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DieselDan

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Hey guys,

Not sure if this has ever been done here before, but just like the title states...
What all do you have done to your car and what are you doing realistically in the near future. Leave out the stuff that we all want FI 5.0 STROKER WITH NOS and FORGED BOTTOM END, but won't soon realistically have.

I'll go first.

Has:
Spring Converted with rear Bilstiens and SuperCoupe front ARC Shocks
3:73 w/ Trac-Lok
1 1/4" Front and Rear sway Bars with ES bushings
ES Transmission Mount
True Dual exhaust with Borla XS Pro mufflers
Coil On Plug Conversion
Shaved Intake Tube with Silencer Removed
SCT Chip
2001 Mustang Trans w/ J-mod
SGI-5 Speedometer Calibrator
Kenwood Headunit and Speakers
Turbo Chuck Motor Mounts
6000K High and Low HIDs
Black Interior Swap
93 Drive Shaft

Soon to Have:
04 Cobra Manifold with Steering Column rerouting (Already own all the parts)
07 California Special Mustang Rims with 4.5" bolt circle swap over (Already have all the parts)
13" Cobra Brakes (own) - Front
11" Cobra Brakes (want to buy soon) - Rear
 
Mine are listed in my sig below. I am curious tho. why the rear cobra brakes. I heard the stock mark viii ones are better then the cobra ones .?.
 
My current mods are in my signature, but:

Koni adjustable shocks front and rear, with the air ride.
4.10 gears with Trac-Lok
93 driveshaft
Mustang hub swap
18x9 and 18x10 Black Chrome FR500 wheels
FR500 double-wrapped/perforated Mustang steering wheel
Baumann shift kit
3000 Rpm high stall torque converter
Cobra 2003 10th anniversary Cobra brakes on the front
Relocated Mark VIII calipers with Cobra rotors on the rear


I've got the following sitting in my garage:

Stainless steel braided brake lines
2000 Cobra R 4-piston Brembo calipers
Lower mileage engine
96-98 Polished Cobra intake
96-98 Cobra cams
Oil filter relocation
March underdrive pulleys
Mezeire electric water pump
Adjustable fuel pressure regulator
Maximum Motorsports a/m fuel rails
Kooks headers
Electric exhaust cutouts
Powdercoated valve covers, alternator case, crossover tube, and timing cover
1 3/8" Addco sway bars from and rear

That's all I can think about right now
 
1993 Lincoln Mark VIII

LSC headlights
DLF’s headlight adapters
Driving lights mounted behind the grill
DDM Tuning HIDs, 55w high, 35w low and 35w driving.
Headlight wiring harness to activate highs and lows at the same time.
Hub swap
03 Cobra wheels
275/40-17 Kumho tires
Cobra Bilstein rear shocks
13” dual piston Cobra front brakes
11.65” rear Cobra rotors with relocated Mark VIII calipers
Stainless steel brakes lines
Trunk spoiler
OEM front air suspension shock assemblies
Arnott rear air bags
4.10 rear gears
Trac lock
Carbon Clutches and F-150 S-spring
W3Z3 computer
Blue Oval Tune on an SCT chip
J-Modded trans
Alpine head unit and 4 channel amp
Kicker 15” sub
Oil pressure gauge
TRE Performance 255 lph fuel pump

Wanted:
Addco 1-1/4 sway bars
Subframe bracing
LSC bumpers and side moldings
Tint
 
Mods
Blacked Out Headlights
JMod
Hub Swap with Cobra Rear Hubs
14" 4 Piston Brembo Front Brakes with Stainless Lines
11.65" Cobra Rear Brakes
Cobra Rear Bilstein Shocks
19x8.5 and 19x10 Wheels

Near Future Mods
15" 6 Piston Brembo Front Brakes
14.4" 4 Piston Brembo Rear Brakes
MMX Driveshaft
4:10 Posi Pumpkin
Deatsch Works 300 Lph Fuel Pump
Vortech S-Trim Non-Intercooled

-Alan

Not to clutter up your thread Dan but it could be argued that retaining the stock Mark VIII rear caliper is actually worse for braking performance if you have upgraded the fronts to something with less piston area than the stockers, like Cobras. This actually decreases the amount of rear bias as far as the caliper is concerned. Increasing rotor size helps make up for it, but not enough. In order to maintain a factory like bias you would want to decrease the rear caliper area by the same amount.
 
