Quick question so when changing valve stem seal yu didn’t use rope or air ? If not so it’s possible to change them without neither ? And did yu have to degree yur cams went installing them ?
I put each piston at top dead center, one by one when I changed valve stem seals. This physically prevents dropping a valve. Air works but I don’t trust it enough. As for degreeing, I just dropped these in without degreeing and never had issues. I know some cams require degreeing to not hit stuff but I just lined up the timing marks and sent it for my set.
Never really had a need to. Years later, hundreds of launches and 6500 rpm shifts car has never missed a heart beat. I do have a stick shift 02 GT project on the side that I rebuilt with new pistons, rods, bearings, todd cams, turbo, and e85...all garage built. It's still not 100% running yet since I dropped a valve doing a hard pull but yeah car felt pretty damn quick even with just a base tune... but an NA build is always pretty cool too. I needed both lol.
Agreed on time. He's pretty flexible, he'll work after hours if he has to. I'm actually getting another car (turbo 2v mustang gt) tuned by him remotely and I paid him back in May. We did like 3 different tuning sessions the past month and here we are in August still not fully tuned since there was a few issues with my car when making hard pulls on the street. Marty and Jeff and super patient, they legit told me "hey man take your time to get things sorted out and either reach out back to us to reschedule another session or just send us a datalog of you making a pull and we'll finalize it". NA tune is cheaper, Boosted is more expensive, forgot to mention that in the video but prices definitely beat any dyno you could ever find on planet earth. NA cars is a few second gear pulls, Boosted cars is a few second AND 3rd gear pulls. So definitely plan on looking for a good road.
@@McLovinsFunhouse oh cool, well I paid him three days ago but I haven’t heard anything back yet. I didn’t want to email him just yet so I don’t sound too impatient lol. I Will look forward to that turbo Mustang, you make some really informative videos and it’s helped me a lot with my cammed build
@@TheRayvin6 Yeah he'll send you a pretty big email asking what you have done to your car along with the SCT X4 serial number, ECU Strategy, and all that jazz. He'll then send you a base tune and tell you to load that in before tuning session and that the car will run like trash if you try driving it since it's really just to dial the idle in. I believe I asked him first on Facebook what his schedule looked like to start tuning the car once he sent me base tune through email so don't be shy to bother him. Just make sure your wiring is spot on for the SCT Firewire stuff for wideband before tuning session, makes things easier.
@@isaacpsi Facebook. Easy to find him, just lookup Todd Warren Cams. It’s important to tell him exactly what’s done to your car in terms of engine mods, rear tire size, rear gear, transmission type, rev limiter, etc.
@@isaacpsi You can also find him on Instagram and even his email on his Apocalypse Performance website, but he responds the fastest through Facebook. Highly recommend, I’m still dailying this car with same cams and never plan on switching. Also important to tell him what your desired power band will be since stock cams are very torquey down low… these ones in video are more for midrange power but the power doesn’t die out on the higher RPMs…. whereas some folks go strictly for top end power. Peak numbers don’t always matter, it’s the power band that matters more.
@@BlackBearSuperFan96 That launch race sucked ass for me, was spinning real bad. I raced that same turbo mustang from a dig the other day, got him from the launch pretty good (I street race a lot so I launched way better than in the video) up until I hit second gear lol, flew right past me. 400whp turbo 2v with an auto is no joke.
@@rodneymorris5463 Canon 50mm 1.8 STM Lens for just about all videos where I had camera on the tripod, the 18-55mm one for when I would move. Auto focus on T4i really sucks tbh so I was never really satisfied with videos, photos are great though.
I have 4.6 2v -3cc diamon piston, victor jr manifol, 30lbs inyector, acuffab elbow, hand ported oem pi head, 4.56 gear, long tube headers, shift kit rebuilt transmition But it is a 4wd truck I am still feeling this is to heavy I dont know if you recomend to do a diferent dyno tune Or the 4r70w it is not to fast I am guessin a quick shift 4 Or i don know if i have to do something diferen for a 4wd transmition My f150 it is to heavy
It’s hard to expect any truck with a 4.6 to perform well, these motors are pretty sluggish as is. You pretty much did what I would have done in your case, 4r70w is a good transmission, but I’m far from an expert in the auto transmission realm of things. Being a truck, I honestly would have kept the stock PI intake since trucks need more torque down low imo. All depends what you’re looking for though. Honestly next step would be a set of cams LOL but you still may not be satisfied with the performance for the price you pay.
