how many of you have this car or have driven it?

[CopperHed210]

Originally posted by Pennzoil GT-R
MercCougarXR7 said the town car made 170 hp from a 5.0 litre V8???
is this right, because if it is Lincoln must truly be embarrassed about it. 170 hp from a 5 litre V8 is PATHETIC. Seeing as you people in here own these things, what is the handling like, cos the general belief in europe is that lincolns, cadillacs etc. just refuse to go round corners at all.


Ok,most luxary cars arent made to whip around turns at 100 mph though they can.They are better than Lambos or any of the sport thing over there at the turning.Where as in a Lambo you have to slow down to 30 mph without missing the turn and flying into the nearest house.In road test Caddys and Lincoln handle turns great at 100 mph.All luxary cars do.They are made to handle well.If they werent then the ride and handleing would be the same as a Vette.And though its only 170 hp its still a huge engine.You Europe people got the general ideal wrong.

[Pennzoil GT-R]

Originally posted by CopperHed210
Originally posted by Pennzoil GT-R
MercCougarXR7 said the town car made 170 hp from a 5.0 litre V8???
is this right, because if it is Lincoln must truly be embarrassed about it. 170 hp from a 5 litre V8 is PATHETIC. Seeing as you people in here own these things, what is the handling like, cos the general belief in europe is that lincolns, cadillacs etc. just refuse to go round corners at all.


Ok,most luxary cars arent made to whip around turns at 100 mph though they can.They are better than Lambos or any of the sport thing over there at the turning.Where as in a Lambo you have to slow down to 30 mph without missing the turn and flying into the nearest house.In road test Caddys and Lincoln handle turns great at 100 mph.All luxary cars do.They are made to handle well.If they werent then the ride and handleing would be the same as a Vette.And though its only 170 hp its still a huge engine.You Europe people got the general ideal wrong.

so you are trying to say that a Caddillac and a Lincoln can outhandle a Lamborghini or a Corvette?!?

[purelux]

Originally posted by Hollywrigh
I am the proud owner of a 1989 5.0 V8 TC. It has a Black Exterior and Royal Blue interior. It's got 190,000+ miles on an original engine and tranny. No I am NOT a little old lady with this car...far from it. I am a mom of 5 children who play soccer, basketball, baseball, and various other sports and so my car is always on the go, go, go...It's beaten various other "sport" cars coming off stoplights, even managed to outrun a 2000 TC..what a wimp. Now my car may be deemed a Gangster car or even the all time favorite "Pimpmobile" but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Everything in the instrument panel is completely digital (a pain at times), Leather interior with Pillow cushion seats, Cloth roof, and not one ping or clunk anywhere under the hood.
It gets me 13mpg in the city and about 20 on the eway depending on who is driving (hubby claims he can get 17mpg in the city but I have yet to see it and he's faster than I am on the gas pedal). It has NOT left me stranded on the side of the road unlike my Dodge or Pontiac has, so to me this "little" car of mine is a keeper.
Just my .02 cents worth..
Holly

You do have a very nice car and I really like that body style I would like to have one as a second car. However there is no way that it could out run a 2000 tc. The 2000 has more power the transmission is programmed to shift faster it's lighter and more aerdynamic. Either that car wasn't floored or needed some work done on it . I have a 98 towncar so I know what they run like. However I do hope within the next year to save up and get a 89 as I really like the ride and look one like yours would be sweet.

[CopperHed210]

so you are trying to say that a Caddillac and a Lincoln can outhandle a Lamborghini or a Corvette?!?

Of course they can.By a long shot.

[Pennzoil GT-R]

Originally posted by CopperHed210




Of course they can.By a long shot.

lol, u know sarcasm is hard to detect in text!! and i DO hope your being sarcastic

[purelux]

Originally posted by Pennzoil GT-R


lol, u know sarcasm is hard to detect in text!! and i DO hope your being sarcastic

Maybe thay can't out handle the lambro or vette but they certainly ride better. Also I would bet if you gave the average drivers those cars to drive on a road coarse the cadi and the lincoln would be the two not wrecked.

