5.0L V8 Power!

[Klostrophobic]

My parents own a beast of a car called the Mercury Grand Marquis. 5.0L V8, yummy! The 150 HP, and 2 ton curb weight add to the appeal.

I love it. That is all.

Thanks.

 

[Cobraboy]

My parents own a beast of a car called the Ford Fairmont Ghia. 4.0L I6, yummy! The 220 HP, and 2 ton curb weight add to the appeal.

I love it. That is all.

Thanks.

 

[-Fred-]

My father has a 250hp Audi S4, and my mother has a 200 hp Acura TSX. Both are yummier than your Grand Marquis. I love them, that's all.

 

[halfracedrift]

Mmmm... TSX.... I really like the styling...

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Originally posted by PunkRock
My father has a 250hp Audi S4, and my mother has a 200 hp Acura TSX. Both are yummier than your Grand Marquis. I love them, that's all.

Should I start on what my daddy has?...

 

[1X83Z]

My father has a 2003 Lexus ES300 and will purchase a Lexus RX300/RX330 or Toyota Highlander before August is complete.

I have a Peugeot moped.

 

[Cano]

my parents have a refigerator on wheels called a grand voyager. I dont know or care what hp it has. I love it.

Cano

and well, the 5.0 V8 isnt that bad... but it is indeed in a grand marquis uaj:

 

[TsLeng]

Wow! 150 hp from 5 litres?

 

[f50]

Originally posted by TsLeng
Wow! 150 hp from 5 litres?

i was wondering about the same thing,how ?

 

[StevieMo]

My mom owns a tiburon... it's not too bad and she's looking into purchasing an rx-8.

 

[Gil]

I realy want a Crown Vic. Get the Cheapie Hubcaps, Dual exhaust, and a spot light. As long as it isn't too out rageous a color, people will see me in their rearview mirror and move over cause they'll be thinking I'm the Highway Patrol. I love it!!! That is all.

 

[The Porko]

well my bro owns a 2001 S15 200sx 2.0L turbo that would woop the V8s arse

 

[Jay]

ah.........yeah whats your point??.........theres millions of cars (probably) that could beat a 150hp V8

lots of people just get off on knowing they can beat a paticular slow V8

 

[wana b drifter]

what about the 220hp 3??lbs tq. GT model?

 

[div]

my father has a 300hp and 300lbs of torque subaru impreza STI

 

[donbenni]

My mate is nearly 22 and he owns an R34 the bastid. He's planning on modifying the engine too... and you KNOW how much hp the R34 can push once modified

 

[div]

hey well another dreamer with his skylines...oh well...it will never end...

 

[Jordan]

Originally posted by TsLeng
Wow! 150 hp from 5 litres?

I'm curious about this as well. How can an engine that large produce that little power?

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by Jordan
I'm curious about this as well. How can an engine that large produce that little power?

Because Ford made it in 1991? In fact, I got the horsepower statistic off Edmunds.com:

http://pda.edmunds.com/used/1991/mercury/grandmarquis/index.html

 

[risingson77]

270 ft.-lbs. at 2000 RPM...so it's detuned but not all bad. Your folks could easily heat it up with all of the 5.0 L Mustang parts available.

My dad has a 300 CI (5.0L) straight-six in his 87 F-150. Perhaps our parents should race sometime.

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by risingson77
270 ft.-lbs. at 2000 RPM...so it's detuned but not all bad. Your folks could easily heat it up with all of the 5.0 L Mustang parts available.

Jim's parents don't seem like the type who would partake in such a quest. But that's just my opinion.

 

[risingson77]

Well, most people wouldn't. I just thought I'd point it out.

 

[vat_man]

Originally posted by TsLeng
Wow! 150 hp from 5 litres?

Ahh - the wonderful world of early emission regulations.

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by vat_man
Ahh - the wonderful world of early emission regulations.

I don't know if that's it - our emissions are much more regulated now than they were ten years ago. I still blame poor engineering, even though it does 270 ft-lbs.

 

[risingson77]

Much has been learned about working with emissions regulation over the years. One of the first emissions-controlled Caddy engines was a 500 CI V8...it produced a raging 190 BHP.

Of course, there were cars with better specific output at the time. I would imagine that a Crown Vic is designed around low engine speed/part throttle operation.

 

[Ryan2]

My father has a 180 hp Saab 9-5, and my mother has a 120 hp Volvo 960. The Volvo is kinda slow. I love them, that's all.

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by Ryan
My father has a 180 hp Saab 9-5 and my mother has a 120 hp Volvo 960. The Volvo is kinda slow. I love them, that's all.

Did you dyno-test these or something?

In 1992, the Volvo 960 came with a 201-horsepower 2.9L I-6; in 1994 it came with a slightly detuned (because of new emissions laws) 181-horsepower 2.9L I-6. The only engine 'round 120hp Volvo made in that style was a 114-horsepower 2.3L I-4, which was only offered on the post-1991 940 GL (below).

The Saab 9-5, likewise, never came with a 180-horsepower engine; beginning in 1999 it had 170-horsepower and that jumped to 185-horsepower in 2001 (on the base 9-5s).

 

[risingson77]

Front wheel drive with an inline 6?

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by risingson77
Front wheel drive with an inline 6?

The 960 was rear-drive.

 

[risingson77]

Oh, I thought the 240 was the last RWD Volvo.