The Mark is Supercharged - Page 5

mlschultz · 02-21-2008, 12:20 PM

Thanks again.

Update - Spoke with Ryan@Injected yesterday, and it will be another week before the engine block is done. Tim Lynch at Pro Line Race Engines is doing the machine work on the 302 stroker kit. People who follow Outlaw 10.5 drag racing will recognize the name Tim Lynch. He is the man

http://www.prolineraceengines.com/index.php

The heads and cams are also on there way to Pro Line and Barry Doyle is going to refresh a set of Aric's heads and cams. Not sure what cams are being used, but I suspect they will not be Mark VIII grind cams.

So, before anything is set up with Will Smith for the magazine article, all this preliminary stuff needs to be done first. More to come in the next week or two...

joshbea6 · 02-21-2008, 03:08 PM

This still has to be the BADDEST looking Mark VIII on the planet!

I just hope that I can get my SC project looking half as good as your mark does.

I've started amassing parts for my own 4.6L DOHC implant into the SC project and I've been looking at Livernois Motorsports for the parts (recommended by racecougar).

Good luck on the build.

96 GoldBird · 02-21-2008, 03:11 PM

By the time you're done, you and I may have a little shootout of our own next year at sshs8...

-mike

mlschultz · 02-21-2008, 08:04 PM

Thanks, Joshbea6, and good luck on your build too.

Sounds like fun, Mike. Just as long as we take down as many Impala's as we can first!

96 GoldBird · 02-22-2008, 08:06 AM

... and we don't go sideways into each other ....

-mike

mlschultz · 03-05-2008, 06:27 PM

The bottom end is done, and back at Aric's shop. Here are the pictures of it. I do not have the spec's on everything, but I asked Ryan some general questions, and he said it has a forged steel crank shaft, and all the stuff I mentioned before like the 302 stroker, Manley rods and pistons, ARP bolts, etc. The heads and cams are still at Pro Line, and as soon as they are done, Aric is going to put all this stuff together.

OxmanWI · 03-05-2008, 08:17 PM

Anything special with the heads and cams?

96 GoldBird · 03-06-2008, 08:32 AM

Sweet...

What cams are you going with?

-mike

mlschultz · 03-06-2008, 08:36 AM

Nothing special being done to the heads and cams. The heads are being shaved and refreshed where needed, and the cams are being changed over from Mark VIII to Cobra cams. Basically, it is going to end up being a forged bottom end 302 stroker Cobra motor all the way down to the polished 96-98 Cobra intake.

joshbea6 · 03-06-2008, 08:42 AM

What is this??? Mike, you're NOT going to powder coat the block....?!?!

Just kidding...

You're headed the same way I'm going with my build up. Forging EVERYTHING.

mlschultz · 03-06-2008, 09:08 AM

lol

I am just going to powder coat the timing cover a polished shiny silver color to try and match the polished intake, tubes, and supercharger. The cam covers are going to get a wrinkle finish (similar to the Ford GT cam covers) black color, along with some accessory brackets. Going to try and keep it toned down to make it look like something Ford should have done with this car.

joshbea6 · 03-06-2008, 09:21 AM

Aww...come on Mike, that car has bling written all over it....put it under the hood too....

mlschultz · 03-20-2008, 11:21 AM

Heads are done, and back at Aric's shop.

He is good to go now for the engine build after the Fun Ford event here in Atlanta.

smokymance · 03-20-2008, 11:48 AM

very nice and pretty....things going to be a beast!

mlschultz · 03-21-2008, 01:47 PM

Thanks! Here are a couple photos from SSHS7, and a video of the best run of the day. Enjoy!

SC Mark VIII SSHS7

OxmanWI · 03-21-2008, 07:30 PM

Congrats on the 12.1

You'd better have a roll cage in the thing if you're going to put that beastly engine in there!

mlschultz · 03-24-2008, 06:04 PM

Thanks! I am going to keep it above 11.5 in the 1/4 mile, because I really do not like the idea of a roll bar or cage in the Mark, yet I still want to race it. Not sure what to expect for power with the new 302 stroker motor and the addition of the Cobra intake and Accufab throttle body, but I will stop looking for more power if/when I get to 500rwhp. That is as far as I want to go with it

96 GoldBird · 03-27-2008, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlschultz

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I am going to keep it above 11.5 ...

