How Long Will My Engine Last?

huggy bear · November 6th, 2009, 02:11 PM

lol

Pittbull · November 6th, 2009, 03:43 PM

haha my bad quik silver.
so im replacing my front rotors today.... and im thinkin im gonna go cheap ONLY BECAUSE im broke

pyschopath76 · November 6th, 2009, 03:48 PM

i hope mine last for a long ass time!! i keep her up pretty good so im hoping she will last for years to come. push come to shove i would love to slam a 5.4 in mine as well.........later!!

Pittbull · November 6th, 2009, 03:50 PM

^^i hear that. i wanna keep my pony my whole life, deff dont plan on gettin rid of it anytime soon

turbot4 · November 6th, 2009, 04:14 PM

as soon as you supercharge it, you'll be bored with it like me......

Scott2001GT · November 6th, 2009, 04:46 PM

its a Ford your be ok lol

I put my tauras through HELL and back several times and lasted a year. I mean I jumped it, nuatral dropped from 30 mph down a hill to a burnout back up so many times!

pyschopath76 · November 6th, 2009, 05:25 PM

i dont think i would ever get tired of my car being supercharged!! i have been saving my ass off so when i get back to America that is what im gonna do. i have been looking forward to it for 5 years now and finally have a chance to do it so i really hope that i dont get tired of it quickly!!

ImpOnFire · November 6th, 2009, 05:34 PM

i was the original owner of my 96 and i DID get in a bad wreck at like 50,000, which half of the engine was replaced.. but it lasted until i assume 200k.. i say assume because the odometer stopped turning at 140k, lol.. so then i bought a new cluster and reset it to zero

it finally blew a head gasket like almost a year after that though.

the 99 i have now i bought with 180k, it drove alright til the oil filter freakin fell off goind down the highway.. now its been sitting in my driveway waiting for me to change the rod bearings.. took the clutch out and amazingly it was still good too! original clutch at that! still had all the from factory shiz on it.. durable ass cars, i tell ya that

turbot4 · November 6th, 2009, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Scott2001GT

its a Ford your be ok lol

I put my tauras through HELL and back several times and lasted a year. I mean I jumped it, nuatral dropped from 30 mph down a hill to a burnout back up so many times!

i love a good tarus, i have done the same i have owned 5 tauruses, 2 were sho's (97) they are one of the most reliable cars you will ever get , and they are cheap

Pittbull · November 6th, 2009, 10:59 PM

haha very kool, thats wat i like to hear

carnut59 · November 7th, 2009, 12:41 AM

i miss my civic

Scott2001GT · November 7th, 2009, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by turbot4

i love a good tarus, i have done the same i have owned 5 tauruses, 2 were sho's (97) they are one of the most reliable cars you will ever get , and they are cheap

word!

quiksilver225 · November 7th, 2009, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by Pittbull

haha my bad quik silver.
so im replacing my front rotors today.... and im thinkin im gonna go cheap ONLY BECAUSE im broke

i got a set of $300 EBC rotors with EBC Green stuff pads BRAND NEW from Pep Boys for $14 because they had a pricing error that lasted about a week. i bought about 15 sets for ricers and sold them all for $200. lol

Originally Posted by carnut59

i miss my civic

...Like you miss that case of herpes you got in Vegas...

Pittbull · November 7th, 2009, 07:14 PM

^^ HAHA
too late tho... i bought Wearever from advance auto.. =\

broke

wrr1020 · November 7th, 2009, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by turbot4

i love a good tarus, i have done the same i have owned 5 tauruses, 2 were sho's (97) they are one of the most reliable cars you will ever get , and they are cheap

Never owned a Taurus but i owned a 00 Contour Sport until i got my GT and that car was a tank. Redlined it several times a day and im general just drove the shit out of it, cars still running strong. My dad drives it now and still running like the day it came off the lot.

carnut59 · November 7th, 2009, 10:09 PM

never had them and never been there

Pittbull · November 7th, 2009, 10:39 PM

thats pretty sweet wrr!

WAT?? they dont have Advanced Autoparts in Texas?? hah
its exactly like AutoZone

Eagle2000GT · November 7th, 2009, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by pyschopath76

i dont think i would ever get tired of my car being supercharged!! i have been saving my ass off so when i get back to America that is what im gonna do. i have been looking forward to it for 5 years now and finally have a chance to do it so i really hope that i dont get tired of it quickly!!

That is because you haven't gotten used to the power yet. I've been running at 370 rwhp for two years which is a very good power level for a daily driver. My motor should last to approximately 200,000 miles at that power level. Yet I want more. I want to try a 10 lb pulley and o/r pipes. And I keep thinking that maybe it will hold up to 12 lbs.

The problem is that after you sink $10,000+ onto a car you start becoming relunctant to sink another $10,000 into it. That's approximately what it would take to forge the short block, upgrade the lower intake, port & polish the heads, add supercharger cams & springs, and totally upgrade the fuel system. Oh, I forgot to mention replacing parts already upgraded like 42 lb injectors to 60 lb. If I want to push further then I can and an addition $1400 to upgrade to a D-1SC.

So, unless we have the discipline to resist, we push the stock motor to its limits lying every minute to ourselves telling ourselves that its safe. When it breaks then we either give up entirely or manage the addition upgrades. Our worse yet, pay thousands to get back where we were.

The problem is that you will get used to the power and want more.

