Engine rebuild - advice wanted

[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by dcdoug

I think we could certainly get it done less expensively than this by reusing a lot of our existing parts, but this is a relatively quick turnaround option and the 2yr warranty is enticing.

Any known reliability issues for these big bore 302 Boss engines when being used almost exclusively for HPDE events?

I assume we could reuse our existing distributor and wires, but I think we will want to upgrade our intake and possibly go to a carb. We will also need a new flywheel as our engine had a non-standard balance.

The in-between is obviously a short block.

I am also talking to Brent about rebuild options.

Forget the warranty,it goes out the window the first time you put the car on a track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As is with most engine builders.............

David

[dcdoug]

Originally Posted by DAVID GAGNARD

Forget the warranty,it goes out the window the first time you put the car on a track!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As is with most engine builders.............

David

I thought that was the case, but went through the warranty and I'm not sure it's voided for HPDE events vs racing (which does void it). Anyone have the answer to this?

Here's a link to their warranty info: http://www.fordracingparts.com/annou...ent_2012v2.pdf

[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by dcdoug

I thought that was the case, but went through the warranty and I'm not sure it's voided for HPDE events vs racing (which does void it). Anyone have the answer to this?

Here's a link to their warranty info: http://www.fordracingparts.com/annou...ent_2012v2.pdf

I went thru the warranty list and could find any number of reasons they could/would void your warranty for track use........
lets say it burns up on the track, all they have to say was it was an oil starvation problem and you had the wrong oil pan on it for it's intended use....how are you going to prove you had good oil pressure things went south?????
There are a hundred things they could/would come up with to void the warranty......
BTW: I have one of those expensive BOSS 302 blocks, serial number under 1000.....guess what, the rear main seal area was machined wrong,it's .050 out of wack, it doesn't leak oil out the back, it pours oil out the back.....
Had to tear down the engine to the bare block,crate it up, send it to Michigan for them to inspect it and tell me there was nothing wrong with it and that it shouldn't leak a drop.........well, it leaks like crazy and had it checked by 2 different machine shops and they both came up with the same thing, bad machining where the one-piece rear main seal goes,not centered in the block.....
So now I own a nice pretty $1,700.00+ paperweight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU FORD RACING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW: when I called the tech people about this, first question was is it the big bore block (4.125) or the standard bore block (4.00)????
tech let it slip they were having major problems with the first big bore blocks and were taking them back with no questions asked....I hope they have that problem fixed by now.........

David

[Barry_R]

Originally Posted by DAVID GAGNARD

...and had it checked by 2 different machine shops and they both came up with the same thing, bad machining where the one-piece rear main seal goes,not centered in the block.....
So now I own a nice pretty $1,700.00+ paperweight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We can fix that...

[DAVID GAGNARD]

Originally Posted by Barry_R

We can fix that...

I'll be contacting you about it.........so far shipping this hunk of iron around the country is killing me.........

David