Engine Re-builder

tderrick · Mar 25, 2009

Just turned 200K miles on the ole GT... It's just a matter of time now before something
gives.

Anyone know of a good engine re-builder in the Nashville, TN area??

Pokageek · Mar 25, 2009

Well I know of an excellent one that has an all around GREAT reputation. Call Rick at RNH Performance. www.rnhperformance.com and tell him Keith sent you.

BlackVert · Mar 26, 2009

yeah, but rick is in pa, not tn ...

you could also have one built by coast high perfomance or somewhere like that.

revhead347 · Mar 26, 2009

Do a compression test. Lots of stangs running around with 200K miles on them. We used to have this guy back home when I was in high school. He had 200K miles on his Mustang when he bought it. Put heads, cam, and a 200 shot on it, and ran over 200 ten second passes in it. He got his car in 5.0 magazine because of it.

Kurt

tderrick · Mar 26, 2009

The Car is running great! It's just something about 200k that gets a guy starting to
think !

Just want to find a good local guy that I can just drive in, he'll do all the pulling correctly,
so everything will still work when it gets back together.

Everything on this GT still works perfectly, and I want to keep it that way.

revhead347 · Mar 26, 2009

Yeah, I'm just saying. Some of those engines run forever if they are taken care of. I wouldn't just assume that it's going to die on you just because it has high mileage. There was also that lady in Tennessee who made the news because her 89' Mustang GT had over 600,000 miles on it. Ford gave her two tickets to the Bristol race.

Kurt

tderrick · Mar 26, 2009

revhead347 said:
Yeah, I'm just saying. Some of those engines run forever if they are taken care of. I wouldn't just assume that it's going to die on you just because it has high mileage. There was also that lady in Tennessee who made the news because her 89' Mustang GT had over 600,000 miles on it. Ford gave her two tickets to the Bristol race.

Kurt

Wow! I should at least get 300K ... I'm obsessive with mine...

good news... I know the platform is as strong a block that has ever been made...

Zero_chance · Mar 26, 2009

Yeah I saw that lady on the news. 1989 Mustang GT Approaches 700,000 Miles on Original Engine - MustangBlog.com
As long as you maintain the car and dont beat the bloody crap out of it, theyll keep going and going and going.... you get the point. But if you have the cash to do the work, then I say why not? Certainly wont hurt. What are you planning to do though? Upgrade? Stock rebuild? Though it would technically be a 306 after they took down the cylinders. My feeling on the matter is if youre tearing it all apart, might as well make a few changes while youre in there to improve performance.

tderrick · Mar 26, 2009

Just a stock rebuild. Maybe a little better cam...

The Trick Flow Stage one kit is tempting though. I just want it all to work with
the stock computer.

No flash tunes...

It's s my daily driver for many miles a day...

Zero_chance · Mar 26, 2009

Unfortunately it seems our computers are pretty finnicky when it comes to mods (not from personal experience, just from ten plus years of forum talk). It seems some people can add a HCI and not have many issues without a tune and then there are some that do a HCI upgrade and have no luck without one. Im sure some people will chime in on both sides of the fence. I just paid my car off so my engine upgrades wont be until this winter / next spring. The Trickflow kit is pretty nice and pretty complete. Some people might come in and say not to get boxed packages and go custom all the way, but its nice to buy a kit and have everything needed to install it. Especially if youre not looking to squezze every single ounce of power out of a combo.

Pokageek · Mar 26, 2009

BlackVert said:
yeah, but rick is in pa, not tn ...

you could also have one built by coast high perfomance or somewhere like that.

His clients in MO and CA don't seem to care.

tderrick · Mar 27, 2009

Pokageek said:
His clients in MO and CA don't seem to care.

Thanks for tip, brother, but I need someone local to turn-key this thing for me...

I need it perfect....

96darkhorse · Mar 27, 2009

Posted via Mobile Devicewhen I go new with a motor I will probably go CHP since I can literally walk to there LOL

Pokageek · Mar 27, 2009

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