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I wasn't planning on doing these, but when we put the Kline on, I saw that the passenger side turbo has leaked enough oil onto the output of the current setup that it is rotting, plus the larger primaries should be better for the 980s, so easily justifiable.
What's the master plan? Did you ever buy an engine?
What's the master plan? Did you ever buy an engine?
The car that got bent in downtown Vancouver awhile back did not come into the auction block, so we suspect that because the driver was intoxicated, he neglected to make a claim, keeping the car.
I very much want to build one, but until oil and gas improves dramatically in Canada, I will have to settle for the 980s at the moment.
Went yesterday to Thompson Speedway for the 2nd track day of the year. I finally convinced my buddy Brian to bring his Shelby GT350 out. I was hoping for an 8200 RPM 4th gear fly-by, he was shortshifting at 7000 because the car only has 2800 miles on it. It does sound glorious, a 5.2L, 8200 RPM, flat-plane V8. Brian reported coolant, oil, transmission, and rear axle temps were only 10-15 degrees higher than regular street driving. It looks like Ford had a good design for this car, too bad it's out of production.
Something let go in my right rear suspension with much clunking and banging. I suspect either the 996 Cup strut mount or the spherical bearing on the bottom of the shock.
Pretty sure ford discontinued that motor cause the harmonics of the oil filter were causing engines to blow up as the filter flew off.
Friend of mine drove my 996TT today and had nothing but smiles on his face. He couldn't believe how smooth, planted, and controlled the entire experience was (Markski tune @ around 500 whp/wtq).
He's just waiting on his Camaro Zl1 Order - 6.2L supercharged monster. I'm interested to see how they compare, side by side, since he has 650 crank hp/tq (I think mine's about 600 at the crank). Looks like the ZL1 is about 4000 pounds vs 3300 pounds for the Turbo. 0.175hp/lb on the Turbo, 0.1625 hp/lb on the ZL1...both six speed manual.
They are really fun to drive, especially with a manual... And the sound, just divine....
All the GT350's are manuals, the GT500's are all autos.
Originally Posted by 2fcknfst
Updated versions of that motor includes a blower, both in car, and, truck form.
I think the boosted engines are different, they aren't the flat plane Voodoo engine.
Originally Posted by s65e90
Pretty sure ford discontinued that motor cause the harmonics of the oil filter were causing engines to blow up as the filter flew off.
There were problems with the powdered metal oil pump gears, worn valve guides etc. Supposedly all fixed. Ford replaced a lot of engines under warranty no questions asked; one track guy I know well had 4 engines changed under warranty. This car has all the fixes. I can't speak to the reliability.
Before I bought that black 6TT I considered a GT350. I was scared off by the potential engine problems and got another 6TT instead.
All the GT350's are manuals, the GT500's are all autos.
I think the boosted engines are different, they aren't the flat plane Voodoo engine.
There were problems with the powdered metal oil pump gears, worn valve guides etc. Supposedly all fixed. Ford replaced a lot of engines under warranty no questions asked; one track guy I know well had 4 engines changed under warranty. This car has all the fixes. I can't speak to the reliability.
Before I bought that black 6TT I considered a GT350. I was scared off by the potential engine problems and got another 6TT instead.
Yes, most just used a safety wire on the oil filter to prevent it from walking off. Great sounding motors.
There were problems with the powdered metal oil pump gears, worn valve guides etc. Supposedly all fixed. Ford replaced a lot of engines under warranty no questions asked; one track guy I know well had 4 engines changed under warranty. This car has all the fixes. I can't speak to the reliability.
Before I bought that black 6TT I considered a GT350. I was scared off by the potential engine problems and got another 6TT instead.
My son had the Voodoo GT350. He asked me to take it for a drive in the Spring after winter storage and the motor blew on that drive. Warrantied and replaced in about 1 week. He immediately sold it while under warranty, as he didn't trust it. Nice motor when it was running. He went to a GT3 and loves it.
All you folks that live in the Puget Sound area, I have no fvcking clue how you deal with this on a daily basis, I would go totally insane ...Bravo to you all.
All you folks that live in the Puget Sound area, I have no fvcking clue how you deal with this on a daily basis, I would go totally insane ...Bravo to you all.
Last time I was in LA, I drove to Santa Barbara and took a puddle jumper from there to one of the smaller airports for exactly the same reason as noted above.
05-24-2023, 10:56 PM
