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[98LSC32V]

Keep in mind if you do gears you should raise the rev limiter. 6500-6600rpm for the 93-95 and 7000rpm for a 96-98.

 

[NetKeym]

Keep in mind if you do gears you should raise the rev limiter. 6500-6600rpm for the 93-95 and 7000rpm for a 96-98.

What changes in 1996?

 

[LaserSVT]

Id do 4.10s in a NA car that does not see near constant highway cruising. I liked the 3.73s just fine in my white Mark but when I threw the supercharger on it I had wished for 3.55s because the car was built to be a highway and high speed and corner car, not a drag car. I wanted 2nd to be more usable in the twisties and for it to cruis at 75 at a conservative RPM.

Sure 4.10s and 4.30s make the car quicker but for me on a DD I think its dumb. You loose MPG, MPH and there is more wear and tear on the car. Plus at highway speeds the engine noise, while they do sound good, will get annoying on long trips.

 

[DLF]

What changes in 1996?

Better valve springs.

 

[DLF]

Id do 4.10s in a NA car that does not see near constant highway cruising. I liked the 3.73s just fine in my white Mark but when I threw the supercharger on it I had wished for 3.55s because the car was built to be a highway and high speed and corner car, not a drag car. I wanted 2nd to be more usable in the twisties and for it to cruis at 75 at a conservative RPM.

Sure 4.10s and 4.30s make the car quicker but for me on a DD I think its dumb. You loose MPG, MPH and there is more wear and tear on the car. Plus at highway speeds the engine noise, while they do sound good, will get annoying on long trips.

IMHO, 4.10's are about the limit for a DD. I've taken several trips of 3-400 miles and I sure wouldn't want more gear on the highway at 80 MPH, especially with my shorter than stock tires.

 

[mossbergman]

for the people who race their cars with either a stall/gears/stickies/boltons or a stick swap/gears/stickies/boltons regularly, how reliable have your setups been. i want to race my car but i also dont want to break it too much. on a seperate note how much faster are the stick swapped cars?

 

[JC1994]

Just picked up a 1993 mark viii which I used to own...sold last year and bought back for fraction of what I sold it to him for...car has 280,000kms (173,000 miles) with lsc exhaust 3rd cat delete and flowbastards man does this car boogey vs my 1998 lsc with 3rd cat delete and magnaflow mufflers and 190,000 kms (100,000miles)

Kind of a shame really usually next generation vehicles improve performance not tone it down...time for gears and a tune I guess

Ps I know they are slower just it's seriously night and day

my 94 base model when stock would eat up later model stock marks even LSC's all day long. I was disappointed with my 373 gear in my mark. go with 410's or 430's. the torque multiplication with a manual tranny and 373's worked great in my 5.0 GT, but not with 4.6 DOCH and a automatic.

 

[DLF]

for the people who race their cars with either a stall/gears/stickies/boltons or a stick swap/gears/stickies/boltons regularly, how reliable have your setups been. i want to race my car but i also dont want to break it too much. on a seperate note how much faster are the stick swapped cars?

Mine is completely reliable. To acheive that, you need to use the best parts, properly maintain the car, and have a proper tune.

my 94 base model when stock would eat up later model stock marks even LSC's all day long.

The difference is the intake manifold and the tune. The stock Gen 2 tune is extremely conservative, both the engine and transmission settings are geared more towards comfort than performance.

 

[johnnyjaws]

.........good read!!...

 

[Icarus]

The difference in 4.10/4.30 is very little. I drove mine as a DD with them and even up north with it all highway driving I had no problems...

 

[KStromberg]

and 7000rpm for a 96-98.

I think mine is at about that. Surely you won't have to shift that high though.

 

[driller]

for the people who race their cars with either a stall/gears/stickies/boltons or a stick swap/gears/stickies/boltons regularly, how reliable have your setups been. i want to race my car but i also dont want to break it too much.

I think those that race their cars maintain them better than most daily drivers.