[CopperHed210]

I agree with purelux.Im not being sarcastic.From my experience driving Caddys and Lincolns,I have avoided many accidents than I wouldn't have with a Lambo.

[Senrew]

I have a 92 Signature that I just inherited from my mustang/lincoln freak father. It's bone stock but I'm just dying to screw around with it. Down here, there are very few TCs worth their suspension. Mostly just exhaust and rims but no balls. What I'm looking for is information on what the differences are between the 4.6 in this thing and the ones in the mustangs. I already know the heads are crap, and the stock dual exhaust is crap as well.

First thing I'm doing is running bigger headers, flowmasters, and straight through 3" pipes out the back, no emissions down here in Florida so I can thankfully get some power from that. Heh, with that I may actually be able to hear the thing when it's running. (You all know exactly what I mean.)

Factory hp on this thing is supposedly like 240/5 or something like that. I intend to bring it up to about 350 by the end of the year. I can already embarras the low-end imports that surround me (Miami is an import crazy town.)

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[purelux]

Originally posted by Senrew
I have a 92 Signature that I just inherited from my mustang/lincoln freak father. It's bone stock but I'm just dying to screw around with it. Down here, there are very few TCs worth their suspension. Mostly just exhaust and rims but no balls. What I'm looking for is information on what the differences are between the 4.6 in this thing and the ones in the mustangs. I already know the heads are crap, and the stock dual exhaust is crap as well.

First thing I'm doing is running bigger headers, flowmasters, and straight through 3" pipes out the back, no emissions down here in Florida so I can thankfully get some power from that. Heh, with that I may actually be able to hear the thing when it's running. (You all know exactly what I mean.)

Factory hp on this thing is supposedly like 240/5 or something like that. I intend to bring it up to about 350 by the end of the year. I can already embarras the low-end imports that surround me (Miami is an import crazy town.)

your lookin about 210hp stock actually and you don't want to go larger that the 2.25 inch pipe i believe that is on there. not to say that getting a stainless custom duel isn't less restrictive and agood idea, but going too big removes the low end power if you aren't seriously modding your car. check www.crownvic.net for suggestions on modding as the people on there are very knoledgable on the subject. With 350hp a 2.5 inch pipe should be good. i have a 98 towncar with the 4.6 and duel it only puts out 225 stock. i have gone single to duel exhaust true duel stainless freeflow mufflers, superchip, mobil 1 synthetic oil and diff fluid, amsoil synthetic transmission fluid and mobil 1 synthetic atf for my power steering as atf is called for not power steering fluid your year may be different. and an optima battery. Mustang's also can be 4 valves per cylendar as opposed to 2 on the vic's lincolns, merc's but i think some are 2 depending on what model of the mustnag you are talking. And yeah with what i have you can definatly hear it and it is very fun to toast an import or some kid in a 88 camaro rs. i even have out run monte carlo ss's the rear wheel drives of coarse.


Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Pennzoil GT-R]

Originally posted by purelux


Maybe thay can't out handle the lambro or vette but they certainly ride better. Also I would bet if you gave the average drivers those cars to drive on a road coarse the cadi and the lincoln would be the two not wrecked.

ooohhhh, i thought he meant that a caddy could go round a corner faster than a lambo.my bad

[CopperHed210]

A Caddy could.A Lambo going fast around a 90 degree turn would probably wipe out.A caddy wouldnt.

[MercCougarXR7]

Originally posted by CopperHed210
A Caddy could.A Lambo going fast around a 90 degree turn would probably wipe out.A caddy wouldnt.

OK - now I KNOW you're on crack.

Different cars serve different purposes. Have to drive many miles on an interstate? Lincoln on Caddy boats are your car. Want to drive around the city, with tight turns? Get the import.

About the 170hp in the OLDER Vics and TownCars - yeah, that's not alot - but I don't think you understand the TORQUE factor. Torque at low rpm's is what gets these old girls moving, NOT high revs that utilize HP.

Stick a 10,000 pound trailer to both a BRAND NEW high horsepower low torque Civic (or whatever you want) to an Late 80's American Made sedan (be it a Vic or Caprice) with less than 200 hp, and guess which one will actually be able to haul it?










No - it isn't gonna be the import .

