Blown head Gasket, should I do a pi head swap?

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06-24-2009, 12:36 PM

Snowman117

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Blown head Gasket, should I do a pi head swap?

I was driving my car the other day and noticed a horrible power loss. It seemed like it was skipping under load, so I figured it must be some sort of ignigtion problem. I got new coil packs, wires and plugs. I changed the coil packs and wires first and it was still driving like crap. I started taking out the spark plugs on the drivers side and they were covered in a liquid I can only immagine was coolant because it didnt smell like gas and it didnt burn. Im thinking blown head gasket. My next question is if im gonna take all this trouble to change the head gasket, should I do a pi head swap? I am a not so well off college student, but if it is worth it I will wait and save the money to do the swap. Can anyone offer any suggestions or whatever? and btw does anyone have any pi heads they would want to get rid of?

06-24-2009, 01:05 PM

crash94

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Pretty much everybody will say yes to the PI heads, if you're doing the work might as well.

Here are some heads a forum member is selling.

https://mustangforums.com/forum/sn95...ads-fresh.html

GL

06-24-2009, 02:29 PM

steve0914

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if you are considering it, why wouldn't you?

06-24-2009, 02:34 PM

blee69mustang

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haha i blew up my head gasket too. thank god im almost done rebuilding my other motor. i had a bad experience though. i knew it was leaking(extrenally) and one night i was going 150 and bam white smoke in the car and out decelerating and at 120 the car shuts off i got it started but i took it home and one block away car sounds like it was about to **** it self made it home fine and motors out now but i thought id share that with you guys cause im bored at work haha

06-25-2009, 01:26 PM

Snowman117

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I wish I had a glorious story like that. I think that mine blew cuz Im usually not too soft on it, and after a while something like that is bound to happen. It just sucks that I even when I have all of the parts to fix it, I dont forsee being able to drive it till some time next summer.

I have decided to do the pi swap, tho I will litterally be buying one part at a time till I have enough to do it. Im pretty sure it will be awesome when im done so its worth the wait.