As most of you know, I traded Dave my 2 door LTD for his Lincoln Mark VII. Seeing as how the motor has close to 300 000 kilometers on it I'm gonna give the motor a fresh rebuild. I want to put a better cam in it to but a couple people told me that I would have to get the computer reprogrammed to accept the new cam or the car will run like shit. The Mark VII btw is a 1988 and has a 5.0 liter H.O.
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to get the best performance,milage, and drivability yes. but if it's a small cam, it should be fine. I'd look for something really small and eec4 friendly. Just FYI, HO cam has been used in 10 second cars...Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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i dont think it needs reprogramming since its EEC IV, however you can chip it if you like and have a port to hook your comp too i think www.fordfuelinjection.com has lots of info
1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
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chip= reprogramBuilder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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Its speed-density, you have to be careful with your cam selection. If your cam screws with the vacuum signals too much it will run horrible. It is possible to mass air convert the thing though if you need to. DO not listen to mustang weenies about cam choices for a Lincoln though, you will not be happy with it. They build high rpm no torque motors for lighter cars. The Mark VII weighs right around 2 ton, and is about 500 lbs more than a Mustang. You'd do well with something like one of the mild Comp XE series cams, a 258 or a 264 should do the job, both of which are SD friendly from my understanding.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
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dont MARK VIIs weigh the same as a convertable GT stang?
1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P)Comment
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the 264 is a tad big, unless you do a stall converter and at least 3.73s or 4.10s
Trust me I know....
An explorer cam would work nice... The stock HO cam seems a bit much for those cars too. Even with a 2200 stall and 3.73's my buds LSC was kinda dogged until 2500 rpm. Stock motor....Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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Prolly a bit more than a vert stang, maybe an vert SN95 or one of these newer pig stangs... They are boats.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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mk7 weighs about 3900 lbs
1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)
please be patient, rebuilding an empire!
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yeah right around 3900 for a vii. They weigh as much as a Crown Vic.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 worksComment
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A Crown Vic weighs around 3500 lbs.Comment
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