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Old 12-22-2014, 05:01 AM   #21 (permalink)
The_Jed
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Crown Vic - '99 Ford Crown Victoria Base (P74)
90 day: 24.1 mpg (US)

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You thought right, it is the 5.0 GT engine.

All Mark VII engines were close to the same...well except the BMW sourced Diesel. I nearly bought one of those, kind of wish I would have. A diesel Mark VII + T5 + 2.73 rear gears = high mpg!

There were a few changes up to late m.y. 1987 then from '88-'92 they were all the same, regardless of submodel. I had an '87 LSC with true flat top pistons (no valve reliefs) and E6 heads. It made slightly less power than my '92; 200 hp and 285 lb/ft vs 225 hp and 300 lb/ft, respectively.

Before '87 they had the lo-po version of the s.e.f.i. fuel injection system. And before THAT they had a central throttle body similar to GM's TBI. I'm not sure of the specs on either of those.

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