Sorry I already install a xe274 pi comp cams I want to use this truk on the sand dunes I am going to test all those uogrades in november but if i do not get what i need i have a used vortec v1 Waiting for his chance
You dont have to fully drop the k member you can loosen it about a inch and the headers will slip though also recommend just taking out the steering collumn and steering rack and it should go in
13.6 sec with like a 1.7 60 ft spinning. Honestly not that impressive but I feel like the car does WAYYY BETTER on the street. Maybe it was just too damn hot that day though. I was also doing back to back runs until I finally hit 13.6.
I'm 46 years old and this never gets old. These were the best times of my life. We used to get them at the flea market and explode them in our classrooms to get out of class! This is classic and I will always love the 80's! Best video I've ever seen. I still can't stop laughing.🤣🤣
Do you have an Instagram or Facebook so we can follow you more directly and talk with you more directly? If I have a few questions concerning your mustang and mine that you may be able to help me with
Hey man, I know this is off topic sort of for this particular video, but I have a question about the hydraulic lash adjusters for the 4.6. I am getting stage 2 MHS cams and I am replacing the entire valvetrain while I’m in there. That being said I have a question that I cannot seem to get a clean answer on. How to I install BRAND NEW hydraulic lash adjusters? Like I need instructions from the second I pull them out of the package. Do I just drop them in an oil bath right out of the package and leave em overnight, or do I pump them with a paperclip? Or do I just plop em right in with a light coat of oil? Thank you for your help
A simple oil bath right out of the box will suffice. I know folks who leave them in oil overnight (or even for a few days), I know folks who bath them in oil for seconds and install them right away…. I personally like to bath them in oil over night.
Nice! Yup I just got done putting those same exact poly mounts on my 02 Turbo Mustang GT (different car than in video) and I haven’t started the car yet but definitely excited to see how they feel.
Great video very informative 👍🏻 your definitely right about getting a tune. when I put Ford Hot Rod cams in my 2010 F-150 I ran them for like 2 weeks without a tune and it would stall constantly when slowing down, and buck horribly lol
there is a ford tsb where it says only convension transmission fluid in the tr3650, i put mercon iii in mine and it feels way better than penzoil syncromesh
Yeah I don't know what to believe anymore lol. I know multiple transmission builders that swear by Pennzoil Synchromesh.... other folks online say no no that stuff sucks and try something else like GM Synchromesh or different with much better luck.... I've always wanted to try something else just to see what the difference is but I've gotten so comfortable with the way both my TR3650 and T45 shift that I just left it haha.
Hey I have a 04 f150 4.6 2v I’m looking for high end torque long tube headers long chop it’s a automatic I may have to do head gasket and rebuild heads do you have any pointers ?
Comp XE268H wouldn’t be a bad option. I wish I could be more useful in the recommendation department but I do believe the 268s would be real close to what you would want. Off shelf cams really aren’t all that bad… they still make sound, they still make power, but a custom grind will put you right at the top. If anything, Todd Warren would be your guy to talk to. I always post in Facebook groups to ask for advice, there’s a bunch but my favorites are “Ford 4v/3v/2v Modular Engine Building” and “Apocalypse Performance/TW Cams Modular Tech Group” for super technical engine questions. Highly recommend joining those and getting a second opinion.
If you do plan on rebuilding the heads, be sure to do the “gas leak” test, where you fill the combustion chambers (where the valves sit) with spark plugs installed and fill them up with gas and see if any leaks (with heads off the car). It could take 5 minutes, it could take a few hours to see results. You could also do a leakdown AND compression test before tearing the heads off, it’s basically the exact same test as the gas test. You don’t need to do any of that machine shop nonsense if you know what you’re doing, you can lap valves by hand with a drill to fix any leakage 90% of the time. Don’t over do it and DON’T MIX UP THE VALVES. Make sure you place each valve in exact spot you took them out from. Also, don’t mix up the cam caps when you take cams off… each side is a machined to each head so you technically have to make sure each cam cap goes exactly in the same head it came off of. Also don’t over tighten the cam caps when you tighten them, the cam can lock up when you spin the motor, torque spec is like 8 ft. lbs but I did mines by hand.
I’m sold gonna be doing this on my 2010 5.4 F-150 with Ford hot rod cams. About how long were you driving around on the phone with them doing the tune? How much the Todd Warren cams run you?
I was driving around for like a total of 15-20 min. He started remote tuning the car and the idle in my garage then he said “we’re ready to roll, go somewhere and make a pull”. I proceeded to reverse out of my garage and took me like 5 min to find a spot, finally did pull #1 done, he said make another one, 3 minutes later another pull, he said pull over to upload the tune. Done. He said “if you ever have issues then let me know, I gave you my personal cell #”. Have not had a single issue to this day. Todd Warren cams for SOHC 4.6/5.4 are like $850 for both so like $900ish or so after taxes depending on where you are
@@McLovinsFunhouse Thank you for the response. One more when you got the cams did you just kinda tell Todd what you had in mind with the car and he made you a set based off of that. That’s a good price for custom cams not that much more than what I paid.
