Faaaark, the LTD sounds awesome Mason!! Has a mean grunty note to it, love it!

I shouldn't watch though, bad influence... I'm itching for a V8 like a motherfker

wow very nice sounding, I got hard listening to the first one! good stuff man.

It sounds a lot better in person, the camera cant quite catch the sound. Plus thats with the stock engine so I cant wait to hear it with the new heads and cam!

nows the time to buy mate, there are loadz of cheap v8s on trademe. Saw an el xr8 manual for about 6g yesterday



Thank mate, im pretty happy with it. Just need to find some tips and its done

Yea so many manuals on there atm. All around 5-6k all pretty tidy too i should of waited so gutted

mason, what are ur plans for ur explorer manifold and bits planing on keeping it or sell it off? Once u got all ur trickflow goodies on there?

Its already sold sorry mate evl098 (matt) bought the whole package a few months ago for his wifes car. I sold it just before you registered here. There was one on trademe a couple of days ago too

ahh no worries man, yeah i saw that one the guy wants 450 for it wasnt sure if all my bits would fit on it or not seems abit expensive haha

All your bits will fit on, but to get the most out of it you would also need a 65mm TB and 70mm MAF. $450 is about right, sometimes you can get them with the TB for about 400-500. Haven't seen many in a while to be honest.

Just thought I would compile a list of the parts I ordered from Summit Racing for the build in case anyone was interested/looking at what parts to buy.

Order One:

BBK-1684 THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR
ARP-154-3601 HEAD BOLTS
FEL-TCS45449 TIMING COVER GASKET 79-97
FMS-M-6500-R302 HYD ROLLER LIFTERS (16)
TFS-21406700 6/700 CHROMEMOLY PUSHRODS
TFS-51400004 SBF TWISTED WEDGE HEADS
TFS-51400510 1-6 3/8IN STUD MNT ROCKER SET
TFS-51400800 OIL FILL KIT PUSH-IN
TFS-51400904 SBF 01 02 HEAD SET
TFS-51402000 CAMSHAFT STAGE 1 FORD ROLLER
TFS-51411801 SHORT BLACK SBF VALVE COVER
TFS-51478520 SBF BILLET TIMING CHAIN SET
TFS-51511002 BLACK TRACK HEAT EFI MANIFOLD
VPN-GCA719-2 WALBRO PUMP & INSTALL KIT

Total including freight: $3,398.36

Order Two:

CRN-6000-6445 HI-6 IGNITION W/LX92 COIL KIT
MSD-32209 MSD WIRE SET
MSD-8843 MSD PRO CLAMP WIRE SEPARATORS
SMP-AX3 AIR TEMP SENSOR
TFS-51500093 SBF T/B GASKET/STUD KIT58-70MM

Total including freight: $565.23

Order Three:

AEI-13109 FUEL REGULATOR
FMS-M-6701-B302 VPN REAR MAIN SEAL
FMS-M-6710-A50 OIL PAN GASKET 5-0L
FRM-APP3924 AUTOLITE PLATINUM SPARK PLUG X8
PNX-D2010 PERTRONIX TFI MODULATOR
PRS-1045 1/8 PIPE PLUG
TFS-5158000R 86-95 5.0L BILLET FUEL RAILS

Total including freight: $548.07

Order Four:

AER-FBM2052 ALUM UNION #6 FLARE/#6 FLARE X2
EAR-935106ERL 90 DEG. BENT B NUT TO B NUT
FRA-118006-BL POWER FLOW HOSE END BLK
MSD-8482 MSD CAP ROTOR KIT
TFS-22456 6AN HOSE ENDS 45
TFS-22906 6AN HOSE ENDS 90 X4

Total including freight: $248.24

Order Five:

ARP-100-7508 VALVE COVER BOLT KIT
ARP-154-2101 INTAKE BOLT KIT SBF 12PT
EAR-610006ERL 10 FT. -6 SPEED-FLEX HOSE
FRA-495101 -6 -8 REDUCER UNION X4
KNN-RC-4760 K&N POD AIR FILTER
PIO-PE108BR FREEZE PLUG KIT BRASS
RUS-641300 HARD LINE ADAPTER X2
RUS-670343 FUEL PRES. AN FITTING
SUM-220630B 6 AN FLARE PLUG BLK
TFS-22006 6AN HOSE ENDS STRAIGHT X2

Total including freight: $325.57

Order Six:

FMS-M-8501-A50 TIMING COVER/WATER PUMP KIT

Total including freight: $283.37

Order Seven:

PIO-872030 PIONEER RACE BALANCER

Total including freight: $251


Non-summit orders

Autometer 4378 Wideband AFR Gauge PRO Kit

Total including freight (eBay): $225

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Hey man, hows things coming along?

Slowly mate. As funds dribble in, I buy parts. Plus my computer commited suicide a couple of weeks ago which is a right PITA.

Engine is going in to the shop in the next week/2 weeks to have the bearings and rings done, plus the cam degreed. Once it's back we can bolt the rest on.

I've only got the balancer and under drive pulleys left to buy. I'm buying new pulleys to suit the new water pump, so if you know of anyone that is chasing some E series under drive's, let me know.

How much do you want for the underdrive pulleys? Drop me a pm. Cheers.

Sorry mate, sold the pulleys a week before you asked.

Good news, I fixed my computer so now I can fully access FM and all my other stuff.

Engine is currently in at the machine shop, I decided to get it hot tanked, honed, all bearings replaced and cam installed/dialed-in.

When I pulled the heads off the piston tops and valves were covered in carbon, was obviously running far too rich.

Bores were mint and hone marks were still very visible. The engine shop said the block was in excellent condition, the bearings were just starting to show some wear.

I've removed all the sound deadener from the fire wall as it was falling to bits and I also want to hear the new engine when it's in!

I've still got to work out where to mount the HI-6 unit, and mount the fuel pump. Fuel pump is not quite a direct fit, I'm going to have to make up a spacer to go between the hanger and the pump body to keep it in place as it's quite a bit smaller than factory.

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Engine is back from the shop, for $1070 It got hot tanked, all new bearings, freeze plugs installed, honed, rings, cam installed/degree, oil pump cleaned/checked and a full coat of paint.

Also picked up some stainless cap screws for the timing cover/water pump for $35 from Hylton Parker Fasteners, much better than $us120 for ARP stainless. Only down side is I will have to trim them to suit as they only came in whole sizes.

Bearings on the engine were pretty buggered, had 194,000k on the clock.


Got a fancy new gauge pod being made up for the centre console, should have that back from my trimmer tomorrow. It's the plastic cup/tray from the front of the centre console, with angled foam and covered in black leather, fit's three gauges. Will post up a pic once It returns.


Only thing left to do now is:
Wire up HI-6
Wire up gauges
Put engine back in
Buy some silicone joiners/stainless pipe for the intake.

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New gauge pod has been finished.

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Pod looks good and I like that wheel too what sort is it?