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Looking for fellow owner opinions on this one -
My car has lower rod knock and will need a full rebuild. Where I live (upstate NY) has no reputable shops that work on fords, especially not the 4.6 32v, any engine shop I've called doesn't want to touch it or doesn't return my calls.
When I purchased the car it had similar issues. I had a family friend who is no longer practicing do the rebuild back in 05'. So, its already been rebuilt once and bored 20 over, the crank was machined as well.. so I am not sure that it can be rebuilt again anyway and certainly don't want to pay someone to pull it apart just to find that out. (opinions on this?)
I came across a mustang shop in Dover PA who has the same year (97) cobra motor for sale for a good price ($2500) and 50k miles on it coming out of his customer's car. I called the owner and he seems like a straight shooter - he agreed to do the work for 800, keep my old block, and swap over my existing mods. I'd ship it to him and have it shipped back. (I have no means for a truck or trailer and u-haul seems equal to shipping costs, plus I have no PTO left to drive down there during business hours)
So here's my question - should I fork over the 4k+ for a rebuild on an engine that has already been rebuilt once before, not knowing it if it may need more costly work after, or should I spend around 4k to get a motor I know works?
My cons seems to be that the serial numbers won't match and it'll devalue the car.. but I have no intentions to sell it and if I did, I wouldn't be getting top dollar anyway.
The pros seem to be the same exact engine with far less miles, a clean swap, and a guaranteed cost versus a climbing cost depending on the work needing to be done.
Just want the weigh in from other owners here - thanks.
My car has lower rod knock and will need a full rebuild. Where I live (upstate NY) has no reputable shops that work on fords, especially not the 4.6 32v, any engine shop I've called doesn't want to touch it or doesn't return my calls.
When I purchased the car it had similar issues. I had a family friend who is no longer practicing do the rebuild back in 05'. So, its already been rebuilt once and bored 20 over, the crank was machined as well.. so I am not sure that it can be rebuilt again anyway and certainly don't want to pay someone to pull it apart just to find that out. (opinions on this?)
I came across a mustang shop in Dover PA who has the same year (97) cobra motor for sale for a good price ($2500) and 50k miles on it coming out of his customer's car. I called the owner and he seems like a straight shooter - he agreed to do the work for 800, keep my old block, and swap over my existing mods. I'd ship it to him and have it shipped back. (I have no means for a truck or trailer and u-haul seems equal to shipping costs, plus I have no PTO left to drive down there during business hours)
So here's my question - should I fork over the 4k+ for a rebuild on an engine that has already been rebuilt once before, not knowing it if it may need more costly work after, or should I spend around 4k to get a motor I know works?
My cons seems to be that the serial numbers won't match and it'll devalue the car.. but I have no intentions to sell it and if I did, I wouldn't be getting top dollar anyway.
The pros seem to be the same exact engine with far less miles, a clean swap, and a guaranteed cost versus a climbing cost depending on the work needing to be done.
Just want the weigh in from other owners here - thanks.