cortlan

ok... so I had a guy do a "leak down" test on my car and apparently cylinders 1-5 & 8 are doing good and not leaking.... he gave me a 5% number for leakage? and then cylinders 6 & 7 have a 20% number which he explained... isn't good! NOW... i'm screwed I have to get that fixed i'm going to talk to him today about my options for fixing... he suggested that if he was in there working on everything i might as well just rebuild it? how much should this run me... I know the price is hard to judge but I mean ball park.

I'm trying to figure out if I should just park my car and save up for a new engine build?

PRO50SC

what are the issues you're having?

cortlan

well really there isn't much of an issue ... car doesn't have alot of power... we did the leak down to decide wether or my oil pan gasket would push out again! so my money and time installing it wouldn't be wasted! then the cylinders were leaking! so I don't even know! i'm pissed at ford man! only like 59000 on my car and it has had non-stop problems!

ryan_89_mustang

The problem is it was sitting in somebody's garage too long and the seals have dried up. When you do not use a car things seize and dry up. Cars are meant to be used!

WhiteWindsor

If the car isnt having issues it's something that can wait......

mjr46

honestly i wouldn't worry to much about those numbers, I've seen worse, go out and run the car

cortlan

lol ok so it's really funny! ya the car runs... I'm one of those people though that need to get it fixed! lol back to the funny part... I was talking with this guy and... I'm gunna have him build me a 331 engine instead! he took me for a drive in a 87 mustang he built an engine for and... holy ****! 400 hp which was a bad *** car! so i'm having him build me the same setup! starting in like 2 weeks! i'll post pictures ! i'm excited!

mjr46

347 ftw 331<347

symonds86

ya can't argue with good math

q8stang

^^
what about 408 why arnt they as popular as 347?