Anybody have an SHO?

[caseywan]

So you're looking at the 96 instead of the 93 now? If I were you I go for the 93 if you got the money.

Are you by any chance buying the car from a guy named Adam who live in Milwaukee? I probably know him if so. My dad and I also know Doug really well at Performance Plus, he's a good guy and does damn good work. He works on you car like he's working on his own, no f'ing around with him.

 

[Aaron'S'tang]

So you're looking at the 96 instead of the 93 now? If I were you I go for the 93 if you got the money.

Are you by any chance buying the car from a guy named Adam who live in Milwaukee? I probably know him if so. My dad and I also know Doug really well at Performance Plus, he's a good guy and does damn good work. He works on you car like he's working on his own, no f'ing around with him.

No heater in the '93. Heater core is not something I will do and not something I will pay to have done as it outrageous. I am buying this for a winter car so heat is kind of a bonus ya know.

 

[Osiris]

I had a '96 in Rose Mist ( rarest color of them all, pic in avatar ) for about 4 years until a bad accident totalled it. I had NO issues with the car at all. A pair of 17 dollar Thrush turbo muffs made it sound like a Mustang GT, that engine makes a sweet, sweet noise, let me assure you.

Anyhow, if it's going to be a winter beater then you'll be alright. It's a low 15 second car at best. However. It's also safe ( saved my wife's life ), reliable ( at least mine was ) and full of luxo-goodies for almost no money.

The '96s weren't pretty, but you'd be surprised what window tint, rims and a lowered suspension can do to the look, they're also about 300% stiffer and more solid than the GenII cars, which is nice. I also had a '93 MTX and though it was faster it rattled more and had more issues. The '96 felt like a new car in 2004. Of course it also only had 67,000 miles on it when it died.....

Go over to SHOforum.com and ask around if you have more questions, they'd help you out a lot more I'm sure.

Oh and yes, weld the cams.

 

[Aaron'S'tang]

Well I think I'm going to do it. The car is really nice and it's priced right. I'd still be getting below average price if I paid the $500 and got the cams welded. I talked with a ton of people and they all say the cars are very reliable once the cams are welded.

Still trying to get a free carfax though. Anybody, anybody?

 

[RsStanG1987]

Well I think I'm going to do it. The car is really nice and it's priced right. I'd still be getting below average price if I paid the $500 and got the cams welded. I talked with a ton of people and they all say the cars are very reliable once the cams are welded.

Still trying to get a free carfax though. Anybody, anybody?

Cam welding seems weird to me. I think i would just buy aftermarket cams.

 

[Aaron'S'tang]

Cam welding seems weird to me. I think i would just buy aftermarket cams.

Yep, Yep, thought about that. Really just want a reliable car, already have a fast one.

 

[Deleted member 87397]

Uhh, forgive me for being stupid, but what is cam welding? I've never heard the term before

 

[Aaron'S'tang]

Uhh, forgive me for being stupid, but what is cam welding? I've never heard the term before

Neither had I until last night. On '96 and later SHOs, which had the Yamaha V-8, They used a different design on the cams. If you can picture, the cam is a hollow tube, the lobes are put in place and then a ball which is larger than the I.D. is pulled through the cam, thus expanding it and locking the lobes and cam sproket in place. Problem is that they are interfence engines and the cam being designed that way is weak. The cam (drive) sprocket can work its way lose causing the cam to quit turning so when the pistons come up they slam into the valves in turn comletely destroying the engine. If you search SHO cam failure you will fine that there has been a class action lawsuit against Ford which they have completly ignored pizzing a lot of people off.

Cam welding. They pop the valve cover and put a few small welds on the cams so they are locked to the sprockets. Cost is $500 give or take, but once complete, the engine is actually quite reliable(it was built by Yamaha, except for the block, which Ford produced)

Now you know.

 

[Aaron'S'tang]

Okey Dokey, Now I have two Fords. The Stang an the SHO. Pretty clean car. Yes, I read all the bad stuff about them but the price was right so I figured WTF. The nice gentleman over on the SHO forum also offered to crack here open for me and see if the cams have already been welded. I'll snap a few pictures after work and post em up.

 

[fiveofanatic]

I've owned a '90 & a '97. Both were enjoyable, but a PITA to work on.