858GT350
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I have a 2016 GT350. I’ll take some criticism here, some fair, that it has the HPE 850 package by Hennessey on it. I had Lund and DBR completely re-do the tuning on the car to get it more dialed in. I have some carbon fiber upgrades going on as well both on interior and exterior. My plans are to put an E85 fuel system upgrade on it with new injectors, pumps, tune, the whole nine. Because Ford duped the 16 Tech Pack owners, I’m putting rear dif and transmission coolers on it to avoid limp mode. Plus upgrading clutch and drive shaft, etc.
The last step would be fortifying the internals of the motor. I’M A ROOKIE at all this. So forgive my ignorance. My concern is with the reliability of the motor on the FPC Ford engine. I’ve heard a lot of oil consumption issues (mine does go through oil but not at the rate of some that I’ve read). I’ve heard some reliability issues and motors being replaced. I don’t know that I want to dump money into the upgrades only to have the motor crap out. Can you actually fortify the motor?
The other option is to do some more basic upgrades, sell it, and move into a 911 Turbo S or GTR or something like that. Either way, it’s spending money for sure. Kind of turning into a hobby I suppose. Just not sure I want to spend the big money on the 350 if the engine can’t handle it.
Just hoping to learn a little. I’ve read some of the other forum topics and learned about the basics (superchargers, cooling options, clutch options) but haven’t seen much on internal motor upgrades. If there is a thread and missed it, my bad, feel free to link it!
The last step would be fortifying the internals of the motor. I’M A ROOKIE at all this. So forgive my ignorance. My concern is with the reliability of the motor on the FPC Ford engine. I’ve heard a lot of oil consumption issues (mine does go through oil but not at the rate of some that I’ve read). I’ve heard some reliability issues and motors being replaced. I don’t know that I want to dump money into the upgrades only to have the motor crap out. Can you actually fortify the motor?
The other option is to do some more basic upgrades, sell it, and move into a 911 Turbo S or GTR or something like that. Either way, it’s spending money for sure. Kind of turning into a hobby I suppose. Just not sure I want to spend the big money on the 350 if the engine can’t handle it.
Just hoping to learn a little. I’ve read some of the other forum topics and learned about the basics (superchargers, cooling options, clutch options) but haven’t seen much on internal motor upgrades. If there is a thread and missed it, my bad, feel free to link it!
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