Damn Rick, I thought the Jeep would have been faster. My Dad's '94 Club Wagon did it in that time and it has 200k miles on the original engine and trans.
Yeah that!To simply look at the 17.2s 1/4mi. one would think the Jeep is pitifully slow...
LOL, the torque curve/aerodynamics favor rock crawling more then anything else!That's quicker than I thought it would be. I'm sure the torque curve/aerodynamics favors in town puttering around rather than trying to pass at 80mph.
XJ's are the lightest of the 4.0's thus said to be the fastest.the 5spd may be better geared for drag racing then the 6. Those 3.07 gears would be holding it back tho.Interesting stuff Rick! I wonder if my buddy's '01 Cherokee Sport is any faster (4.0, 5 speed, 3.07:1 rear end)?
The Town Car would have went, but the cute girl at the gate for the track was all excited about me bringing the Jeep and was happy to hear I'd get the things I needed and come back.... I couldn't let her down and instead roll up in da Mafia mobile! lol...nah, I was going to, but it was a decent day out and I was just having too much fun driving around with the doors off.So the BMW is your quickest car, then the Town Car, then the Wrangler? You should take the other two to the track.
He says his Cherokee isn't much slower than his brother's '92 Camaro RS with the TBI 5.0, so by that guess, The Jeep is probably a mid-high 16 second car.XJ's are the lightest of the 4.0's thus said to be the fastest.the 5spd may be better geared for drag racing then the 6. Those 3.07 gears would be holding it back tho.
I bet the Town Car is a low-mid 16 second car, so about the same as a 4.9 deVille. You got your '93 to run a 15.9 once, but usually it was a 16.1-16.4 right? The 4.6 lacks the low end kick of the 4.9, but it pulls better in the mid-high RPM's right? That's how I remember all of the 1991-97 Town Cars I drove.The Town Car would have went, but the cute girl at the gate for the track was all excited about me bringing the Jeep and was happy to hear I'd get the things I needed and come back.... I couldn't let her down and instead roll up in da Mafia mobile! lol...nah, I was going to, but it was a decent day out and I was just having too much fun driving around with the doors off.
I plan on taking the Town Car, so I can see for myself how it compares to my other cars, and actually have a reference number when the Town Car is made out to be a Cessna 152 compared to the SR-71 speed of the FWB
BMW is the fastest... but like I said, darting around town/thru traffic, the Jeep feels more peppy, the BMW has a higher powerband, even tho the I6 has a much broader torque curve then that of the I4, which really needs to be at the upper end of the rev band to make good power.
I just don't see an XJ w/ 3.07 gears running a 16 in the 1/4 mile. I could be wrong, only way is to run it and find out. Theres gotta be a track that has test n tune, $20-$25.... run it against the Benz!He says his Cherokee isn't much slower than his brother's '92 Camaro RS with the TBI 5.0, so by that guess, The Jeep is probably a mid-high 16 second car.
I was thinking low-mid 16's myself.I bet the Town Car is a low-mid 16 second car, so about the same as a 4.9 deVille. You got your '93 to run a 15.9 once, but usually it was a 16.1-16.4 right? The 4.6 lacks the low end kick of the 4.9, but it pulls better in the mid-high RPM's right? That's how I remember all of the 1991-97 Town Cars I drove.
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Me too! Base TC had 3.08 gears, Ride Control Package had 3.27, trailer tow had 3.55. From what I've heard (from owners of base models) the 3.27 do help liven it up a bit. I would *expect* the FWB to be faster due to the Corvette-derived LT1, but it would still be fun!I would like to see a head-to-head drag race between an LT1-FWB and a dual exhaust equipped SOHC 4.6 Town Car like yours. It would be interesting... It might be a lot closer if you found a regular Fleetwood with the 2.56:1 rear end, instead of the Brougham's 2.93:1...
That's what I was trying to tell ya the whole time, just sit in one, drive it, compare what it's like to drive the two. The Town Car offers so much more in terms of daily driver friendliness that I think it may win you over.... thats what did it for me. Owners of the FWB on this site have said that it is getting to be an older car to use as a daily driver, on the Lincoln site, everyone uses their '90-'97 TC as a DD, most end up making threads about driving other cars only to be disapointed and enjoy coming back to their TC. To quote someone on the site "you have to pry a good running '90-'97 TC from it's owners hands" - most know what they are and really like them. I had a hard time deciding to sell mine, it's only because my taste in vehicles have really changed, and wanting to cut back on "stuff"I was way west of the twin cities last week for work, and I drove past a 1996 Town Car Signature Series for sale in what was probably that Medium Willow Green Clearcoat Metallic with the Saddle interior. The interior was much better laid out than the FWB's; much better usage of space, much better looking dashboard, more legroom front and rear, full trip computer, dual front armrests, etc etc. If it wasn't so far away, I'd be tempted to drive it
I'd like to test drive a Signature or Cartier Town Car, but all of them within 100 miles of me are higher mileage than I want, or too expensive for what mileage they have. Oddly enough, there are actually more nice FWB's near me than there are TC's. Does the Town Car feel smaller than the FWB does? Does it have better sight lines? I remember both the 1996 Executive I drove and both 1994 Signatures floating a LOT more than the FWB did. They were the floatiest, smoothest riding, most isolated cars made in the '90s. That's not really what I'm looking for. I didn't like that in the Roadmaster, but the FWB rode firmer and more controlled than the RML ever did. Now granted, if I found one with the ride control package, that would ride a lot more like the FWB did, but what are the odds of finding one of those with low mileage in the color I like? Pretty much nill...That's what I was trying to tell ya the whole time, just sit in one, drive it, compare what it's like to drive the two. The Town Car offers so much more in terms of daily driver friendliness that I think it may win you over.... thats what did it for me. Owners of the FWB on this site have said that it is getting to be an older car to use as a daily driver, on the Lincoln site, everyone uses their '90-'97 TC as a DD, most end up making threads about driving other cars only to be disapointed and enjoy coming back to their TC. To quote someone on the site "you have to pry a good running '90-'97 TC from it's owners hands" - most know what they are and really like them. I had a hard time deciding to sell mine, it's only because my taste in vehicles have really changed, and wanting to cut back on "stuff"
I have never driven a FWB. ~3 weeks ago there was a '95 Roadmaster Limited for sale at a local dealer, it was burgendy on burgendy. I went by when they were closed, but it was unlocked, so I sat in it for a few mins.I'd like to test drive a Signature or Cartier Town Car, but all of them within 100 miles of me are higher mileage than I want, or too expensive for what mileage they have. Oddly enough, there are actually more nice FWB's near me than there are TC's. Does the Town Car feel smaller than the FWB does? Does it have better sight lines? I remember both the 1996 Executive I drove and both 1994 Signatures floating a LOT more than the FWB did. They were the floatiest, smoothest riding, most isolated cars made in the '90s. That's not really what I'm looking for. I didn't like that in the Roadmaster, but the FWB rode firmer and more controlled than the RML ever did. Now granted, if I found one with the ride control package, that would ride a lot more like the FWB did, but what are the odds of finding one of those with low mileage in the color I like? Pretty much nill...