LTD3V-8

by **SLY5LT** » January 22nd, 2011, 3:10 am

Mr. CVE wrote:cool, always wanted to see what these could make if making power to say 6000-6500. it may upset a few n/a xr8 owners

the cams on offer quote power up to 6500 to 7000 rpm, depending on what you go with.....
i would'nt be doing that rpm with my std bottom end :lol:

EFFalcon wrote:more mid mount

well it'd be good, but it's already been done (and very well at that), as well as another member here is about to do it also :grin:

by **Mr. CVE** » January 22nd, 2011, 6:49 am

SLY5LT wrote:
Mr. CVE wrote:cool, always wanted to see what these could make if making power to say 6000-6500. it may upset a few n/a xr8 owners

the cams on offer quote power up to 6500 to 7000 rpm, depending on what you go with.....
i would'nt be doing that rpm with my std bottom end

EFFalcon wrote:more mid mount

well it'd be good, but it's already been done (and very well at that), as well as another member here is about to do it also

yeah it's been done, that is old news !! try something new !

Don't forget springs.that way it can rev !

The new owner of my car is freaking all his local boys out with it now !

by **SLY5LT** » January 22nd, 2011, 1:32 pm

Mr. CVE wrote:
Don't forget springs.that way it can rev !

as well as billet oil pump gear and a couple of other item's also to handle the rev's.....already on the list :grin:

by **SLY5LT** » March 13th, 2011, 6:39 pm

here's a quick clip of how the car sounds as it is now :grin:

, you can even hear the bad phaser's.. :this:

new phaser's should be here this week in preperation for some engine work a bit later this year :cool:

by **EFFalcon** » March 14th, 2011, 7:58 am

is that wind down sound after u rev it the phasers?

by **BROCKYB8** » March 14th, 2011, 9:36 am

nah its just the charger hehe

by **SLY5LT** » March 14th, 2011, 11:10 am

i wish scotty :beg:

i'm led to beleive it's the oil pump ?
i've heard the same noise on a few 5.4's that are free reving, so are'nt to worried about it.
the phaser noise is the "knock....knock....knock.....who's there" noise at idle. :lol:

by **Mr. CVE** » March 14th, 2011, 11:20 am

you may find the 'charger' noise is actually the sprag in the converter. or gearbox related.
the phaser is usually most noticeable at about 1500rpm in nuetral.

by **EFFalcon** » March 14th, 2011, 11:42 am

ah, our 3V makes the same wind down noise.

by **SLY5LT** » March 14th, 2011, 11:55 am

shanes' enforcer XR8 is the same as well :grin:

by **SLY5LT** » March 20th, 2011, 9:42 pm

a couple more part's came over from the state's earlier this week in the form of 2 new cam phaser's, or "cam position sensor's" as they say over there

i was quoted $600+ each from ford here, the best i could find on the net from aust was $385 each + postage from perth.
thanks to a link to a ford dealer's ebay site in the state's from another forum, i got 2 of them and shipping to my door for just over $420 :shock:

i've already got the phaser limiter's (for bigger cams) to suit these, so now it's just deciding what cam's i'm going to go with and order them :grin:

by **EFFalcon** » March 21st, 2011, 7:53 am

very nice, tempted to get a set of these to replace the ones in our 3V, be it for sale or as a backup

by **BROCKYB8** » March 21st, 2011, 8:32 am

Nice mate . That will get it not as noisy anymore .
Cant wait to see this thing at drag day .

by **nothin suss** » March 21st, 2011, 10:26 am

BROCKYB8 wrote:Nice mate . That will get it not as noise anymore .

Wuh? lol.

Nearly every 5.4 at work has this noise.. Annoying.

by **BROCKYB8** » March 21st, 2011, 12:32 pm

nothin suss wrote:
BROCKYB8 wrote:Nice mate . That will get it not as noise anymore .

Wuh? lol.

Nearly every 5.4 at work has this noise.. Annoying.

Lol typing too quickly and didnt check it lol .

Well steve one was very loud so be glad that it is gone

by **DJV8T5** » March 21st, 2011, 4:34 pm

thats a freakin sweet deal, and a mint as car...what a bargain

by **SLY5LT** » March 22nd, 2011, 12:09 am

cheers mate

i did look on the net for "cam phasers" which is why only aust site's came up :roll:

thanks to the link from a guy on another forum i scored a bargain, as well as linking me to more 3v part's that i'm going to save heaps on rather than be ripped by ford aust :glare:

by **SLY5LT** » April 2nd, 2011, 2:48 am

another small item that i picked up from the mail box on my way to work.....(a quick phone pic)

a new shift handle..... black leather, with chrome base, shift button & insert.
i'll be changing the chrome insert for the "woodgrain LTD embossed" one to keep the LTD name alive :grin:

i'm still to workout what i want to do with the std silver part's..(shifter base/icc, rear air con vent's etc) :write:

i was first thinking of the piano black that's in the bf, but like most.... i want something that is a bit different

i've a couple of idea's in mind... watch this space !!!!! :cool:

by **burnt turtle** » April 4th, 2011, 10:15 pm

EFFalcon wrote:is that wind down sound after u rev it the phasers?

