Newbie to this site

[DinoW]

Hey all, I'm new to the web board stuff, but I do know a bit about 5.0's.
BTW, I have an 89 CV 5.0 LTD, ported GTheads.
A little background, I have new daughter (7mos), Ive worked at dealerships
since 1985, I sell parts. I have little time to work on my cars.

Questions..
Do long tubes/x pipes bolt up easily ??
Do 16s-17s (wheels) improve handling much ??
I ve noticed mention of a "98 brake install" does this apply to box cars? or
what is it?
I get good insight from these web boards, THANKYOU for sahring your
hard earned wisdom.
Dino

[Grand Marquis GT]

Welcome to GMN! Congrats on the daughter!


Do long tubes/x pipes bolt up easily ??
I dont know of anyone whos used longtubes...Eric (88grandmarq) has an X pipe, but i dont know if he's installed it yet.

Do 16s-17s (wheels) improve handling much ??
Damn skippy.

I ve noticed mention of a "98 brake install" does this apply to box cars? or what is it?
Yes. Scott (lincolnmania) will be able to tell you more about this, hes done it. You will need 16 or 17" wheels for this, however.

Sooner or later, people will chime in with some good answers to your questions...

GMGT

[Sambos86LTD]

Welcome to GMN! :rock:

[Lincolnmania]

hey welcome to the forum!
to answer your questions, here goes
1 long tube headers don't fit ........go with a set of mustang shortys.....any tube size you want
2 yes i have 16" wheels with 225/60/16 h rated tires......awesome cornering.....ask anyone who has ridden in my car.......choices in factory rims are limited......i am running 16x7 mark 7 lsc wheels with 1" spacers......same goes for 94 and up mustang rims......you will need 1" spacers
98-02 towncar, grand marquis and crown vic rims fit perfectly with no spacers, and it's rumored that explorer/mountanier/avaitor rims fit as well
3 the 98-02 panther brake upgrade can be done to any 79-97 panther.....it does require 16" or larger wheels though
what is it? ok i installed the front braking system from a 98 grand marquis, consisting of 12.5" rotors, sealed hub bearings, dual piston calipers and large brake pads........it involves swapping front spindles, lower ball joints, and upper control arms and ball joints
any more questions feel free to pm me or instant message me
again welcome to the board
scott

[DinoW]

Thanks for the greetings
AND
the answers (i might check out the suv wheels).
if you guys have any BMW questions or needs , i'll try to help.
Over and out.
Dino

[Grand Marquis GT]

Yeah, when were the first M3s made?

[DinoW]

I'll have check it out , late eighties, (wasnt with bmw at that time)they were 4 cvlinders, pretty hot in their day, nothing special now for performance.

Dino

[hogbus]

Welcome!