Rebuild #4...

[AutoXRacer]

Its been a while since I've been here...
Well, I'm at it again....4th time. My short block and heads are back at the machine shop getting evaluated... sigh
Had a mishap with PAC Springs being too stiff and destroying a rocker and cam lobe... I replaced the springs, cams, rockers, followers, flushed the motor several times and hoped for the best...
Motor lasted 2 years before it started blowing oil out the rear main seal all over the headers under boost and creating a James Bond smoke screen...

Tore the motor apart and found a substantial scratch / gouge in one of the cylinder walls near the top...not sure how that got there since the metal came from the valvetrain internal to the valve covers.

Anyway, why I am here posting after 8 or so years... What happened to all the OEM Ford parts!!??
Seems like the 4.6L platform has been put out to pasture...

I've been searching for head gaskets, head bolts, GT500 oil pump, etc and there is nothing... All I can find are aftermarket parts from Felpro, Mahle, Melling and some other unknown brands...

I am concerned with using aftermarket brands especially in regards to head gaskets, head bolts, and oil pump for a modified boosted motor.

What are you high-horsepower guys using these days for parts?
I've been told I can trust the Felpro head gaskets as they were the manufacturer of the OEM Ford ones.
But as far as head bolts and oil pumps, I have not gotten any solid feedback.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated...

 

[Badd GT]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/327080502606

 

[Badd GT]

Look on eBay for stuff

 

[Badd GT]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134746074507

 

[Samos3]

Also check out TascaParts and Ford Parts Giant. The dealer does still carry a fair amount of stuff....but higher in price.
Group1 on Amazon is a Ford dealer. They have some reasonable prices on some stuff, too.

A word of warning, if you are looking for a specific item, make sure of which revision/update you are getting. Roller rockers, vct solenoids, the GT500 oil pump and the oil filter adapter gasket all have revised newer parts. It would suck to get a 2007 GT500 oil pump if you are looking for the newer '13 GT500 oil pump.

 

[Recon]

Dealers have the ability to do a dealer search for discontinued items. It’ll show a listing of any dealers in the country that has the parts in stock. In some cases I’ve found parts that way. They can be long gone from production but there could be a couple of instances where there are some dealers that have the parts in their inventory at their location. I managed to get a full set of oem ford lug nuts for my 04 Mach this year doing this method.