I'll play.......

Has:
Hub Swap
18" Saleen Rims
150 NOS kit
Diablo Chip
3.73 gears
2800 Stall
Dual Exhaust w/Magnaflows

Soon to have (as in waiting in the garage):
Forged Bottom End
03 Cobra Heads
Eaton or S Trim (have both just trying to decide which)
Pioneer Double DINN
Kenwood Amps JL Components and 1 12" Phoenix Gold Sub
New Rear Glass (to be installed when the car gets painted in Sept)

On my wish list:
Rebuilt 4R70W (nothing wrong with this one, but there will be ;) )
Mark VIII Terminator front bumper
New Front Seat Covers
Hydro Dipped Trim pieces to black burlwood
 
1994
on the car mods

cobra r hood
410 gears
eibach drop springs
kyb shocks
2.5 dual exhaust xpiped
w3z2
boc tuned sct chip
jmod
Saturn5 suspension braces
c&l 80mm maf
2001 cobra front seats
lsc headlight housings
19 inch wheels
jl audio 12w7
jl audio 1000/1
kenwood touch screen head unit
there is more but I don't remember right now

parts in the garage

96 cobra intake upper and lower
lsc moldings and rear bumper
93 driveshaft

future mods

3800 stall
supercharger maybe
some Saturn5 subframe connectors
paint job
 
Lobird, that is very insightful! I hadn't thought of that... The front calipers will travel a given distance with the pedal applied. If the rear piston is larger, it will take more fluid to move the larger piston, compared to the fronts. Meaning, the rear piston will travel less, causing less brake power in the rear. I hadn't thought of that... Hmmm.

I'll have to do the math on the combined piston area for the front stick caliper and the cobra calipers.


Stu - do you have any more information on your front seats, or maybe just some pics?
 
Cobra intake
4.30s
3800 stall
Kooks headers
JMOD
dyno tune
poly diff. bushing
poly crossmember bushings
4" Dynotech driveshaft
Tokico shocks up front
Koni sports out back
Sitting on SC T-bird springs

What I would like to add:

Focus Green Top fuel pump
Low-drag water pump
Single blade Accufab throttle body
IMRC deletes
March underdrive pullies
re-tuned on the dyno with more fuel taken out and lower shift points (7100rpm is too high )
And of course, a very low 13 second timeslip

I will get there in time if the motor doesn't blow before then but as a daily driver, I did pretty good this last year only putting 10K on the car.

I won't even get into the other car at this point. I think that list is much longer.
 
LSC lenses with vvme hid kit 4300k bulbs
LSC bumpers and trim
Tokico thunderbird springs (1.25" drop) and shocks
DLF perches
18x9 Cobra Rs 245/45/18s all around
35% side tint, 20% rear on new back window
'93 W3Z2 computer

Realistic future mods:
2.5" true dual exhaust with gutted cats and magnaflow mufflers
Jmod
BOC chip
Hub swap with 96/97 cobra wheels
 
Done:

Stereo -Pioneer 3200 dvd- 6.5" comps f+r- Type R 12's- a2400db- Big 3 upgrade
Rear sc swaybar
Tint - 20%
Lowered coil kit
6k hid upgrade
Chrome 20 spokes
Removed neon emblems


List would be longer but I've put her back to "stock" over the last 2 years. Well, as close as it will get.

Future:

Maintnence
Maybe a 5 channel
 
DieselDan said:
Lobird, that is very insightful! I hadn't thought of that... The front calipers will travel a given distance with the pedal applied. If the rear piston is larger, it will take more fluid to move the larger piston, compared to the fronts. Meaning, the rear piston will travel less, causing less brake power in the rear. I hadn't thought of that... Hmmm.

