Doing your build yourself FTW....stay tuned.
My winter project: SMURFINATOR V.2.0
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Doing your build yourself FTW....stay tuned.
Your crazy. Now you can make sure those header bolts are nice and tight
Dude, you are one brave, crazy, out of control mod freak. Keep us posted!
Lol..yep easy access. Suprised how easy it came out. Ill finish disassembly tomorrow and its going to the engine builder on the 26th.
How long did it take to get out? Did you jack the car up that high, or pick the front end up with the cherry picker?
Its up realllllllly high...needed a tad more so I lifted the nose by the cross brace with the hoist about 2 extra inches...worked mint. I picked away at it slowly over 3 days..prob 7 hrs total taking my time labeling everything and baggying all the bolts and crap.
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Good stuff! Thanks for the reply. :beer:
My buddy Rob said....who the hell else would pull a 6k mile perfectly fine motor besides you.....is this bad...do I need rehab..lmao. If Ford put good rods in the motor I wouldn't even be doing this...they didn't so her I am yanking her heart out.
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yep,
buddies at Ford went the famous ford powdered metal connecting rods... i have a bucket full of destroyed ones at the shop, they are fine for most application but these should not have been used in the GT500 motors....
talk about someone on a mission
nice work!!!!.... time to clean up the garage:beer:
yep,
buddies at Ford went the famous ford powdered metal connecting rods... i have a bucket full of destroyed ones at the shop, they are fine for most application but these should not have been used in the GT500 motors....
talk about someone on a mission
nice work!!!!.... time to clean up the garage:beer:
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Thanks Sylvain...ill be relaxing a bit after tomorrow..only a few items to powder coat off motor but it can wait...motor will be back late january.
Need a few ratchet straps to secure the crate I made to the block and then she's ready for her ride up north to mass to the engine builder.
What all are you having done?
Rods and pistons...ARP everything....some cams...etc.:beer:
This 13/14 GT500 Stage X TVS Will be on top....fully done in house.
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What rods and pistons are you going with?
Check out Arias pistons. They're the best you'll find. Custom made to your specs with awesome coatings. They'll take a little while to get but it sounds like you'll be down for a while anyway. A lot of the off the shelf slugs for these motors have the ring packs too high and aren't coated.
Check out Arias pistons. They're the best you'll find. Custom made to your specs with awesome coatings. They'll take a little while to get but it sounds like you'll be down for a while anyway. A lot of the off the shelf slugs for these motors have the ring packs too high and aren't coated.
Yea I've been researching Arias pistons lately....diamond makes a really nice coated piston also.
Arias is the best you're going to get. Building a TT Viper right now with them in it. Really nice pieces.
I have a email out to Arias for some 9:1's...ill call them in the afternoon tomorrow.
Yea I have a few small screws loose...lol. But the love of the hobby keeps me forging ahead, lol. Spoke with my engine builder and my tuner a few minutes ago...great plan in place and I'm excited to get this part of my 2014 campaign underway.
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