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not just yet, hoping to have some soon. it is getting a new wheel cylinder in the morning(or whenever O’reillys gets it delivered from the warehouse), and with any luck i will have time to get clamps and hoses onto the vacuum system, as well as have a low pressure oil delivery line made since there has been excessive rubbing on the original and we don’t want any more problems to fix later that we can’t take care of now.
well, the M90 i already have, i am just looking for a way to mount it up and get it to run properly on the truck. it has the 4.0 SOHC V6 5 speed manual with 4×4. i would love to put a 5.0 into it, or maybe even a 5.4(my dad has always had an idea to put a big 7.3 powerstroke into one as a joke and reinforce the frame and suspension, but that just seems like overkill to me). the injectors would probably be upgraded to run a little bit more fuel, and then a tune to get everything else worked out.
well, the M90 i already have, i am just looking for a way to mount it up and get it to run properly on the truck. it has the 4.0 SOHC V6 5 speed manual with 4×4. i would love to put a 5.0 into it, or maybe even a 5.4(my dad has always had an idea to put a big 7.3 powerstroke into one as a joke and reinforce the frame and suspension, but that just seems like overkill to me). the injectors would probably be upgraded to run a little bit more fuel, and then a tune to get everything else worked out.
royal purple is a great oil to use in those engines, they also make a high performance oil filter for it as well, and so does K&N. i use both the royal purple oil and the K&N filter on my car which is about ready to turn 300k. as for the mileage, it does help(somewhat), but as for the blow by…. there is a product called compression repair(made by rislone i believe) that can get you back some of that lost compression i swear by it and recommend it to all my riends. i use it on my car and truck, and the dyno guy where matt farah from the smoking tire took his friends VW actually recommended it for their project. they make two different sized bottles, one for 4,6, and 8 cylinders, as well as 6,8, and 10 cylinders. for the 4.7 i would recommend the 4 to 8 cylinder bottle. around 14 dollars a bottle last time i bought it. not exactly the cheapest stuff, but youre already buying royal purple oil.
royal purple is a great oil to use in those engines, they also make a high performance oil filter for it as well, and so does K&N. i use both the royal purple oil and the K&N filter on my car which is about ready to turn 300k. as for the mileage, it does help(somewhat), but as for the blow by…. there is a product called compression repair(made by rislone i believe) that can get you back some of that lost compression i swear by it and recommend it to all my riends. i use it on my car and truck, and the dyno guy where matt farah from the smoking tire took his friends VW actually recommended it for their project. they make two different sized bottles, one for 4,6, and 8 cylinders, as well as 6,8, and 10 cylinders. for the 4.7 i would recommend the 4 to 8 cylinder bottle. around 14 dollars a bottle last time i bought it. not exactly the cheapest stuff, but youre already buying royal purple oil.
while we are on the subject of fuel injectors, how large do you think would be necessary to get an optimum burn? i couldnt see having to go up more than a notch or two to get an ample gain in horsepower, but im not sure what fuel injectors are rated in(degrees? again, please dont quote me on that), and if i was correct on my current M90 output of 5 to 6#s, that really doesnt seem like all that much to push into an engine…. my idea is a sort of 98 ecoboost 4.0 ranger with a supercharger rather than in the turbocharged V6 ecoboost F150s of late. and, if you happen to know of any decent priced tuners or have a certain one that you had good luck with, just as a starting point that would help a lot too.
while we are on the subject of fuel injectors, how large do you think would be necessary to get an optimum burn? i couldnt see having to go up more than a notch or two to get an ample gain in horsepower, but im not sure what fuel injectors are rated in(degrees? again, please dont quote me on that), and if i was correct on my current M90 output of 5 to 6#s, that really doesnt seem like all that much to push into an engine…. my idea is a sort of 98 ecoboost 4.0 ranger with a supercharger rather than in the turbocharged V6 ecoboost F150s of late. and, if you happen to know of any decent priced tuners or have a certain one that you had good luck with, just as a starting point that would help a lot too.
i believe, and dont quote me on this, that the stock M90 off the 3.8 with the factory GM spec pulley makes around 5 to 6# of boost, but since the compression ratio is only 8.5:1 rather than the normally aspirated engines 9.4:1, it only makes 240 HP compared to the 225 from the regular engine. thats brand new. the SC and 3.8 have 250K miles, while the ford 4.0 has almost 180k, so i am doubtful on the state of the engine hardware. i think both could do with a good machining and rebuild, personally. as for a tune/computer replacement, i have no experience on that aspect. i dont have the training or the experience to know where to go on that, and i had not even thought of that until you brought it up. as for bolting it up, i believe i may be able to mill an adapter on my own based off of the porting map of the output side of the supercharger and the intake port on the fords engine.
as well, dohc-kindaguy, i salute you sir. you are certainly more knowledgeable than i in this matter, and i thank you for your advice and guideance.
i believe, and dont quote me on this, that the stock M90 off the 3.8 with the factory GM spec pulley makes around 5 to 6# of boost, but since the compression ratio is only 8.5:1 rather than the normally aspirated engines 9.4:1, it only makes 240 HP compared to the 225 from the regular engine. thats brand new. the SC and 3.8 have 250K miles, while the ford 4.0 has almost 180k, so i am doubtful on the state of the engine hardware. i think both could do with a good machining and rebuild, personally. as for a tune/computer replacement, i have no experience on that aspect. i dont have the training or the experience to know where to go on that, and i had not even thought of that until you brought it up. as for bolting it up, i believe i may be able to mill an adapter on my own based off of the porting map of the output side of the supercharger and the intake port on the fords engine.
as well, dohc-kindaguy, i salute you sir. you are certainly more knowledgeable than i in this matter, and i thank you for your advice and guideance.
Okay, so my 97 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8 S/C has been throwing a P0171 code for a while, which is the Bank one lean code, but it has not given me a P0174 code, which indicates to me that my problem is in the injector area(i think), since it would only be logical that if the fuel filter were clogged that i would see both the codes, and that if i had a faulty sensor i would also see both codes rather than just the one. am i correct in this diagnosis or should i be looking at the filter as well. at a quarter million miles i should probably do that filter anyways….
Okay, so my 97 Pontiac Grand Prix 3.8 S/C has been throwing a P0171 code for a while, which is the Bank one lean code, but it has not given me a P0174 code, which indicates to me that my problem is in the injector area(i think), since it would only be logical that if the fuel filter were clogged that i would see both the codes, and that if i had a faulty sensor i would also see both codes rather than just the one. am i correct in this diagnosis or should i be looking at the filter as well. at a quarter million miles i should probably do that filter anyways….