I'll have to do the math on the combined piston area for the front stick caliper and the cobra calipers.
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i had thought about it, but dismissed it as insignificant. but i just did some numbers, and its significant. and i always thought my car could use more rear bias... guess that's why.
but enough thread cluttering for now..
 
DieselDan said:
Stu - do you have any more information on your front seats, or maybe just some pics?
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It was a pain in the ass. it took a lot of test fitting. I welded up a bracket to match the mark viii bolt holes and bolted the cobra seats to the bracket. wiring was not to bad for the drivers seat. I think it was only two or three wires for the cobra seat. passenger side is not electric. I had pics but now I cant find them. I will take more and post them.
 
• Powdercoated valve covers, billet caps, cobra battery tray, custom fuse box cover, alternator bracket, windshield wiper arms (factory color)
• Cerma-chromed intake, alternator cover, COP covers
• Flexo stainless hoses with anodized finishers
• Pioneer DD head unit, Alpine 6x9s, JL 2x10 inclosure, 2 x Kenwood amps, new wiring
• Lincoln Motor Sport mufflers
• HID conversion from factory reversion to Halogen 6000k
• Compass delete lol. My stereo rattled it off just like Kirk's did. Doh
• Laser Iridium plugs, new Motorcraft COPs, IAC, TPS, thermostat, temp sender, tranny cooler, 200 Amp alternator
• Red calipers and CobraStars and a few Swarovski crystals here and there due to being a girl. :shifty:
• Cross drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pads
• Tinted windows
• LED interior and trunk lights
• Sensor lowered... and about a thousand other things that I can't think of right now. It never ends. :D

This weekend:
• Cobra Bilstein rear shocks

Soon:
• Dirty Dog Shift Plate
• Mild tune from Lonnie
 
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1993 Supercharged Mark VIII

Good idea Dan. Vortech S-trim supercharger with a 3.33 pulley at 8psi. K&N conical air filter, 90mm Lighning MAFS, Fiberglassed air intake tube, Methanol Injection system. -- 320 LPH fuel pump, 29# fuel injectors. -- Mezeire electric water pump, -- 4,000 Dirty Dog stall converter and valve body, Mercon V fluid and a large cooler. -- Kooks Headers into a mid mounted duel 2 1/2" in and out Magnaflow X-pipe resonator with 2 1/2" pipes all the way back. -- 4:10 gears with Trac/Loc and the correct speedometer gear. -- Battery relocated to the trunk with the meth cell and pump. -- 1 1/4" lower coil conversion, Saturn V braces front and rear, Poly differential bushings, Solid rear T-Bird sway bar, Cross drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pad front and rear. -- 17" X 9" Cobra-R wheels with Nitto 235-50-17 in the front and 26-11.5-17 Mickey Thompson bias ply Street ET's in the rear. Boost and air fuel ratio gauges installed. -- Pictures -- http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/forum/vbpicgallery.php?do=big&p=12497#photo -- Videos --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIN7vhSlTJs&feature=c4-overview&list=UUqbKzAdvTxJHvH0oBfsUt-Q --- In this new format my old picture gallery disappeared and I can't change the link in my signature from the old one to the new one ????
 