... I will stop looking for more power if/when I get to 500rwhp

Yeah, right.

-mike

mlschultz · 03-28-2008, 09:06 AM

lol Shush... I am going to leave all the big high power dirty work to the Mark's evil sinister mutant step brother... GB.

mlschultz · 05-08-2008, 08:12 PM

Update - Will from Ford Builder magazine had a photo shoot of Aric building the motor at Injected Engineering today. Aric tore down the entire bottom end, and started over with the bare block for Will to shoot pictures from the very beginning.

We had a great day, and it was a real pleasure meeting Will. He is very well informed with the mn12 & fn10 chassis. He drove his really nice t-bird super coupe here, and he has more t-birds back at home.

Aric took it as far as he could, and really wanted to have the chains on it today, but wanted to put new tensioner's on the motor, so he has a new list of parts for Ryan to hunt down.

So, it should be very soon now for the new motor swap.

Here are some pictures...

96 GoldBird · 05-08-2008, 10:00 PM

Nice...

Who did the heads??

-mike

mlschultz · 05-09-2008, 07:22 AM

Thanks, Mike

Pro Line Racing Engines refreshed the Cobra B heads.

racecougar · 05-09-2008, 05:29 PM

Good choice on the oil pump.

What size dish are the pistons?

-Rod

joshbea6 · 05-10-2008, 06:10 AM

Mike,

Not to say that Aric doesn't know what he's doing...but what is missing from these pictures??

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlschultz

Maybe he figures that you can save fuel by only putting in 7 pistons instead of 8....

mlschultz · 05-10-2008, 02:47 PM

Thanks, Rod. The pistons are forged Manley 11cc dish.

lol Josh, I was hoping nobody would notice, but that is top secret stuff. I am not at liberty to elaborate...

mlschultz · 05-18-2008, 08:31 PM

Update - I dropped the Mark off at Aric's shop last Friday.

He is going to take the motor out, and send some parts to be powder coated, and transfer other stuff from the old motor to the new motor.

Will Smith is going to come back to Aric's to shoot photo's of the completed engine, then, come back again and shoot the feature photo's of the car when it is ready to go on the dyno.

I understand that the plan is to feature the Mark in a special edition of Super Rod magazine, that will focus on late model cars.

While the engine is out of the car, the engine bay is going to be cleaned up and made nice and purdy for the new motor. And, Aric has a couple sets of Mustang rims with slicks that are going to be test fitted on the back of the Mark, to get an idea of how wide of a slick tire can be fitted in the wheel well.

I am going to try and get a set of off the shelf Mustang drag rims if I can. If not, Ryan has a vendor that will custom make some drag rims.

The goal here, is to shoot for everything to be done and dialed in by the rescheduled Atlanta Fun Ford Weekend event, on June 13, 14, 15.

mlschultz · 05-28-2008, 07:08 PM

Ryan called me today, and said the motor is out of the Mark!

Waiting for the cam covers to return from powder coating, and then transfer the accessory parts over to the new motor.

Will is going to come back and take a couple more photos of the complete engine assembly, and then come back again when the Mark goes to the rollers for the dyno session, and the final photo shoot of the car.

All this is going to take place before Fun Ford Weekend at Atlanta Dragway - June 14th. I will try and get over to the shop tomorrow to take some pictures.

mlschultz · 05-29-2008, 02:49 PM

Oh the carnage...

lol Take a look at all my junk scattered all over the place.

Some stuff is going to be pulled off the old motor - like the front cover, and get a chemical bath to make it look like new again.

Ryan has to go over and pick up the powder coated cam covers (used a pair of Aric's covers that I am trading him for}, and he is calling the Bradshaw Bros. and PI to see if they can either ship me a triple disc in a week and a half, or at least tell me if there is any chance the single disc in it now will survive at the track with the new motor.

