removed the tired 351W from the car last March:
it was pretty clean under the valve covers:
cylinders were pretty good:
alot of slack in the timing chain:
the engine used to run hot - there was alot of crud in the cooling passages for the rear cylinders:
The rod bearings looked good - the mains and cam bearings were not good at all - explaining the low oil pressure:
closeup of one of the mains:
magnafluxing discovered a crack in the lifter valley by cylinder 3. it apparently had been welded by the previous owner:
close up of the cracks and repair:
new Mahle forged pistons:
stroker crank:
AFR heads:
installed in the engine bay:
Pulled the engine on March 13th, just got the car running two weeks ago. There was alot more work to do after the engine was in. This was our first engine rebuild.
it was pretty clean under the valve covers:
cylinders were pretty good:
alot of slack in the timing chain:
the engine used to run hot - there was alot of crud in the cooling passages for the rear cylinders:
The rod bearings looked good - the mains and cam bearings were not good at all - explaining the low oil pressure:
closeup of one of the mains:
magnafluxing discovered a crack in the lifter valley by cylinder 3. it apparently had been welded by the previous owner:
close up of the cracks and repair:
new Mahle forged pistons:
stroker crank:
AFR heads:
installed in the engine bay:
Pulled the engine on March 13th, just got the car running two weeks ago. There was alot more work to do after the engine was in. This was our first engine rebuild.
