Hi, I'm new here and am stationed in northern Iraq right now but when I get home I wanna get a Mk8. So I am using this time to do some research on them. Is there a good source of info anywhere? Internet time here is at a premium so if there was a consolidated place that would be great. What I am looking for is the difference between a regular Mark and an LSC is, the best years, best mods etc. Thanks for the help, great board youve got here.
Hey all, I have an info request
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Lincolnpimpin
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First of all I want to say :W to the LVC you got questions we've got ansers. And boy did you come to the right sight about Mark VIII the people here know everything. And as far as mods LincolnMortorSports is top spot OneBadMark aka Geno owns it he'll hook you up with that part.
You will have a lot of opinions on this one I'll tell you bud. From what I here 93 an 98 is the one with the most Power. Personaly I like the 96 b/c I think they have all the bugs worked out. Also I prefer the updated climate control too. The deal with LSC and non LSC is LSC have true dual exhaust that about it. And also the HID's I love but they are very expensive.
Once again :W
You will have a lot of opinions on this one I'll tell you bud. From what I here 93 an 98 is the one with the most Power. Personaly I like the 96 b/c I think they have all the bugs worked out. Also I prefer the updated climate control too. The deal with LSC and non LSC is LSC have true dual exhaust that about it. And also the HID's I love but they are very expensive.
Once again :W
formerknown
Dedicated LVC Member
Get a 98 LSC.
Cold air intake, K&N filter, C&L MAF
4.30 rear gears with 8.8, 28-spline trak-lok
J-mod the tranny and add a tranny Tru-Cool fluid cooler.
2400+ stall Edge torque converter.
Kooks mid-length headers from Supercoupe Preformance.
Exhaust: 2.5 inch pipes with Borla XS/ Magnaflow, Flowmaster 40/50, or Bassani Real Street Mufflers.
SCT Xcalibrator II tuner.
Autolite 103 plugs.
98 cobra intake manifold to top that sum'bitch off
Presto! mid-13's :gr_devil:
Cold air intake, K&N filter, C&L MAF
4.30 rear gears with 8.8, 28-spline trak-lok
J-mod the tranny and add a tranny Tru-Cool fluid cooler.
2400+ stall Edge torque converter.
Kooks mid-length headers from Supercoupe Preformance.
Exhaust: 2.5 inch pipes with Borla XS/ Magnaflow, Flowmaster 40/50, or Bassani Real Street Mufflers.
SCT Xcalibrator II tuner.
Autolite 103 plugs.
98 cobra intake manifold to top that sum'bitch off
Presto! mid-13's :gr_devil:
ONEBADMK8
Dedicated LVC Member
Who is running mid 13's with tht set up?
formerknown
Dedicated LVC Member
My friend Dan Sullivan from Salem, 97 Mark, but I forgot to mention Stage I heads & cams, not sure from where...
But I don't see why you wouldn't be able to attain mid-to-high-13's with the above setup...
But I don't see why you wouldn't be able to attain mid-to-high-13's with the above setup...
ONEBADMK8
Dedicated LVC Member
evillally said:
You said he did those times with heads and cams so how could you do the same times without?
formerknown
Dedicated LVC Member
Also, Eli Hoffman ran 13.6 with the above mods, but with 3200 stall and underdrives...
formerknown
Dedicated LVC Member
ONEBADMK8 said:
I still contend it could be possibe; there are other factors in times; track conditions, weight, reaction, blah, blah, blah.
What's a stock Mark VIII run? 14.7-15.3? I've seen nearly a full second drop in 1/4 times with a good converter alone. So with the right marriage of parts, I don't see why you couldn't run mid 13's in a Mark VIII with the right parts. Didn't you claim to run low-13's with similar mods?
67Continental
Dedicated LVC Member
a full second drop from a converter alone? i don't think i would be running 13.8 with just a converter....
driller
Dedicated LVC Member
These are some of the cars(and their mods) I've been chasing... :steering
Gen 1 - 13.773 @ 101.19
C&L meter
K&N filter
Cold air intake
ported intake/IMRCs
3200 stall
MMX driveshaft
4.10s
Auburn diffrential
Bassani midlengths
ART exhaust
no cats
chip
pullies
Gen 1 - '94 - 13.87 @ 101.52
Ported intake
Pro_M MAF
cam shim
AWSF 22C plugs
home made cold air
modified MAC longtube headers and dual 2.5 " exhaust.
