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One More #8 Kids!
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dascoyne
Enormous Member
05stroker
Never enough power guy!
I have 179k on my DD in 2 yrs !
tbi0904
Member
guess that was 
too.
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lostsoul
2014 vett or 2015 stang..
^^^^^LOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
viv count 7... yes 7 vorking pistons...
p.s> how long are we going to do this? haha
BruceH
BBB Big Bore Boss 322
And Ford saw to it they only put the defective pistons on cars that would get an aftermarket tune too.
Lmao what tuner said that?
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/2011-mustangs-354/788752-another-8-a-2.html
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“I strongly believe Ford got a bad batch of pistons. Maybe we could track down the hurt cars to their assembly plant. If they all came from one plant, maybe it was an assembly issue. Who knows. But there needs to be some more facts about this.
Aftermarket tuning is Fords way of pointing fingers and scare people.”
John is not the tuner.
So he is selling an in house “Tune” making claims like “I strongly believe Ford got a bad batch of pistons.”! Thanks of clearing that up. You made his apparent intelligence level really improved!
Just posting facts that he is not the "tuner" as you put it. If Chris had said that, then there would have been some problems IMO.
I also wasn't trying to make his intelligence level looked improved either. He can think what he wants. That doesn't mean I agree with what he said.
I also wasn't trying to make his intelligence level looked improved either. He can think what he wants. That doesn't mean I agree with what he said.
302
Senior Member
Batch of pistons? Do they come in a crate like eggs and can i get them at the grocery store??? derpy derp...
Fallenauthority
Senior Member
Yea its only those damn pesky #8 pistons though, I've heard they were actually #1 pistons just put in the wrong crate. Silly people at the plant.
Roflmao
Just cut’n up about anyone that has ever looked under the hood of an automobile would say something that stupid! That guy sells products to mustang enthusiast!
Again, I can see your point of view on that statement. I don't believe it's a bad batch of pistons. I also do not know if the tunes are the only thing causing the problems. I think there is more too all of this #8 issue.
We know for a fact that 2 maybe 3 cars have been covered under warranty due to an internal problem with the engine. Correct me if I'm wrong.
This #8 doesn't scare me. I will continue to mod my car the way I want. If it blows up then so be it. It's not the first and probably won't be the last.
We know for a fact that 2 maybe 3 cars have been covered under warranty due to an internal problem with the engine. Correct me if I'm wrong.
This #8 doesn't scare me. I will continue to mod my car the way I want. If it blows up then so be it. It's not the first and probably won't be the last.
Synister500
Senior Member
Just adding my .02. I know in a previous thread it was said that all the failed pistons "appear" to be damaged in the same spot, thus giving some credit to a piston problem. But this is highly unlikely because it is only the #8 cyl. Now the "tune" finger pointing has some credit as there have been rumors of stock cars failing but no owners have stepped up. The boosted cars have been ok because of more fuel and less timing. So considering all what we do know my theory is this, the tunes that are having problems are the ones using global spark and fuel trims. There is not a factory "defect" as much as a factory weak point in the cooling of the #8 cyl as in the 03 cobras. In stock trim the car operates and performs as it should for 100k miles under warranty. When using global tuning the #8 cyl gets hotter than all the rest. If by design it runs hotter and receives the same amount of fuel with global tuning, minor detonation will occur which over time leads to failure. This could be compounded by a specific "hot spot" in the cyl wall because of less cooling (by design) thus making all the failures appear visually similar. For my theory data logging wouldn't be much help unless you can pin point a specific cyl to look at. I also wonder if anyone has checked the temp of the #8 cyl header tube to see if it is any hotter after spirited driving. If this is the case then Ford is in no way responsible to fix a "weak" point found with a tuned car. It would be on us as mod enthusiast to design something better to suit our needs. It would be no different the a 3V owner crying Ford won't replace my rods after I installed a SC and 12 lbs of boost. Again guys it's just 1 man's theory to consider.
BTW I'm enjoying the shit out of my 2011 4v and I have zero concerns about my #8 piston; of course it's a 2011 GT500 ..... Now if I can just get my 1-2 shift straightened out it would be a perfect world!
BTW I'm enjoying the shit out of my 2011 4v and I have zero concerns about my #8 piston; of course it's a 2011 GT500 ..... Now if I can just get my 1-2 shift straightened out it would be a perfect world!
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