Fired up the beast today :( (bad news)

[orange395w]

Well good news is the car fired up. The bad news is that the engine may have to come out again!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!

Anyway, it could have been worse, but the flexplate is rubbing the engine block plate(DOH!).the flexplate started to shave it down!! It was one horrible sound and I thought for a minute my engine was toast, lol!


Thanks Emilio, DSG, Soliz and Shane for stopping by. This is the first time in 10years that Emilio helped me, lol! He set my timing.

Well, I have a wedding to go to next weekend in Chi Town, so I won't be able to tackle this for at least 2 weeks.

Bummer, but I'm actually relieved that it was just that and not my valves kissing the pistons or something.

If you could get past the horrible noise from the bellhousing the car sounded like it's going to be a BEAST!

 

[VP_07SRT8]

sorry to hear the bad news but could have been worse least you know what is wrong and way to get back on track bad ass car

 

[Soliz53]

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no prob man just let me no wen you are ready to pull the engine so i could go and lend a hand. thanks for the parts for my fox

 

[orange395w]

I think I may be able to get this fixed tomorrow. I may just have to tighten the bellhousing bolts.

 

[orange395w]

no prob man just let me no wen you are ready to pull the engine so i could go and lend a hand. thanks for the parts for my fox

I may not have to pull it. It might be a quick fix. I may just have to tighten the bellhousing bolts.

 

[Shane361]

Good meeting you officially today and great to finally see that beautiful stang in person. Good luck-Shane

 

[wickedstangs]

wow that motor is a beast..
Bobby you got a monster on your hands..


All, I went and checked this out and all I have to say his he is in a league of his own now.

Can we say 6.2 to 6.4 in the 1/8


Good Job

Better watch out for Project Wicked Stangs

 

[orange395w]

wow that motor is a beast..
Bobby you got a monster on your hands..


All, I went and checked this out and all I have to say his he is in a league of his own now.

Can we say 6.2 to 6.4 in the 1/8


Good Job

Better watch out for Project Wicked Stangs

Thanks, WS is looking and sounding awesome too! It would be nice to have both cars out at an event and whooping ass!

 

[VP_07SRT8]

deflooks fwd to some racing vids

 

[orange395w]

Well I just went under the car for a closer look. The block plate is just too close to the flexplate. I think the new Moroso oil pan is pushing it towards the tranny. I'm going to do some research and find out if I need a different block plate.

Either way it looks like the engine has to come out in order to fix this.

 

[orange395w]

Good meeting you officially today and great to finally see that beautiful stang in person. Good luck-Shane

Nice meeting you as well. Thanks for the compliments even though she is filthy, lol!

 

[orange395w]

I'll be a son of a Bish!!! Here is the fix http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=PMA-PA26445&autoview=sku

My stock plate comes all the way down past the bellhousing. The PA one is flat and cut smaller which means it shouldn't touch the oil pan. I'm going to do a little more searching and I'll probably order this tonight.

 

[orange395w]

Yup, the C4 and the T5 bellhousing block plates are different. I wonder why it worked fine with the other oil pan! Oh well, parts on order and engine coming out again. Easy fix.

 

[Shane361]

Glad you figured it out.:rock:

 

[Foxman]

why not just drop the trans?

 

[orange395w]

why not just drop the trans?

My car is in a driveway on an incline. I don't have the room to get under there and pull it out. Don't feel like bench pressing it either.

 

[Soliz53]

My car is in a driveway on an incline. I don't have the room to get under there and pull it out. Don't feel like bench pressing it either.

Well like said before man just give me a call and I'll find out if I got duty and if not I'll come over my number is 3618769884

 

[orange395w]

Well like said before man just give me a call and I'll find out if I got duty and if not I'll come over my number is 3618769884

Thanks man. I'll give you a buzz when I get back from chi town. Wrong block plate, got damn it!

 

[DSGimportslayer]

glad i could show up and do nothing.......breathe all the white mans air.

 

[02gt]

just have it done before i get back from my underway otherwise im gonna send you to your room....