I don't remember each shift honestly, I don't pay much attention to it. OD in the Towncar is about 45 though and the Mark VII is closer to 40. The Towncar is probably a wee bit late if I'm being honest. When I got both of them the Towncar was OD about 32, and the Mark VII was around 35. Neither were thrilled about it, the engine was obviously lugging and downshifts were slow.
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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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Pulled it to WOT and there’s about a 1inch of space. And last guy most definitely fucked with the throttle plate, pretty evident because obviously the screw is broken and how much it is open compared to the one I pulled…
Edit: had the throttle cable unhooked when I put the cable on and corrected my mistakeLast edited by monotonorobo; 05-18-2025, 12:40 PM.
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If you can still feel the shifts and it's not complete mush, it ought to be fine if you don't push it hard. 1-2 shift is always a bit soft and earlier.
The AOD is governed at 4500rpm, basically if you adjust it to WOT 2-3 shift right around there, it's pretty good too.
Having the TV adjusted a bit too tight doesn't hurt the trans, it'll only shift harder.
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