@@scrap_metal_magic Yep, I told him my goals and he grinded the cam to my specs. You also should mention if you want to upgrade springs or not and if you are going to degree the cams or not. These cams in the video are on stock valve springs and also not degreed.
Fel-Pro is good. I went with Fel-Pro SS72891 on this White Mustang in the video. There’s a tiny little clear plastic “tube” that comes with Fel-Pro valve stem seals that helps to not scratch the valve when installing them, I have yet to see any other manufacture include this piece. Enginetech S111V is a good one too. They both fit 96-04 Mustang GT.
I got a question How did you keep your steering knuckle from rubbing against the header I got a 2002 mustang GT with long two headers BBK and my steering's notchy because it rubs against it.
ONE REALLY IMPORTANT THING I FORGOT TO MENTION! The heater hose that goes to the back of the intake manifold is quite problematic with either popping off during random WOT pulls and throwing coolant everywhere or developing pin holes and leaking coolant everywhere. Motorcraft KN88 is what you need if you replace it, which I HIGHLY recommend. Motorcraft KH88 Heater Hose, $35 on Amazon. www.amazon.com/dp/B000C5BS1S Also, that little clamp that thing come on the hose is pretty much fake and serves no real purpose… You need to add a small hose clamp (like a REAL one) down to where the hose slides to the nipple of the back of the intake manifold. I’ve literally had this hose shoot coolant everywhere when I’m street racing, it’s REALLY scary. Nobody ever tells you this… Please follow these instructions above for maximum reliability/safety!
I street raced a guy who had a fresh set of NT-05R tires, stick shift S550 procharged mustang… He thought they were good , but dude hated the tires once he found out they weren’t up to his standards. I also street raced a guy who has a 400hp turbo auto 2v that had MT S/S before, his car still goes but he said he hates how the Nitto NT555R2s spin. I personally can’t talk much about the NT-05R to be fair, but Mickey Thompson has me sold. I can literally be doing a roll at 5500 RPMs in first gear and hammer it to 6500 rpms with full traction, even in 40 degree weather. Very impressive, expensive for a reason.
I might be a Nitto hater, but I just am not a fan of people spending money to not get the performance they want in the end… since I’ve been there and it totally sucks. I see people recommending crap tires all the time on Facebook mustang groups… Mickey Thompsons are just cool and respected period lol. I once had a buddy of mines come over my house to visit, I opened the garage and first thing he said was “HOLY SH!T” as soon as he saw the ET Street R tires mounted on my mustang lol.
Informative video and you are very knowledgeable. I completely agree with just about everything you said. It’s good to see young people that are into cars and are doing a lot of their own work. I just found your channel today. Great vid! Also, one of the best sounding two valves I’ve ever heard!
I know right haha! Nobody had videos like this when I was a teenager. And if they did then it was 10 minutes of boring @$$ commentary or vlog and then 20 seconds of a cool pull. Nah bruh this is straight action! 😎
@@jacobgero3585 I’ll tell you what, these older mustangs feel pretty quick for being over 20 years old. I gave a ride to a dude who had a 15’ Dodge Charger Scatpack back when my mustang was totally stock, and he was really shocked when I launched it. Pretty slow cars but they feel fast if that makes sense, the chassis is just built different and they are super reliable as long as you don’t get one that’s beat to hell. Whatever you do though, never put yourself in debt for a car… and learn how to drive before committing to a sports car. Like 60% of the people my age I’ve met along the way (I’m 23 now) say they bought a brand new car at 18 and totaled it a week later… I just don’t understand how it’s so hard for some youngins. I have zero debt and I’ve never been in an accident.
I’ve been practicing driving stick shift since I was 13 and I’m pretty good and I don’t think I’ll have any trouble of course there’s going to be people doing stupid things and possibly breaking my car in high school..
@@jacobgero3585 Man when I was 16 I was so eager to drive. I use to drag race in lobbies in Gran Turismo 5/6 on PS3 and learned a lot about suspension/trans tuning, gear ratios, tires, weight ballast, etc… even did some cruising lobbies… good times as a teenager… and watched many hours of Scotty Kilmer (back when he wasn’t click bait) and everything there was to know about cars… Researching mustang forums left and right, seeing what mods were worth it which ones weren’t… learning the 4.6 platform. I wasn’t able to get my license until 18 since I didn’t care about drivers ed since I knew all there was to know about cars, street laws, and driving. Passed exam and driving test first try. Definitely study the street laws for exam.
Omg, this is hilarious! I remember back in 2003 I cracked one of these in my middle school cafeteria, so frickin funny seeing all the reactions. Also my family would do this in crowded themepark areas. Lolz