are you referring to the alternator noise???

by **EFFalcon** » April 5th, 2011, 9:08 am

no idea

just a whine that seems to only be audible when you free rev it.

by **SLY5LT** » April 6th, 2011, 3:23 am

another good buy from the state's came in today.....
a timing chain kit for us$135.00 + postage (cheaper with the oz $) :grin:

the kit contains, CRANK GEAR (1) | TIMING CHAIN (2) | TIMING GUIDE (4) | TENSIONER (2)

the part's list is getting smaller, which leads to the power getting bigger (soon) :cool:

by **EFFalcon** » April 6th, 2011, 8:29 am

so it turned out to be the correct one?

by **BROCKYB8** » April 6th, 2011, 8:50 am

MMMM very nice .
Looked good last night.

by **SLY5LT** » April 6th, 2011, 12:17 pm

EFFalcon wrote:so it turned out to be the correct one?

i beleive so :geek:

by **SLY5LT** » April 6th, 2011, 1:12 pm

BROCKYB8 wrote:MMMM very nice .
Looked good last night.

thanks mate....what about the car :lol:

by **SLY5LT** » April 16th, 2011, 6:17 pm

a nice bit of info i came by on another forum in regards to the 5.4's

"This may have already been answered, but, as the lads at Bluepower and I found out a fair while back, the bottom ends are the same except for (and buggers me why) oil pumps were/are better in the 3V and pistons (Dish for 260 Boss, Dome for 290 Boss and Flat Tops for the 3V)."

by **EFFalcon** » April 17th, 2011, 8:21 pm

mmm i read that.
interesting...

i picked up the same timing chain kit as you, will swap that over in the 3V before i pull it, just to make sure its in decent nick before its pulled.

bargain price!

by **SLY5LT** » April 18th, 2011, 9:27 am

the whole kit is less than one tensioner that i've found in oz,
with shipping from the state's not much more than getting one tensioner from W.A :shock:

http://www.norcom.net.au/~bpt/modular_ford_parts.htm

so the 4V-turbo swap in kristy's 'mont is a while off yet ?

by **EFFalcon** » April 18th, 2011, 9:33 am

I'm still waiting on some parts, and i'd rather know that the old motor is ok before i pull it out.
atleast that way i can sell it knowing its good, or keep it as a spare.

by **SLY5LT** » April 18th, 2011, 9:46 am

or you could put the turbo setup on the 3V (you know it'll work) :cool:

and sell the 4V to get some cash back :grin:

by **EFFalcon** » April 18th, 2011, 9:50 am

hahah, except that the 4V came with a tune

and apparently the 3V gearbox is junk, so would need to change that anyway

by **SLY5LT** » April 18th, 2011, 8:06 pm

i thought they were pretty much the same ?
mines getting a rebuild anyway, so all's good there.

by **EFFalcon** » April 18th, 2011, 8:45 pm

i've seen 2 people say they busted 3V boxes with near stock boss motors.
XR8 ones are meant to be a lot better

by **SLY5LT** » May 22nd, 2011, 4:16 am

not much going on with this atm.... still getting "go-fast" bit's for it :cool:

i've had a bit of a chuckle to myself tonight ....... after many week's of having the steelie's on :roll:

in the past couple of day's i've had a flat in one & a slow leak in one other, so put two std LTD rim's on the front

well.....in the past 24hrs.... i've been pulled over twice :shock:

for having "burnout tyre's" on the rear :scratch:

then after the routine check's, get told to change them asap and be on my way :lol:

by **DJV8T5** » May 22nd, 2011, 8:33 am

I have found the opposite...I drive around with a full set of wheels on the ED and get pulled over on 'random checks' but I drove round for a month with stockies on the rear and didn't get looked at twice...go figure...

by **SLY5LT** » June 13th, 2011, 8:26 pm

a couple of pic's from the w/end....

by **SLO4LT** » June 13th, 2011, 8:31 pm

Love it man! looks good and ripped the tyres pretty good too!

by **SLY5LT** » June 14th, 2011, 2:43 am

cheers, still a few thing's need doing to it yet :lol:

it was good to meet you and put a face to the name/car :good:

by **SLO4LT** » June 14th, 2011, 7:51 pm

new gearbox?

yeah likewise mate!

by **SLY5LT** » June 15th, 2011, 1:13 am

along with a few other bit's :write:

i hope the cash flow will pickup soon so i can spend some $$$ and get a few things done to it :lol:

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