dragnazz5.0 said:ive always heard of 347's burning a lot of oil but i thought the companys that build the kits had all that figured out now.
Grn92LX said:You heard wrong pal
You have a mechanical issue or the engine (if its new) was NOT built/assembled correctly. Mine doesn't burn a drop.
Theyre talking about the baffle in the lower manifold I believe.
dragnazz5.0 said:im talking about all the older 347 kits. everyone ive ever talked to said that those kits had oil consumption problems because of the piston design and where the ring lands and wrist pin were located. but they have since fixed this problem
dragnazz5.0 said:im talking about all the older 347 kits. everyone ive ever talked to said that those kits had oil consumption problems because of the piston design and where the ring lands and wrist pin were located. but they have since fixed this problem
Grn92LX said:Fyi, having the wrist pin through the oil ring has zero effect on oil useage.
Too many people "hear" things but don't EXPERIENCE them. Thats what sucks abaout the internet. I guess you know have to know what site has experienced people you can listen to.
dragnazz5.0 said:well, i actually havent heard much on the internet about it but a couple friends from back home have owned more mustangs than i even care to think about and thats where i have heard it. maybe they were wrong, but i have yet to hear anything come out of their mouths that is incorrect
40rnds said:was primed, used synthetic oil