You are right....it's not crazy...........................it's insane.............................hold on to whatever you can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. well I don't think 8000 rpm is crazy......
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You are right....it's not crazy...........................it's insane.............................hold on to whatever you can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. well I don't think 8000 rpm is crazy......
8200What kind of crazy rpm's? I like rpm... make her sing!
Lol... well I dont think 8000 rpm is crazy......
I typically shift it between 7800 and 8000. (Shift light comes on at 8k)That is a lot of RPM for stock Boss rods. I would also run a better valve spring than the Boss springs, or replace them every season.
Most of the people I know who have the fully forged 5.2L FP350S engines get about 60 hours out of the engines before they need a rebuild at those RPMs. None of those motors have had a broken rod (Manley), but there have been a valve spring failure and a couple of fried pistons. I suspect these motors would last a lot longer if they were shifted closer to 7,800.
The Ford Performance Aluminator and Roush built 5.0L engines (wet sump) have typically gone 200+ hours turning 7,800.
I have seen a number of 302S engines break rods (stock Boss rods). Typically the engines are being pushed closer to the 8200 limiter vs being run at a more reasonable 7500 to 7800 RPM.
My current motor makes peak HP at 7850.I will be keeping my redline at 7800 for a while... Would be fully Cortexed by now if it was not for all the dead coyotes.
Just got done talking to Jeff at LMR . He called Ford Performance and was told February 28 now. I’m first on the list to get mine since I ordered it September. I hope this is the last back order change.Gen 3 Aluminator already ordered!
I have all my parts now. All new and had to wait for them. Except short block hope I remember how it goes back together lolThat means I'm looking at March/April. Doesn't matter......many of my parts are backordered with no ETA.
That's what Youtube is for!hope I remember how it goes back together lol
The factory manual is well worth the money to get the correct assembly order, torque procedures, and torque values. Just read the procedures multiple times before you actually start work. The manual is written around replacing a component, so the procedures start of with tear down / removal for that particular component and then have installation procedures. So, you have to assemble installation instructions from multiple places in the manual in a logical order.I have all my parts now. All new and had to wait for them. Except short block hope I remember how it goes back together lol
I got a digital version of the Ford manual on Ebay and have studied the procedures I will be performing. That plus Youtube made me realize I could do much of the assembly once I have the Aluminator shortblock. The only money I wasted was a set of head alignment rods. The Ford manual has you screw in a pair to guide the heads to the block. When I started to look for a source I found that most vendors wanted almost $400 for a pair....wtf! I ended up buying a pair for $120 only to find that the two dowels on the block perform that function. Oh well......lesson learned.The factory manual is well worth the money to get the correct assembly order, torque procedures, and torque values.
The Aluminator has the dowels installed already. You just put the gasket on over the dowels and set the heads down in place. You do not need an alignment tool.I got a digital version of the Ford manual on Ebay and have studied the procedures I will be performing. That plus Youtube made me realize I could do much of the assembly once I have the Aluminator shortblock. The only money I wasted was a set of head alignment rods. The Ford manual has you screw in a pair to guide the heads to the block. When I started to look for a source I found that most vendors wanted almost $400 for a pair....wtf! I ended up buying a pair for $120 only to find that the two dowels on the block perform that function. Oh well......lesson learned.
Now that is funny and so true lol
Yes......that's what I'm working towards!