Another #8 failure

[Kingcrabb]

Just want to get this out there.
A buddy of mine has a bone stock 11 5.0.
He has already had the tranny replaced under warranty (3rd gear grenaded).
And just last week his motor went with a #8 failure.
Car has NEVER seen a tune and only had axle backs.
Ford tried to void the warranty because of the axle backs.
Good news is ford is actually covering it under warranty like they should.

 

[Rob72]

Damn. I thought we were done with this till next summer.

 

[Mystickeith50]

.....sigh. Was this the guy that had his trans replaced and had an o/r x and they told him it wasn't a good idea. I think I saw it on another forum.

 

[rford426]

but its the tune....bahahahahahaha

 

[Fullboogie]

I was at Champion Ford in Houston this afternoon talking with the service manager about something. He pointed to two GT's in for warranty work and told me that both had #8 piston damage. When prodded, he told me one had a CAI and aftermarket tune, the other was bone stock.

 

[D98GT]

At gulf freeway store? Tell Paul Solomon to hook you up on a car as I know that him and John Wilson have helped me in the past. I know Jewc went there after I suggested him and also got a good deal.

 

[Fullboogie]

Yep - Gulf Freeway. Actually, I was asking about reflashing the PCM on an 08 GT500 I was looking at (from another dealer). In the course of talking about PCM tunes, he told me about the two cars.

 

[Wlkn Tal]

You would think that if enough stock motors #8 cylinder have issues at some point ford has to stop pointing the fingure at the modds and start pointing at themselves

 

[atistang]

You would think that if enough stock motors #8 cylinder have issues at some point ford has to stop pointing the fingure at the modds and start pointing at themselves

This is the second one that didnt have a tune that i know of, i'm sure there is more, but if it were very common at all then I'm sure there would be a ton of threads about it

 

[Wlkn Tal]

This is the second one that didnt have a tune that i know of, i'm sure there is more, but if it were very common at all then I'm sure there would be a ton of threads about it

That is why I said "if" and "at some Point"...give it time

 

[GerRod]

I don't understand this. Stock cars drop #8 cylinder. Others are boosted to 600+ rwhp and they hold up!!!

 

[stkjock]

timing and a/f are very different in n/a vs. boosted applications

 

[fdjizm]

I don't understand this. Stock cars drop #8 cylinder. Others are boosted to 600+ rwhp and they hold up!!!

Timing is much lower on a boosted car.

edit: oops

 

[VTXFrank]

My car now has almost 14k on it. Have had a tune and intake since the first month of ownership. No issues.

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

This being a Mustang forum, I'd expect to hear about stuff like this, but I doubt the sky is falling with the '11-12's dropping pistons like rat turds.

I'd buy one if they weren't so ugly. j/k I really would buy one. With seeing some of these stock motors taking ~750hp.....dang skippy I'd buy one!!!.

 

[07TGGT]

This being a Mustang forum, I'd expect to hear about stuff like this, but I doubt the sky is falling with the '11-12's dropping pistons like rat turds.

I'd buy one if they weren't so ugly. j/k I really would buy one.

You can't call em ugly if you can't seem em from bus lengths behind

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[fdjizm]

The new rear ends, and I'm being very nice here, "have a nice personality"

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

The new rear ends, and I'm being very nice here, "have a nice personality"

 

[07TGGT]

That's a big ass you got Darren

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

That's a big ass you got Darren

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