Is 4.6L Superior to 5.4L
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From: Motor City
Originally Posted by flareside4life
)If I could do it over again, I wish I would have gotten into engineering. (mechanical)
Ok, so your not one of those living in your parents basement, sitting at a computer, wearing your Power Rangers pajamas, drinking juice boxes, and lighting your farts on fire.
Seriously, good luck to you!!!
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From: MI
Originally Posted by Klitch
hey, you have to pick who you read posts from... there are a lot of us who have an idea wtf we are talking about... JMC knows the 4.6 - 5.4 swap well for example...
so chill out theres still tons of useful info in here, yeah we buried it but its in here.
Jbrew!!! i found a long arm design for my front a-arms im probably gonna make lol... now i just have to design a swing arm for the rear that mounts the 2 coilovers in the middle (i figure where the spare tire use to be is a great place to mock up a new shock tower.) without causing binding issues.
so chill out theres still tons of useful info in here, yeah we buried it but its in here.
Jbrew!!! i found a long arm design for my front a-arms im probably gonna make lol... now i just have to design a swing arm for the rear that mounts the 2 coilovers in the middle (i figure where the spare tire use to be is a great place to mock up a new shock tower.) without causing binding issues.
For the rear I was thinking more of a leading axle design - to spread out the impact weight, if your going wit a mono-shock design , it's gotta be in front of the axle. Prime example would be the Yamaha concept back in , CRAP!! 1979 HAHA - Now , I'm not that old , I just know my history :o Roger Decoster first put a ridiculous looking front fork design w/Moholland Boogs for Suzuki , then went to Yamaha and connected with the first Mono Shock design. Do you remember how much more forward the shock was placed going from dual to single dampening design - that revolutionized the suspension systems in Motorcross.
Micky Thompson used a similar design in the super truck series (off road truck racing)but it didn't hold up. They ended up with twin shocks in the rear that came up thru the back of the bed - those shock's were 3 foot long
- they held up thow , but that truck weighed a ton.. I think it really can be done Klitch, seeing how todays engineering software (progresive) does all the figuring for you as long as you give it perimeter limits and distibution parameters, the software figures all the inbetweens - they didn't have that sh^t back then.
That's enough , I freakin hate reading long posts myself so I gotta get out of this habbit quick
Last edited by jbrew; Mar 30, 2007 at 04:04 AM.
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From: MI
Originally Posted by flareside4life
Klitch, who made your headers, I can't seem to find many brands for the 4.6, but I'm also kinda worried about the legality of long tube headers in a truck, in Socal they are a PITA about smog, they weren't gonna letme smog my truck with the K&N on it.
and did you lose a lot of bottom end on your 4.6 when you put them on? I was thinking about a set of shorty JBA headers.
and did you lose a lot of bottom end on your 4.6 when you put them on? I was thinking about a set of shorty JBA headers.You can put just about anything behind a good set of longtubes and gain something..
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Originally Posted by Klitch
... the only thing he said bad about neal was "he's a knuckle head for using that engine builder, still love him though."
LMAO !!! New nickname !!!
Cheers
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From: DFW
Originally Posted by Neal
HI!... When I ran with no cats for a year, I totally lost a HUGE amount of low end TQ. Something to think about. Just eliminate the secondary cats and replace the pre cats with high flows. Stay away from MAGNAFLOW high flow cats. They fall apart. 
And J you can just weld in a pipe in place of the cat, but i still wanted to be able to pass a visual inspection for state inspection
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well ruger yes i do care about my post count b.c ive done alot of posting here on this site. And if you read any sample of my posts i dont normally post *****, i try to help out where i can. And this post is not to argue, its to be informative
Just so you know, ruger, im a full time college student at TSTC waco (Texas State Technical College) and am 2/3 done with getting an associates degree as an automotive repair technician. So i know a good deal more then your average guy on the forum. I also have never claimed to know everything, and i sure as hell am not correct all the time. But thats part of learning, if you screwed up or said something incorrect, learn from your mistakes...
Full time student, currently part time job, but since 16 ive worked almost full time, or full time jobs up until this year. 30-40hrs a week... Ive never had anything handed to me, i do my work myself, i work for what i have.....
Ive caught Wandell on a technical error once or twice, it happens we all make mistakes... And i think just about everyone trusts his overall tire sizing abilities/experience.
Just so you know, ruger, im a full time college student at TSTC waco (Texas State Technical College) and am 2/3 done with getting an associates degree as an automotive repair technician. So i know a good deal more then your average guy on the forum. I also have never claimed to know everything, and i sure as hell am not correct all the time. But thats part of learning, if you screwed up or said something incorrect, learn from your mistakes...
Full time student, currently part time job, but since 16 ive worked almost full time, or full time jobs up until this year. 30-40hrs a week... Ive never had anything handed to me, i do my work myself, i work for what i have.....
Ive caught Wandell on a technical error once or twice, it happens we all make mistakes... And i think just about everyone trusts his overall tire sizing abilities/experience.
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From: Washington
Originally Posted by jbrew
Congrats on the "A" arms.