here is one pic 1001857_555013097896732_818720353_n.jpg

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Don Pfau said:
Good idea Dan. Vortech S-trim supercharger with a 3.33 pulley at 8psi. K&N conical air filter, 90mm Lighning MAFS, Fiberglassed air intake tube, Methanol Injection system. -- 320 LPH fuel pump, 29# fuel injectors. -- Mezeire electric water pump, -- 4,000 Dirty Dog stall converter and valve body, Mercon V fluid and a large cooler. -- Kooks Headers into a mid mounted duel 2 1/2" in and out Magnaflow X-pipe resonator with 2 1/2" pipes the way back. -- 4:10 gears with Trac/Loc and the correct speedometer gear. -- Battery relocated to the trunk with the meth cell and pump. -- 1 1/4" lower coil conversion, Saturn V braces front and rear, Poly differential bushings, Cross drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pad front and rear. -- 17" X 9" Cobra-R wheels with Nitto 235-50-17 in the front and 26-11.5-17 Mickey Thompson bias ply Street ET's in the rear. Boost and air fuel ratio gauges installed. -- Pictures -- http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/forum/vbpicgallery.php?do=big&p=12497#photo -- In this new format my old picture gallery disappeared and I can't change the link in my signature from the old one to the new one ????
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Don Pfau, I have a couple questions for you that both boggle my mind about your car. How in the sam hell do you run 11.60s with just an 8 psi pulley and 29# fuel injectors?
 
KStromberg said:
Don Pfau, I have a couple questions for you that both boggle my mind about your car. How in the sam hell do you run 11.60s with just an 8 psi pulley and 29# fuel injectors?
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I guess I'll take that as a complement? I agree that 29# injectors sounds low. I've never had them out but I was told that is whats in it. Maybe they were wrong. There was a lot of grumbling from the TCCOA members when we meet at Fayetteville and I ran faster then all of them except for there head guru RobertP. They started saying that there had to be more done to it than I said or I was running more boost or something. But what I have listed is all that has been done. I was as shocked as anyone at how fast it is. Heck it is faster than my Cobra was with 14lbs of boost, a tune, lots of suspension work and drag radials ???
 
Current Mods-

-Tokico Blue front and rear shocks
-Vogtland 1.6" lowering springs
-Mustang front hubs / Re-drilled rear hubs
-3.73 w/ trac-loc
-J-mod
-Xcal 3 -Lonnie tuned
-18x8 2012 Mustang Wheels
-Pirelli tires
-Tinted windows
-Kenwood Nav headunit
-2 alpine 10" subs
-Kenwood/MTX amps
-Leather shifter boot
-Mustang (modified) shift handle
-Solid rear T-bird swaybar


Mods on the shelf but not installed-
-Cobra brakes
-Cobra intake
-Cobra fuel rails

Future mods.....

FOR SALE-
 
Don Pfau said:
I guess I'll take that as a complement? I agree that 29# injectors sounds low. I've never had them out but I was told that is whats in it. Maybe they were wrong. There was a lot of grumbling from the TCCOA members when we meet at Fayetteville and I ran faster then all of them except for there head guru RobertP. They started saying that there had to be more done to it than I said or I was running more boost or something. But what I have listed is all that has been done. I was as shocked as anyone at how fast it is. Heck it is faster than my Cobra was with 14lbs of boost, a tune, lots of suspension work and drag radials ???
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Don, I am most definitely not insulting your car. I am just baffled. ;) That is all. Although something about the meth seems to make me wonder. The reason I say that is that Burbank LSC also ran meth, a cheap ass Anderson kit at that, and ran 10s on only 12 psi. My theory is that the meth injection is allowing you to run some VERY aggressive parameters in the tune without the fear of knock or high IATs and of course with no intercooler at play, you are at an advantage somewhat. An intercooler does suck up a bit of power. It would be interesting to see your tune file. On the low end, I would say you have 450rwhp and the skinnies up front and battery re-location certainly does help, but damn your car is quick.

I will be utilizing the meth to its fullest potential on my 97 once I get going with that car. At this point I have decided that unless my setup necessitates the need for an intercooler, I'm not going to use one. There is no need. It's just an extra piece of equipment that may not be a necessary investment. Burbank LSC gives me hope and so do you.
 
A true 95 LSC with….