Shift Kit
3.73s
MSD wires
255 Walbro
Gen 2 - '97 - 13.9 @ 100
long tubes
exhaust
4.10s
traction lock
SCT dynotune
3200 stall converter
cobra intake
Gen2 - '97 - 14.077
ART long tube headers
stainless 2.5" dual exhaust
3.73s
traction lock
3000 stall converter
JMOD
BFG drag radials
2 step cooler plugs
underdrive pullies
dynotune by Jerry
C&L mass air & K&N cone filter
...and of 'course...
Terminator(Gen 1)
13.44 @ 102.993 with a 1.810 60 ft time on street tires (51 degrees with 37% humidity)
LMS POWERMAXX Chip.
LMS 900 cfm MEGAMETER mass air kit.
K&N re-0810 900 cfm (flow matched) filter.
LMS 2 1/2 inch Twin XX-pipe design LMS XpansionX chamber stainless steel mufflers & 4.75 inch rolled oval stainless steel tips.
LMS PROPOLYtm polyurethane carrier bushing kit.
LMS custom griffin radiator.
LMS 160 degree T-stat.
ASP balancer/crank pulley.
COBRA 130 amp alternator.
Modified throttle body tube.
Nology hot wires plasma ignition system.
Autolite 764 spark plugs gapped at .048.
LMS Pro Billet adjustable fuel pressure regulator.
LMS severe duty trans cooler.
Baldino Racing Transmissions race prepped 4R70W.(Bulletproof)
LMS billet aluminum "solid" trans mount.
Precision Industries 9.5 inch 3500 stall speed torque converter.
Denny's driveshaft Services Metal Matrix Composite driveshaft.
Spicer severe duty hardened steel 1330 u-joints.
Auburn hd posi unit.
FMS 4.10 gears.
FMS carrier stud kit.
Gen 1 - 13.773 @ 101.19
C&L meter
K&N filter
Cold air intake
ported intake/IMRCs
3200 stall
MMX driveshaft
4.10s
Auburn diffrential
Bassani midlengths
ART exhaust
no cats
chip
pullies
Gen 1 - '94 - 13.87 @ 101.52
Ported intake
Pro_M MAF
cam shim
AWSF 22C plugs
home made cold air
modified MAC longtube headers and dual 2.5 " exhaust.
Shift Kit
3.73s
MSD wires
255 Walbro
Gen 2 - '97 - 13.9 @ 100
long tubes
exhaust
4.10s
traction lock
SCT dynotune
3200 stall converter
cobra intake
Gen2 - '97 - 14.077
ART long tube headers
stainless 2.5" dual exhaust
3.73s
traction lock
3000 stall converter
JMOD
BFG drag radials
2 step cooler plugs
underdrive pullies
dynotune by Jerry
C&L mass air & K&N cone filter
...and of 'course...
Terminator(Gen 1)
13.44 @ 102.993 with a 1.810 60 ft time on street tires (51 degrees with 37% humidity)
LMS POWERMAXX Chip.
LMS 900 cfm MEGAMETER mass air kit.
K&N re-0810 900 cfm (flow matched) filter.
LMS 2 1/2 inch Twin XX-pipe design LMS XpansionX chamber stainless steel mufflers & 4.75 inch rolled oval stainless steel tips.
LMS PROPOLYtm polyurethane carrier bushing kit.
LMS custom griffin radiator.
LMS 160 degree T-stat.
ASP balancer/crank pulley.
COBRA 130 amp alternator.
Modified throttle body tube.
Nology hot wires plasma ignition system.
Autolite 764 spark plugs gapped at .048.
LMS Pro Billet adjustable fuel pressure regulator.
LMS severe duty trans cooler.
Baldino Racing Transmissions race prepped 4R70W.(Bulletproof)
LMS billet aluminum "solid" trans mount.
Precision Industries 9.5 inch 3500 stall speed torque converter.
Denny's driveshaft Services Metal Matrix Composite driveshaft.
Spicer severe duty hardened steel 1330 u-joints.
Auburn hd posi unit.
FMS 4.10 gears.
FMS carrier stud kit.
klutch
Well-Known LVC Member
Who makes long tubes for the mark? I cant seem to find anything but mid lenths from SCP
formerknown
Dedicated LVC Member
klutch said:
Accelerated Racing sold them, but he ceased making them. I guess they're too diffcult to make for these cars. Too bad, I'd think there'd be a decent market for them...
Many mods to follow.
S
scott9050
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Very nice LSC there. I want a Gen II even though they are slower then our 94.
MarkVIII93
Dedicated LVC Member
Cool!