Pittbull · November 7th, 2009, 11:21 PM

^^^^^^

+1

the modder's creed right there

November 6th, 2009, 02:11 PM	#21
huggy bear Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT .23333333 minutes Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Inbetween a rock and a hard place Posts: 536 iTrader: 0 reviews	lol __________________ 2001 Mustang GT: 10.5 bullit rims, straight pipes, 180 degree t-stat, rear upper control arms, power slot rotors, hawk pads. fml

November 6th, 2009, 03:43 PM	#22
Pittbull I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2001 Mustang GT If you're not first you're last Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,886 iTrader: 6 reviews	haha my bad quik silver. so im replacing my front rotors today.... and im thinkin im gonna go cheap ONLY BECAUSE im broke __________________ Stock Rear Springs FOR SALE! PM Me Stock 99-04 GT Exhaust Manifolds FOR SALE! PM Me

November 6th, 2009, 03:48 PM	#23
pyschopath76 Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT slow as sin.... Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 977 iTrader: 0 reviews	i hope mine last for a long ass time!! i keep her up pretty good so im hoping she will last for years to come. push come to shove i would love to slam a 5.4 in mine as well.........later!! __________________ JLT Ram Air Intake/Accufab 70mm Throttle Body & Upper Plenum/SLP Longtube Headers/SLP Catted X-pipe/SLP LM1/4.10 gears Military Crew - AZ2(AW) Black Stang Member #6

November 6th, 2009, 03:50 PM	#24
Pittbull I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2001 Mustang GT If you're not first you're last Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,886 iTrader: 6 reviews	^^i hear that. i wanna keep my pony my whole life, deff dont plan on gettin rid of it anytime soon __________________ Stock Rear Springs FOR SALE! PM Me Stock 99-04 GT Exhaust Manifolds FOR SALE! PM Me

November 6th, 2009, 04:14 PM	#25
turbot4 Hardcore Enthusiast R.I.P. twin screwed!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lebanon pa Posts: 2,378 iTrader: 9 reviews	as soon as you supercharge it, you'll be bored with it like me...... __________________

November 6th, 2009, 04:46 PM	#26
Scott2001GT BYAHHHH! 2001 Mustang GT 13.874 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 14,628 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 3 reviews	its a Ford your be ok lol I put my tauras through HELL and back several times and lasted a year. I mean I jumped it, nuatral dropped from 30 mph down a hill to a burnout back up so many times! __________________ Precision Turbo\|TurboSmart\|TeamZ\|Strange\|Hellion\|BBK\|SCT\|Edge Converters\|Fairbanks\|CG Fabrications\|Treadstone FRPP Big Bore Boss 4V swap coming Winter of 2012/2013

November 6th, 2009, 05:25 PM	#27
pyschopath76 Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT slow as sin.... Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 977 iTrader: 0 reviews	i dont think i would ever get tired of my car being supercharged!! i have been saving my ass off so when i get back to America that is what im gonna do. i have been looking forward to it for 5 years now and finally have a chance to do it so i really hope that i dont get tired of it quickly!! __________________ JLT Ram Air Intake/Accufab 70mm Throttle Body & Upper Plenum/SLP Longtube Headers/SLP Catted X-pipe/SLP LM1/4.10 gears Military Crew - AZ2(AW) Black Stang Member #6

November 6th, 2009, 05:34 PM	#28
ImpOnFire Newbie 99 failboat 10 min @ 1/4 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 33.04, -80.14 Posts: 13 iTrader: 0 reviews	i was the original owner of my 96 and i DID get in a bad wreck at like 50,000, which half of the engine was replaced.. but it lasted until i assume 200k.. i say assume because the odometer stopped turning at 140k, lol.. so then i bought a new cluster and reset it to zero it finally blew a head gasket like almost a year after that though. the 99 i have now i bought with 180k, it drove alright til the oil filter freakin fell off goind down the highway.. now its been sitting in my driveway waiting for me to change the rod bearings.. took the clutch out and amazingly it was still good too! original clutch at that! still had all the from factory shiz on it.. durable ass cars, i tell ya that

November 6th, 2009, 10:59 PM	#30
Pittbull I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2001 Mustang GT If you're not first you're last Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,886 iTrader: 6 reviews	haha very kool, thats wat i like to hear __________________ Stock Rear Springs FOR SALE! PM Me Stock 99-04 GT Exhaust Manifolds FOR SALE! PM Me

November 7th, 2009, 12:41 AM	#31
carnut59 Enthusiast 2001 gt Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: dallas, tx Posts: 772 iTrader: 0 reviews	i miss my civic

November 7th, 2009, 07:14 PM	#34
Pittbull I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2001 Mustang GT If you're not first you're last Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,886 iTrader: 6 reviews	^^ HAHA too late tho... i bought Wearever from advance auto.. =\ broke __________________ Stock Rear Springs FOR SALE! PM Me Stock 99-04 GT Exhaust Manifolds FOR SALE! PM Me

November 7th, 2009, 10:09 PM	#36
carnut59 Enthusiast 2001 gt Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: dallas, tx Posts: 772 iTrader: 0 reviews	never had them and never been there

November 7th, 2009, 10:39 PM	#37
Pittbull I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2001 Mustang GT If you're not first you're last Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,886 iTrader: 6 reviews	thats pretty sweet wrr! WAT?? they dont have Advanced Autoparts in Texas?? hah its exactly like AutoZone __________________ Stock Rear Springs FOR SALE! PM Me Stock 99-04 GT Exhaust Manifolds FOR SALE! PM Me

November 7th, 2009, 11:21 PM	#39
Pittbull I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2001 Mustang GT If you're not first you're last Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,886 iTrader: 6 reviews	^^^^^^ +1 the modder's creed right there __________________ Stock Rear Springs FOR SALE! PM Me Stock 99-04 GT Exhaust Manifolds FOR SALE! PM Me

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