Geared Up Motorsports in New lenox, Illinois, I'm going with diamond pistons and manley rods
Trinity article about motors blowing up
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Going to be pretty epic specially with those cams
That will be a wild ride for sure.
I'm thinking of doing a ported blower as well. If I get 900hp to the tire I'm cool with that. I roll race from a second gear pull.TOO much power and I will be like Mustang lifestyle spinning too much in second and third.i like his channel because I test the hell out of cars too.i also need a cortex watt link.
I think that as well.
It's called rationalization of one's dubious decisions. Good examples are found in this thread.
Depends on the MY. Ingot Silver was the rarest color in '13, with only 198 produced. It was the third-rarest in '14, with 266 produced. (There were only 193 Grabber Blue and only 1 Gotta Have it Green produced in '14, making GHIG THE most rare color from the two-year production run, followed by Ingot Silver.)
Nice! Clone of my car, but you're gonna push a bit more horsepower when your build is done.
You may be right but, FWIW, I ran mine to 160MPH (top-end of 4th gear) at the Pikes Peak Airstrip Attack and just over 170MPH (over 5K RPM in 5th gear) at the Colorado Mile with zero problems. She was still stock at the CO Mile. PPAA runs were before and after full bolt-ons and custom dyno tune.
+1 to all of this. If you decide to upgrade power, Eddie @ Elite Performance and Tuning is the man to see in this area.
Those who couldn't wait for a shift knob and erector set wing have to fund their foolishly paid ADMs somehow...
Perfect. I was going to ask you who you go to for tuning. I am not ready yet but I know the bug will bite me sooner than later.
Given these engines don't like high revs (from a longevity standpoint) I don't understand why Ford included the ability to over-run to 7k once warmed up? Surely they'd value reliability over an extra 10-15hp on a dyno?
Man good point.
Doesn’t matter what the intentions were, the rods are the weak link in the 13/14 and arguably weaker than the 07-12 rod (also weak) being the small end of the 13/14 is smaller (although mostly the same part).
It’s a damn shame because the crank is forged and strong as hell as are the pistons (forged).
Honestly, it’s a 1000hp motor IMO other than the crappy rods.
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I agree there seems to be something missing from that article.
So many factors can go into motor damage even at the basic bolt on stages. It could be over revving, wrong plugs, bad plugs, old plugs, bad fuel and of course a bad tune.
I think the '13/14 GT500 7000rpm redline....as well as the 3.31 rear gears were for one reason. The car made major headlines at 204mph . That top speed made no difference to me because my vert was factory chipped at 155mph...a speed I've never attained.
What I love most was the '13/14 platform was sure as heck a most awesome base for Bolt On low 700'srwhp ,4.10 gears and smiling like a little kid at the top of 4th gear!
So many factors can go into motor damage even at the basic bolt on stages. It could be over revving, wrong plugs, bad plugs, old plugs, bad fuel and of course a bad tune.
I think the '13/14 GT500 7000rpm redline....as well as the 3.31 rear gears were for one reason. The car made major headlines at 204mph . That top speed made no difference to me because my vert was factory chipped at 155mph...a speed I've never attained.
What I love most was the '13/14 platform was sure as heck a most awesome base for Bolt On low 700'srwhp ,4.10 gears and smiling like a little kid at the top of 4th gear!
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For sure!
and then the guys come in that snapped crank snouts or spun bearings due to whatever random oiling issues, or trashed x amount of tr6060’s.
These break quite a bit more than this thread leads onto. Lol.
There are PLENTY of blown 5.8’s out there in the world. Honestly, I’d even say you seen them trashed more than the 5.4’s.
It is a damn shame though, esp when you think you are getting into a “bulletproof” motor
There are also plenty of Gen3 Coyote motors stock that are blowing Oil and piston rings for crappy Bore work. Cylinders are out of round but you won't here much from Ford about it.
I'm sure any Ford Service mgrs across the country can tell you plenty of examples.
My point is none of the Motors built by Ford now adays are bullet proof.
I have yet to see a "bulletproof" motor. They can all be blown by a bad tune, bad gas, poor driving, etc. Your post implies 5.8s are more failure-prone than other engines (e.g., 5.4, 5.0, 5.2, etc). I'm not aware of any such reliable/authoritative stats, but am willing to learn if you point the way...
Fear not. Thousands of us have modded our 5.8s smartly/modestly, relying on reputable tuners, using good quality fuel, and driving them properly, with ZERO problems. Obviously, YMMV, especially if you miss/ignore any of the aforementioned conditions.
+1 to all of this ^^.
I honestly don’t care much for the 2020 at all. We have the real last Shelby made. The 2020 is the new thing but that’s Just and SVT. This honestly is not just me saying, everywhere I park this car I get told the same. Is a shared sentiment.
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Don’t forget that 13-14 are the real last Shelby too. After those years the rest will be just SVT as much as they slap Shelby badges everywhere!!!
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