Alien
LVC Member
So yeah my 96 town car (100k) had the runs/diarrhea (oil leak) for a little while before finally taking a dump. I kept adding oil but recently the leak got incredibly huge and before it stopped running on a highway off ramp. It sounded like a Ferrari briefly before it died. You know that mechanical metallic sound and it was revving really high. Awesome experience.
So yeah my cars intestines are welded together, but I wasn't really mad because I already had plans to swap it out for a 5.4 or a modular crate motor, but that was going to be in a few months not now.
So now I was looking at 5.4's and they are pretty cheap probably about $500 for an oily dirty one and 1200-2400 for a nice low mileage or rebuilt one. I was also looking at the v10's from the Ford trucks because they bolt right in given that you move the motor mounts up 1 and 1/4 inches and cut the driveshaft 2 inches. But those cost way more and I think if I did that I would also want to change the tranny.
Anyways I looked up rebuild kits and found that most of them are about 1000 bucks with forged internals! I was as of now ready to spend about 2 grand maybe more. I was thinking 1000 for the kit, 8-14 bucks per hole to bore it out, and 600-1000 to resleave it, but I can get it done for the lower end of that spectrum, maybe even 500. And then my mechanic will reassemble it for 200. I can pop it back under the hood with the help of my friend for free.
It almost sounds worth it to have a forged modular engine for less than 2 grand. And I still have a few hundred left to spare in case it costs more.
What do you guys think? Am I missing something? Its either that or $1200 for a dirty oily 5.4 that will probably have to be rebuilt soon anyway. Wouldn't forged last way longer? I think it would add to its value as well if I am going to sell the car.
Any thoughts welcome.
So yeah my cars intestines are welded together, but I wasn't really mad because I already had plans to swap it out for a 5.4 or a modular crate motor, but that was going to be in a few months not now.
So now I was looking at 5.4's and they are pretty cheap probably about $500 for an oily dirty one and 1200-2400 for a nice low mileage or rebuilt one. I was also looking at the v10's from the Ford trucks because they bolt right in given that you move the motor mounts up 1 and 1/4 inches and cut the driveshaft 2 inches. But those cost way more and I think if I did that I would also want to change the tranny.
Anyways I looked up rebuild kits and found that most of them are about 1000 bucks with forged internals! I was as of now ready to spend about 2 grand maybe more. I was thinking 1000 for the kit, 8-14 bucks per hole to bore it out, and 600-1000 to resleave it, but I can get it done for the lower end of that spectrum, maybe even 500. And then my mechanic will reassemble it for 200. I can pop it back under the hood with the help of my friend for free.
It almost sounds worth it to have a forged modular engine for less than 2 grand. And I still have a few hundred left to spare in case it costs more.
What do you guys think? Am I missing something? Its either that or $1200 for a dirty oily 5.4 that will probably have to be rebuilt soon anyway. Wouldn't forged last way longer? I think it would add to its value as well if I am going to sell the car.
Any thoughts welcome.