The block is kinda rusty, so I'll have to take care of that first.
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nothing like a parts washer and a bead blaster and it will come clean in no time.
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Well, more like a wire brush cause there ain't no way I'm putting that glass bead anywhere near that block. Here are some updates. Minus pictures sorry guys, forgot the camera. I'm in the process of disassembling the motor, and damn, those stock manifolds are fucking super restrictive!!! So far, everything's going pretty smoothly, except for a broken bolt in the head on the intake side, and broken screw in the upper intake. This motor has the GT40P heads, and also the intake manifold set with the integral egr passages. All is well. lolComment
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I like to paint motors ford grey so they look factory
you should get a baby comp cam for it
I wouldnt waste any time with manifolds or stock mustang headers
some roller rockers would be a nice addition
if you can at school, mill the heads and get the compression up
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Gray is such a meh color though. I wouldn't dare use the stock explorer manifolds, but since I'm saving up for my new exhaust set up, it's getting tubular manifolds from the 90 towny.Comment
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why exhaust manifolds? seems counter productive to me...Comment
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You clearly don't know how cheap most of us are.Originally posted by jayh View Post2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
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Originally posted by pantera77 View Post
yeah I guess not, used shorty headers are dirt cheap, like $50Comment
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regular shorties don't work with the P heads, only pricey special FRPP ones or these funky stock ones.Pete ::::>>> resident LED addict and CFI defector LED bulb replacements
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Not to mention you need a mustang h or x pipe to if you don't want some leaky pos. And if you need cats, that's another $400.Originally posted by 85crownHPP View Post2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
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Yeah, except I can't use them? :p GT40Ps are not nice with many headers, except for the motorsport shorties, and the towny tubes. I have an exhaust set up planned, it's gonna cost me +/- 400 bucks. Right now, I'm building my engine. The power will always be there, just be dormant until I get the dough to build the exhaust.Originally posted by jayh View PostComment
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thats why you are better off with gt40'sComment
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And then I'd run the stock panther manifolds. And I'm not spending extra money on GT-40 heads because for that amount I could get the headers I'd need for the P heads. AND It doesn't change the fact that I don't have the money for an exhaust set up right now. And besides, the GT-40P heads produce more power due to their differences in the spark plug angle.
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what I was saying is you should have looked for a motor that had gt40 heads from the get go.
if you need a shortblock, thats one thing, but by the time you buy p heads and p headers, you couldve just bought a good set of heads
to me putting slightly better haeds on a motor only to slam the door with a manifold makes no sense. even the explorer has a header on it, not a super header, but worlds better than a manifold
its all about a combination of parts that compliment each other
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Listen man. I had it up to here (raises hand well above head) with you bashing our members. You come riding in here on your high horse spewing technical garbage left and right. I don't know you from a hole in the wall, nor do I want to, but I just have to say that you are a grade-A douchebag and I nor any other of our member here appreciate your heavily opinionated responses to ANYTHING we ask. Either mellow the fuck out and actually realize that a fair number of us cannot afford things which you obviously can, or get the hell out of here and leave us be. We were doing fine before you rode in here and we will actually be better when you leave.Originally posted by jayh View PostLast edited by grandpaslincoln; 03-18-2010, 05:10 PM.~David~
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