rustic2169

Well the deal is, I'm getting the 4.6L 3V forged short block from ford racing. That is $4300, the labor is gonna be $1800. I also damaged the heads but the good news is, this is a mustang performance shop and they are doing everything to keep me from going broke. They found a set of heads with 20k mi on them they are sending to the machine shop to check, if they are good then I am only spending 4-500 on those. The S/C is fine, they took it apart and I saw them spinning the rotors and they are just flushing it out to get the metal out that was sucked through the intake. They are gonna custom dyno tune it for $300. Finally, my clutch is done. Almost down to the rivets. They have a used RAM HD clutch with is in much better condition than mine for $150.

Used is not always the best, but I'm almost fully tapped out with all of this. So in the end, I'm looking at 7.6k total to get back to running. Not too bad considering it could have been much worse and I'll have a brand new forged bottom end this time.

rustic2169

Brenspeeds instructions say to set in the middle, or 50 if you are looking at the dial, but talking to Seth, he told me I guess it was before the summer that 30 is fine as well. But no lower. Now as I said, I am new to the boost scene so I wasn't factoring in running lean in the winter. The truth is, now correct me if I am wrong, but everyone runs more lean in the winter due to fuel density from the extreme cold.

gzmo

Sorry to hear about the motor, but it is good to know that your getting yourself situated and fixing the problem. Good luck with everything.

Riptide

The winter blend gasoline also ignites easier from what I've heard.

Mudflap

My BAP is pegged rich, which is where the install shop left it. I asked Brenspeed and they said just leave it there. I don't know that running a GT500 pump would have caused this NOT to happen. I'm going to go ahead and guess it still would have blown up. Remember at high speeds like that, you also are running at the upper end of the tire's ability to stay on the rim. This is why tires have speed ratings. What happens is they eventually will separate due to centrifugal force. Its no mystery what would occur if this happened. I'm not trying to preach here dude, but going that fast on a public road is retarded. Had you been caught, you would have lost your license and probably would have gotten jail time. Guess you lucked out this time. Sorry about the car. Pay to play.

rustic2169

As I said, I'm 27 years old and I know what is stupid and retarded. I also stated that I take responsibility for what I do, so I don't need people to try to act like my dad. I would be willing to bet 75% or more of mustang owners have gone over 100 on public roads at least once in their lifetime. But thanks for your concern.

And you are correct, pay to play.

JDWalton

Hey, sorry to hear about this. Makes you wish you had gone forged before hand no? I'm planning about 3 to 4k for my forged / stroked to 5.0 build.

That aside, I belive my BAP is set same as yours was. When I was talking to Brenspeed before while having some issues they told me to adjust it to about 3/4 of what it can do. Let us know how it all goes for ya.

Any chance your inlet tube collapsed? At 9.5 were near the max and you had perfect conditions to make it happen.

Simon1

What happened to the heads?

Diabolical!

It's actually the other way around. Everyone runs a bit more lean in the winter due to AIR density from the extreme cold.

AmericanSpeed

Rustic, you can get the aluminator 3V shortblock for supercharged application from Tousley Ford for $4000 shipped. Call Tousley Ford and ask for Steve. That's what he quoted me for it and a lot of other people as well.