Crunch time...

Ryan found a extra set of 16" steel rims and MT slick's off my friend Steve's Marauder that bolted right up to the Mark. Just need to get one inner tube replaced, and see what Steve will sell them to me for. I have not seen them, but Ryan said they have a spare tire look to them - just much wider than my 255's I had on the stock rims. Here is a link to some more photos:

http://picasaweb.google.com/papapeac...76708149637698

mlschultz · 05-29-2008, 06:50 PM

Update - A lot has happened since lunch time today. The old motor is now torn down, and there is no obviously hurt pistons or valves found.

Aric is going to totally tear down the to the bare heads and block to see why there was compression loss in number 7 cylinder - not that it matters to me, but he wants to do it anyway.

He was able to get a hold of Vickie at PI this afternoon, and she is going to ship me a new 3600 stall triple disc torque converter, while Aric boxed up my PI 3600 single disc TC and shipped it back to her today. Hope to see the new triple disc here next week!

And, since the car is already taking up the lift, he is going to take out the Focus fuel pump and replace it with a Ford GT fuel pump to get that out of the way. I posted more pictures of the old motor in my prior post link, along with a picture of the Marauder slick that I am going to use at Fun Ford.

108k miles on the old motor in the pictures below. Mobil 1 oil since I purchased the car with 50k miles, and Royal Purple since supercharged at around 100k miles.

thunderbirdlver · 05-29-2008, 07:17 PM

man i wish i had that kind of money. id love to put some boost to the marquis!

02-21-2008, 12:20 PM	#121
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Thanks again. Update - Spoke with Ryan@Injected yesterday, and it will be another week before the engine block is done. Tim Lynch at Pro Line Race Engines is doing the machine work on the 302 stroker kit. People who follow Outlaw 10.5 drag racing will recognize the name Tim Lynch. He is the man http://www.prolineraceengines.com/index.php The heads and cams are also on there way to Pro Line and Barry Doyle is going to refresh a set of Aric's heads and cams. Not sure what cams are being used, but I suspect they will not be Mark VIII grind cams. So, before anything is set up with Will Smith for the magazine article, all this preliminary stuff needs to be done first. More to come in the next week or two... __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

02-21-2008, 03:08 PM	#122
joshbea6 PostWhore *Membership Expired* Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Car: mult 90 SC/ 97 LX Sport Engine: 3.8L SC/ 4.6L Age: 36 Posts: 1,576 View Photo Gallery	This still has to be the BADDEST looking Mark VIII on the planet! I just hope that I can get my SC project looking half as good as your mark does. I've started amassing parts for my own 4.6L DOHC implant into the SC project and I've been looking at Livernois Motorsports for the parts (recommended by racecougar). Good luck on the build. __________________ My MN12 Collection is EXPANDING!!! 1997 LX Sport 4.6L 2.73 , MODS=SCT tuned/J-Mod/Trans Cooler/Dyno max Cat-Back/NgkPlugs/Mac cold air/March UD's/FRPP aluminumcarrier3.73's(spare for strip use)/ PI cams + PI intake manifold w/adapter plate/ Mark VIII Convertor/80mm L-Maf/70mm TB/ Mark VIII 1 piece shaft/Cobra R' wheels/ Kumhos 235/60/16 - White leather w/ blue cloth seats - white face gauges in 95 cluster 1990/95 Hybrid SC Still in Pieces......

