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Noob With 1997 Mark VIII wanting to customize.

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Posted by: sanj

k guys i got a 97 mark viii, i dont know what LSC means, it might be that. my dad purchased this car back in 97 for about 60k+cdn and its still under 100k and runs pretty well, much better then the 05 navigator for sure.

what i kind of want to do....
-increase hp
-make louder
-exterior is fine so i wont change..love it.

can someone give me a quick noob run down on how my mark viii really works and what i can do to increase hp and what kind of exhaust system is worth purchasing. so far what ive heard is chaning stock intake to cobra intake = 15+hp?

thanks !

Posted by: Frogman

How much money do you have?

Posted by: sanj

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Originally Posted by Frogman

How much money do you have?

5-7k

Posted by: Frogman

Eh. New Exhaust, Gears, Brakes, Intake, Tune, .... 5-7K will buy you quite a bit

Posted by: sanj

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Originally Posted by Frogman

Eh. New Exhaust, Gears, Brakes, Intake, Tune, .... 5-7K will buy you quite a bit

well as far as shopping for these items, whats a good site that i can rely on shipping to canada? from what ive heard you can stick cobra engine parts into my motor, like the exhaust? this true?

Posted by: sanj

another question....i keep getting this check engine sign...computer told me it was my filter, so i changed that...went away for a few minutes then came back on....any ideas? plus the car keeps turning off when im stopped at a light or when i reverse and stop...im guessing its my fuel injector...i hope not.

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

Check out or cat back for starters.

http://www.lincolnmotorsport.com/xx2.wmv

Posted by: torquemonkey

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Originally Posted by sanj

another question....i keep getting this check engine sign...computer told me it was my filter, so i changed that...went away for a few minutes then came back on....any ideas? plus the car keeps turning off when im stopped at a light or when i reverse and stop...im guessing its my fuel injector...i hope not.

Check your Idle Air Control valve,(AIC), it sits on top of your engine and has two small bolts fastening it to the intake manifold. Unclip the wire harness and remove the valve. Clean the inside of the valve w/ brake or carb/injector cleaner. Once it is shiny, replace it and see if that makes a difference.

Posted by: Frogman

Your filter? OBDII doesn't check filters.

Posted by: sanj

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Originally Posted by Frogman

Your filter? OBDII doesn't check filters.

??? thats wierd, cause when my dads friend hooked his computer to the motor, it checked out for filter change...so we changed it, sign went away for few minutes then came back. ill try what torquemonkey said, hopefully that works.

Posted by: Frogman

Hmm... I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

What was the OBDII Code then?

Posted by: poniesviii

For another grand you can have a fresh rebuilt forged internal supercharged and juiced 550-600 rwhp setup, setup being everything from air intake to exhaust tips.

Posted by: Roadboss

Before you buy anything get yourself a shop manual, either the CD/DVD version or ap real paperback set. That way you will be able to understand some of the projects you are asking about.

Posted by: sanj

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Originally Posted by poniesviii

For another grand you can have a fresh rebuilt forged internal supercharged and juiced 550-600 rwhp setup, setup being everything from air intake to exhaust tips.

what kind of supercharger? where could i purchase this?

--frogman, i have no clue what the code was, the guy who did it used some sort of computer and it read that filter change was needed, we changed it and it ran a lot better smoother, but still got sign.

--and thats a beautiful engine wow

Posted by: 94BLU8

raodboss is that ur engine set up ? if so what is all done to it?

Posted by: Roadboss

It's a forged internals,with the 03 Marauder Heads, 10.5 to one compression, KB 2.2L Intercooled runing 14lbs boost with 93 Octane tune, Kooks 3/4 length headers and 3" exhaust. It was tuned at Alternative Automotive by Lidio and put down 535RWHP on this conservative tune. So far both attempts to get it to the track have been rained out, but we will try again this spring to get a handle on it's e.t.s. I'm guessing high 11's.

Posted by: 95sc

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Originally Posted by Roadboss

So far both attempts to get it to the track have been rained out, but we will try again this spring to get a handle on it's e.t.s. I'm guessing high 11's.

You have one of the nicest Mark VIII engine bay and I hope that you're joking about high 11's

535 rwhp

Posted by: poniesviii

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Originally Posted by sanj

Ugh. Pretty much rob parts from an '03 or '04 cobra.

It wont look like roadbosses' engine bay! That's niiice.

Posted by: Roadboss

What do you from an old man??

Posted by: sanj

so do you guys suggest i invest into an intake and exhaust first? my engine needs a complete tune up, ill do it with my friend in a few weeks to get it running at its stock capacity, i know its not running at its potential atm....i still dont know where the AIC is on my engine, and my car has turned off a few times now.

Posted by: Roadboss

You really should get yourself a cd or manual, as I have seen them on the auction site for about $10.00 and they can be a mosy valuable tool to keep your repair costs low. Everyone here is helpful as well, but you gotta help yourself a little.

Posted by: sanj

k, ive decided that i wanna keep my stock exhaust tips cause they fit so well, but i do wanna make it louder for sure...my car also shakes a lot when doing 70mph+, its really annoying and i have no idea what it is, i know the car can get up to 130, but it shakes soo much that i just dont bother going above like 100. what could it be? breaks?

Posted by: sanj

plus where would i need to put into my car to get atleast 400hp+? supercharger is in my mind, but is there anything else?

Posted by: ONEBADMK8

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Originally Posted by sanj

k, ive decided that i wanna keep my stock exhaust tips cause they fit so well, but i do wanna make it louder for sure...my car also shakes a lot when doing 70mph+, its really annoying and i have no idea what it is, i know the car can get up to 130, but it shakes soo much that i just dont bother going above like 100. what could it be? breaks?

IMO Nothing looks better then this on the A$$ of a Gen 2.

Heres all my Videos.

Posted by: poniesviii

The vibration is from your driveshaft, you should pick up a 1 piece from a '93 VIII.

Is this in the FAQ section anybody? It should be!

Posted by: rmac694203

Uhh the vibration could just be his tires. When I got new tires and they were balanced my car went from vibrating horribly above 60 to riding smooth as hell.

Posted by: sanj

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Originally Posted by rmac694203

Uhh the vibration could just be his tires. When I got new tires and they were balanced my car went from vibrating horribly above 60 to riding smooth as hell.

yea i need new tires for sure, i bet thats it.

Posted by: rmac694203

Yes it's been well discussed on here that these cars are quite prone to vibration from unbalanced tires, and bad suspension components.

Posted by: 1993_M75

My car vibrated at 70 with the stock wheels.... once I put on some 18"x9.5" GT500 replica wheels and cooper tires the vibration pretty much went away.

Posted by: Roadboss

I get the Road Force Balance which reproduces actual tire loads on the tire while it is balanced, and I have found the results much better than the standard wheel balance. You can go to the Hunter web site and find who near you has one of these machines.

http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/search/findgsp9700.cfm

Posted by: 94BLU8

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Originally Posted by rmac694203

Uhh the vibration could just be his tires. When I got new tires and they were balanced my car went from vibrating horribly above 60 to riding smooth as hell.

ok guys i have a 1994 mark VIII and it vibrates like hell when i go over 60MPH and i have new tires but i dont know what it could be but i have a manual and a reapir cd and im LOSt like hell and SOMEBODY HELP PLEASE

Posted by: sanj

well im going to get a new set of tires and have the wheels re-alligned....if that doesnt fix it, which i probably bet it will because the tires havnt been changed in years. its not driven typically in the rain because im scared

less of the thing.....the tires are horrible in the rain and i cant get anywhere in the snow.

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