are windsor 4.6l,s reliable with bolt ons

vinsports · June 26th, 2008, 07:18 PM

i'm the guy who asked about the 01 ecu- to many chances - i got a 00gt motor with 34k on it they said manifold is in a diff position on 01-i dnt know enuff2 argue 99 n 00 r direct replacements in the 99gt-i got a fair amount of bolt ons so i rolled with a 00 - now i'm hearing that the 99- 00 gt heads r crap-didnt help that my fan was comin on at 234degrees instead of 212- probaly why i blew the 99 motor- now with b cool radiator,fan my fan comes on at 207 beautiful 4 $1300bucs that includes sensor n nu hoses ovr flow bottle plus labor-- somebody tell me about these windsor heads are they crap because ford was in a transiton mode for 2yrs or what- i like to run around at 5000rpm to 7000 rpm- i wont do this again until i hav a built motor-but reliability wise- how are these windsor motors-am i safe ----frm one who has learnded his lesson- play hard pay hard

Drgnracin72 · June 26th, 2008, 07:24 PM

can we get that broke down into english? because i cannot tell what exactly you are asking.

vinsports · June 26th, 2008, 07:32 PM

thats is my real question --are these windsor made motors- reliable with all the usuall bolt ons-etc -i'm hearin from different people that the windsor made heads are crap- and only when ford moved bac to romeo 01 to current-these are the good gt motors--

FoxHoss · June 26th, 2008, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by drgnracin72

can we get that broke down into english? because i cannot tell what exactly you are asking.

hhahaha i was thinkin the same thing...

why are you reving your 2v to 7000k????
thats your problem right "thurr"

oh btw, romeo motor or not, unless your going all out crazy either one will do you just fine... them saying the older motors are crap is really just opinion based... both are fine motors

vinsports · June 26th, 2008, 07:41 PM

ahh i got u - i got to run around like a baby until i build up the internals or jus buy a cobra--thanx best answer i heard i'm done playin with this motor none of my 4cylinders blow up and i got all the same bolt ons

thewayshemoves · June 26th, 2008, 07:42 PM

just don't rev so high.

thewayshemoves · June 26th, 2008, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by vfoster_24@yahoo.com

ahh i got u - i got to run around like a baby until i build up the internals or jus buy a cobra--thanx best answer i heard i'm done playin with this motor none of my 4cylinders blow up and i got all the same bolt ons

that's because smaller engines rev higher...you don't want to keep your 4.6 at 7k, even if you get a cobra motor...a big ass 454 or something won't rev out as high as the modular motors...my rx7 13b redlined at 8.5...this v8 doesn't go that high...but it doesn't need to...lrn2drive v8.

RyanGT · June 26th, 2008, 07:47 PM

stop making power before 6k anyways. Unless you have cams and head work done.

FoxHoss · June 26th, 2008, 07:51 PM

big engine = lower revs

small engine = less hp and A LOT less tq

thewayshemoves · June 26th, 2008, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by RyanGT

stop making power before 6k anyways. Unless you have cams and head work done.

if you've driven the car for any amount of time, you can feel when it stops making power, that's when you learn where the car performs best in the power band...

thewayshemoves · June 26th, 2008, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by vfoster_24@yahoo.com

ahh i got u - i got to run around like a baby until i build up the internals

my internals are stock and I don't drive it like a baby...you wanna race?

2kGT · June 26th, 2008, 07:55 PM

There is not a dam difference performance wise. The windsor heads are crap because the spark plug holes do not have enough threads in them and they will strip out.

vinsports · June 26th, 2008, 07:58 PM

in my car the only place i'm findin pull u know speed rapid acceleration is end of 2cnd - all of third - half of 4th gear- and 5th- forget about it ugot to wait on it i dnt even use it unles i'm tryin to save gas- but hey every car has its limits--2v yeah - thanx 4 the answers- i'm not addin nothin else to it- i'll find somethin else that can take the revs i like runnin at-- u saved me some money

thewayshemoves · June 26th, 2008, 08:09 PM

I'm gonna go ahead and say you've missed the entire point of this thread...you're saying that because a 427 can't hold the revs of a b18 Honda engine, it's not worth the time...even though it would hand the Honda it's ass 4 times over...suit yourself man...

White99stang · June 26th, 2008, 08:25 PM

yeah suit yourself and please can you type in english dude. This abbrieviting everything just ain't cutting it dude. There is such a thing as periods and comma's too

FoxHoss · June 26th, 2008, 09:20 PM

fak em, he wants a honda so he can rev to 8k and still be slower than a v8 that runs outa revs at 5800... hes just one of those ppl that think the higher your car revs the faster it is... as far as im concerned he can be that way... ill just look at him through my rear view shiftin at 5500 =)

and btw your car should technically pull hardest in 1st, then gradually less as you go through them

thewayshemoves · June 27th, 2008, 01:31 AM

speaking of revs and whatnot...this guy at the track tonight had this shitty torn to fuck old Ford Falcon with some kinda turbo diesel engine in it...weirdest sound ever...was probably not revving over 4k, but was running mid 7's on the 1/8th. I thought it was pretty creative to build up an old turbo diesel and put it in a gutted car like that...

99mustanggtman · June 27th, 2008, 01:34 AM

yes

vinsports · June 27th, 2008, 02:01 AM

thanx for all ur advice my gt willl never see over 6000 rpm again. its is now a cruiser until i hav a motor built-- i'll jus ignor the calls of the flowmasters lol

BakerFX4 · June 27th, 2008, 01:42 PM

ummmm... lol at this thread. i never understood anything he said. i guess im not from the "durty durty south 3rd ward magnolia projects homie G". The language must be different down dare (there)!

