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    #31
    Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post
    Find a low mileage Explorer motor! Low mileage= less chance of abuse/wear!! Check it all out. Re gasket the motor, swap oil pan and such, upgrade the valve springs. You can put in whatever cam you'd like. Clean the engine and paint it while it's out. Drive your car until this is ready. Kinda the same idea you wanted to go with your Grand Marquis.


    you dont listen do you. read my post above again. it's not happening with me living with my parents and having no room to do this at home. this would have to be done at scotts but my parents will not let me do that. the only thing i can do is a HO swap. i have the intake and a mark vii ecm.


    im better off just using the 5.0 motor in the lincoln and adding gt40 heads, explorer cam and explorer intakes.

    that should consist of the ho swap.

    1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)    -Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
    1998 Ford Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD(Fiona)-Mods: Lincoln Navigator THX Audio System, Ford Explorer Sport Instrument Cluster.

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      #32
      then Explorer HO top end it will be.


      so i need to get a explorer cam

      upper intake
      gt40 heads
      lightning egr spacer.


      that it.

      1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)      -Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
      1998 Ford Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD(Fiona)-Mods: Lincoln Navigator THX Audio System, Ford Explorer Sport Instrument Cluster.

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        #33
        19 lb injectors and o rings, gasket kit, timing cover gasket kit. Change timing chain and gears too!! I'd replace the water pump with heavy duty one as well. I'd replace front crank seal and harmonic balancer.
        Upgrade the valves. I would put something other than the explorer if you want to make power over 4k.

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          #34
          Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post
          19 lb injectors and o rings, gasket kit, timing cover gasket kit. Change timing chain and gears too!! I'd replace the water pump with heavy duty one as well. I'd replace front crank seal and harmonic balancer.
          Upgrade the valves. I would put something other than the explorer if you want to make power over 4k.
          the only way i may get a explorer motor into my towny is is the lopo in the towny has a rear main seal leak since the motor has to come out for that to be replaced. and if i were to get an explorer motor from the junkyard i would need help transporting it to scotts place for a rebuild.

          1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)          -Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
          1998 Ford Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD(Fiona)-Mods: Lincoln Navigator THX Audio System, Ford Explorer Sport Instrument Cluster.

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            #35
            That's a valid talk down point to btw...

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              #36
              Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post
              That's a valid talk down point to btw...

              what does that mean. remember im a herp derp. you mean knock him down even more.

              1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)              -Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
              1998 Ford Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD(Fiona)-Mods: Lincoln Navigator THX Audio System, Ford Explorer Sport Instrument Cluster.

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                #37
                he means you could use that to convince your folks that this is a good idea.
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                - 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims

                - 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust

                - 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stock

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                  #38
                  Yes you are... talk him down price wise on the car. God these threads are just running into each other.

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                    If you're considering swapping pistons, don't bother. Just replace the engine. If you tear it down to the point that you've got the pistons out, the only thing left is the actual block. Its far far more work to do an HO swap and replace pistons than it is to pop and swap the motor. Honestly, having done a set of heads in the car once, I'll never do it again. It took me less time to swap the engine last time than it did to tear the engine down to the shortblock and put it back together. You'd also have the time spent swapping the cam. F that.
                    That's my plan as of now, instead of doing a HO swap and keeping the stock lopo bottom end i'm gonna buy a reman 96 Explorer engine and drop it in, which would probably cost the same as a HO swap since a shop would charge less labor to pull one engine and put another right in, rather than tearing the stock one apart only to put in back together with mildly better parts.
                    88 Town Car (wrecked, for sale)
                    Walker OEM duals with muffler deletes

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by MattsGrandMarquis View Post
                      you can have the lower but it will cost you $150.
                      If you are seriously selling the 5.8 lower, I will take it.

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                        #41
                        Ya know slapping different heads on a lopo bottom end isn't that bad of an idea if said lopo bottom end is in decent shape, you'd get a healthy CR out of it.
                        1992 CVLX. 5.0 HO/GT40P/T5/3.73/trak-lok with bolt ons. 02 front CVPI setup, rear HPP setup, CVPI shocks around, F250 radiator, e-fans, and the power of 3G. 15.92@89mph, 2.4 60', 4700' elevation (5500' DA) with 3.08 open rear and the old oil chugging 289. RIP.

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                          #42
                          Which is why I'm gonna run some tests to determine whether or not it's worth it.

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                            #43
                            Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post
                            Which is why I'm gonna run some tests to determine whether or not it's worth it.
                            I have 58cc heads on the stock bottom end of the '87. It still runs happily on 87 octane.



                            87 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire Station Wagon. 4.10's, Repacked Trac Loc, Boxed LCA's, Explorer Intake, 65mm T-body, 'Stang Cam, 'Stang Air tube, K&N, GT-40X Heads, 1" Spacer, 1 5/8 BBK's, 2.5" Pypes X-pipe w/high flow cats, Single Chamber Thunderbolts, B&M 'vertor, Po-lice Swaybars.

                            91 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park Station Wagon. K-Code, 4.10's, Repacked Trac Loc, MK VII LSC Engine, 'Stang Upper Intake, Stang Air Tube, K&N, 65 mm T-Body, 'Stang Headers, 'Stang Cat Pipe,'Stang Torque Convertor, 2 Chamber Thunderbolts.

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                              #44
                              or, you leave it the hell alone if the motor runs correctly.
                              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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                                #45
                                Originally posted by mitymerc View Post
                                I have 58cc heads on the stock bottom end of the '87. It still runs happily on 87 octane.
                                That's not what I meant. There's no point in converting an engine that has low oil pressure or leakdown into the crankcase.

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