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    Help me build my engine from the ground up

    Adding a blower to a vehicle is just adding another thing that can break. Plus it puts extra strain on the engine, transmission, suspension and rear-end. Things will wear out sooner with that much power. If I had a blower on my car, I would be inclined to drive it that much harder. It's a...
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    Help me build my engine from the ground up

    So you think forged internals are overkill? My thought behind that was I would like the engine to last hopefully another 100k miles. I don't want to spend money just for the sake of spending it though. If I can get by with just a new set of heads and cams, that's what I'll do. I was just...
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    Help me build my engine from the ground up

    This car will still be daily driven, in fact it will be my only form of transportation, so I need it to be reliable. Yes a s/c would be nice, tons of power, but I'm more concerned with reliability.
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    Help me build my engine from the ground up

    Hi guys, its been a while since I posted on here, and I've been out of the modification scene for a while, but I was thinking about dropping some more money. Ideally I would like to drop in a T-56 and be done with the tranny, and then build an engine with forged internals, and some stage 1...
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    misfire only when warm???

    no CEL. i know its misfiring, even at idle. feels like a bad stumble. no, i dont know what cylinder its in :(
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    misfire only when warm???

    im getting a bad misfire only when the car is warmed up, and mostly when the car is in low RPMs (under 2k) and slightly under WOT). any experience/suggestions before i start tearing into things??
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    help me with my noise please!

    are these known to loosen up? that would be pretty shotty for ford
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    help me with my noise please!

    so lately its become very bad. its like a loud creak, or almost a bang from the front end ANY time weight is shifting from front to back. ANY time i step on the brakes fairly firmly and im releasing them, when the weight shifts back i hear it. its like a bang, but not really tinny like metal...
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    how can i raise redline?

    Actually Brian, i think we're done in here. Can you please close the thread?
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    how can i raise redline?

    hey guys, lets try to have an intelligent, adult conversation without insulting each other.
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    how can i raise redline?

    isnt that what i typed in my previous post? lemme check yup, that is what i wrote. and we're not talking much of a difference between a 4.6 and a 5.4. why can one rev to 7k no problem, but the other not? i know a longer stroke is not made to rev high, but we're not talking about a 7 liter...
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    how can i raise redline?

    it makes sense to me. the 2v heads on a stock GT arent maxed out as to their flow capacity. they flow the air that a 4.6 at stock compression needs to flow. but with a 5.4, much more air will be moving into the combustion chamber. more displacement=more air flow. stock heads on a 5.4 would...
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    how can i raise redline?

    that makes sense, i never thought about that. there is always a possibility of supercharching in the future, but i dont think i will right now. im still considering a 5.4 forged block, which will definitly flow better than a 4.6 4v. i talked to MMR and they say that a 5.4 can definitly make...
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    how can i raise redline?

    i wanna be the coolest kid on the block bingo i plan on rebuilding anyway, so while im shelling out the $$ for forged internals anyway, why not raise redline? the way i look at it, one of the downfalls of a standard transmission is that you lose time shifting. so i want to make the most...
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    Intake Manifold Recall???

    yeah, there was an extended warranty (via a class action lawsuit against Ford) for the intake, but sorry bro, its already passed for our 2000 model year. i tried to get mine replaced under warranty when mine cracked, but i was literally 3 days past the cutoff date, so they denied my claim and...
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    how can i raise redline?

    if i were to rebuild my 4.6, how would i make it safely rev higher? i like the idea of redlining at 7k like the cobras. could i just buy a forged rotating assembly that can handle the higher RPMS? of course new valve springs and cams are needed. also, i would have to retune the factory...
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    help me spend some $$

    any reliability issues with your car putting out that much power on a stock engine? ive been researching a lot and now im leaning toward just buying a forged rotating assembly, ported stage 3 heads and cams, and installing them onto my stock block. also, is there any concern with an...
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    help me spend some $$

    hey 02LaserRed, do you have the viper ratios or cobra ratios on your T-56? i definitly get your point about always wanting more power. my main concern though is that i want a reliable car that will last me for years. thats why i wanted to stay away from the blowers. if i did s/c, it would...
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    help me spend some $$

    i really like the pull of the 4.10s, which is one of the reasons i want a T-56. i would ideally like an engine that i can tach out to 7k+ rpms, which would be great when paired with the ratios of the T-56.
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    help me spend some $$

    hey Cody, its been a while. i checked out the MMR 600 and the shortblock is ~$2500, but i want some new heads/cams and intake too. they sell the longblock for ~$5500, but im not sure what kind of power it puts down. im still not completely sold on a s/c. too much to worry about. i would...