Pete02LSE
Active LVC Member
Last Thursday night, we joined the LS masses and purchased a 2002 LSE. I have wanted an LS since they came out in 00 but we never had a need for a 4 door car. Welp...a baby is on the way now and there was NO WAY I was going to purchase a mini-van or some generic-lost-in-the-crowd 4 door. So, it was a toss up between the LS and a Cadillac CTS. Since the CTS-V was the only one with a V8, is grossly overpriced and is only available in a stick...it got axed pretty quickly.
We couldn't be happier with the LS. It's probably the nicest driving American car I have ever driven. However, I am a mod freak. I am also a member of www.ls1.com and www.ls2.com because I own a 99 Camaro SS. It's really a weekend/toy but it's still modded. I'd like to try and find some of the same mods for the LS...so...here goes...here's what I'd like to do first:
1) Intake - something like LLSOC has but...there's no way I'm paying $450 for a stainless steel tube that has their logo on it. Worst case...I'll get someone at a reputable muffler shop to hook me up with some stainless steel tubing and weld on the proper air connections using the existing intake tube as a template.
2) Exhaust - While I would love to install a set of headers, I haven't been able to find any for the 3.9L. Do they exist? Either way, I will likely go with the MagnaFlow cat back. Does anyone have an opinion on which one sounds the best?
That'll pretty much do it for me. Eventually, I would like to upgrade the brakes.
TIA and it's great to be here...I hope the support is like that on LS1 or LS2. I wrote up an install document when I put longtubes on my Camaro so if I when I mod the Lincoln, I'll write up what I can.
Oh...one other thing...I have Autotap for my Camaro...is there something that exists for the Lincoln? I believe I just need a different AT module.
:L
-Pete
02LSE (unmodded for now)
We couldn't be happier with the LS. It's probably the nicest driving American car I have ever driven. However, I am a mod freak. I am also a member of www.ls1.com and www.ls2.com because I own a 99 Camaro SS. It's really a weekend/toy but it's still modded. I'd like to try and find some of the same mods for the LS...so...here goes...here's what I'd like to do first:
1) Intake - something like LLSOC has but...there's no way I'm paying $450 for a stainless steel tube that has their logo on it. Worst case...I'll get someone at a reputable muffler shop to hook me up with some stainless steel tubing and weld on the proper air connections using the existing intake tube as a template.
2) Exhaust - While I would love to install a set of headers, I haven't been able to find any for the 3.9L. Do they exist? Either way, I will likely go with the MagnaFlow cat back. Does anyone have an opinion on which one sounds the best?
That'll pretty much do it for me. Eventually, I would like to upgrade the brakes.
TIA and it's great to be here...I hope the support is like that on LS1 or LS2. I wrote up an install document when I put longtubes on my Camaro so if I when I mod the Lincoln, I'll write up what I can.
Oh...one other thing...I have Autotap for my Camaro...is there something that exists for the Lincoln? I believe I just need a different AT module.
:L
-Pete
02LSE (unmodded for now)