2 pages of pipe dreams

7/18/2007 8:25:12 PM

I could see a stock motor going back in it. I mean, he's got to have over $2k in the thing right now so he better do something.

7/18/2007 10:19:41 PM

Like I said...get an engine out of an '03 or newer....adds ~30 HP compared to the '01s so it's an "upgrade" that will give you no problems whatsoever...

7/19/2007 1:58:06 AM

^ or the earlier, less powerful one if it's any significant amount cheaper. who cares how much power a car like that has, anyway? if that's a factor to you, get a different car.

7/19/2007 2:48:32 AM

Say what? Last time I checked, power is a pretty big factor in a sports sedan. the 00-02 models were a little underpowered, but that extra 30 hp makes a difference.

Quote :

"who cares how much power a car like that has, anyway?"

To answer your question, pretty much everyone who bought the V8 version, which is about 90% of LS drivers.

[Edited on July 19, 2007 at 2:37 PM. Reason : 2]

7/19/2007 2:37:24 PM

too bad the v6 5 speeds have about the same performance.

7/19/2007 2:40:53 PM

A stock 03-06 LS will run in the 14's.

A stock manual V6 LS will run in the 16's.

So if +/- 2 seconds = about the same performance, then you're right.

7/19/2007 3:46:17 PM

i was referring to the pre 03's.

7/19/2007 4:53:00 PM

Yeah I realize that now.

It sucks that they never offered a manual tranny for the v8's. I guess that was a little too complicated for Ford.

7/19/2007 4:58:42 PM

yeah, i don't understand it either. especially considering they mated a v8/manual in their "original" late model sport sedan, the sho.

7/19/2007 5:29:13 PM

wow...

fwd yamaha engineered manual taurus =/= rwd jag engineered lincoln ls.

i don't understand why they didn't either but associating those two is like comparing an Audi S4 to a Bentley Continental Flying Spur

7/19/2007 5:49:56 PM

where did i compare them anywhere but the fact that they both were/are marketed as fmc sport sedans?

the point is why offer the manual in the economy model of a supposed sport sedan, but not in the "performance" model.

7/19/2007 5:53:20 PM

Also the original sho was a v6 and i'm pretty sure the v8 shos didn't have manuals.

Plain and simple... lincoln doesn't do manual.

7/19/2007 5:56:44 PM

yes the v8 sho had a manual

7/19/2007 6:21:51 PM

^^i'm pretty sure you don't know wtf you're talking about as usual.

Quote :

"Plain and simple... lincoln doesn't do manual."

orly? that's why the v6 ls had/has a 5 speed.

[Edited on July 19, 2007 at 6:37 PM. Reason : correction]

7/19/2007 6:25:43 PM

nevermind, i stand corrected. the 5 speed was dropped in the v8 sho.

7/19/2007 6:35:42 PM

I guess that I too am wrong...sorry, I swear I've seen them before

7/20/2007 9:34:33 AM

this is the moat niggardly pissin contest to ever enter the garage

7/20/2007 9:41:21 AM

why is this still alive. it
a. will never happen stop wasting people's time
b. is a stupid idea.

7/20/2007 10:22:17 AM

deal or no deal?

swappable or not?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JAGUAR-XJ8-XK8-S-TYPE-ENGINE-COMPLETE-1997-2001-4-0-V8_W0QQitemZ110151329172QQihZ001QQcategoryZ6763QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-Jaguar-4-0L-V8-supercharged-engine-low-miles_W0QQitemZ160139864250QQihZ006QQcategoryZ33615QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



[Edited on July 22, 2007 at 8:59 PM. Reason : .]

7/22/2007 8:56:23 PM

why bother?

7/22/2007 9:10:06 PM

Quote :

"i'd have to go with a 5.0 (assuming i didn't have to worry about passing obdII"

just get a 5.0 out of a 96 02 explorer. has more power than the mustang motor. and is obd2 that is all

7/23/2007 4:15:25 PM