time for the new motor, finally....

montyv8 · 04-02-2005, 12:42 AM

i'm finally gonna start pulling the EF apart this sunday, ready for the new motor. For those of you that don't know, i picked up an AU2 XR8 motor late last year, intending to do a quick swap for the stock 5.0L thats in there already. the reason for the swap being that the stocky motor has 220,000ish k's on it and is getting near rebuild time. And the AU motor has GT40P heads and the Explorer manifold, is rated at 200kw's,and only 25,000ks on it. And the price of the AU motor is cheaper than a rebuild on the stocky.
Well, it was supposed to be........
then came the bigger MAF, the bigger TB, the hpc coated extractors, the head porting....etc etc lol
Oh, and the twin 2.25" custom exhaust..... And the 3.45LSD.
so a couple of grand later and a not-particularly-impressed wife, I'm finally getting into it.
I'm starting the process by removing the old exhaust, coz i want to annoy my neighbours by running the car with just the headers lol.
So does anyone want pics?

XRated · 04-02-2005, 12:54 AM

Hahaha!! Make sure you get a sound clip without the cat back ;)

Mmmm you lucky bugger. It sounds like the EF is going to be one helluva weapon! What did you pick up the AUII 5.0L for? (if you don't mind me asking)

Pics wouldn't hurt ;)

04-02-2005, 12:59 AM

pics Pics PICS!!!! is that blower in your avatar going on too.....?

montyv8 · 04-02-2005, 01:06 AM

and also for those that don't know the car, this is it.
My wife is making me add that its actually hers lol

montyv8 · 04-02-2005, 01:11 AM

the AU motor was $1800 from a local late-model ford wrecker. it came minus everything lol. no TB, no injectors, no sensors etc. just a long block, with the manifold. got a pic somewhere....

JADED6 · 04-02-2005, 03:14 AM

Sweet. Lot of work to go though Phil.
Progress pics are always a good thing.

That car looks AWESOME. First time I've seen it (i think)
first time I've seen vents placed there also.

LTDHO · 04-02-2005, 07:55 AM

Looks like a great project.
Are you going to fit AU ECU, injectors, MAF and TB?

Or chip the EF comp and aftermarket parts?

EFFalcon · 04-02-2005, 08:31 AM

mm.. lookin' forward to this

i doubt he'd go as far as an AU ECU.. far too many ECU changes :o

Walkinshaw · 04-02-2005, 09:56 AM

Will be running EF ancileries/injectors/rail/ecu/wiring/dizzy.

The GTP's are being ported so should have a little more tickle than 200kw once its installed with extractors and twin system.

Smoked · 04-02-2005, 12:46 PM

Very nice indeed. need plenty more pics, and possibly a vid of the car running minus exhaust.

Walkinshaw · 04-02-2005, 01:25 PM

ill be there on sunday

How's Lori gonna feel seing her car "strole" round the block with just headders?

need psi · 04-02-2005, 06:09 PM

hahahaha i might drop by and have a look. this should be very interesting, knowing phil he'll only take off the exhaust on the sunday and thats it..... jokes mate. but should be a beast after that. then all you need to do is whack martin over the back of the head and steal his blower! jokes martin.

Ehab

LUXO_8 · 04-02-2005, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montyv8

i'm finally gonna start pulling the EF apart this sunday, ready for the new motor. For those of you that don't know, i picked up an AU2 XR8 motor late last year, intending to do a quick swap for the stock 5.0L thats in there already. the reason for the swap being that the stocky motor has 220,000ish k's on it and is getting near rebuild time. And the AU motor has GT40P heads and the Explorer manifold, is rated at 200kw's,and only 25,000ks on it. And the price of the AU motor is cheaper than a rebuild on the stocky.
Well, it was supposed to be........
then came the bigger MAF, the bigger TB, the hpc coated extractors, the head porting....etc etc lol
Oh, and the twin 2.25" custom exhaust..... And the 3.45LSD.
so a couple of grand later and a not-particularly-impressed wife, I'm finally getting into it.
I'm starting the process by removing the old exhaust, coz i want to annoy my neighbours by running the car with just the headers lol.
So does anyone want pics?

LOL there is sooo much de ja vu there it isnt funny.

i bought an XH XR8 long motor thats done 30,000km. (private sale - mistake!)
a week after getting it home i whipped the heads off to inspect and the bores have rust in them, indicating that it hadnt been sealed up properly when it had been stored.

just a little peeved off i was....

:
so ive been buying go fast bits to heal the pain....