• K& N cone filter
• W3Z3 computer
• Shaved intake tube
• 9mm FR wires
• 98 Trans rebuilt with updated/stronger parts, 9.5 inch Edge/Midwest converter (2850 stall) and a BE Controls shift kit
• HID conversion (96 LSC Headlight housings) with DLF adapters and HID’s in both low and high
• Alpine head unit, speakers, amp and subs
• Gen II air suspension, seats, door & ¼ panels, mirrors and octi-stars with 255’s on them. (converted from a peanut butter tan to 97 ebony interior)
• 97 door strikers, 98 airbag, 93 sill plates, and a 98 CE ebony steering wheel
• Addco 1 1/8th rear sway bar with Cobra Bilstein rear shocks
• 3.73:1 gears and a 28 spline posi
• DLF PCV valve
• White faced gauges with chrome trim rings and blue back lit LED’s
• Plus all the regular maintenance items, i.e. o2’s, IAC, plugs, oil changes…

Sitting in my garage
• New rear cobra (4.5”) hubs with brake caliper relocation brackets and rotors
• Used 02 mustang front hubs with 99 cobra calipers and rotors
• 2000, 17” mustang GT wheels
• Flaming river steering joint with DLF stub shaft
• FRPP shorty headers with all the gaskets
• 2.5” X Pipe
• Custom air ride adjustment module (like the ASHAM8 but not)
• 93 drive shaft
• BOC chip
• Full sub frame connectors (k-member to uni-body, uni-body to rear sub frame, diff brace, diff cradle, polly diff bushings, rear strut tower brace)
• Extra valve covers and intake to be powder coated
• Plus some top secret stuff I’m trying to work on...


And someday I really, really need a paint job
 
Here's a internet compilation of The Mark :)

http://www.injectedengineering.com/MikeSchultz1998MarkVIII-43

http://www.vortechsuperchargers.com/page.php?id=663

http://www.bozeforged.com/lincoln1.html

http://templeperformancecars.com/customer-cars.html

http://www.youtube.com/user/themarksc/videos?view_as=public

http://www.streetfire.net/uploaded/themark.htm

https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D1773116_034_681810095

https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D1773116_034_681810024



Some of the Mods, Repairs, and Parts used on The Mark over the years...

