monkeydude3
Active Member
Just curious as to what I can expect out of this 5.0L. Our 94 GT has 92000 miles on it. Runs smooth, pulls hard (considering crappy gear in back) and I have never seen a puff of blue smoke out of it, ever. Since I've been driving it I have watched the oil level and given this car my share of hell and the oil level has not moved.
How long can these bottom ends expect to go? The heads? Etc?
I was thinking about doing a heads, cam and intake manifold swap on it eventually to give it some good power and a nice idle tone.
Is there anything notorious for going out on these? I know on my 4.6 NPI the valve guides were gone.
On this 5.0 on idle I can't hear anything except the injectors ticking and when it's screamin all I get is a nice roar out of it as well. (quiet roar though... stupid stock pipes)
We changed the oil when we got it and have only put about 1500 miles on since then, but I'm gonna be a stickler about the 3000 miles with this car.
Thanks!!!
How long can these bottom ends expect to go? The heads? Etc?
I was thinking about doing a heads, cam and intake manifold swap on it eventually to give it some good power and a nice idle tone.
Is there anything notorious for going out on these? I know on my 4.6 NPI the valve guides were gone.
On this 5.0 on idle I can't hear anything except the injectors ticking and when it's screamin all I get is a nice roar out of it as well. (quiet roar though... stupid stock pipes)
We changed the oil when we got it and have only put about 1500 miles on since then, but I'm gonna be a stickler about the 3000 miles with this car.
Thanks!!!