:

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cam, headders, cats, highstall are purchased already
pick up stroker crank tomorrow

then buy some rods, rings, bearings and gaskets and strip it down, repair the block, whack it together and burn some rubber

:the_finge :the_finge

my budget buy is turning expensive

MrLandau · 04-02-2005, 07:26 PM

How impressed is Lori going to be when I drop by with some goodies Phil?
Shane

montyv8 · 05-02-2005, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by need psi

knowing phil he'll only take off the exhaust on the sunday and thats it.....

Ehab

good things take time...... and theres been a slight change of plan.
i'm working tomorrow, then goin to the drags after. soon as i get home the exhaust is coming off..........

montyv8 · 06-02-2005, 02:42 AM

well, i went to work, went to the drags, and pulled the entire exhaust (except the headers) out. When the guys rock up tomorrow, (Aaron_EF8, Walkinshaw, Barry_v etc) i'll take it for a quick spin round the block. don't worry, i'll tape it lol....

Walkinshaw · 06-02-2005, 03:06 AM

Ill be round after lunch Phil ;) should be fun.

montyv8 · 07-02-2005, 02:09 PM

with a lot of help from barry, aaron, and dan, and chris sitting in the background complaining about being severely hungover, the motor came out yesterday. will post pics tonite when i get home from work.
Dan got vid of me driving around with no exhaust..... sounds sweeet.
now i just need someone to host it......any offers?

and thanks again to Barry "Mr Muscle" V, who actually did most of the work. Everytime we stopped work to talk shit, we'd turn around and Barry had pulled something else off lol. Cheers dude.

Kryton · 07-02-2005, 02:13 PM

cant wait for this vid clip!!

Walkinshaw · 07-02-2005, 02:14 PM

yes indeed, found something thats stronger more reliable and torquier than a sledge hammer and torque wrench combined. Barrys leg. FW'HUGE.......

need psi · 07-02-2005, 09:03 PM

hey phil sorry i didnt come around i was asleep until about 4ish, got home at 5ish that morning. ill be around to see how this beast is going.

montyv8 · 14-02-2005, 03:54 AM

ok, a little more progress. Barry and Shane (Mr Landau came over on saturday, and we fitted the 'PBB'* heads and manifold to the freshly painted short-block. also did a lot of painting/cleaning of brackets and bits and pieces. Barry come over sunday morning, we did a bit more on the motor, then Barry went nuts with several cans of degreaser in the engine bay. Dan came over with his high-pressure cleaner, and Barry went nuts with that also. end result, a very clean engine bay. While Barry was bolting up the extractors, i replaced the front seal on the trans. its amazing how easy it is to do that when theres no motor in the way lol.
Barry cruised home, Dan went off to play in the final to end all finals of backyard cricket, or something like that, and i did a bit more cleaning. a bit later on, Dan came back, bringing with him a Hurst V-gate for my toploader (for my coupe), mmmmmm hurst....
anyways, we then lifted the motor, swung it over the engine bay, and dropped it in. as easy as that. only thing we had to do was remove the steering intermediate arm (i think thats what its called) to clear the extractors. Chris also dropped by during the evening to offer his assistance. heres a few pics, i'll take some tomorrow of the engine in the car, it was a bit to dark for the camera when we had finished.

montyv8 · 14-02-2005, 03:57 AM

For those that don't know, thats Barry in the left pic, looking like the vandal he his, and me in the right.
Oh, and PBB = Porting By Barry.

Interceptor'85 · 14-02-2005, 09:57 AM

Man you cleaned that engine bay up nicely Mont! She's gonna roar with just the extractors on. Awesome stuff. :P

Walkinshaw · 14-02-2005, 11:15 AM

If the origional 5.0+E7+HO's were anything to go by, with ported GT40P's+Explorer manafold and GT extractors, it should sound even better than when we took it out with just headers on before this venture ;)

montyv8 · 14-02-2005, 12:58 PM

heres a quick one i took this morning. it doesnt look like much, as it hasn't got the upper manifold/TB etc on, and i put the old rocker covers on so i didnt damage the new chrome ones when we dropped the motor in. it looks a lot better than what the photo's show lol.
And it was Barry that cleaned the engine bay, not me

FRDXR6 · 14-02-2005, 01:25 PM

Wheres the videoclip without the exhaust has it been deleted or am i just blind and cant find it?

montyv8 · 14-02-2005, 02:03 PM

havn't put it up yet as i need someone to host it for me.

JADED6 · 14-02-2005, 03:51 PM

PM casper. If you're nice, he will host it on AUfalcon.com
Looking good so far (think you owe Barry a few cartons though Phil) lol

MrLandau · 14-02-2005, 04:20 PM

How did you go with the EGR spacer and throttle cables on the AU throttlebody Phil? Were those gaskets I left you any good?
Shane