Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc November 17, 2010, 10:40:36 PM Why do the engines in these cars sit like most 4 cylinders? Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #1 – November 17, 2010, 11:18:23 PM continental is FWD isnt it?Not sure about the mark, I just looked at a pic and it seems normal to me. Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #2 – November 17, 2010, 11:29:42 PM THe Marks have a traditional RWD layout:Contis were in fact FWD Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #3 – November 18, 2010, 08:38:26 AM to be honest, I didn't look at the Mark's, I just knew they had the same engine so I figured the way they were set up would be the same. Why would they make one FWD? That doesn't make sense to me at all... Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #4 – November 18, 2010, 09:51:26 AM Quote from: RunninWild;342124Why would they make *ANYTHING* FWD? That doesn't make sense to me at all...^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is my query*sarcasm enclosed* Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #5 – November 18, 2010, 10:17:56 AM My 4-cylinder cars are both RWD. Your query is flawed. :p Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #6 – November 18, 2010, 11:28:10 AM Quote from: RunninWild;342124to be honest, I didn't look at the Mark's, I just knew they had the same engine so I figured the way they were set up would be the same. Why would they make one FWD? That doesn't make sense to me at all... The 1988+ Conti was based on the Taurus, which was/is FWD. It replaced a much better (imo) Continental that was based on the fox chassis. Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #7 – November 18, 2010, 12:28:03 PM Interesting. But I still think a 32valve v8 has no business being FWD. According to Wikipedia, this thing shares the same platform as a Windstar. D186, and uses the same tranny as a Taurus/windstar of that era. Idk if I like that...I would guess that the tranny would be a weak point in the Continental. Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #8 – November 18, 2010, 01:04:33 PM They are pointed in the correct direction in the Marauders(yeah this one is mine)... Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #9 – November 18, 2010, 05:01:24 PM Cadillac sold FWD 32 Valve V8's from 1992 until now. The 88-94 was sold as a competitor to the Seville/STS. With the V6 it failed miserably, so for '95 Ford tossed the Inteech in. And it still failed miserably. Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #10 – November 18, 2010, 06:54:28 PM Quote from: RunninWild;342136Interesting. But I still think a 32valve v8 has no business being FWD. According to Wikipedia, this thing shares the same platform as a Windstar. D186, and uses the same tranny as a Taurus/windstar of that era. Idk if I like that...I would guess that the tranny would be a weak point in the Continental. It is the weak point. They were shiznit in the Taurus as well. The Conti engines are detuned quite a bit for this reason. Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #11 – November 18, 2010, 08:26:56 PM Quote from: Chuck W;342128My 4-cylinder cars are both RWD. Show-off!FWD V8 is only acceptable when there is another V8 at the rear axles. Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #12 – November 18, 2010, 08:31:33 PM Quote from: TurboCoupe50;342138They are pointed in the correct direction in the Marauders(yeah this one is mine)... <3 Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #13 – November 19, 2010, 12:25:16 AM Quote from: RunninWild;342136Interesting. But I still think a 32valve v8 has no business being FWD. According to Wikipedia, this thing shares the same platform as a Windstar. D186, and uses the same tranny as a Taurus/windstar of that era. Idk if I like that...I would guess that the tranny would be a weak point in the Continental.So it has a Taurus trans? Cross that one off the list.... Quote Selected
Intech V8's-Continental, Mark VIII,etc Reply #14 – November 19, 2010, 09:38:40 AM Quote from: thunderjet302;342246So it has a Taurus trans? Cross that one off the list.... According to Wikipedia. I thought the same thing too when I read that...Although wikipedia claims that the power,torque output in the conti is still 275,275. Wikipedia also claims they've reninforced it in some way, but it's still a taurus tranny.If you polish a turd, its still a turd... Quote Selected
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