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Billy Nees 08-14-2011 11:18 AM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert Swartz (Post 275043)
Billy,

Hinges on how little we can get the car for. Have to chuckle a little here, just never thought of a 4 door Lincoln as a "race car"! If we do this, correct me if my initial thinking is wrong. I figure the minimum I need to run the car, headers, I haven't researched this at all. Does anyone make headers for a Lincoln? Get a posi unit, if the car doesn't have one, or a mini-spool. A gear set, this has an 8.8, as suggested by Almack, a 4:88 or deeper gear, suggestions for a 4000 lb car? As mentioned, I have a set of wheels. Anyone in the Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio area got any old used fronts or slicks with some life left in them that you don't want to retire off of, LOL!That'd be enough for me to take it to the track.
OK, let's start from the top. Somewhere in this thread I thought that it was said that you can get the car for "next to nothing". Even scrap it has to be worth $400 or $500 bucks. Where can you get a car that runs (I'm Assuming that it runs) for less than that? My biggest concern would be getting the stock ECU to do what I need it to do. I'm pretty sure that it controls not only the engine but the AOD trans too. 8.8 stuff is all over the place if you look, that's not a problem. To start, just find some shorty Mustang headers and make them fit then put some kind of down pipe on them, it doesn't have to start out pretty. Make sure that the engine is sound and the car is safe and just take it out. Again, my biggest concerns are the ECU and the AOD.

7423 08-14-2011 12:15 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
The ECU and the AODE will be just fine with a Tweecer. This is an adjustable chip of sorts that plugs into the factory ECU and changes the factory tune up. Does everything a FAST or other after EFI control would do plus change your WOT shift points. I have run one in my car since the beginning. I had a few issues with it but they (slowly) made the repairs and treated my fairly. Adding fuel to create a 13.0 AFR and firming up the shifts points (I ran the AODE in drive) equaled a .70 et improvement. All this on a 130,000 mile 5.0 that I never had the heads off of.

Ed Fernandez 08-14-2011 01:55 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Do you think dragging around 2 tons,especially after spending a bunch on custom headers for this tank would qualify for a "dime rocket"?

danny waters sr 08-14-2011 04:15 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez (Post 275084)
Do you think dragging around 2 tons,especially after spending a bunch on custom headers for this tank would qualify for a "dime rocket"?
That would be a "quarter rocket"....lol

Tod Lane 08-15-2011 07:21 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 275051)
OK, let's start from the top. Somewhere in this thread I thought that it was said that you can get the car for "next to nothing". Even scrap it has to be worth $400 or $500 bucks. Where can you get a car that runs (I'm Assuming that it runs) for less than that? My biggest concern would be getting the stock ECU to do what I need it to do. I'm pretty sure that it controls not only the engine but the AOD trans too. 8.8 stuff is all over the place if you look, that's not a problem. To start, just find some shorty Mustang headers and make them fit then put some kind of down pipe on them, it doesn't have to start out pretty. Make sure that the engine is sound and the car is safe and just take it out. Again, my biggest concerns are the ECU and the AOD.
Actually the car is moms, I can get it cheap. Dad doesn't want her endangering the world anymore with her driving... :) It starts runs and moves just fine.

Ron Middleton 10-21-2011 04:12 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Does this car qualify:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Aspen...item4cfae19a92

Mark Yacavone 10-21-2011 06:02 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Small valve 318, P/Stock stick!
As The Stray Cats said " Rev it up and go"

Phillip marvetz 10-21-2011 06:52 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Middleton (Post 289176)
Yes, But I can get one that's a lot nicer for less $$$.

dennis dunlap 10-21-2011 10:15 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Alex ,Now why are you starting out whacking on the Cadiliac combo from the git-go , Build you one of those Lincolon Continintal set-ups they are every bit as soft from the start,,,,,,,,, Dunlap -Murphy SS-GTMA yey it,s a OLDSMO_LAC,,,,,,:cool:

Joe Toller 06-15-2012 02:03 AM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Love it!!!

How about a 78 T-Bird, 400? There is alot of potential lurking in a 400, cleveland-type heads, C6 and a 9", a ton of torque, and easy as heck to find?

I'm being pointed towards a 460-powered 74 Torino, but the 'Bird popped out at me.


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