Ford Racing 427 burning oil

[Luce]

Perfect! So they're intended to leak. Why even install seals?

Well, I don't think it's worth the time and headache to try and deal with Ford. I guess I'll just drop the $32 for a new set.

But I will badmouth Ford any chance I get about this.

[68pony]

Originally Posted by Luce

Perfect! So they're intended to leak. Why even install seals?

Well, I don't think it's worth the time and headache to try and deal with Ford. I guess I'll just drop the $32 for a new set.

But I will badmouth Ford any chance I get about this.

Luce please tell ford racing about your issue, if you don't then they think everything is alright, they might also think i'm making this up, i didn't have the luxury of doing this myself and had to pay someone, and ford racing should be accountable, if there are more complaints they will take this issue more seriously, and i can get my money back for the repairs, if people just fix it and don't say anything how would ford racing know of any issues regarding the seals.
regards chris.

[mike harter]

Hi chris i wrote you a while back about my 427 that i had sent back to Ford for excessive oil and smoke comsunption. I hope you got it taken care of .I say shame on ford but on the other hand they paid for all shipping and went through my motor and made it right. Took out the break in oil and put in joe gibbs high zinc 10/30 hotrod oil. i now have 900 miles on it and it has used about a pint of oil. They did dyno it at 545 h.p.@6000 rpm and it does haul ass. GOOD LUCK let me know. Mike fron San Jose Ca.

[Mike Huddart]

Originally Posted by Luce

Perfect! So they're intended to leak. Why even install seals?

Well, I don't think it's worth the time and headache to try and deal with Ford. I guess I'll just drop the $32 for a new set.

But I will badmouth Ford any chance I get about this.

OOOH ! $32, you need to change suppliers, those little white ones ( in my opinion still the best if fitted properly ) normally jobber for about $18 and can be as low as $13.50.
Interestingly, Pioneer, allready mentioned, list those orange ones too under the SVR ( severe service ) branding, made from DuPont flouropolymer material, whatever that is, as opposed to Teflon. Pioneer trumpet their advantage as being "impervious to racing fuels, alcohol and nitro ", just as Howard Cams do. Then go on to say, also, that they alow oil flow to the guide making them " ideal for street use "
Alcohol and nitro on the street........ REALLY
Mike

[Luce]

Blowing oil out the tail pipe is also not acceptable for a street engine.

The $32 set was Comp cams from summit. They had some I liked for $109 for 100, but I'm not expecting to change them at every oil change.

Even at $32 a set, they'll pay for themselves in about 4000 miles with the oil consumption reduction.

To Chris, I'll fire off a snotty email as a favor to you. Thanks for starting this thread and sharing. You did save me a big pain in the a$$. I can do this easily now and with no troubleshooting. With all of the EFI stuff in the way, pulling the intake would really suck, and that would have been my attempt to remedy this.

[68pony]

Been driving all day today, problems aside i love the way this motor idles, the pro system carb is perfect out of the box, the throttle responce is mad, i pulled a plug and it was nice to see it dry and the tips a light grey colour, this motor runs nice and cool doesn't get anyware near as hot as my old 408(its summer here) just a shame i had to go through hell before i got to enjoy it,i hope this post can help others if they have the same thing happen to them, looks like i will be taking the pony to summernats after all.
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