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Saw a Mark VIII Gen 1 run 15.73 stock on speed channel

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Posted by: Goddard-MarkVIII

Was watchin this show on Speed the other day called Pass Time and saw this stock black on black Lincoln Mark VIII probably 94 run a 15.73 everyone on the panel is suppose to guys what they think it'll run this girl said something like 13 this nerdy guy with glasses said 15 and this other dude said 17.8 or some crap...pretty funny seein a mark on speed now gonna see it in some more magazines these cars are sick...

Posted by: jbird97

Yea, I've seen that too before. Too bad it didn't run more of an average time instead of that slow time it ran.

Posted by: Rich88LSC

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Originally Posted by jbird97

Yea, I've seen that too before. Too bad it didn't run more of an average time instead of that slow time it ran.

Better for the sleeper effect if everone thinks it runs high 15s

Posted by: jbird97

True

Posted by: mespock

Bummer only 15.7...

Posted by: 98LSC32V

It probably got a really bad launch.

Posted by: XLRVIII

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Originally Posted by 98LSC32V

It probably got a really bad launch.

yea, and was probably fighting the traction control past the 60 foot clocks.

-1 for traction control

Posted by: jbird97

Thats the first thing I turn off whenever I get in the car, its habit anymore..

Posted by: Goddard-MarkVIII

You can turn that off?

Posted by: Rich88LSC

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Originally Posted by Goddard-MarkVIII

You can turn that off?

Yeah. I cant think of exactly how right now. Check the manual

Posted by: GMANjr

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Originally Posted by Rich88LSC

Yeah. I cant think of exactly how right now. Check the manual

Yea, there's a button for it near the cig. lighter. I turn it off when i want to spin my tires in the rain.

Posted by: The Rev

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Originally Posted by GMANjr

Yea, there's a button for it near the cig. lighter. I turn it off when i want to spin my tires in the rain.

Only in the rain?

Posted by: GMANjr

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Originally Posted by The Rev

Only in the rain?

Mostly in the rain. I dont do it as much when its dry out. Conservative.

Posted by: Rich88LSC

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Originally Posted by GMANjr

Yea, there's a button for it near the cig. lighter. I turn it off when i want to spin my tires in the rain.

Gen 2s are different. You have to go through the message center. Without going out to the car I cant remember what buttons you push.

Posted by: NYC LS8

That car must've been a heap. Everyone knows they go 14.6 stock!!!

Posted by: jbird97

In a gen 2 its the left most message center button, like the driver options and vehicle options? Its the one on the very left, push that once, then push reset. Traction Control is off.

Actually I'm not too sure about which button, its one of the ones on the very left. Push and if tc comes up in the message center then hit reset

Posted by: 96hotrodlincoln

Press Vehicle Options until it says Traction Control On and press Reset

Posted by: chickenviii

it seems like everything on that show is slow as hell, i saw a kid with a cobra (terminator i think) with a KB on there run a mid 15 or something, i dont get it

Posted by: marked8

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Originally Posted by NYC LS8

That car must've been a heap. Everyone knows they go 14.6 stock!!!

Mine did, have the slip to prove it.

Posted by: ILLS

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Originally Posted by chickenviii

it seems like everything on that show is slow as hell, i saw a kid with a cobra (terminator i think) with a KB on there run a mid 15 or something, i dont get it

KB Terminator is a SOLID 10 second car. Depending on which KB blower 9's aren't out of the question. That kid was probably some person who didn't know how to drive the car worth a damn and left the stocker tires on. Man he could have ran solid 1/8th run and coasted to a better ET than that.

Posted by: chickenviii

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thats what i figured, mostly dumb punk kids with mustangs on the episode i saw

Posted by: jbird97

I think I saw a stock Terminator run a 14.69 on that show. I know it was that time, just don't remember if it was stock or not.

Posted by: slickemhoundd

what i like is on spikes whacked out sports the one episode where they had this stunt driving school with only mark viii's t-birds and cougars and they were all sloppy sideways and doing donuts around this little skinny chick.

Posted by: Goddard-MarkVIII

haha that does sound sick

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