Lincoln lacks a proper hot rod, or any performance vehicle, for that matter. However, a pair of engineers from the Build It Yourself YouTube channel have decided to rectify that mistake by shoehorning a Ford V-10 engine into a Continental. We already know the thing rips, but how much power does it actually make? The two take the sedan to a dyno to find out, and it’s a promising start.
Firstly, it didn’t blow up, which is a big win when you’re pushing an engine. The V-10 is a single-overhead-cam Triton with custom dual-cam heads and improved springs and valves. A six-speed transmission from a Mustang sends power to the rear wheels.
The first pull made 448 horsepower at the wheels, and 453 horses on the second. The third pull, pushing the engine above 7,000 rpm, delivered 491 hp. On the final pull, the Continental made 495 hp and 402 pound-feet of torque, which the engineers reckon is about 600 hp and 490 lb-ft of torque at the crank.
That’s impressive from a 20-year-old V-10, but far below what the engineers were hoping the car could make. The goal for the sedan is to produce 700 horsepower at the crank, but it appears the Lincoln’s fuel delivery system begins to lose pressure above 6,000 rpm, restricting the output.
Bigger injectors and a stronger fuel pump could pump up those numbers. We’ll have to check back to see how the project progresses, as 700 hp seems easily achievable for this home-brewed build.
