Engine RIP. Need a shortblock.

Nuar

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My engine is gone...I'm in the market for a new shortblock.
Now i'm trying to find out what the best shortblock is,,, for a near stock, a little stronger shortblock replacement.
I've been looking at X2C V1.0, VT GT "SR", or the DSS MODular blocks.
Dss seems to be the lowest priced, but i'm trying to get some opinions from people that might have gotten one already.

Let me know what you guys think. Thanx

 

AirWolf87

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what killied your engine?

 

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DSS = horrible oil leak
VT = overpriced (slightly)

I'm going with Modular Powerhouse shortblock. I've heard nothing but good things about them and ive seen some of the results......like that turbo bullit

 

Nuar

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So DSS is no good?
VT "SR" says that there is "NO oilpump/pickup or rear seal plate." can it be transfered over from my stock engine? is it a pain in the @ss to do?

Noone has any opinions avout X2C?

 

stallion98gt

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try modularpowerhouse since ur on east coast

 

Nuar

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Nevermind, i went to the site, and they have one shortblock up there, its a bit pricey though.
Would be a very nice engine though...

 

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http://www.foxlakeracing.com/index....ds&PHPSESSID=9c7892f8d41a26e4a0fe22a6c2576841

or you could get a new cobra short block for 2500

this will be a lot lighter than the GT block and give you a nice bump in compression.

http://www.karkraft.com/engines.htm

 

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http://www.karkraft.com/engines.htm[/QUOTE]

You are THE MAN!
This may be my salvation... my ass is broke... i was looking into a shortblock, but this will make my life so much easier!

 

02mingreyGT

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So what did kill your engine anyways

 

MyEarsHurt

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02mingreyGT said:

So what did kill your engine anyways

Click to expand...

I was wondering the same thing....

 

GT2000JAY

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You might PM Bryan at TSS racing for a quote on a shortblock. He does great work and his customer service is second to none. The pricing is very reasonable. I believe his SN is TSSRacing...

Jay

 

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get a mach 1 engine from kar Kraft.

what happened to your engine????

 

Nuar

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The whole story basically was this...
I've had a ticking head for the past 2 weeks, i got it checked out at ford, they didnt know what to say, they told me to drive it till it became a problem, well two weeks ago it became a problem.
Friday night i got on the throttle about 1/2 way, i heard a LOUD BAM and then the engine emitted a constand ticking LOUD ticking... we thought the intake cracked, the intake was fine, then we pulled the plugs, and one of the plugs blew out... was bouncing around in there.... it stripped two top threads.
The head was rethreaded, new plug threaded in, and the knocking continued... Now it sound like a very loud metal to metal knock... louder then valves...
So thats the storry

 

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take it back to Ford and make them pay for it. drive it till it became a problem...WTF kind of advise is that??? Do you have the RO from Ford and any documentation that they advised to keep driving it until it became a problem?

 

Nuar

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streetstang03 said:

take it back to Ford and make them pay for it. drive it till it became a problem...WTF kind of advise is that??? Do you have the RO from Ford and any documentation that they advised to keep driving it until it became a problem?

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Unfortunatelly not.. the paper i got back from them only said that its a possibility of an exhaust manifold leak... thats all... then i came back the next day with a printout of a TSB...

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?p=4772234#post4772234

You can read the TSB there, and exactly what they told me at the time...
(keep in mind that my warranty is LONG gone... my car has 61000 miles)