Actually the manual transmissions cars have a forged crank the automatics are cast.
Bill
Actually the manual transmissions cars have a forged crank the automatics are cast.
Bill
It all depends on what you're willing to pay, but for a used forged crank I wouldn’t pay more than about $150. Again though, unless you're making mega horsepower (which you won't with an off the shelf blower or nitrous kit) the upgrade is unnecessary. I'm running a blower with forged rods and pistons with my stock crank and it performs flawlessly and I never worry about whether or not it’s going to hold up.How much would you say it's worth? One of these days I want to run a blower or nitrous so I want to go with forged everything!
Actually the manual transmissions cars have a forged crank the automatics are cast.
Bill
"Actually the manual transmissions cars have a forged crank the automatics are cast.
Bill"
Are the other internal componets also forged on the manuals or is it just the crank?
"Actually the manual transmissions cars have a forged crank the automatics are cast.
Bill"
Are the other internal componets also forged on the manuals or is it just the crank?
I think only the crank is forged, on the manual Machs.
The only thing the Mach 1 has in common with the Cobra engine is that they both run the same front timing assembly and use the same heads. The Mach 1 still uses a different block (aluminum vs. iron), rods and pistons (similar to the ones used in '99, '01 Cobra).if the mach 1 has a DOHC than i would believe the crank is forged. because that is the cobra motor and they use forged internal.
Your response is kind of all over the place, but I'll break it down as best I can! Your engine has an 8-bolt crank, because it’s a Windsor engine.....as were all ’99-’00 GT’s. All Windsor engines and DOHC engines came with an 8-bolt crank (Romeo’s use a 6-bolt crank), but that’s not to say that all 8-bolt cranks are forged. All 2V engines used Cast Nodular Iron crank shafts, where DOHC engines used both Cast Nodular Iron and Forged Steel units. The DOHC Lincoln Mark VIII and Continentals also ran Cast Nodular Iron crank shafts, where the Cobra’s of the same era ran Forged Steel units. Both were still 8-bolt in design though!but standard and auto has nothing to do with it being forged. there may be some confusion because some car have 8 bolt and some have 6 bolt cranks. and it just so happens that the 8 bolt cranks come in the cobra's(DOHC engines) as well. but if it is a SOHC engine than the crank is not forged at all, neither would the rods or pistons. I tore my 00 gt down and rebuilt it with all forged internals. the stock crank was 8 bolt and the company i bought the kit off of thought that i had a cobra bottom end. they had never heard of an 8 bolt crank in a SOHC engine, cuase they were retarded(probe industries, never again). that is when i started doing tons of research. What happened is two companies built thousands of these motors. one used 8-bolt(windsor) and one used 6 bolt (Romeo). also originally i bought a stroker kit that had a cast crank, it had misdrilled holes and was on back order for six months. so i had to dig deep in my pockets and pay an extra 700 bucks just for a forged crank. i dont think a company that is trying to cut costs(FORD) would invest in forged cranks for every manual GT out there. a cast crank can easily handle the horsepower of a stock GT. and if a standard transmission could ruin a cast crank than why would you use a cast crank at all!
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