For the rear I was thinking more of a leading axle design - to spread out the impact weight, if your going wit a mono-shock design , it's gotta be in front of the axle. Prime example would be the Yamaha concept back in , CRAP!! 1979 HAHA - Now , I'm not that old , I just know my history :o Roger Decoster first put a ridiculous looking front fork design w/Moholland Boogs for Suzuki , then went to Yamaha and connected with the first Mono Shock design. Do you remember how much more forward the shock was placed going from dual to single dampening design - that revolutionized the suspension systems in Motorcross.
Micky Thompson used a similar design in the super truck series (off road truck racing)but it didn't hold up. They ended up with twin shocks in the rear that came up thru the back of the bed - those shock's were 3 foot long - they held up thow , but that truck weighed a ton..
I think it really can be done Klitch, seeing how todays engineering software (progresive) does all the figuring for you as long as you give it perimeter limits and distibution parameters, the software figures all the inbetweens - they didn't have that sh^t back then.
That's enough , I freakin hate reading long posts myself so I gotta get out of this habbit quick
For the rear I was thinking more of a leading axle design - to spread out the impact weight, if your going wit a mono-shock design , it's gotta be in front of the axle. Prime example would be the Yamaha concept back in , CRAP!! 1979 HAHA - Now , I'm not that old , I just know my history :o Roger Decoster first put a ridiculous looking front fork design w/Moholland Boogs for Suzuki , then went to Yamaha and connected with the first Mono Shock design. Do you remember how much more forward the shock was placed going from dual to single dampening design - that revolutionized the suspension systems in Motorcross.
Micky Thompson used a similar design in the super truck series (off road truck racing)but it didn't hold up. They ended up with twin shocks in the rear that came up thru the back of the bed - those shock's were 3 foot long
- they held up thow , but that truck weighed a ton.. I think it really can be done Klitch, seeing how todays engineering software (progresive) does all the figuring for you as long as you give it perimeter limits and distibution parameters, the software figures all the inbetweens - they didn't have that sh^t back then.
That's enough , I freakin hate reading long posts myself so I gotta get out of this habbit quick
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Originally Posted by tarajerame
according to trucking magazine a 2005 SRT-10 quad cab runs a 15.02 in the1/4 mile I have run 14.8 in the 1/4 and truck trend ran a 14.5 in an '03, the fast SRT-10 is the regular cab 6 speed, the quad cab only comes in automatic and is a bit slower
i forgot the supercharger on the engine is nothing special either...
oh yeah my wife is a skinny european (edited for politeness) and I am not going to reply to your threatening emails there triplebuzz
i forgot the supercharger on the engine is nothing special either...
oh yeah my wife is a skinny european (edited for politeness) and I am not going to reply to your threatening emails there triplebuzz
believe me guys his wife is easy to look at
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Originally Posted by jbrew
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Alright , you have the Magnaflows , you would know
Is there a particular head gasket I can purchase - one that will last longer than the others..??
Thanx Neal
Alright , you have the Magnaflows , you would know
Is there a particular head gasket I can purchase - one that will last longer than the others..??
Thanx Neal
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From: Washington
Originally Posted by Faster150
coppers for a deck that isnt level. cometic is MLS just like stock only it is thicker for slightly lowered compression but stock head gaskets will hold up just fine.
if you change either of those your gonna need something tougher...
that statements like saying paper header gaskets are just fine! yeah if you dont mind having to replace a few before they hold up...
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Originally Posted by Klitch
there you go assuming again!
Windsor made in my poor truck.
btw, look at neals BUILD. granted his never lived long enough to prove itself but if you look at it. even your blind a$$ should be able to see thats a lot of power opened up.
Windsor made in my poor truck.
btw, look at neals BUILD. granted his never lived long enough to prove itself but if you look at it. even your blind a$$ should be able to see thats a lot of power opened up.
ill put money down that my built 4.6 when im done with it will make more power than his 5.4 even with a boost compression ratio
and it will last longer than a month
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Originally Posted by Klitch
to low compression and no boost...
if you change either of those your gonna need something tougher...
that statements like saying paper header gaskets are just fine! yeah if you dont mind having to replace a few before they hold up...
if you change either of those your gonna need something tougher...
that statements like saying paper header gaskets are just fine! yeah if you dont mind having to replace a few before they hold up...
stock head gaskets will last 150K+ miles.. he was asking for what lasts longer. cometics are thicker than OEM MLS gaskets and coppers are for a deck that isnt level... i never said anything about paper?? wtf are u talking about. neal is running a cometic or should i say was.. he was on low compression with no boost. so i guess he does need something tougher.. since that motor we all know failed 3 times..
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Originally Posted by Faster150
stock head gaskets will last 150K+ miles.. he was asking for what lasts longer. cometics are thicker than OEM MLS gaskets and coppers are for a deck that isnt level... i never said anything about paper?? wtf are u talking about. neal is running a cometic or should i say was.. he was on low compression with no boost. so i guess he does need something tougher.. since that motor we all know failed 3 times..
i was sayin that oem mls is like using paper header gaskets... hit or miss a lot of the time