getting close........

98COBRA281

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well i started on it monday, i did a little bit of work everyday after work, (about 1.5- 2 hours) and right how there is nothing connected to the motor, it just waiting till saterday morning when it will be pulled out ,hoping to have it running by tuesday, i cant wait to get it broken it and tuned, so i can let her rip!!!.....





btw, how many miles should i let it break in before i go for a dyno tune?

 

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02nightmaregt

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Nice! Cant wait to hear about it

 

Mustang92

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Your making some good progress there. Some people will tell you no break in. I just kind of drove my 2000 normal for the first 1000 to break it in. If you went with aftermarket rings I'd see what they recommend in case they suggest anything specific to seat them.

Bill

 

squeak93

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Some will take it right out of the garage and run it to red line. Others won't flog on it for 500, 1k or even 1500 miles. I broke my last motor in for 250-300 miles to make sure b/c it was a flat tappett cam. When I get my 4.6 rebuilt, its go time from the minute it pulls out of the garage.

 

98COBRA281

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i think i will give it about 500 miles, change the oil and let her scream!!!

 

02nightmaregt

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A vid is a must

 

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02nightmaregt said:

A vid is a must

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tons of pics and vids are to come. i brought my camera so were gonna take a lot of pics. ill get a vid of the first fire up

 

SaleenGT2001

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i broke my engine in for 500 miles before the tune.

 

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When i did my PI swap, i did what saleengt did, about 500-600 miles, plus i had put a new clutch in, so i needed to break that in a bit. but the only reason why i broke it in was just to make sure everything was good. good luck man ,your gonna have so much fun, and power difference is incredible once its done.

 

98COBRA281

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new motor with all the new timing chains/tensioners, and cams

 

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96GT281

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what an exhausting day...well be back at it again from sun up to sundown

 

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Nice work man... are you going to keep that engine as a spare/rebuild project?

 

98COBRA281

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BurningRubber said:

Nice work man... are you going to keep that engine as a spare/rebuild project?

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yeah, im planning on keeping it since it is the orignal motor for the car, and building a complete monster out of it.........

 

02nightmaregt

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The anticipation is killer i'll bet

 

98COBRA281

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02nightmaregt said:

The anticipation is killer i'll bet

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oh yeah, i cant wait........

well we got quite a bit done today, and would have got alot more finished, except the new motor mounts were to thick, and would not let the engine sit in the k-member correctly,(thats what happes when you go to advanced auto, and the parts were made in israel), so i will be going to ford in the morning to get them










and longtubes are a complete B$%&H to install...........

 

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Slow35th

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any flow #s on the heads?

 

98COBRA281

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Slow35th said:

any flow #s on the heads?

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no, i was going to get them flow benched, but i cheaped out, i didnt want to spend the 75 bucks

 

CobraRed_96_GT

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Super sexy man, you'll love it. My car's been liking the cold air.

 

BurningRubber

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Even more progress, sweet. Good to hear you are keeping the origional motor.

And WTF are you talking about longtubes bieng a bitch? It should take you about 5mins. per side to install them with the motor out of the car...

 

98COBRA281

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BurningRubber said:

And WTF are you talking about longtubes bieng a bitch? It should take you about 5mins. per side to install them with the motor out of the car...

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yeah lol, i dropped it in with the passenger side on, but the driver side has the slip joint in it, because the steering shaft goes throught the header, and it was a BIG bitch.