02-21-2008, 08:04 PM	#124
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Thanks, Joshbea6, and good luck on your build too. Sounds like fun, Mike. Just as long as we take down as many Impala's as we can first! __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

03-05-2008, 06:27 PM	#126
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	The bottom end is done, and back at Aric's shop. Here are the pictures of it. I do not have the spec's on everything, but I asked Ryan some general questions, and he said it has a forged steel crank shaft, and all the stuff I mentioned before like the 302 stroker, Manley rods and pistons, ARP bolts, etc. The heads and cams are still at Pro Line, and as soon as they are done, Aric is going to put all this stuff together. __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

03-05-2008, 08:17 PM	#127
OxmanWI WI Chapter Director *Lifetime Member* Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Car: _ _ Engine: _ Posts: 5,825 View Photo Gallery	Anything special with the heads and cams? __________________ -Josh Wanna a cold beer? Grab from the ghetto cooler! God Bless the men and women who has served / serving to keep us free

02-21-2008, 03:11 PM	#123
96 GoldBird Seasoned PostWhore *Membership Expired* Join Date: May 2003 Location: Palm City, FL Car: 1996 LX Engine: 4.6 SOHC Age: 60 Posts: 2,553	By the time you're done, you and I may have a little shootout of our own next year at sshs8... -mike

02-22-2008, 08:06 AM	#125
96 GoldBird Seasoned PostWhore *Membership Expired* Join Date: May 2003 Location: Palm City, FL Car: 1996 LX Engine: 4.6 SOHC Age: 60 Posts: 2,553	... and we don't go sideways into each other .... -mike

03-06-2008, 08:32 AM	#128
96 GoldBird Seasoned PostWhore *Membership Expired* Join Date: May 2003 Location: Palm City, FL Car: 1996 LX Engine: 4.6 SOHC Age: 60 Posts: 2,553	Sweet... What cams are you going with? -mike

03-06-2008, 08:36 AM	#129
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Nothing special being done to the heads and cams. The heads are being shaved and refreshed where needed, and the cams are being changed over from Mark VIII to Cobra cams. Basically, it is going to end up being a forged bottom end 302 stroker Cobra motor all the way down to the polished 96-98 Cobra intake. __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

03-06-2008, 08:42 AM	#130
joshbea6 PostWhore *Membership Expired* Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Car: mult 90 SC/ 97 LX Sport Engine: 3.8L SC/ 4.6L Age: 36 Posts: 1,576 View Photo Gallery	What is this??? Mike, you're NOT going to powder coat the block....?!?! Just kidding... You're headed the same way I'm going with my build up. Forging EVERYTHING. __________________ My MN12 Collection is EXPANDING!!! 1997 LX Sport 4.6L 2.73 , MODS=SCT tuned/J-Mod/Trans Cooler/Dyno max Cat-Back/NgkPlugs/Mac cold air/March UD's/FRPP aluminumcarrier3.73's(spare for strip use)/ PI cams + PI intake manifold w/adapter plate/ Mark VIII Convertor/80mm L-Maf/70mm TB/ Mark VIII 1 piece shaft/Cobra R' wheels/ Kumhos 235/60/16 - White leather w/ blue cloth seats - white face gauges in 95 cluster 1990/95 Hybrid SC Still in Pieces......

03-06-2008, 09:08 AM	#131
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	lol I am just going to powder coat the timing cover a polished shiny silver color to try and match the polished intake, tubes, and supercharger. The cam covers are going to get a wrinkle finish (similar to the Ford GT cam covers) black color, along with some accessory brackets. Going to try and keep it toned down to make it look like something Ford should have done with this car. __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

03-06-2008, 09:21 AM	#132
joshbea6 PostWhore *Membership Expired* Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Car: mult 90 SC/ 97 LX Sport Engine: 3.8L SC/ 4.6L Age: 36 Posts: 1,576 View Photo Gallery	Aww...come on Mike, that car has bling written all over it....put it under the hood too.... __________________ My MN12 Collection is EXPANDING!!! 1997 LX Sport 4.6L 2.73 , MODS=SCT tuned/J-Mod/Trans Cooler/Dyno max Cat-Back/NgkPlugs/Mac cold air/March UD's/FRPP aluminumcarrier3.73's(spare for strip use)/ PI cams + PI intake manifold w/adapter plate/ Mark VIII Convertor/80mm L-Maf/70mm TB/ Mark VIII 1 piece shaft/Cobra R' wheels/ Kumhos 235/60/16 - White leather w/ blue cloth seats - white face gauges in 95 cluster 1990/95 Hybrid SC Still in Pieces......

