[Shotimes] Re: New engine for 92 MTX SHO

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I may have a 95 SHO coming in with only 54K on it. It's a 5speed and IF I
get it, I expect the engine any tranny to sell very fast.


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Rebollini" <dreb@onemain.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:03 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] Re: New engine for 92 MTX SHO


> >> From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
> > To: "shotimes@autox.team.net" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 18:40:29 -0800
> > Reply-To: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] New engine for 92 MTX SHO
> >
> > On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:08:50 EST, BilliamsSFC@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > >Hi, I have been wanting to ask another SHO owner where and how to
obtain
> a
> > >new crate motor or get a good rebuilt engine.
> >
> > What we have learned over the last 5 or so years when we tear down SHO
V-6
> engines
> > is that the rings and cylinder walls seem to last more or less
> indefinitely.  Even
> > engines torn down all the way after over 200K miles still have their
> factory honing
> > marks visible on the cylinder walls, and the rings are usually just very
> slightly
> > worn, and good for plenty more miles.  I've never heard of a teardown
that
> revealed
> > any significant cylinder wear.  The majority of folks that have already
> replaced
> > their engines usually look for one with anything under 125K or
> so....obviously the
> > younger the better, but while the engine is out of the car all the known
> wear points
> > are addressed, and you wind up with a pretty good engine, ready for
> another easy
> > 100k miles, at a minimum.   These wear points include crankshaft
bearings,
> mostly
> > rod bearings, but if the bottom of the engine is staring at you, do the
> mains, too.
> > Oil pumps are out of production, but if you can find a good one, you
might
> install
> > it.  Give it a valve job, to include guides.  Front and rear seals
should
> be
> > changed, as should the clutch, and use a ceramic throw-out bearing.
Then
> do the
> > standard 60/100K stuff, like the timing belt, all the sensors, and the
> waterpump,
> > and you should be in good shape.  Put on a new thermostat, gauge temp
> sensor, oil
> > level sensor gasket, and oil pressure sender, because these are common
> trouble
> > points.
> >
> > The '90 that I bought new now has 258K miles, with one 60K service, and
it
> is
> > running strong, if a little noisy at startup, due to the timing chain
> tensioners
> > flopping.  It'll soon be replaced with two more '90s, one with a 3.2
> transplant
> > (basically a zero mile new car, bumper to bumper), and the other with
160K
> original
> > miles.  I'll do something to that engine later, to make it happier, but
> nothing
> > major.
> >
> > You don't need a 'crate' engine (don't exist anyway), or a professional
> $5K
> > rebuild...total waste of good money.  The engines from donor cars are
> better than
> > that for the cost.  Get one and do the preparing yourself....ask us,
> learn, and save
> > bucks.
> >
> > George and the Lowrider
> >
> >
>
> George,
> I've been inquiring for a while now for information regarding rebuilding
or
> "Blueprinting" of
> the 3.0 and 3.2 on the SHO Forum, without a single reply.  I've been
looking
> for specific,
> detailed information regarding preferred piston-to-cylinder wall
clearances,
> rod and main
> bearing clearances,etc. Not necessarily the stock Ford dimensions.  The
> basis for any hi-
> performance engine begins with a carefully prepared short block,
especially
> in the case of
> boosted motors.  Certainly the cost of a prepared motor will be more than
> that of one
> from a wrecker, but donor cars will eventually run out, and people will
> demand rebuilds.
>
> Have you performed "leak-down" tests on the motors that you have examined
> over the
> last 5 years?  I'm curious as to the results.
>
> The SHO long-block seems to be one well designed, well assembled
> piece.....I'd just like to
> take it a step further.
>
> Mike
> 92MTX
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