Yes. I could have been clearer. Mustang GT's SOHC 3 vavle 4.6L V8. Also, these where N/A builds.
Wanted to report another successful track weekend, especially for my birthday, with no engine issues whatsoever. Ambient temps in 90's, engine temps in 250+, advanced group. Car now has 11k miles. Ran against a 718 GTS, Alfa 4C and a variety of boosted GT's. It is a short track, 1.4 miles. Hard on brakes and tires. The R did very well and was faster than the boosted GT variants and the GTS. What a car! What an engine! Hope everyone has better luck with theirs.
None that I've heard. I and others were given the runaround for quite awhile before Ford decided to swap the engine/try and resolve the issue though. That was early on though and I'm not sure if that is still happening or not.
I've heard of one. It was for an oil pump seal but apparently the warranty was denied cause the thing had a tune on it. A layer would have a field day with that one. Why the owner did not demand a debate over how a tune caused an oil pump seal to fail is beyond me. I thought that bit was in this thread.
Glad you found it interesting as it should be. This is proof of my engine being run hard and performing exceptionally vs my previous car that had an engine failure which was also run hard. My first engine failed at 4k miles. Why I have no clue, Ford didn't say. My IMO from my experiences with engines, I had a bearing failure. This is Speculation at best as. Speculation is all there is for the many engine that have been replaced without holes in the cylinder block. Speculation is all we have because Ford does not give a definitive answer. There are very few out there that have had what i would say is a verifiable undisputed engine failure, "blown engine", Like Tony's car @tlisotta and that of a friend of mine on FB. Now, why did I share this here? 1. I had an engine failure with previous car. 2. Second engine had a casting deformity. 3. 2nd 350 has had no engine performance issues. So to answer your question simply, I posted here to add to the dialogue. Some engine fail and some engines don't. Not trying to trivializing anything. However the majority of this thread is all conjecture and the performance of the engine in my R is not.
That is my friend on FB. He had a tune and a variety of other mods since his car is a tech car. The dealer didn't help his situation. Ford has since amended his warranty cancellation and cancelled only the power train, suspension and exhaust.
yeah that verbiage made it sound like it will never gain traction. one case in the prime time about no coverage, and i think this entire time i've only seen one more not covered, but he deleted everything so who knows if he ended up getting a motor in the end. unless they are gonna try to include rental car fees and diminished value, i don't see what good will come of that suit.
Wrong sub-forum my friend.
