BlackIceLSC
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Black/Black with OCTASTARS!
Michelin 225/60-16 Rainforce tires.
(had 245/50-16's on chrome 10 spokes, which went with the 97 LSC)
factory sunroof/moonroof
tons of mods. Reliable daily driver. 90% freeway miles since purchased in July 2003.
It gets phenomenal gas mileage for a DOHC 4.6. In 'econo mode' on my chip, in normal driving, without using a heavy right foot, I can EASILY average 29+ mpg. On long freeway drives without having to alter my speed much, I was able to net 34 mpg on the way to work. Under normal driving, day to day, it would average 28.4 mpg. Now it sees less action, mostly short trips, so it's down to about 22 mpg in STOCK mode.
currently has 178k
No leaks AT ALL! I just replaced the oil filter housing gasket last weekend.
most know this car, many do not. It needs a paint job. Clear coat is failing on all top surfaces except hood and front bumper(re-painted years ago).
No accidents
98+ tranny with internal upgrades and JMOD
Marauder torque converter
ALWAYS Mercon V.
trans pan with drain plug
stand-alone Hayden 26k trans cooler
1-1/2" LOWERED coil conversion
Bilstein Cobra rear shocks
Addco 1-1/4" rear sway bar
NEW:
water pump
radiator
180 degree T-stat
most cooling hoses
front and rear brake pads and rotors
Oil filter housing gasket
Pioneer DEH 720 single in dash CD player
Kicker Comp 2x10" rear subs in trunk w/ amp(thanks Max)
Sirius-ready.
Comes with BRAND NEW in box Sirius radio-custom mount already in car. Just acticate, plug in, and go.
New Factory headlight housings-crystal clear, and actually bright. Improves the looks of the car, and more importantly, the visibility.
Grill has been painted matte black
body side moldings blacked out(decals)
MSD wires
Autolite 764 copper plugs
stock air box
removed intake silencers
InTech 97 alternator cover(in place of stock beauty cover)
Dynomax bullet mufflers
removed resonator
stock pipes and chrome tips(stock turn-downs)
SCT 4 bank chip with custom programming including 1 "econo" tune for maximum fuel mileage
Interior is 100 perfect, shows zero wear, no tears or splits in leather at all. Console lid perfect, as are cup holder and ash tray lids. Factory wood grained' 94
tinted windows
Vent shade side glass window vents
This car starts up fast, warms up normally, put it in gear and drive away. Corners like no other, accelerates hard, shifts fast, but not bone-jarring unless you select increased shift pressure with the chip-then it'll break the tires loose with a bark. It rides stiff because of the rear shocks-I like it that way.
I could type all day about this car, how reliable it has been, how smooth it runs, how nice it sounds, and how clean it is(except for the paint). The interior will blow you away. Slap a paint job on it, and it'll look as good as it used to when Max, Jesse, and others have seen it in person.
I have dropped the price to rock bottom. if you bought this car, you could probably part it out and make more than I am asking for it. But one test drive, and you'ld keep it, and drive the snot out of it. It truly runs better now than it did the day I bought it with 52k on the clock.
videos of exhaust:
http://www.markviii.org/~blackicelsc/MOV00001.MPG
http://www.markviii.org/~firenice/MOV00003.MPG
Now dont get the wrong idea: I drag raced it twice, but not since the new tranny.(ran 14.96 @ 96 mph with a full tank, and a trunk full of qwap)
and I have lit 'em up on occasion-but not recently, and not regularly. I babied this car, as many here can vouch for.
someone please buy this car and save it from the craigslisters who will destroy yet another Mark VIII.
what it used to be-paint it, and it shall return to this glory:
EXTERIOR:
INTERIOR:
ENGINE: edit(stock air box has been re-installed)
email me folks...
Blackicelsc at aol dot com
Michelin 225/60-16 Rainforce tires.
(had 245/50-16's on chrome 10 spokes, which went with the 97 LSC)
factory sunroof/moonroof
tons of mods. Reliable daily driver. 90% freeway miles since purchased in July 2003.
It gets phenomenal gas mileage for a DOHC 4.6. In 'econo mode' on my chip, in normal driving, without using a heavy right foot, I can EASILY average 29+ mpg. On long freeway drives without having to alter my speed much, I was able to net 34 mpg on the way to work. Under normal driving, day to day, it would average 28.4 mpg. Now it sees less action, mostly short trips, so it's down to about 22 mpg in STOCK mode.
currently has 178k
No leaks AT ALL! I just replaced the oil filter housing gasket last weekend.
most know this car, many do not. It needs a paint job. Clear coat is failing on all top surfaces except hood and front bumper(re-painted years ago).
No accidents
98+ tranny with internal upgrades and JMOD
Marauder torque converter
ALWAYS Mercon V.
trans pan with drain plug
stand-alone Hayden 26k trans cooler
1-1/2" LOWERED coil conversion
Bilstein Cobra rear shocks
Addco 1-1/4" rear sway bar
NEW:
water pump
radiator
180 degree T-stat
most cooling hoses
front and rear brake pads and rotors
Oil filter housing gasket
Pioneer DEH 720 single in dash CD player
Kicker Comp 2x10" rear subs in trunk w/ amp(thanks Max)
Sirius-ready.
Comes with BRAND NEW in box Sirius radio-custom mount already in car. Just acticate, plug in, and go.
New Factory headlight housings-crystal clear, and actually bright. Improves the looks of the car, and more importantly, the visibility.
Grill has been painted matte black
body side moldings blacked out(decals)
MSD wires
Autolite 764 copper plugs
stock air box
removed intake silencers
InTech 97 alternator cover(in place of stock beauty cover)
Dynomax bullet mufflers
removed resonator
stock pipes and chrome tips(stock turn-downs)
SCT 4 bank chip with custom programming including 1 "econo" tune for maximum fuel mileage
Interior is 100 perfect, shows zero wear, no tears or splits in leather at all. Console lid perfect, as are cup holder and ash tray lids. Factory wood grained' 94
tinted windows
Vent shade side glass window vents
This car starts up fast, warms up normally, put it in gear and drive away. Corners like no other, accelerates hard, shifts fast, but not bone-jarring unless you select increased shift pressure with the chip-then it'll break the tires loose with a bark. It rides stiff because of the rear shocks-I like it that way.
I could type all day about this car, how reliable it has been, how smooth it runs, how nice it sounds, and how clean it is(except for the paint). The interior will blow you away. Slap a paint job on it, and it'll look as good as it used to when Max, Jesse, and others have seen it in person.
I have dropped the price to rock bottom. if you bought this car, you could probably part it out and make more than I am asking for it. But one test drive, and you'ld keep it, and drive the snot out of it. It truly runs better now than it did the day I bought it with 52k on the clock.
videos of exhaust:
http://www.markviii.org/~blackicelsc/MOV00001.MPG
http://www.markviii.org/~firenice/MOV00003.MPG
Now dont get the wrong idea: I drag raced it twice, but not since the new tranny.(ran 14.96 @ 96 mph with a full tank, and a trunk full of qwap)
and I have lit 'em up on occasion-but not recently, and not regularly. I babied this car, as many here can vouch for.
someone please buy this car and save it from the craigslisters who will destroy yet another Mark VIII.
what it used to be-paint it, and it shall return to this glory:
EXTERIOR:
INTERIOR:
ENGINE: edit(stock air box has been re-installed)
email me folks...
Blackicelsc at aol dot com
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