Re: Looking for opinions

by Guest on January 10th 2011, 5:07 pm

Shelby10' wrote:
KBCal wrote:I would say mod a 4.0 if thats all you had but not a 3.8. That engine is cursed it pops head gaskets all the time and thats with no boost at all. Ford cant build a 3.8 I worked for ford and i cant tell you how many of those engines I have seen with blown head gaskets. Get a GT or do a motor swap

Thought the 3.8l gasket problems were on the earlier pre 99 models. I think the newer SN95s have a different head gasket design. I know the earler 3.8s leaked oil like nobodies business too.

Still have seen them blow, they are better but boost and 3.8 Puke

by BASixxer on January 10th 2011, 5:24 pm

meh... we shall see... almost done compiling my kit...

by Shelby10' on January 10th 2011, 5:44 pm

Hurry up!

by BASixxer on January 10th 2011, 5:50 pm

hoping to be! just need sensors and throttle/cc cables... mechanically she's there!

by lehcar on January 10th 2011, 6:59 pm

Hahaha Jarrod!

by ARMORINE on January 10th 2011, 7:22 pm

*COUGH* V8 SWAP*cough* CAMS*COugh*

on a side cough: lehcar i know exactly what your car needs. PI head and intake swap!

by Shelby10' on January 10th 2011, 7:30 pm

What AMORINE Said....PI heads and intake would wake her car up!

by BASixxer on January 10th 2011, 8:24 pm

DO it...!!!

by lehcar on January 10th 2011, 11:15 pm

I already have the intake. I would like to get the PI heads also but I am unemployed right meow. I'm looking though..
When I had my red GT, my stock intake split one night..spewed coolant EVERYWHERE. I had like 6 full bottles of water in my backseat so I filled it up and drove it home, 2.5 miles. The longest 2.5 miles of my life. That car was a tank. Pushing 200k and running perfect. Anyway...the ALL plastic design was a horrible idea.

by ARMORINE on January 12th 2011, 3:09 pm

lehcar wrote:I already have the intake. I would like to get the PI heads also but I am unemployed right meow. I'm looking though..
When I had my red GT, my stock intake split one night..spewed coolant EVERYWHERE. I had like 6 full bottles of water in my backseat so I filled it up and drove it home, 2.5 miles. The longest 2.5 miles of my life. That car was a tank. Pushing 200k and running perfect. Anyway...the ALL plastic design was a horrible idea.

no excuse!

by 08STALLION on January 12th 2011, 4:16 pm

lehcar wrote:I already have the intake. I would like to get the PI heads also but I am unemployed right meow. I'm looking though..
When I had my red GT, my stock intake split one night..spewed coolant EVERYWHERE. I had like 6 full bottles of water in my backseat so I filled it up and drove it home, 2.5 miles. The longest 2.5 miles of my life. That car was a tank. Pushing 200k and running perfect. Anyway...the ALL plastic design was a horrible idea.

SUPER TROOPER REFERENCE

+2 points

by BASixxer on January 12th 2011, 5:40 pm

Lol didnt even notice that...

by 1 fast 8 on January 12th 2011, 9:04 pm

i have seen a 99 blow at head gasket first hand and it was bone stock

by lehcar on January 12th 2011, 11:33 pm

ARMORINE wrote:
lehcar wrote:I already have the intake. I would like to get the PI heads also but I am unemployed right meow. I'm looking though..
When I had my red GT, my stock intake split one night..spewed coolant EVERYWHERE. I had like 6 full bottles of water in my backseat so I filled it up and drove it home, 2.5 miles. The longest 2.5 miles of my life. That car was a tank. Pushing 200k and running perfect. Anyway...the ALL plastic design was a horrible idea.

no excuse!

LOL. Its a good excuse! Cant buy heads without monies!!!

by hutchenstein on January 12th 2011, 11:38 pm

Yeah tell me about, being in college and working an almost minimum wage work study job for 10 hrs a week doesn't really leave a whole lot of discretionary income.