My vic is too slow

[SVT98t]

Synthetic blend isn't a true synthetic. It's dino oil and synthetic. It's what I run.
It may not burn noticably like mine. Just enough to not be noticed.
No physical external leaks?
Were you running 5W-20 before?

-ryan s.

[1987cp]

Any chance of getting a pushrod motor past NW Indiana smog nazis?

[torquelover]

Any chance of getting a pushrod motor past NW Indiana smog nazis?

Shouldn't be a problem, as long as the emissions equipment is still intact. There's a visual on cats and proper exhaust, then a gas cap test. Next is on the rolling dyno, and you're done.

The GTS is running a cam, ported heads, long-tube headers, and 3" straight pipes with no cats, and it passes since it's OBD2. They just hook up the machine to the diagnostics port, look for codes, and it's done. Even more hilarious is the fact that it was running race fuel last time it went through.

[rick99601]

when was the last time you changed your pcv valve? a clogged pcv thats pressurizing the crankcase would cause it to take that much oil.

on my first mustang (2000 GT) i thought my rings were toast for the longest time, in the end it was just a bad pcv valve.

[1987cp]

Shouldn't be a problem, as long as the emissions equipment is still intact. There's a visual on cats and proper exhaust, then a gas cap test. Next is on the rolling dyno, and you're done.

The GTS is running a cam, ported heads, long-tube headers, and 3" straight pipes with no cats, and it passes since it's OBD2. They just hook up the machine to the diagnostics port, look for codes, and it's done. Even more hilarious is the fact that it was running race fuel last time it went through.

Oh, weird. So they don't sniff OBDII cars at all?

Or, wait, Mikey B's car would be OBDII ....

Youse guys should ask your state and local legislators to eliminate emissions testing in that area. Claim it's bad for the local economy and puts unnecessary strain on low-income families, blada, blada. (actually true)

[91waggin]

OBD II cars sniff themselves. O2 sensors before and after cats. They can download the data through the OBD port and that's all they have to do.

Maybe switch to a 5-30 oil?

[Mangjura]

yes my baby is OBD II. I have always ran 5w20 in here ever since I got her. lord only knows what was used in her before.

[ford man]

As much oil as your using, I'd be running at least 10w30

[Mangjura]

I ran the OBD II tester on her again & came up with these.

P0305 - Cylinder 5 misfire.
P0304- Cylinder 4 misfire.
P1131 Lack of HA2511 switches- Sensor indicates lean.
And
P0135- 02 Heater circuit ( bank 1, sensor1 )

[rick99601]

As much oil as your using, I'd be running at least 10w30

thats too thick for a modular.

[Mangjura]

thats too thick for a modular.

Yea that's what I've heard isn't it that the ports are too small or something?

[sly]

I use 10w30 High Mileage in my 93 4.6L with no issues. 5w20 just pours out of that engine... but the 10w30 stays in. 10w40 would be too much though.

[ford man]

thats too thick for a modular.

Oh please.

[91waggin]

I use 10w30 High Mileage in my 93 4.6L with no issues. 5w20 just pours out of that engine... but the 10w30 stays in. 10w40 would be too much though.

Same here, and the one I take care of is an 01. I run a 5-30 in it tho.

[v8only]

these engines have coil on plug design...it's very common for the coil pack on top of the spark plug to go out.>.I'd start there for your misfire.

As for the performance, i've been researching the hll out of this, as I just bought a 99.

Stock, from what I hear people are doing 15.5 to 16.5 in the 1/4 mile. Mid 15's are pretty decent for a big car.

Of interest, the new gt500 mustang is 3800 pounds...and I've also heard the crown vic police weighs in at the same weight!!!

our biggest problem with our motor is that we have the NON pi headed mod motor. My friend has one of these in his 98. He put full bolt ons, meaning full exhaust, 373 gears, bigger throttle body, but then he put the PI intake on and the PI cams, but left the non pi heads on, and he's hitting mid 13's in the 1/4 mile n/a!! I couldn't believe it. I ran him with my 5.0 mustang that had gt40 heads and intake, and full bolts ons..I expected to smoke him, instead he had about 3 car lengths on me.

These engines are very mod-able...they're just not like the old 5.0 engines.

Here is a neat tidbit...the 02+ explorers received an all aluminum 4.6 block and had the pi intake, heads and cam. HMMMMMM....can you say add 50 hp while taking off 100-200 pounds?

i'm conisdering swapping in a pi headed aluminum explorer motor, but first I plan on self porting the heads, running stage 2 cams, along with the pi intake, and of course more gear, exhaust, t/b etc etc. That should be MORE than enough to get my vic DEEP into the 13's...if I need more, it's a $200 nitrous kit away from 12's.