03-20-2008, 11:21 AM	#133
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Heads are done, and back at Aric's shop. He is good to go now for the engine build after the Fun Ford event here in Atlanta. __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

03-20-2008, 11:48 AM	#134
smokymance MaleWhore Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Detroit, MI Car: 1997 T-bird Engine: 2V SC Age: 25 Posts: 2,315	very nice and pretty....things going to be a beast! __________________ 97 SPORT SUPERCHARGED, LOUD, AND COSTLY 98 LSC LOWERED AND DAILY DRIVEN

03-21-2008, 01:47 PM	#135
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Thanks! Here are a couple photos from SSHS7, and a video of the best run of the day. Enjoy! SC Mark VIII SSHS7 __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

03-21-2008, 07:30 PM	#136
OxmanWI WI Chapter Director *Lifetime Member* Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Car: _ _ Engine: _ Posts: 5,825 View Photo Gallery	Congrats on the 12.1 You'd better have a roll cage in the thing if you're going to put that beastly engine in there! __________________ -Josh Wanna a cold beer? Grab from the ghetto cooler! God Bless the men and women who has served / serving to keep us free

03-24-2008, 06:04 PM	#137
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Thanks! I am going to keep it above 11.5 in the 1/4 mile, because I really do not like the idea of a roll bar or cage in the Mark, yet I still want to race it. Not sure what to expect for power with the new 302 stroker motor and the addition of the Cobra intake and Accufab throttle body, but I will stop looking for more power if/when I get to 500rwhp. That is as far as I want to go with it __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

03-28-2008, 09:06 AM	#139
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	lol Shush... I am going to leave all the big high power dirty work to the Mark's evil sinister mutant step brother... GB. __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

05-08-2008, 08:12 PM	#140
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Update - Will from Ford Builder magazine had a photo shoot of Aric building the motor at Injected Engineering today. Aric tore down the entire bottom end, and started over with the bare block for Will to shoot pictures from the very beginning. We had a great day, and it was a real pleasure meeting Will. He is very well informed with the mn12 & fn10 chassis. He drove his really nice t-bird super coupe here, and he has more t-birds back at home. Aric took it as far as he could, and really wanted to have the chains on it today, but wanted to put new tensioner's on the motor, so he has a new list of parts for Ryan to hunt down. So, it should be very soon now for the new motor swap. Here are some pictures... __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

05-08-2008, 10:00 PM	#141
96 GoldBird Seasoned PostWhore *Membership Expired* Join Date: May 2003 Location: Palm City, FL Car: 1996 LX Engine: 4.6 SOHC Age: 60 Posts: 2,553	Nice... Who did the heads?? -mike __________________ 96 GoldBird '96 T-Bird LX 4.6L Alive & well & living in S. Florida N/A: Renegade NPI heads/Comp Cams; OEM intake manifold; Bolt-ons 245 rwhp; 13.713 @ 99.35 (Commerce, GA - November 2003) BLOWN: Renegade NPI heads; Renegade shortblock; Intercooled T-Trim; some other stuff Pump Gas Numbers - 547 rwhp / 525 ft.lbs; Best Time - 11.388 @ 118.68 (Commerce, GA - November 2007)

05-09-2008, 07:22 AM	#142
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Thanks, Mike Pro Line Racing Engines refreshed the Cobra B heads. __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

05-09-2008, 05:29 PM	#143
racecougar The Parts Guy TCCoA Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Imperial, Missouri (near St. L Car: 90 XR7 Engine: KB SC'd 5.0L DOHC Age: 27 Posts: 5,977 View Photo Gallery	Good choice on the oil pump. What size dish are the pistons? -Rod __________________ Rod @ AzzKicker Cars rodsv6cougar@cs.com 90 XR7 w/Twin-Screwed 5.0L DOHC Stroker 94 LX w/Splitport 3.8L from 2000 Mustang 2 - 90 35th Anny Ed SC's And a TON of parts cars!

