Rio Red 98 GT Build

[white95]

Exactly right. It’s an alternator misalignment. Apparently some alternators have different pullies. I just recently got the right one.

Oh yeah, I forget about that.

 

[evilcw311]

Has to be a truck block thing.

That’s what I was guessing. If that’s the case then wouldn’t everyone doing the swap want the truck blocks instead of the stang???


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[Frank.JD.Perez]

bewbz

 

[98snakehorse]

Would be sad seeing this car LS swapped but cheap fun atleast. I know you like high compression builds. You should do a gen2 high compression setup.... now that would be spicy.

 

[lwarrior1016]

Would be sad seeing this car LS swapped but cheap fun atleast. I know you like high compression builds. You should do a gen2 high compression setup.... now that would be spicy.

I should, but I’m cheap. I’m going to slam another piston in it and see how it goes. If it doesn’t work out, it might get a little wild. High compression and some spray.

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

I call broken coyote parts

 

[white95]

I call broken coyote parts

Did they answer?

 

[lwarrior1016]

They better not answer from here. He can call someone else’s coyote to get the broken parts. I’ve had enough.

 

[lwarrior1016]

Forgot to upload, but I got the k member dropped and oil pan down Tuesday. Pulled the piston out and checked it.


Pretty sure I found the problem.


Also found this, the starter lug was broken. I don’t know how it was making contact enough to start.


I also had to replace the jack on my engine hoist. HIGH QUALITY TOOLS. Does this mean I’m going to die now?


So today, I ordered a new pistons, rings, rod bearing, head gaskets, oil pan, and a head cooling mod. I’m understanding this damage comes from detonation. The question is why. I’ve got the timing set the same as a Ford program but I didn’t have the head cooling mod and apparently these engines have coolant flow problems at the back cylinders.

 

[apsmith49921]

You figure after having to recall thousands of 4v motors they would fix the coolant flow

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[96blak54]

Cooling flow revision could have been as simple as enlarging the water holes in the headgasket.

Although i like the cooling mod best

 

[apsmith49921]

Yeah the mod works the best. It helps solve that deadhead issue pretty well.

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[lwarrior1016]

New piston, rings, and bearings. Waiting for the head gasket, oil pan, and head cooling mod to get here.

 

[joe65]

New piston, rings, and bearings. Waiting for the head gasket, oil pan, and head cooling mod to get here. View attachment 7822

That's Coyote parts?

 

[lwarrior1016]

That's Coyote parts?

Yes sir.

 

[white95]

New piston, rings, and bearings. Waiting for the head gasket, oil pan, and head cooling mod to get here. View attachment 7822

Oil pan gasket?

 

[joe65]

i guess i'm in the dark, but did your bottom end come apart or is this a new build?

 

[lwarrior1016]

i guess i'm in the dark, but did your bottom end come apart or is this a new build?

I broke a piston lol. If you scroll back just a little bit, I showed pictures.

Oil pan gasket?

Nope. That’s the glory of reusable rubber gaskets. I swapped for the mustang gasket (windage tray) like you did and it’s still good.

 

[98snakehorse]

Looks like some tuning adjustments are in your future. Are you just running premium pump gas?

 

[lwarrior1016]

Looks like some tuning adjustments are in your future. Are you just running premium pump gas?

I really don’t think is tune related. I think it was detonation, but I feel that it was caused by the extra heat built up in that cylinder due to coolant flow issues. I always run 93 in it.