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Message: <blockquote data-quote="2slo95fiveoh" data-source="post: 1387123" data-attributes="member: 8966">Whew! It's been a long time!Long story short, stock shortblock was starting to smoke during WOT more and more, so I decided to buy a built shortblock I found on corral. It's an older Ford A4 block (4 bolt mains on center 3 caps) with an older boss crank, Carrillo rods, and JE forged low compression pistons. Previous owner said the shortblock only had 10 passes on it, but I took it to my machine shop anyway to have it checked out, and I'm glad I did..<a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150927_145121_zpsudnqf7a5.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20150927_145121_zpsudnqf7a5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150927_145126_zpsxanvpjp8.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20150927_145126_zpsxanvpjp8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>All main and rod bearings looked like hell, and the cam bearings weren't much better, so I had them go through it, hone, new rings, bearings, etc.After I got it back:<a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150927_163227_zpsvwevovgf.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20150927_163227_zpsvwevovgf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Ready for heads:<a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151006_205341_zpsols5lpvz.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20151006_205341_zpsols5lpvz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Turns out my trickflow tw heads wouldnt work with these new pistons, which is probably for the better since they were 165cc heads, which may be a little small for the boost/power levels I'm aiming for.. So new AFR 185s fit the bill:<a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151006_205548_zpsfqbimutn.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20151006_205548_zpsfqbimutn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Put on, along with a new Canton 7 quart oil pan:<a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151008_171719_zpss01zhvey.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20151008_171719_zpss01zhvey.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></blockquote>