M2300X Ford Racing/Brembo 13in 2000 Cobra R Front Brake Kit
136-2261002 Baer Eradispeed Extreme Plus 2 piece Front Brake Rotors for 1999-2004 Mustang Cobra
DP31031C EBC Brake Pads for 2000 Cobra R/Brembo Brakes
9904HABA Front Hub and Bearing Assembly for 1999-2004 Mustang Cobra
136-2262001 Baer Eradispeed Extreme Plus 2 piece Rear brake rotors for 1999-2004 Mustang Cobra
YR3Z1109AA Rear Hub for 1999-2004 Mustang Cobra IRS
E9DZ1215A Rear Wheel Bearing for 1999-2004 Mustang Cobra IRS
BR57B Rear brake pads for 1994-1998 Lincoln Mark VIII
Ed's Rear Caliper Relocation Kit
Classic Tube SS Brake Line Kit F&R
Custom Forged Boze Wheels Front wheel dimensions: 18x8 w/ 6.375 back spacing
Custom Forged Boze Wheels Rear wheel dimensions: 18x9 w/ 7.500 back spacing F&R Wheel Spacers - 1/2"
Front – 235/45/18 Pirelli PZero Nero
Rear - 265/40/18 Mickey Thompson ET Street Drag Radial
Vortech Supercharger Tuner Kit
Vortech V-2 T Trim Supercharger Compressor Polished with Heavy Duty Bearings
Vortech Idler Pulley – Upgraded Newest no squeak version
Polished Treadstone Intercooler TR10 24in Long core
Custom Polished Aluminum Intercooler Tubing - 3 1/2" intake, 3" discharge
Siemens Deka 60lbs injectors
Ford GT supercar fuel pump
ATI 10% overdrive 8 rib balancer damper
Kenne Bell Boost-a-pump (2 - had to replace the first one in 2013)
NGK BR7EF Spark Plugs
Ford Racing Aluminum Radiator 03/04 Cobra
97-03 Mustang/Cobra Electric Fan
Mustang GT MAF for 2005 Mustang GT
MAF Plug for 2005 Mustang GT
VMP MAF adapter for 2005 mass air flow sensor into aluminum tubing MafXtender
Kooks 3/4 Headers
Magnaflow polished SS mufflers
Magnaflow high flow cats
SCT Xcal2 Flash tool
2 1/2" Custom mandrel bend SS exhaust
PI multi disc 3600 stall torque converter
Dynotech Metal Matrix Drive shaft
Ford Racing 410 gears
Ford Racing Trak-Lok Diff
Raxle SC T-Bird rear half shafts
ARP Racing Front and Rear Extended Wheel Studs
SCP Pinion Brace
Poly Diff Bushings
SCP Rear Cover Brace
Bradshaw Bros. Custom built 500 rwhp racing 4r70w transmission
Ford Racing deep well trans fluid pan
Custom built Ford plate style trans cooler w/SS braided lines
Pioneer in-dash navigation system and multi-media head unit
Myron-Davis DVD player
Polished 96-98 Cobra Intake
Two Vortech Maxflow Racing bypass blow off valves
Polished ACCUFAB Single blade throttle body
Injected 302 Stroker Kit
Custom Manley Pistons-off set
Manley H-Beam Rods
ARP 2000 Bolts
Total Seal Stainless File Rings
Federal Mogul H Rod & Main Bearings
ARP Main Stud Kit
ARP High Tensile Strength Head Studs (with 12 pt nuts)
Melling High Volume Oil Pump with Billet Gears
Refresh Cylinder Heads
MET-MBR0004 - Screw in type valve cover breather modified and welded bung to accept -10 Earls 120 deg hose end
Aerospace Crankcase Evacuation Tank
Earls -12 Pro-Lite black hose and misc -10 & -12 black fittings
FOMOCO-XR3Z6B209DB - Steel tensioner recall kit for 96-98 Mustang Cobra
OEM-MC-PW470 - Water pump for 96-98 Cobra
FOMOCO-F3LY6K297A - Timing chain guides
FOMOCO-1R3Z6M256AA - Timing chain guides
FOMOCO-1R3Z6L253AA - Timing chain guides
FOMOCO-1R3Z6L253BA - Timing chain guides
FOMOCO-F7LZ6K254AA - Timing chain tensioner for 4.6 4v B Head
FOMOCO-F7LZ6K254BA - Timing chain tensioner for 4.6 4v B Head
FOMOCO-YR3Z14300BA - Mustang Cobra/GT Pos and Neg Battery cables
Enlarged 2 ½” SS Pipe Modified Stock Mark VIII Exhaust Tips.
Pioneer Ipod Adapter
Strut Bar Bushings
Ford Outer Tie rod Ends
Ford Upper Control Arms
Wheel Alignment
American Air Suspension 1 ½” Lowered Coil Spring Conversion
1998 Mark VIII Collector Edition Wood Shifter
Bend Door Actuator Motor (Replaced twice - 1 in 2002 & 1 in 2011)
Ford Mark VIII Custom Fitted Car Cover
97-98 Mark VIII Steering Column
Lower Radiator Hose 2003 Mustang Cobra
Assorted T-Bolt Clamps
Assorted Silicone Couplers
S&B Cone Air Filter 4” Inlet
Sway Bar End Links
Hub Dust Caps 2004 Mustang
Throttle Cable 1999-2001 Mustang Cobra
Throttle Cable Bracket 96-98 Mustang Cobra
Complete Ford Engine Gasket Kit
8 Bolt Flexplate 2004 Mach 1
IMRC Controller 96-98 Mustang Cobra
1998 Mark VIII Alternator
Billet Modular Crank Trigger
PMAS HPX Slot Style MAF
TPS Sensor
Ford o2 Sensors and long lead 4-wire for headers
Percy Header Gaskets
Temple Performance Terminator Front Bumper Cover
Terminator Cobra Fog Lamps
Temple Performance Rear window trim repair kit
Reische Performance FORD-4D 170deg Performance Thermostat
 
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