Dissapointing year end with my Roush 427R

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Steve Wood here from Mustang Ranch - We have dealt with our friends at Roush with favorable results, negotiating the warranty and technical process.

Mark is a good guy, and I have dealt with him many times on engine issues.

However, as much as a company offers a warranty in good faith, they are beholden to whatever is the current manufacturing status of almost any part.

we have seen with all crate motor and engine builders the opportunity for things to go wrong, and not because of a human or machine error in assembly - the problem was months , if not years before in a factory somewhere, probably not in the 48 states.

It is not because they dont want to , it is usually it cannot be obtained in the USA.
Or quality control on parts from NAFTA isnt as high as it should be -

Case in point Ford had us pull and replace a crate motor of theirs as the center oiling feed hole to the thrust bearing was 1/2 occluded by a bearing surface ( the top of the thrust bearing ) and it went through 2 crankshafts before we were involved.

Turned out that whoever drills the holes was off , and on the BOSS engine block line there are no optical inspectors ( digital cameras that look for proper holes ) and angles - so this one slipped through.

We have many stories like this - the Roush guys, Ford guys and shelby engine guys ( Now under Denbeste ) all want to provide the best motors for our Saturday cars, and they expend countless hours ( and I do mean countless ) trying to get the best products out there for the community.

However, sometimes things dont go their way and they are the victim of a poor part form a vendor that sometimes was made 1 to 2 years before it shows up in an engine. -- if it were a production road car with thousands of examples, running tens if not hundreds of thousands of miles, the feedback would be more in tune with some of the expectations see in notes above.

We are mostly dealing with manufactured antiques, and setting modern expectations on them - I cant think of a better recipe for failing to meet your desire.

well built, competently installed , with good support and with a bit of luck, it is one of the best motoring experiences available anywhere.

--Now dont get me started on crankshafts. -- Rant off.

Steve Wood