[chickenbot]

your motor has ever been rebuilt?

[dr.gonzo!]

Do the gaskets still have color and you cant really tell if its been rebuilt by this but its good to know... how is the compression? I know if I rebuilt my motor I wouldnt put the stock heads back on.

[White Thunder]

Bore size. Type of pistons compression test

[chickenbot]

well its got 250000 miles on her and i did a compression test not too long ago and it was 150lbs all the way around and i really cant see the gaskets.. its all dirty lol

[White Thunder]

It's pretty common for the stock motor to last that long. Don't think just because it has that many miles it's been rebuilt. Sounds like a pretty solid running engine for those miles

[chickenbot]

she runs hard too.. think ive had her up to around 140-150 and it doesnt take long to get there

[White Thunder]

Yeah cause beating a car with 250k is a good idea. What's next nos LOL jk

[chickenbot]

lmao.. when i got her i was told she only had 120000 mile on her but i got corrected w/ a carfax report last week.. and i did that 2 weeks after i got her

[flyin ryan]

maybe 120k on a rebuilt LOL

[TKOTLARZ]

Originally Posted by flyin ryan maybe 120k on a rebuilt LOL

thats probably right..thats my opinion too..lol

[chickenbot]

the guy i bought it from was a retard and he said he only drove it 300 miles sense he had it

[The Novice]

Couldnt you also take off the head and measure how whide the bore is to see if its been bored out? I dunno, there are prob easier ways huh?

btw gotta love the BS'ers My dad told me once he went to go buy a 67 442 Oldsmobile Cutless and the guys " Ram Air " was 2 bent coffee cans and ducting,lol. Cant really trust what anyone says these days, reciepts talk though.

[chickenbot]

lmao ready for this.. he told me was an "amateur" mechanic.. well i considered myself an amateur mechanic so i thought i knew where he was comin from.. well i didnt know much he was lieing to be an "amateur" mechanic versus a complete retard.. well i bought the car then 3 weeks after i bought it i was driving around and everytime i turned a corner i would hear a pop.. i was like wtf.. well one day i was having a bad day and i heard it so i pulled over and was like wtf and pissed the hell off.. so i started goin around and kickin the tires.. then i pulled on one.. well what i ended up finding out was every lugnut execpt one on every wheel was loose.. i almost called him up just to kick his ass.. but ya watch out for BSers

[89LX347]

no 5.0's can last forever. my friend had the 250 pills in his for over 200000 miles and nothin ever happend to it

[87FloridaGT]

Originally Posted by 89LX347 no 5.0's can last forever. my friend had the 250 pills in his for over 200000 miles and nothin ever happend to it

Where I agree with you that 5.0's can last a long time with the proper maintenance and up keep (and not beating the hell out of the car) your friend was very lucky to run an engine that long with a shot of 250 and nothing happen...this is very unusual and not the norm

[superbean]

With the Rod angularity of a 302 and factory forged pistons, it really make a long lasting setup. I know plenty of daily driver stangs in my area with over 200k on them. Still running as hard as ever..

BUT, just because your rings are fine (good compression) doesn't mean your rod/main bearings are 100%. I would recomend oil changed around 2500 miles instead of every 3000. Can't hurt anything right? and if it does blow up, I see a Chicken bot BUILD THREAD

[chickenbot]

[M L Struck]

Is angularity a word???

[Squints]

Originally Posted by M L Struck Is angularity a word???

an⋅gu⋅lar⋅i⋅ty
[ang-gyuh-lar-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. the quality of being angular.
2. angularities, sharp corners; angular outlines: the angularities of the coastline.

[89LX347]

Originally Posted by 87FloridaGT Where I agree with you that 5.0's can last a long time with the proper maintenance and up keep (and not beating the hell out of the car) your friend was very lucky to run an engine that long with a shot of 250 and nothing happen...this is very unusual and not the norm

i guess your not from oklahoma. and his dad an an oil change shop, so the upkeep wasnt a problem. the only thing he had trouble with was keeping the T-5's from breaking. just because YOUVE never seen it done, or not that much, doesnt mean its not normal.