can i beat a mark8?

[Seal]

the mark8 (bone stock)

R/T: 1.391
60': 2.249
330: 6.515
1/8: 9.946
MPH: 71.76
1000: 12.869
1/4: 15.333
MPH: 92.38

me: (cutout, and getting CAI)

R/T: .652
60': 2.206
330: 6.175
1/8: 9.457
MPH: 75.26
1000: 12.288
1/4: 14.696
MPH: 94.19

I know I can take him off the roll obviously, but my friend says he'll take me up top (75+)

who do you think will win? i'd say i'll even pull a bit more after the FIPK...

so what do you think? he has a cobra engine in there (the older year obivously)

it'll be a friendly race, but there is alot of trash talking going on too

[TenaciousZ]

You'll get him top and bottom. I'm pretty sure they weigh close to 4000lbs, could be wrong though. so, go race him and tell us what happens

[FastZinTennessee]

If that mark VIII beats your car, sell it........

[Mikie]

Youre trapping 94 mph?
Where the hell are you racing at .... Colorado Mile High Dragway?



You should still beat him easily.

[Seal]

yeah, my car is having issues right now, i might have either bad front o2s, or clogged cats, or something with timing/ignition, or picking up false knock... i need to fix all that before i race him anyways...

[Kevin Blown 95 TA]

You'll beat the MKVIII. My dad has one, and it's one nice car. He's dispatched a couple wise guys in his day, but i think you can take a car like that cause even tho it has 290 hp and you got 280, he's a lot heavier. I never gave my dad a ride in my car yet - but I bet he would s___ his pants and have a whole different attitude towards his 290 hp car and the recklessness of his only son. Of course, my car hasn't seen 290 hp in a few years...

[350TPI]

Well i have a 93 Mark VIII and it will surprise you.It pulls like crazy on topend.You will probably take him just dont underestimate the mark.I have surpised many cars with my OLD MAN lincoln.Also 4.10s make a huge difference with them.

[locosteelersfan]

A M8 doesn't have a cobra motor.
Yes it is 32V but not the same. I don't
think its a 4 cam. They say intech or something
like that, not a SVT motor. A luxury car is designed
for that. Its gears, weight, torque curve are all
designed in a manner that isn't for a drag race because
who really is buyint it for that. It's like a Cad STS.
Sure it has HP but not in the same form. Its for
highway passing.

[350TPI]

Actually you are very wrong.They are all 32 V DOHC motors with alot in common with the cobra motor.I used to think that these cars werent anything special until i drove one.These suckers go very well and have a ton of power on top end.Visit markviii.org to find out more about them.Just dont underestimate them.

[FastZinTennessee]

Actually, the motor in the Mark VIII is the same as the cobra motor except for the intake manifold. I think the 4 valve 4.6 motor first appeared in the Mark VIII in 1995, one year before it was put in the Cobra.

John

[Teal94Z]

there used to be a guy at our local track that had a mark 8 with gears, full exhaust, shift kit, and I believe a 50 shot, and he would run 13.7's all night long, pretty impressive for such a heavy car

[350TPI]

Actually the DOHC 4.6 debuted in the 93 MK 8 (which i own).The car is very heavy but handles quite well for its size.I have run many cars on bottom and top end and get many surprised looks when they see the lincoln badge on the rear.

[ONEBADMK8]

Hello everyone.
Firstly I would like to say nice site. My name is Gene Angelino, owner/operator Lincolnmotorsport East Coast Operations.

I found this thread while reading another related thread on our Lincoln Club Message board and felt I should chime in and let you Guy's know a little about the Lincoln Mark VIII.

The bone stock 1993-1995 Mark VIII's run a consistent 14.60 @97 mph all day long.

Thats weighing in at 4100 lbs with driver and an open end 3.07 gearing too.

The 96-98's run a little slower usually in the 15.00/15.10 range at 95-96 mph. This is due to a softer more Luxurious transmission programming and terrible timing programming on the engine tuning side.

This is corrected with the proper chip so the 96-98's can also be made to run nearly as well as the 93-95's.


They respond unbelieveably well to minor bolt-on's.
I run 13.40's @102 and change, with basically our chip, mass air kit, fuel pump, fuel pressure regulator, QuadX exhaust system, MSD 12.5mm Experimental wires, Metal Matrix Carbon Composite driveshaft, PI 3500 stall 9.5 inch lock-up converter, poly urethane IRS carrier bushings, 4.10 gears with an Auburn posi unit and a few other mod's.

Click this link for more on "King Mark The VIIIth"

http://www.lincolnmotorsport.com/press/#

Then click the November 2000 Issue.

This is good for those times all while getting 29/30 mpg on the highway.

Don't think for a second a Mark VIII cannot put some Camaro's to shame.

Here's our Baddest Mark yet. This is Chris Kaiser's of Lincolnmotorsport West our Vegas Location. This car is over 600 hp.



This is my car, The TerminVIIIor" formerly "King Mark The VIIIth"



The Mark VIII engine differs from the Cobra only in the crank, exhaust cams, oil pan, oil filter adapter, windage tray and intake manifold.

Heres a few other Misc pictures.









If you really want to be freaked out by our SuperMark, which has 3 EEC's, 16 (Sixteen) 24lb injectors and two 80mm mass air meters feeding an Eaton with an aftercooler at 12 lbs of boost then click here:

http://www.lincolnsclub.org/cgi-bin/...um=DCForumID12

Check this out too.

http://www.lincolnsclub.org/cgi-bin/...um=DCForumID12

Well I hope this sheds some light on what probobly is the most "Misunderstood Muscle car" ever made.

Most of all just make sure you think twice before you line up with a Mark VIII, especially if it has a Lincolnmotorsport decal on the 1/4 window.

Enjoy.

[TenaciousZ]

I don't think he was saying he can beat ALL mark 8's, but the original thread was refering to a stock mark 8. . Come to think of it, i don't think i've ever seen a modded mark 8

[ONEBADMK8]

I know I was jsut providing some info on the cars and having fun.

If you have never seen a modded Mark VIII then checkout our Mark VIII phot Gallery.

Take care, Geno.