[purelux]

Originally posted by MercCougarXR7


OK - now I KNOW you're on crack.

Different cars serve different purposes. Have to drive many miles on an interstate? Lincoln on Caddy boats are your car. Want to drive around the city, with tight turns? Get the import.

About the 170hp in the OLDER Vics and TownCars - yeah, that's not alot - but I don't think you understand the TORQUE factor. Torque at low rpm's is what gets these old girls moving, NOT high revs that utilize HP.

Stick a 10,000 pound trailer to both a BRAND NEW high horsepower low torque Civic (or whatever you want) to an Late 80's American Made sedan (be it a Vic or Caprice) with less than 200 hp, and guess which one will actually be able to haul it?

No - it isn't gonna be the import .

1998 crown vic single exhaust
Horsepower: 200 hp
Max Horsepower: 4250 rpm
Torque: 265 ft-lbs.
Max Torque: 3000 rpm
Maximum Towing Capacity: 2000 lbs

1990 crown victoria
Horsepower: 150 hp
Max Horsepower: 3200 rpm
Torque: 270 ft-lbs.
Max Torque: 2000 rpm
Drive Type: RWD

Also by the way the limit was 5,000 pounds and only that with the tow package on the vic's with the 5.0 duel exhaust and a higher axle ratio.

here's a 1990 caprice 5.7
Base Number of Cylinders: 8
Base Engine Size: 5 liters
Base Engine Type: V8
Horsepower: 170 hp
Max Horsepower: 4400 rpm
Torque: 225 ft-lbs.
Max Torque: 2400 rpm
Drive Type: RWD

Also as for tight turns how does that require a import assuming that even all imports have a tight turning ratio. Are you such a bad driver that you can't negotiate corners in a car larger than compact or mid-size? Also A 98 accord has a 36.1' turning ratio and my 98 towncar has a 42.2. Wow thats massive considering how may u-turns are required as I drive around

[pete estr]

I have a 1990 Lincoln towncar that I purchased new for my wife back then, It has 210,000 miles on it now. I had it repainted from the bare metal up last year . and the leather seats replace where needed, new head liner, Car looks great, never have had any major repairs ,except routine maintance, once mufflers, and door window motors, dealer charged me a few hundred to replace each window motor lasted 4 months, got old ones replaced for 40.00 ea, two years ago still work great, Only current problem
we had was it would loose power uphill, and had no power to take off, yesterday I had it checked out to see if the motor or transmission needed overhaul. mechanic reset the timing by loosing up the nut and rotating the ingition timing.then test drove it , it took three times of reseting the timing until he got it right, drives like a new car now,with plenty of power, charge Zero, ,he had just overhauled my transmission on my 1997 Ranger, charge 809.00 as he saved some parts off my old one. Need his address in SA texas Email me , [email protected]. I have a feeling the timing was taken off on purpose during prior tune up. Why!!!

[dragon_fire_2003]

Originally Posted by Psman32@af

HA HA I get to do the inagural post.
I love this car. My dad has a 1997 Lincoln Towncar. I'm not sure how to describe the color because it changes from where u are looking. It is a signature series, or the higher of the two trims. It has a 4.6 Liter V-8. The same is found in the Mustang. For as much as I know, all Towncars use Mustang engines. I personally have a 1989 Lincoln Towncar. It has a 5.0 Liter V-8. It has a silver/gray two tone paint with a gray canvas top. It is a cartier series which means it is the highest trim of that year. engine was rebuilt at 165,000 miles and trans was rebuilt around there as well. The car has 199,000 miles on it now. Towncars are quicker and faster than most think. I had mine at 95 mph and still in third gear out of 4. I'm not sure about 0-60 but I have beaten a few people and embarressed a Camero RS+ the other day. Well thats all for me for now.
Chris.

hey im a proud owner of a 1990 lincoln town car it has a ford 5.0L under the hood it has heat problems i need to change the heater core it has dual Exhaust Pipes and it got in a crash but im restoreing it the hoods twisted a lil and the driver side head lights messed up but nothing you cant fix i drive it right now i wanna buyt a biger motor in it that will but more hp out it will roast its tires right not but anywayz im out peace
dragon