in the prep.

                All prelim thinking rather than any actual plans made as of right now. I'm going to rent a buffer to see what the paint really holds here (hopefully) before it gets too cold.

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                  #38
                  No. I believe everyone is saying no because it looks cheesy.
                  ~David~

                  My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
                  My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz

                  Originally posted by ootdega
                  My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."

                  Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
                  But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck

                  Originally posted by gadget73
                  my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.




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                    #39
                    +1 cheez

                    +1 it's your car and your money... if you wanna dip it... at least I won't complain about the Copenhagen.

                    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                    rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

                    Originally posted by gadget73
                    ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                    Originally posted by dmccaig
                    Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                      #40
                      I did it on my friend's firebird a couple of times and we did it on an acura and stang. I think done right it doesn't look terrible. Up close you can tell its definitely not paint but it could fool a lot of onlookers from about 5 foot.

                      I want to see if I can get the paint to shine first. If I could bring it back and just have to repinstripe the door, I could wok that out.

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                        #41
                        Alright, so I got new tires this weekend, much more grippy (no more rear end slip).

                        I managed to lose both hoses that go from the water pump to the bypass and to the heater core. Wow. Okay. Anyways am going to have to replace those next weekend since those are no where in town.

                        One thing I noticed is the car downshifts into third with very little gas pedal down. Could this just be a sign that it needs a tuneup or is it something in the transmission?

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                          #42
                          TV cable may be a bit tight or you're cruising at 45mph or you have 2.73 gears.

                          Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                          rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

                          Originally posted by gadget73
                          ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                          Originally posted by dmccaig
                          Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                            #43
                            Probably 2.73 gears. It does it at 65-70. After 70 it wont downshift.

                            Where would I check to make sure the tv cable is tight enough?

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                              #44
                              if it's shifting into overdrive before 45mph, it should be snugged up a little. Probably stretched out over the years. Though, with 2.73, you might snug it up more unless it hangs onto 1st too long. Always adjust in small increments (1mm) and test drive for feel. When if feels right, leave it.


                              Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                              rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)

                              Originally posted by gadget73
                              ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                              Originally posted by dmccaig
                              Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                                #45
                                Nothing to report. Been broke and busy. One more final then I'm off for around 3 weeks, so hopefully I'll get off my lazy butt and get stuff done

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