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Old 09-03-2008, 07:20 PM   #51
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Re: Blew my motor

sorry to hear about that man, mine blew up a few days ago too, i think its a rod bearing. 36k miles bone stock. wtf?
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Old 09-03-2008, 07:39 PM   #52
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sorry to hear about that man, mine blew up a few days ago too, i think its a rod bearing. 36k miles bone stock. wtf?
that sucks sorry to hear that, what are your plans.
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Old 09-04-2008, 10:09 PM   #53
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called fords customer assistance after i found out that my warranty expired a week ago

i have to take the few parts off of the car that ive put on and take it to my local dealer, where they will diagnose the problem (although i know what it is) and then they will tell me what to do next i.e. if ford is going to decide to help me out. if ford does the right thing, i should get out of it without having to pay too much, but if they dont, i guess ill be either buying a new frpp crank or a livernois stroker kit and assembling it myself. ive built some windsor small blocks but no mod motors. i know a guy that is really good with them though so if i need any help he is the guy. im hoping i can get out of it for less than a grand, but i doubt it. your plans?
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Old 09-05-2008, 03:53 AM   #54
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sorry to hear about that man, mine blew up a few days ago too, i think its a rod bearing. 36k miles bone stock. wtf?
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called fords customer assistance after i found out that my warranty expired a week ago

i have to take the few parts off of the car that ive put on and take it to my local dealer, where they will diagnose the problem (although i know what it is) and then they will tell me what to do next i.e. if ford is going to decide to help me out. if ford does the right thing, i should get out of it without having to pay too much, but if they dont, i guess ill be either buying a new frpp crank or a livernois stroker kit and assembling it myself. ive built some windsor small blocks but no mod motors. i know a guy that is really good with them though so if i need any help he is the guy. im hoping i can get out of it for less than a grand, but i doubt it. your plans?
I thought you said the car is bone stock? Do you redline the car frequently? May be the previous owner beat on it. These engines usually don't blow up unless they are abused. Anything you are not revealing about the car? Sorry to hear that. It is just good to know what happened so the rest of us bone stock naturally aspirated engines won't go boom either!
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Old 09-05-2008, 02:37 PM   #55
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Yup............I thought it smelled a bit.
Someone made a mess in my thread.

Car is at Ford right now they offered to run a diagnostic even though I'm out of warranty. I guess they are curious as I. My father retired out of the business so he was making some phone calls.

The wrecked cobras i found on svtp wanted at least 10k for the motor and etc. Too much for that.

My biggest thing right now is to figure out step 1 so i can start putting something together.
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Old 09-05-2008, 02:51 PM   #56
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10 grand will build one heck of a motor
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Old 09-05-2008, 03:02 PM   #57
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10 grand will build one heck of a motor
This seems to be a good deal for $ 6 gs


http://www.mach1registry.org/forums/...ad.php?t=84230



PS i have more then $ 10 in mine .
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Old 09-05-2008, 03:28 PM   #58
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Re: Blew my motor

Stick a 5.4 into it.
Way under 10k overall.
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Old 09-05-2008, 03:34 PM   #59
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PS i have more then $ 10 in mine .
but how many times did you build it? or should i say tweek it
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This seems to be a good deal for $ 6 gs


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wow thats with the super charger. that is a great price. good thing i'm between jobs or i would be tempted
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Old 09-05-2008, 04:40 PM   #61
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Re: Blew my motor

Had this happen a couple weeks ago. took it to ford and apparently the #4 rod bearing was deteriorated and the rod was loose. only been redlined 3 or 4 times. intake and cat back. Ford payed for all of it under the extended service plan
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Old 09-05-2008, 07:03 PM   #62
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but how many times did you build it? or should i say tweek it
Its the 2nd crank , sheared the keyway on the first , swapped out the FR500 cams to custom grinds , swapped out to bronze guides , swapped out my rings .

Bunch of times i guess . Just remember each time is a motor pull .

But its right now and i know all the tricks .
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Old 09-05-2008, 09:30 PM   #63
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Its the 2nd crank , sheared the keyway on the first , swapped out the FR500 cams to custom grinds , swapped out to bronze guides , swapped out my rings .

Bunch of times i guess . Just remember each time is a motor pull .

But its right now and i know all the tricks .
At 1000 RWHP, I'd say yeah, that's probably true.
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At 1000 RWHP, I'd say yeah, that's probably true.
We all learn from our mistakes right .

Im sure you have the 5.4 swap downpact .
It sure just didnt bolt right in .

My question is what can you do to that thing to make monster power ?

Boss330 im sure is getting close to perfection . But surely isnt giving the info. up .
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Old 09-06-2008, 12:26 AM   #65
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wow thats with the super charger. that is a great price. good thing i'm between jobs or i would be tempted
What esle would i need? That is a nice price worth considering.
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Old 09-06-2008, 08:15 AM   #66
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What esle would i need? That is a nice price worth considering.
i'm no expert, but the motor would drop right with the mach's intake. as for using the supercharger, i'm not sure maybe a heat exchanger, new fuel pump, and some plumbing and a tune? others would know better.
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Old 09-08-2008, 02:09 AM   #67
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only engine mod on my car was a php intake spacer. i never lost oil pressure or had any oscilation of oil pressure as would be expected with a spun rod bearing, so im thinking the pin hole in the rod journal somehow became blocked. just my theory as of right now. without oil the bearing would naturally be eaten up. there is definitely metal in the oil now. i drive spiritedly, but its not like every time i take the car out i run it hard. still, 36k... looking at shortblocks and stroker kits right now.
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Old 09-08-2008, 01:47 PM   #68
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only engine mod on my car was a php intake spacer. i never lost oil pressure or had any oscilation of oil pressure as would be expected with a spun rod bearing, so im thinking the pin hole in the rod journal somehow became blocked. just my theory as of right now. without oil the bearing would naturally be eaten up. there is definitely metal in the oil now. i drive spiritedly, but its not like every time i take the car out i run it hard. still, 36k... looking at shortblocks and stroker kits right now.
With our oil gauges basically just being idiot lights would they even show the normal loss of oil pressure associated with a main or rod bearing going bad?
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Old 09-10-2008, 11:33 PM   #69
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that i dont know. they could just be, as you so eloquently stated, idiot lights. verdict still pending investigation.
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Old 09-11-2008, 12:16 AM   #70
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I would go with one of the new long blocks Ford racing is selling or a built engine. Good luck lots of ways to go with your car.


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Old 09-18-2008, 09:19 PM   #71
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Just talked to you Matt...that blows man...I still got all the stock parts off my Mach if you wanna put it back to stock...there just sitting in the shed...

Build this thing up to be a monster...do it right while the cars down already
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Old 09-19-2008, 02:33 PM   #72
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Only thing i know i have to change out is my mgw shifter before Ford runs thier tests on it.

I was going to grab an aluminator but its just 03 cobra parts for 6k, custom setup is going to happen instead.
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