Engine Work Is Done... Pics

[GT2000JAY]

After four months of parts breakage and disappointment I finally got the car back last night. Now I just have to break in the new block, dial in the tune with some help from SCT and wait until my finances recover enough to drop in a blower.

Info: .020 forged shortblock w/ 10.5cc dished pistons, I-beam rods, GT crank (courtesy of TSS Racing), Canton windage tray, billet oil pump gears and crank trigger, VT blower cams, Patriot Stage III heads, FRPP shorty headers, Bassani Catted X, soon to be installed Borla catback (in the garage), Team Breed Valve Covers, C&L Upper Intake, Pro M 87MM MAF, 30# injectors, Walbro 255 lph fuel pump (soon to be Aviator pump, also in the garage), Jegs SFI harmonic balancer, UPR idler pulley, damn list just goes on and on....

A couple of pics:

Just thought I'd share my joy...

Jay

 

[V8MstngPwr]

That is one bad beast right there... cant wait to hear some numbers on it!!!!! Sweet ride man

 

[Indiana]

Nice

 

[Defleshed]

A+

 

[stangman]

very nice man glad to hear it's finally together

 

[Sick96Stang]

Very clean ride cant wait to see some #'s

 

[tarch]

CLEAN!

and Jay we've never met yet... just let me know when you're going to BM...

I now have a 'little' surprise of my own

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

Where did you get the Carbon Fiber filter cover thing. That looks awesome.

 

[2000BLKGT]

Very nice. Sounds like it's just as pretty inside the motor too.

 

[drizztkun]

mmmm, that's a really really nice looking motor your got

 

[el_kid_1]

Very nice looking power plant you got there!

 

[madmatt]

Where did you get the Carbon Fiber filter cover thing. That looks awesome.

I think its Pro M's new intake system. Its really nice looking but they think so too, pretty expensive. GT2000, your car looks great, got any sound clips with those blower cams on there. Cant wait to see the numbers. What blower are you plannin on going with???

 

[lopey4.6]

Very nice. How much of the work did you do yourself? Also what kind of head gaskets, exaust gaskets, and head bolts did you use?

 

[GTsleeper]

I am curious as well what blower are you going with. Other than that very nice ride good job on the make-up.

 

[decoy562]

Looks nice!

 

[Dan_Soprano]

nice and clean looking.........the way it SHOULD be!!!

 

[GT2000JAY]

Very nice. How much of the work did you do yourself? Also what kind of head gaskets, exaust gaskets, and head bolts did you use?

I didn't do much - I felt like I was in the parts department. I worked on the first re-assembly, the shop dropped the longblock in for me and I worked on the final reassembly when we all stayed until 10:00 PM to finish it up. All the gaskets are Ford and we used ARP head studs - which make it a pita to get the heads back out with the motor in the car. It's possible, but a pain.

I am curious as well what blower are you going with. Other than that very nice ride good job on the make-up.

I'm going with the Paxton Novi-2000.

CLEAN!

and Jay we've never met yet... just let me know when you're going to BM...
I now have a 'little' surprise of my own.

Come on, Tarch. What did you do now?

Thanks for the replies - it's just nice to have it running and the way I want. For a while there I wasn't sure when it would be to this point.

Jay

 

[tarch]

I didn't do much - I felt like I was in the parts department. I worked on the first re-assembly, the shop dropped the longblock in for me and I worked on the final reassembly when we all stayed until 10:00 PM to finish it up. All the gaskets are Ford and we used ARP head studs - which make it a pita to get the heads back out with the motor in the car. It's possible, but a pain.



I'm going with the Paxton Novi-2000.



Come on, Tarch. What did you do now?

Thanks for the replies - it's just nice to have it running and the way I want. For a while there I wasn't sure when it would be to this point.

Jay

you'll see

it's not anything that'll make awe, but it's something that is fascinating

 

[kirkyg]

Very nice...what kind of compressino are you running with those 10.5 cc pistons?

kirkyg

 

[GT2000JAY]

Very nice...what kind of compressino are you running with those 10.5 cc pistons?

kirkyg

Best guess based on insight from CobraKiller & Bryan @ TSS Racing - around 9.25:1 or 9.5:1. We took some material off the edges of the pistons (around the dish - .020") and the heads have a lot of bowl work, so they're around 46CC (swirl dams removed), if I remember correctly.

Jay