1982 Mercury Marquis

[marquis_82_withneons]

i got the 3sp OD.. but most of my driving is city-ish.. its more of town driving if you will. i live in the country and i do go through small towns and such but alot of my roads are several miles long with a 45-55 speed limit.. im usually at or below it cuz i like to cruise haha

[P72Ford]

3.73s and don't look back. I've had two panthers with the 3.73s and the AOD. Its a good combo.

Car looks good, bud.

[88Vic]

With lower gearing you don't have to hit the gas as hard to take off from a stop or to go up a hill. The bike is a good example, the lower gears (smaller) allow you to go up hills with less effort, but you can't go as fast on level or downhills. If you're just cruising on your bike you can leave it in the lower gears and you won't get as tired, it's the same with your car's axle ratio.

Btw check the door jam tag, there's a column listed "ax" and it'll tell you what gears you have. Check member "Goodsamaritan" he's got the axle codes in his signature. I believe numbers mean open and letters indicate limited slip carriers, k-code being the desirable 3.55 limited slip.

[marquis_82_withneons]

Car looks good, bud.

thanks ive probably got around 2k invested in the car already no including what i paid for it

[marquis_82_withneons]

Btw check the door jam tag, there's a column listed "ax" and it'll tell you what gears you have. Check member "Goodsamaritan" he's got the axle codes in his signature. I believe numbers mean open and letters indicate limited slip carriers, k-code being the desirable 3.55 limited slip.

i understand... thats where the infamous "k-code" name came from.. ok i will check.. ill even upload a pic of it

[Brown_Muscle]

in all honesty.. im not sure i would want to.. i never have been a kid that likes speed. i like 0-60 and all that.. but considering shes my daily.. id like to stay as close to 20 as i can hahah.. especially since im unemployed at the moment

In that case I think you should keep the 255, It's a very rare engine to have, but if it goes ka-putt.. I think that's what you were getting at any way.

by 3 speed overdrive... I assume you mean Automatic Overdrive (AOD?)

[marquis_82_withneons]

pretty much.. ill keep it as long as i can. then ill prolly do a five-oh swap. and yes i do mean an AOD

[marquis_82_withneons]

got the new headers today.. and put them on.. got all the pipes in and the glasspacks back on and the side exit on... this thing... came... ALIVE!...

will upload a vid of it on youtube and post a link tomaro

[Grand Marquis GT]

POST PICS OF YOUR 77 AT NIGHT WITH THE ANGEL EYES.

That is all.

[marquis_82_withneons]

haha ill try to get to it.. shes got a lot of pics

[marquis_82_withneons]

new headers came and got them on. looks and sounds great!... got them piped out the side in front of eat wheel. all i need now is some nice tips for it and itll look sexy!

[87gtVIC]

Broken wheel stud in that last pic!?

[marquis_82_withneons]

yea when i first got the rims on the car i had hell of a time with them vibrating. the lugs kept coming loose. in an emergency i tried tightening them with a lug wrench and i twisted the stud off.. its only missing about half an inch, so i can still use it, i need a set of locks for the rims anyway

[marquisman]

Are you running a 255/60/15 tire on those 15x8's?

[marquis_82_withneons]

i believe so, my dad gave me these after he got some wider ones for his 84 CV Wag..