Recent content by black N/A beast

So after having my car sit for almost 3 years with a bad motor that had thrown a rod, i finally found low mile, clean test car long block. it is a teksid block and paid 1500 for it. it was a long block so valve covers intake and accessories had to be swapped over from my old motor... So i asked...

i own a FINER 2004 f150 with the triton 5.4 in it. the 4 wheel drive no longer works in high or low, it stopped awhile back i think in the 75 to 80k mile range and it now has 88k on it. it happend right after our 75000 mile warrenty expired, beautiful right? the light on the dash comes on but...

my block has been cracked by a snapped rod, its not that bad. its a small crack just above where the oil pan bolts on probably 3 inches long maybe? the block has 80k on it and im not sure if its a teskid or WAP block, i do know the motor was built in april of 01 from the tags on it. i havent...

ok i have a crazy idea, my 4.6 is toast so i need a motor. i can easily get my hands on an old FE 390 but ofcourse it needs to be rebuilt too, the beauty of the FE is that i can make it a 428 with a overbore because the fe series motors use the same rotating assembly except pistons. so how sweet...

i need to replace my blown up 2001 cobra motor, it threw a rod and possibly has head damage so i may need new heads. while searching for a new block i came across fords newest aluminum 4.6l block for 2003 cobras for under $1000 and it seems to fit my needs......But ive been seeing 5.4l rotating...