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05-12-2006, 02:18 AM
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High Mileage Motor
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#2 (I Wish I Could Lope Like A tC)
Join Date: Apr 2006
City: Pineville/Alexandria
State: Louisiana
Posts: 1,265
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Since i have a high mileage motor 180,000 and runnin strong... what would yall suggest i do
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Mods - Off Road H w/ Flowmaster 40s and 3" x 22" Tips, Shiftkit, Shorties, and 4.10s
Soon to come - UDPs, Off Road X-Pipe, A/T Cooler, and 03' Cobra Rims
Club - Tha Crew Leader of Muscle Car Division
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05-12-2006, 05:43 AM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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Mustang Evo NEWB
Join Date: Aug 2004
City: millville
State: New Jersey
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just continue maintaining it.. 5.0s are a strong motor..
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1992 Mustang LX hatchback.. 1 of 542 black on black
2003 Regal GS - the beater/daily driver - somewhat stock. No its not a mustang, at least it's blown.
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05-12-2006, 07:19 AM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
City: Severn
State: Maryland
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agreed, mines at 200k but I need to replace some gaskets, other then that it runs strong and a did a compression test and it came out fine.
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1985 Mustang GT Hatchback
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1988 Mustang LX 5.0
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05-12-2006, 09:43 AM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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Bob is Good.
Join Date: Jun 2004
City: Greenville
State: Texas
Posts: 5,209
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Put a 150 shot on it and see if you can get another 180k miles out of it. I think you can as long as you keep it tuned and well-maintained.  |
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05-12-2006, 03:39 PM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
City: Hoover / Florence
State: Alabama
Posts: 27,258
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start saving, and enjoy it if it does break you can repair it.
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MGW Shifter, Stingers, JLT, SS Inserts, MM FLSFC & CC Plates, SS Lines, H&R Race springs, IRS Brace, MRT Hood Struts
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05-12-2006, 04:10 PM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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#2 (I Wish I Could Lope Like A tC)
Join Date: Apr 2006
City: Pineville/Alexandria
State: Louisiana
Posts: 1,265
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i think im gonna save for a crate motor
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(Project "TORQUE")
Mods - Off Road H w/ Flowmaster 40s and 3" x 22" Tips, Shiftkit, Shorties, and 4.10s
Soon to come - UDPs, Off Road X-Pipe, A/T Cooler, and 03' Cobra Rims
Club - Tha Crew Leader of Muscle Car Division
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05-12-2006, 04:18 PM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
City: Florence, AL
State: Alabama
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if your gonna get a crate motor. just get a new shortblock from dss or something. then put whatever ombo you want on top of that don't waste your money on one of those supposed 340 hp ford racing crate ones. for one they are not even 300 to the motor i don't think and secondly they still got those crappy hyper pistons. If you get a crate moptor make sure its got forged pistons and a very solid bottom end.
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http://www.mustangevolution.com/gallery/data/502/1.jpg1995 GT- GT40 iron heads, 1.72 cobra roller rockers, FMS shorty headers, flows welded in, bbk o/r h, bbk UDP, steeda tri ax, timing advanced to 13, CAI, 75mm granatelli MAF, Eddy performer intake, 17x9 chrome cobra r's, mach 1 chin spoiler
for pics of my car go here--> car pics
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05-12-2006, 04:50 PM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
City: Salem, IN
State: Indiana
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save money and do a 03/04cobra transplant in it |
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05-12-2006, 09:33 PM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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You want to **** me?
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Kansas City
State: Missouri
Posts: 12,414
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booo... pushrods for life 
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05-13-2006, 02:33 AM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
City: Florence, AL
State: Alabama
Posts: 82
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that would definately not be the most cost efficient way to go about getting a motor(buy the motor, the tranny, the wiring harness not to much mention all the tuning issues it would have). Hell as much as that would cost just buy a bulletproof bottomend and turbo the thing and let any of those 03/04 that wanna mess with you step on up
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http://www.mustangevolution.com/gallery/data/502/1.jpg1995 GT- GT40 iron heads, 1.72 cobra roller rockers, FMS shorty headers, flows welded in, bbk o/r h, bbk UDP, steeda tri ax, timing advanced to 13, CAI, 75mm granatelli MAF, Eddy performer intake, 17x9 chrome cobra r's, mach 1 chin spoiler
for pics of my car go here--> car pics
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05-13-2006, 08:56 AM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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Bob is Good.
Join Date: Jun 2004
City: Greenville
State: Texas
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Word. The 03/04 motors are awesome, but really aren't a very cost effective way of making power in a fox. I think people do it for novelty more than anything else. |
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05-13-2006, 11:36 AM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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Taking life one day at a time
Join Date: May 2003
City: Simpsonville
State: South Carolina
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Even I am not going to say that and I have loved building push rod motors for 20 plus years
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05-13-2006, 11:38 AM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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Taking life one day at a time
Join Date: May 2003
City: Simpsonville
State: South Carolina
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I think a 03/04 in a Fox would be fine. I think novelty I think of a 2.3 non turbo motor in a fox. I mean what a POS.
I personally think the only way they could have done worse is to stick a briggs & Stratton in a fox!!!
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05-15-2006, 07:39 AM
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Re: High Mileage Motor
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
City: Severn
State: Maryland
Posts: 1,805
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hows a n/a 2.3 novelty in a fox? they came with em
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1985 Mustang GT Hatchback
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1988 Mustang LX 5.0
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