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Got the new motor started up yesterday so I'm pretty damn happy. I runs really nicely. It's all stock except the 347 (long story). It has a solid idle and drives as smooth as can be, better than stock actually. There is one issue that baffles me though. It will NOT start on the first...

I put on the balancer today and found that is was totally wrong. It's the Pro Products 80006 which is apparently for early model engines. My motor is balanced for a 28oz balancer, but I can't seem to find one that isn't hyper expensive. What reasonable options are there in 28oz for our cars?

I dropped an ARP oil pump drive shaft into the block today and found it too short for some reason :shrug: I compared it to stock and it's the same length as stock. This is in an original-block 347 with a Melling M68 oil pump. Does this oil pump require a longer driveshaft?? It's just kind of...

I've seen plenty of the 'ol DIY oil separator PCV catch cans, but I wanted an aftermarket purpose-built one (no good reason, I just do). I could have sworn Summit had a bunch of pretty nice ones, not a year ago and now I can't find anything on their site but overflow cans. I know JLT sells...

I'm wondering what it would take to re-ring the shortblock? I'm wondering if I could get away with the ABSOLUTE minimum on it. Could I potentially hone the cylinders a bit, put new rings in and call it a day?? I mean, if the crank bearings are looking ok, why replace those? If I did, I would...

Saw an Audi RS4 driving from work today and the exhaust notes was sublime. Just driving around casually, it sounded subtle but really mean and deep, you can kind of feel it. It seemed to have factory exhaust. Is there a setup that comes close to this for our cars? I want to put something...

I've gone through every electronic system thus far to make sure it's all within spec. Everything checks out perfect. I'm still getting smoke under WOT and some nice puffs of if in between shifts. It also has an annoying tick that sounds a little like an exhaust leak, but the exhaust is tight...

I posted this in the SN95 classified too, since it applies any 5.0 really. If that breaks any of the rules, I'll take one of the ads down. Out of Tucson, I have a 347 shortblock built in town by Larry's Engine & Marine based on my original stock block (95 GT). It's still wrapped in plastic...

Are there any differences between the 94-95 short blocks and the fox's? Are they essentially interchangeable?

Out of Tucson, I have a 347 shortblock built in town by Larry's Engine & Marine based on my original stock block (95 GT). It's still wrapped in plastic and freshly oiled. The builder is reputable and the workmanship done on it is excellent. I'm selling it because I was never able to afford...

I had some kind of weird epiphany today when I was brainstorming a way to restore my plastic pieces. I was starting to think I would be ordering new ones because mine were really disgusting. The immaculate polished paint made the plastic stand out even more. I tried Back to Black in the past...

So the car is up and running again after replacing the head gaskets and valve stem seals and a new water pump. Immediately, the idle loped more than it should and the engine has an erratic shake to it. Then I took it for a spin and noticed that anything more than very slight thottle causes the...

So, another chapter in my little on-going saga to get my car reliable again, I believe I may have bad rings in the #1 cylinder on my stock/junkyard motor. I really don't want to spend a bunch of time/money rebuilding the short block, oy vey! Now, before go crazy with how stupid of an idea...

I assume if the oil was coming through the intake, it would be in all the cylinders right? The intake plenum is pretty much always wet with oil. Most of the cylinders are dry except for #1. I just tore the top of the engine off convinced I had bad head gaskets but found no smoking gun...

I'm removing the stock heads since I think I have a blown head gasket. I'm gonna take the heads into the machine shop to have them cleaned in their oven/acid steam bath thingy. Should I bother spending the extra $60 to mill them for flatness? I didn't pull the motor, so I won't be getting...

I noticed my upper radiator hose will collapse when I flick the throttle body. My water pump is rotating counter-clockwise when I'm facing the front of the engine. Did I somehow reverse the water pump, or is that the correct direction? I've found two different belt routing diagrams here and...

Did anyone watch this the other day? I'm really hoping it lasts long enough to actually get good. The cinematography is great, but the casting is terrible. Being a major fan of the BBC version, I'm bummed the US version kicked off the way it did, despite the Lambo trio test which had so much...

After having no motor for 5 years and installing a junkyard motor this summer, my car is finally officially on the road, registered (past emissions somehow) and most of the kinks have been worked out. Now it's running cool, idle is stable, there are no leaks anywhere since all the seals are...

I finally got around to finishing the junkyard engine I dropped in the Stang since it hasn't run since 2005. After the long haul, a whole bunch of Benjamins and many new parts, I primed the pump a few times and turned the key. Nothing. I screwed with the stupid Silencer alarm for a bit...

I'm soooo close to getting the car running, yet so far :rolleyes: I got everything finished tonight only to find the front rubber tube connecting the fuel rails is punctured :mad: I kept priming the fuel pump to listen for the building pressure before cranking the motor. After about 6 times I...