So.... how much farther along have you gotten?

 

should start today

 

That's gonna be one MEAN stang

 

Thats awesome bro.

 

it started, and OMFG it sounds sooooo f***ing mean!!! The tune is way off, she holds an idle for a bit and starts to die, but stays idling for the most part. I have an oil leak issue around the valve cover/front cover/block area. I'll pinpoint what and where exactly after I move the P/S pump and oil filter. If it weren't for the leak, I'd be driving it

 

Hell yea dude! Thats fricken awesome!

 

That's awesome!!!

 

So you're going to help me drop a Mark 8 engine in my car, right?

 

oh yeah, I drove the GT home last night

 

I'll just take that as a yess.

It's good to hear that your car is back on the road.

 

We need details of the ride home! How was it? She doin' good? Any issues?

 

only issues were the 2nd oil leak which would drop every now and then on the header and the tune being off. Oh yeah, and an annoying exhaust leak that I cured today at work.

the 2nd oil leak was coming from a NPT plug that Trick Flow has you use to plug off a non-used oil source hole for the chain tensioners. There's tensioner mounting pads on both sides of each head since 4.6 heads are universal. I guess there wasn't enough thread sealant on the plug so I filled the recessed hole with RTV.

There's some minor idle quality and part throttle issues which I sure the tune will take care of.

 

Congrats on getting the car done and running again. I am sure everything was well worth it.

 

the 2nd oil leak is still there and pissing me off

 

That sucks. Any idea of what's up?

 

sucksabout the second leak.. but Glad shes alive again

lets get some vids

 

probably not enough sealant on the threads of the plug. I'm gonna pull it at work tomorrow

 

pulled the plug, recoated the seals and tightened it back up = no more oil leak

I really need to get a tune..... March 6th is my date. There is so much pull in the mid range that is making *****-footing a huge tease

 

sooo cloooooose

 

Glad to know it's running again When all the bugs are done, it will be a blast to drive