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2013-14 Shelby GT500
2014 GT 500 Catastrophic Engine Failure: Next Steps? Thoughts?
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<blockquote data-quote="RBB" data-source="post: 16471494" data-attributes="member: 152686"><p>Sorry to hear about your troubles. Hitting the limiter on a stock 5.8 is a bad idea, there's just no point. Bad for the timing components, OPGs. You should have left well enough alone and had that motor inspected when you noticed it was drinking oil. That's a clear sign that something is wrong. Even if you had to pull the motor and rebuild, at that point it would've been much cheaper as you could've reused the block, etc. That said, we live and learn....unfortunately sometimes it costs us. </p><p></p><p>Hoping the damage isn't as catastrophic as you fear....building these motors is an expensive endeavor. Since you promised the wife you'd return the car to stock if repaired, I'd start looking for a used 5.8 short block. That's definitely the cheapest option. Interested to see what you're working with when you tear down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RBB, post: 16471494, member: 152686"] Sorry to hear about your troubles. Hitting the limiter on a stock 5.8 is a bad idea, there's just no point. Bad for the timing components, OPGs. You should have left well enough alone and had that motor inspected when you noticed it was drinking oil. That's a clear sign that something is wrong. Even if you had to pull the motor and rebuild, at that point it would've been much cheaper as you could've reused the block, etc. That said, we live and learn....unfortunately sometimes it costs us. Hoping the damage isn't as catastrophic as you fear....building these motors is an expensive endeavor. Since you promised the wife you'd return the car to stock if repaired, I'd start looking for a used 5.8 short block. That's definitely the cheapest option. Interested to see what you're working with when you tear down. [/QUOTE]
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