1990 Mercury Grand Marquis Station Wagon
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Behold! An icon of painters, Carpenters, Traveling salesmen, derby drivers and many families. Also known as a land yacht with a large CD. :P A STATION WAGON! (Edit: I decided to not mod this car much, it's not driven a lot. I'd be satisfied with 25 MPG HWY out if it and the ideas mentioned below would do.) http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ps9097b837.jpg A 1990 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park. Current Status (Last Updated June 1 2017): ATF: SuperTech Mercon V Motor Oil: Castrol Magnatec 5w30 Differential Oil: Amsoil Severe Gear 75w90 Tires: 215/70R15, "35 PSI Max" Ideas for mods: Electric Fan Conversion Engine & Transmission Pre-Heaters Rear Wheel Skirting 215/75R15 Tires (The car's mostly a HWY traveler.) I'm working with a nice CD of about 0.51 here along with a curb weight of about 4,000 pounds. The EPA's Combined rating for this car is 18 MPG. |
Suggestions? The question is why? What? Erm? :confused:
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Upsize the tires on the purchase of your next set.
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btw, welcome!!!
you could go to 43-45psi on the tires I would gut the rear. bet there is a third row seat. lose the full size spare and go w/ a dounut. reline the rear with carpet to keep the noise down. |
They'll chime in with plenty of suggestions...I just wanted to say that for whatever reason, these are personal favourites of mine, and fairly rare in that vintage to find a wagon...nice car :D
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you could remove the mud flaps, remove the mercury emblem on the hood, and you could possibly remove the passenger mirror because it looks like with all those windows you can see anywhere and everywhere around you
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That thing is sweet. I wouldn't ecomod it. Too rare these days. Drop an EFI 351w in it with a big fat turbo.
I also like the old 2-door vic/GM. You really dont see those much anymore. |
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You could lower it a bit. And honestly, it might help by putting a 5.0 HO from a Cougar/T-Bird/ Mustang in there with a A9 computer. Also, because it's a wagon, it may have the towing package with 3.55 RAR. I have 2.73s in my 93 and its killer for mileage.... on the highway. I have a list of door sticker axles codes, but my other forum is experiencing server issues. (GrandMarq.NET - Panther Headquarters) Tons of info on the "Box" style Panthers. It's nice to see another Panther owner try and tackle some type of ecomodding! -ryan s. |
Griswold body kit
http://bhavens.com/bigheadfred/wp-co.../truckster.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...cf/bsxfnhf.png My mother in law had one of those when I got married (crown vic, 1990 also), was a boat and drove like it (also had bad shocks). Thing died at 60mph on the highway, so make sure the ignition module is fairly new (think there was a recall). |
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http://stationwagonforums.com/forums...nt.php?id=4479 I'd like to have an idea of what the car gets FE-Wise first, though. And I need a clean storage area for them if I do remove them - The Garage isn't going to work without a little changing stuff around. Quote:
This one's staying off winter roads. The previous and original owner never drove it then and he lives in Pennsylvania too, 55 (give or take) miles from me. Quote:
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________________ I should upload a photo of the engine. I'm also thinking of adding engine heaters, I think those can be of great benefit on some trips. |
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