New 5.0 stroker build (finally)

[whippledpony]

As some of you might know, ive had a tough time getting this build started as i had to go through a few hurdles to even get my built shortblock, in the past year i have had some bad luck with my car, i blew a window through my block in may of this year do to hydrolocking, than i replace that motor with a stock used motor that was supposed to be good and got ripped off by mechanic who said he knew how to tune these cars and put them together, he blew my second engine, so this year alone have dumped about 7 grand in motors and labor, this was all done to a car that all it had was a whipple supercharger running 10 lbs of boost, welll now i have my built shortblock that was put together by HBR (head by rick) motorsports in Las Vegas that some of you know that i went through alot jst to get it

forged shortblock consisting of
*Tecksid Aluminum Block thats sleeved all new bearings
*Forged 5.0 dished CP Pistons with 9.5:1 compression
*Manley/Saleen 5.0 Stroker 4340 Connecting Rods (h-beam)
*Eagle Forged 4340 3.750" stroked 5.0 crankshaft
*8 bolt Ford Racing Billet Steel Flywheel
*with all ARP bolts and head studs
*stock heads with some 127350 comp cams(coming soon)
*exedy mach 600 clutch
*TSS Billet Oil Pump gears (coming soon)

Forced Induction:
Whipple (H.O) 2.3lt blower running about 12-15lbs of boost

Fuel:
60lb injectors and GT500 fuel pump

Exhaust:
Pacesetter Long Tube Headers, catless h-pipe, flow master american thunder exhaust

Tuning:
Still undecided will take recomondations (im from washington state) would prefer remote tuning or mail order tune (the mustang shop that people know from up here wont tune my car unless they do the work) and my friend is a great certified ford mechanic and isnt gonna charge me for the work so that is the reason why i dont take it there for them to do the work of putting in the motor and stuff like that)

trying to be at about 550 whp no more than that and still be a daily driver

any input is extremely welcomed

 

[weather man]

I'm surprised the Mustang Shop won't tune a car that is already together. I say go with LITO.

 

[whippledpony]

what gaskets should i go with for those that have done this type of build and also where can i get the motor mounts for a teksid block swap

 

[BruceH]

Lito is the way to go for remote tuning.

How far are the pistons in the hole at tdc?

 

[BruceH]

what gaskets should i go with for those that have done this type of build and also where can i get the motor mounts for a teksid block swap

FRPP sells the mm adapters. Use the frpp 3v head changing kit for gaskets. The price is hard to beat at about $60.

 

[SS KILLR]

Hell ya!!!

 

[whippledpony]

i dont know how far the pistons are from TDC

 

[BruceH]

i dont know how far the pistons are from TDC

It's easy enough to measure with a dial caliper. You will want to know the number for reference purposes. It will also tell you if the correct crank/rod/piston compression height was used for the combination. There have been a few different ways to do a 5.0 stroker.

 

[whippledpony]

i cant find the motor mounts on any frpp dealer, what is the part number on them

 

[whippledpony]

i will tell my mechanic when he is putting it together to check the piston to TDC clearance, and i will let you know

 

[whippledpony]

the block still needs the coolant hole drilled in the drivers side top part of the block for the 3v heads and also need to get the bolt hole re-threaded for the knock sensors to work

 

[BruceH]

i cant find the motor mounts on any frpp dealer, what is the part number on them

http://fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=12004

 

[whippledpony]

those will work with a teksid block(they say on there for a boss block), and i cant seem to find the gaskets for a 5.0 build your telling me about as well

 

[BruceH]

those will work with a teksid block(they say on there for a boss block), and i cant seem to find the gaskets for a 5.0 build your telling me about as well

Yes. http://tousleyfordparts.com/partloc...fo&PartID=957897&siteid=214771&catalogid=5684

 

[whippledpony]

the gaskets say they are for a 4.6 and the block is sleeved to a 5.0 that wont matter with the gaskets

 

[TurboX]

the gaskets say they are for a 4.6 and the block is sleeved to a 5.0 that wont matter with the gaskets

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[BruceH]

the gaskets say they are for a 4.6 and the block is sleeved to a 5.0 that wont matter with the gaskets

So you have a 3.7" bore with a 3.75" stroke? That's about 5.3 liters and would require a set of big bore boss gaskets.

Edit: Did you get a spec sheet with this block?

 

[whippledpony]

i did not get a spec sheet with this block

 

[TurboX]

So you have a 3.7" bore with a 3.75" stroke? That's about 5.3 liters and would require a set of big bore boss gaskets.

Edit: Did you get a spec sheet with this block?

Same thing that confused me, if its a FRPP block I believe cometics is your only choice for gasket.

Bruce, can a aluminum block be sleeved to 3.7 bore ?

OP, I think you have a 3.75 stroke with stock bore. This equates to a 5 liter motor. Other option is a 3.7 bore and stock stroke, yields a 5 liter.

 

[whippledpony]

how can i find out with the block all assembled