05-10-2008, 02:47 PM	#145
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Thanks, Rod. The pistons are forged Manley 11cc dish. lol Josh, I was hoping nobody would notice, but that is top secret stuff. I am not at liberty to elaborate... __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

05-18-2008, 08:31 PM	#146
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Update - I dropped the Mark off at Aric's shop last Friday. He is going to take the motor out, and send some parts to be powder coated, and transfer other stuff from the old motor to the new motor. Will Smith is going to come back to Aric's to shoot photo's of the completed engine, then, come back again and shoot the feature photo's of the car when it is ready to go on the dyno. I understand that the plan is to feature the Mark in a special edition of Super Rod magazine, that will focus on late model cars. While the engine is out of the car, the engine bay is going to be cleaned up and made nice and purdy for the new motor. And, Aric has a couple sets of Mustang rims with slicks that are going to be test fitted on the back of the Mark, to get an idea of how wide of a slick tire can be fitted in the wheel well. I am going to try and get a set of off the shelf Mustang drag rims if I can. If not, Ryan has a vendor that will custom make some drag rims. The goal here, is to shoot for everything to be done and dialed in by the rescheduled Atlanta Fun Ford Weekend event, on June 13, 14, 15. __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

05-28-2008, 07:08 PM	#147
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Ryan called me today, and said the motor is out of the Mark! Waiting for the cam covers to return from powder coating, and then transfer the accessory parts over to the new motor. Will is going to come back and take a couple more photos of the complete engine assembly, and then come back again when the Mark goes to the rollers for the dyno session, and the final photo shoot of the car. All this is going to take place before Fun Ford Weekend at Atlanta Dragway - June 14th. I will try and get over to the shop tomorrow to take some pictures. __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

05-29-2008, 02:49 PM	#148
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Oh the carnage... lol Take a look at all my junk scattered all over the place. Some stuff is going to be pulled off the old motor - like the front cover, and get a chemical bath to make it look like new again. Ryan has to go over and pick up the powder coated cam covers (used a pair of Aric's covers that I am trading him for}, and he is calling the Bradshaw Bros. and PI to see if they can either ship me a triple disc in a week and a half, or at least tell me if there is any chance the single disc in it now will survive at the track with the new motor. Crunch time... Ryan found a extra set of 16" steel rims and MT slick's off my friend Steve's Marauder that bolted right up to the Mark. Just need to get one inner tube replaced, and see what Steve will sell them to me for. I have not seen them, but Ryan said they have a spare tire look to them - just much wider than my 255's I had on the stock rims. Here is a link to some more photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/papapeac...76708149637698 __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

05-29-2008, 06:50 PM	#149
mlschultz 3rd Gear Poster Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kennesaw, GA Car: 1998 Mark VIII LSC Engine: Vortech 4.6 Posts: 192	Update - A lot has happened since lunch time today. The old motor is now torn down, and there is no obviously hurt pistons or valves found. Aric is going to totally tear down the to the bare heads and block to see why there was compression loss in number 7 cylinder - not that it matters to me, but he wants to do it anyway. He was able to get a hold of Vickie at PI this afternoon, and she is going to ship me a new 3600 stall triple disc torque converter, while Aric boxed up my PI 3600 single disc TC and shipped it back to her today. Hope to see the new triple disc here next week! And, since the car is already taking up the lift, he is going to take out the Focus fuel pump and replace it with a Ford GT fuel pump to get that out of the way. I posted more pictures of the old motor in my prior post link, along with a picture of the Marauder slick that I am going to use at Fun Ford. 108k miles on the old motor in the pictures below. Mobil 1 oil since I purchased the car with 50k miles, and Royal Purple since supercharged at around 100k miles. __________________ Mike 11.751 @ 120.80 SSHS8 Class D Runner-Up

05-29-2008, 07:17 PM	#150
thunderbirdlver PostWhore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: milton, PA Car: 2003 grand marquis ls Engine: 4.6 Age: 28 Posts: 1,744	man i wish i had that kind of money. id love to put some boost to the marquis! __________________ If your exhaust tip is larger than your cylinder bore, then you are a Ricer.

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