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<blockquote data-quote="ajaf1656" data-source="post: 16345241" data-attributes="member: 196707"><p>I had 3.90 in the rear of my 2000 Mustang GT, but it was my daily driver back then and I probably wouldn't have wanted any taller. I don't have any reservations about going taller since this car will be mostly for recreation. </p><p></p><p>I don't think I'm going to dig into the bottom end now. If the guy who I bought the motor from was honest, the motor only has about 53k on it. </p><p></p><p>I've been reading Sean Hyland's book "How to Build Max-Performance 4.6 Liter Ford Engines". Some of the information is dated, some is overkill for my goals, but I'm trying to educate myself on a lot of the more in-depth aspects of performance. I actually think pulling the heads off the aviator was one of the more constructive things I've done as far as making a lot of what I read and see in print make sense in practice. It took two days at a local pick-and-pull to get them off. It's nice to make some mistakes and figure things out there before wrenching on my own stuff. Haha</p><p></p><p>As far as having any head-work done, I've tried to dig through the forums here and learn from others' experiences. Like a lot of things with these 20 year old cars, a lot of the info is getting dated. It seems like Fox Lake Racing has fairly positive reviews, while some of the other Modular Head Shops have been hit or miss to say the least. I've looked into some race shops in the Boise area and there are some that do race motor builds and head work, I just don't know how much weight to grant to the experience of a shop that has experience with the 4v head over a local guy who might not have a lot of experience with them. </p><p></p><p>I really appreciate all the feedback. I have a busy couple of months coming up with work where I'm training for a promotion. I should be done around mid-March and after that, I'll just be on call for a while getting paid if I get called to work or not. I'm hoping that through the spring and summer months, I'll have a lot of time and a little extra money to make some decent progress on the car.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ajaf1656, post: 16345241, member: 196707"] I had 3.90 in the rear of my 2000 Mustang GT, but it was my daily driver back then and I probably wouldn't have wanted any taller. I don't have any reservations about going taller since this car will be mostly for recreation. I don't think I'm going to dig into the bottom end now. If the guy who I bought the motor from was honest, the motor only has about 53k on it. I've been reading Sean Hyland's book "How to Build Max-Performance 4.6 Liter Ford Engines". Some of the information is dated, some is overkill for my goals, but I'm trying to educate myself on a lot of the more in-depth aspects of performance. I actually think pulling the heads off the aviator was one of the more constructive things I've done as far as making a lot of what I read and see in print make sense in practice. It took two days at a local pick-and-pull to get them off. It's nice to make some mistakes and figure things out there before wrenching on my own stuff. Haha As far as having any head-work done, I've tried to dig through the forums here and learn from others' experiences. Like a lot of things with these 20 year old cars, a lot of the info is getting dated. It seems like Fox Lake Racing has fairly positive reviews, while some of the other Modular Head Shops have been hit or miss to say the least. I've looked into some race shops in the Boise area and there are some that do race motor builds and head work, I just don't know how much weight to grant to the experience of a shop that has experience with the 4v head over a local guy who might not have a lot of experience with them. I really appreciate all the feedback. I have a busy couple of months coming up with work where I'm training for a promotion. I should be done around mid-March and after that, I'll just be on call for a while getting paid if I get called to work or not. I'm hoping that through the spring and summer months, I'll have a lot of time and a little extra money to make some decent progress on the car. [/QUOTE]
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