June 26th, 2008, 07:18 PM	#1
vinsports Newbie 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MI Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	are windsor 4.6l,s reliable with bolt ons i'm the guy who asked about the 01 ecu- to many chances - i got a 00gt motor with 34k on it they said manifold is in a diff position on 01-i dnt know enuff2 argue 99 n 00 r direct replacements in the 99gt-i got a fair amount of bolt ons so i rolled with a 00 - now i'm hearing that the 99- 00 gt heads r crap-didnt help that my fan was comin on at 234degrees instead of 212- probaly why i blew the 99 motor- now with b cool radiator,fan my fan comes on at 207 beautiful 4 $1300bucs that includes sensor n nu hoses ovr flow bottle plus labor-- somebody tell me about these windsor heads are they crap because ford was in a transiton mode for 2yrs or what- i like to run around at 5000rpm to 7000 rpm- i wont do this again until i hav a built motor-but reliability wise- how are these windsor motors-am i safe ----frm one who has learnded his lesson- play hard pay hard

June 26th, 2008, 07:24 PM	#2
Drgnracin72 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: somewhere in oklahoma Posts: 10,635 iTrader: 2 reviews	can we get that broke down into english? because i cannot tell what exactly you are asking. __________________ RIP ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. One Big Ass Mistake America SHEEPDOGS

June 26th, 2008, 07:32 PM	#3
vinsports Newbie 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MI Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	are the windsor made gt 1999 to 2000 gt motors reliable thats is my real question --are these windsor made motors- reliable with all the usuall bolt ons-etc -i'm hearin from different people that the windsor made heads are crap- and only when ford moved bac to romeo 01 to current-these are the good gt motors--

June 26th, 2008, 07:47 PM	#8
RyanGT MM Fanatic 2000 GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 4,258 iTrader: 4 reviews	stop making power before 6k anyways. Unless you have cams and head work done. __________________ 2000 Black convertible GT: KB 15psi, and other goodies... 1971 Datsun 240 z: Header and rebuilt motor. (The DD)

June 26th, 2008, 07:51 PM	#9
FoxHoss Enthusiast 02' GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brooklyn, CT Posts: 907 iTrader: 0 reviews	big engine = lower revs small engine = less hp and A LOT less tq __________________ Nitrous is like a hot girl with an STD... you wanna hit it, but your afraid of the consequences 02' GT ~ Twin Screwed 469hp/493tq

June 26th, 2008, 07:41 PM	#5
vinsports Newbie 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MI Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	ahh i got u - i got to run around like a baby until i build up the internals or jus buy a cobra--thanx best answer i heard i'm done playin with this motor none of my 4cylinders blow up and i got all the same bolt ons

June 26th, 2008, 07:55 PM	#12
2kGT Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 922 iTrader: 0 reviews	There is not a dam difference performance wise. The windsor heads are crap because the spark plug holes do not have enough threads in them and they will strip out. __________________ Accufab 75mm tb & plenum MRT h-pipe Flowmaster catback FRPP king cobra clutch FRPP aluminum driveshaft FRPP 4.10 gear TA Perfromance girdle Steeda tri-ax shifter Moser 31 spline axles FRPP C Springs

June 26th, 2008, 07:58 PM	#13
vinsports Newbie 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MI Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	in my car the only place i'm findin pull u know speed rapid acceleration is end of 2cnd - all of third - half of 4th gear- and 5th- forget about it ugot to wait on it i dnt even use it unles i'm tryin to save gas- but hey every car has its limits--2v yeah - thanx 4 the answers- i'm not addin nothin else to it- i'll find somethin else that can take the revs i like runnin at-- u saved me some money

June 26th, 2008, 08:25 PM	#15
White99stang MM's nicest mod, :) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Apex, NC Posts: 3,771 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah suit yourself and please can you type in english dude. This abbrieviting everything just ain't cutting it dude. There is such a thing as periods and comma's too __________________ 06 Dodge MegaCab Diesel 455rwhp/815rwtq REAL TRUCKS DON'T USE SPARK PLUGS

June 26th, 2008, 09:20 PM	#16
FoxHoss Enthusiast 02' GT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brooklyn, CT Posts: 907 iTrader: 0 reviews	fak em, he wants a honda so he can rev to 8k and still be slower than a v8 that runs outa revs at 5800... hes just one of those ppl that think the higher your car revs the faster it is... as far as im concerned he can be that way... ill just look at him through my rear view shiftin at 5500 =) and btw your car should technically pull hardest in 1st, then gradually less as you go through them __________________ Nitrous is like a hot girl with an STD... you wanna hit it, but your afraid of the consequences 02' GT ~ Twin Screwed 469hp/493tq

June 27th, 2008, 01:34 AM	#18
99mustanggtman Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Germantown, MD/ OSU Posts: 1,835 iTrader: 7 reviews	yes __________________ Single 67mm turbo, ported pi heads, edelbrock vic jr. manifold w/HPP plenum, terminator shortblock, return fuel system... Goal 600+ rwhp.

June 27th, 2008, 02:01 AM	#19
vinsports Newbie 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MI Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanx for all ur advice my gt willl never see over 6000 rpm again. its is now a cruiser until i hav a motor built-- i'll jus ignor the calls of the flowmasters lol __________________ full flows,be cool radiator,unichip,kyb,s suspension technq,s sways pro5.0 shifter'xpipe.headers,pluenum,cranksenor,pulleys harmonic balancer ful upprstrut bar modded intake manifold,kn air intake'20.s, 00gtbloc-fr cobra brakes blacwdow bdy kit

June 27th, 2008, 01:42 PM	#20
BakerFX4 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 16,255 iTrader: 14 reviews	ummmm... lol at this thread. i never understood anything he said. i guess im not from the "durty durty south 3rd ward magnolia projects homie G". The language must be different down dare (there)!

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