evilscientistmoose
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Hi, gang.
I recently purchased/horse-traded for a 1994 MK8, with that weird sissy-light-blue color (I like it, actually), and dark-blue interior...which I also like.
After having owned something like one hundred cars and trucks (8 Fox-body Mustangs, 5 70-71 Torinos, several T-birds, a few Mercury offerings, 8 Crown Vic wagons, etc, etc)...I finally got one of these cars, after having very little to do with them since their initial introduction into the market, waaaaay back in 1992 (1993 model year intro, I drove the first or second MK8 sold in Oklahoma, I worked for a Ford dealership in 1992, and there was a prominent OB-GYN in town who was a Lincoln fanatic).
Anyway, back to the car.
I really like the car. I've been able to take a couple of road trips in it since buying it...I don't know why I screwed around with other cars, to be entirely honest, I should have just bought one of these.
First things first:
1. Is a 5.0 stroker version of the DOHC worth the trouble? I'm not a big fan of forced induction, especially on a car where there isn't room to do it properly, meaning, cubic dollars to make it work...
2. I think this car is begging for cubic inches, either through a 408W, or a 460...is this a bad thing?
I'm not wanting to build a corner carver, I just want a (somewhat) Grand Touring car that I don't have to drop down two or three gears in order to get an engine into its happy spot...
This car is almost perfect the way it is, but has some room for improvement (transmission is horrible in this car, echoing my experience with other 4R70W vehicles)...and while the existing engine isn't perfect, it's...close.
I recently purchased/horse-traded for a 1994 MK8, with that weird sissy-light-blue color (I like it, actually), and dark-blue interior...which I also like.
After having owned something like one hundred cars and trucks (8 Fox-body Mustangs, 5 70-71 Torinos, several T-birds, a few Mercury offerings, 8 Crown Vic wagons, etc, etc)...I finally got one of these cars, after having very little to do with them since their initial introduction into the market, waaaaay back in 1992 (1993 model year intro, I drove the first or second MK8 sold in Oklahoma, I worked for a Ford dealership in 1992, and there was a prominent OB-GYN in town who was a Lincoln fanatic).
Anyway, back to the car.
I really like the car. I've been able to take a couple of road trips in it since buying it...I don't know why I screwed around with other cars, to be entirely honest, I should have just bought one of these.
First things first:
1. Is a 5.0 stroker version of the DOHC worth the trouble? I'm not a big fan of forced induction, especially on a car where there isn't room to do it properly, meaning, cubic dollars to make it work...
2. I think this car is begging for cubic inches, either through a 408W, or a 460...is this a bad thing?
I'm not wanting to build a corner carver, I just want a (somewhat) Grand Touring car that I don't have to drop down two or three gears in order to get an engine into its happy spot...
This car is almost perfect the way it is, but has some room for improvement (transmission is horrible in this car, echoing my experience with other 4R70W vehicles)...and while the existing engine isn't perfect, it's...close.