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But you have to admit a great value and still cheap , relatively.
Even compared to other Ford /FPP products
for example, $13K for alluminator which is just rod and piston upgrade .
you could probably “upgrade “ this to Alluminator specs for couple grand or just do drop in pistons for half of that
Very true. All things considered, I’m happy with the purchase. My work got it for 4’200, but had to mark it up a little.
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So a side from the crank snout being not as strong as we like is there a possibility that hanging the 8 rib pulley 2.5 inches off the end of it could also be a problem without a support? I mean how many 6 rib pulley set ups that run the stock balancer have broke a crank?
 
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So a side from the crank snout being not as strong as we like is there a possibility that hanging the 8 rib pulley 2.5 inches off the end of it could also be a problem without a support? I mean how many 6 rib pulley set ups that run the stock balancer have broke a crank?
I think your on to something here. Definitely the further out you go with a pulley the more leverage there is on that crank snout. It definitely doesn’t help matters
 

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I think your on to something here. Definitely the further out you go with a pulley the more leverage there is on that crank snout. It definitely doesn’t help matters
I’ve always felt without a support on that stage 2 set up it’s either gonna flex the crank enough to break it or flex it to bind the oil pump gears and break them.. Never the less I’m sure with enough tension a 6 rib could break one as well but if I had to gamble I’d say the 6 rib being back on the crank keeps it alive longer.. 🤷🏻‍♂️
 

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So a side from the crank snout being not as strong as we like is there a possibility that hanging the 8 rib pulley 2.5 inches off the end of it could also be a problem without a support? I mean how many 6 rib pulley set ups that run the stock balancer have broke a crank?
buddy of mine took his stock balancer clean off of his Paxton gen 3. And so many many Whipple cara and even turbo cars. The point is it can happen to anyone. Your chances greatly increase when you do something wrong on your end.
 

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I agree, the learning for me is the absolute necessity of running a crank support and stud. Especially on stage 2 higher hp applications. Even then, nothing is fool proof.
 

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It is absolutely not an absolute necessity to have the support. That’s like saying because someone spun a bearing or busted a ring land at 650-700whp that it’s an absolute necessity to have a built motor with boost.
 
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I think there’s many more supercharged coyotes out there without a crank support than there are with a crank support. That being said, for me I won’t be running without. I’m not looking to loose another engine like that. A broken ring land or a spun bearing or something. That I could potentially deal with down the line, but to loose the short block and the heads to a catastrophic failure. I’d like to avoid that if I can
 

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It's because the gen 3 is currently in production.
the gen2 and gen1 always had a price tag around $3200-$3600 and The gen3 always been around $1800-$2000. I’m sure there’s a reason I just can’t see any logical one
 

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New long block showed up today. I’m surprised that it came with all the sensors and new di injectors. Just waiting on my opg’s to show up and a couple of other goodies and it should be good to go!

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Like you said it’s really cool the long block came with all the sensors /water pump .

I had transfer all that fromold block to the spare “


Next spare is going to be little more complete

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I was thinking about keeping my old engine as a spare to build the short block eventually, but at $800 for the core charge it didn’t make sense. The only thing I would have used was the block. The rest was pretty much trashed. Someday I’ll look into coming up on a spare engine in decent condition
 

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I was thinking about keeping my old engine as a spare to build the short block eventually, but at $800 for the core charge it didn’t make sense. The only thing I would have used was the block. The rest was pretty much trashed. Someday I’ll look into coming up on a spare engine in decent condition
this “spare “ has a 5.2 short block /Manley rods/Mahle pistons ... but I also picked up a bone stock Gen3 long block at Midway for about $3K last year .
I was going to build it ... assuming the one in the car would come out in good shape .

Well since I am building the one that came out of the car , will be keeping the midway as is ,in case I want to return car to stock .

Not actually seen it (it was shipped to my builder ) so I don’t know how complete it is .
 
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this “spare “ has a 5.2 short block /Manley rods/Mahle pistons ... but I also picked up a bone stock Gen3 long block at Midway for about $3K last year .
I was going to build it ... assuming the one in the car would come out in good shape .

Well since I am building the one that came out of the car , will be keeping the midway as is ,in case I want to return car to stock .

Not actually seen it (it was shipped to my builder ) so I don’t know how complete it is .
That’s super cool man. I have to admit I would feel much more comfortable knowing I had a spare sitting on the stand ready to go in. I’m thinking if I do end up doing a built short block it will most likely be a 5.2 predator based build. Seems to be the way to go.
 
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I should be ordering my opg’s this week and my t-stat, spark plugs etc. I order the gt350 primary chains and boss tensioners last week. From there I’ll just be waiting for everything to show up. Hopefully in two weeks I’ll be back on the road!
 

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That’s super cool man. I have to admit I would feel much more comfortable knowing I had a spare sitting on the stand ready to go in. I’m thinking if I do end up doing a built short block it will most likely be a 5.2 predator based build. Seems to be the way to go.
yeah . At least a SB on standby if not a long block.
I was looking at parts to make a “Spare “ long as complete as the Ford one .
The DI rails alone are $400 , DI injectors are $46 (x 8)
That Ford long block is an even better value than I thought .

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