roush 427R in for some upgrades

[Rodeheavers]

THis is a customers Roush 427R that he didi a bunch of body mods to and now we are going to finish the job and make it GROWL!!! We have a new tvs 2.3l blower kit to install on it and a all forged short block is on the way to the shop as I write this...

[Mach1Mush]

Preppy always gets a lil bit sick with his rides.

[GrabberC-500]

O baby! That is sweet tits!:becky:

[06zx3]

nice

[cwh19]

All together? That blower took forever to come in.

[police4.6]

that is just nasty

[95riosnake]

That thing looks downright sinister, I love it. The hood is nice too, I don't think I've seen it before

[Rodeheavers]

All together? That blower took forever to come in.

we just got the blower kit, and the new short block is coming this week!!!!

[cwh19]

we just got the blower kit, and the new short block is coming this week!!!!



Sweet. Didn't you guys order that blower like a month ago? I remember you saying that it was taking forever

[Rodeheavers]

got the short block! Gonna get started on it a few days i hope.

[cwh19]

got the short block! Gonna get started on it a few days i hope.

did you call them about the left piston on the right side?

[Rodeheavers]

did you call them about the left piston on the right side?

no, i still have to do that.

[GrabberC-500]

Where is the short block from?

[Rodeheavers]

Where is the short block from?

its a roush p-51 short block. it has a forged crank, h-beam rods, forged pistons.

[Rodeheavers]

got the engine out today and started to tear it down.

[Rodeheavers]

Got in some of the last pieces today, these are full cnc ported heads from Fox lake, with manley valves, comp cam springs, and cromoly retainers.

[Rodeheavers]

I have the engine about ready to be installed.

[cwh19]

Looks awesome. Whats that yellow thing in the background?

[Rodeheavers]

Its alive. And sounds mean as heck!!!

[Shaffer]

Just out of curiosity Tim, what's the charge for the short block swap?

[Rodeheavers]

around 1500-2000$

[Shaffer]

around 1500-2000$

That's about the price I had guesstimated. I'm kicking around the idea of doing an MMR Street Mod 900 this winter, and running 15lbs on the Saleen VI. I had pushed that idea to the back burner until I saw Preppy's Roush......haha... that's a wicked machine.

[Tom]

around 1500-2000$

hmm, so I could get an aluminator for around 5k installed. :thumb:

[Shaffer]

hmm, so I could get an aluminator for around 5k installed. :thumb:

Why would you choose an Aluminator?

[Tom]

Why would you choose an Aluminator?

its basically a terminator short block but aluminum (most of the cheaper short blocks are iron, thats 100 lbs of motor!). People have run 900 hp on them with no issues, and its $3200 shipped with no core charge. There are probably better/cheaper motors out there, but I like having a real ford motor.

[Shaffer]

its basically a terminator short block but aluminum (most of the cheaper short blocks are iron, thats 100 lbs of motor!). People have run 900 hp on them with no issues, and its $3200 shipped with no core charge. There are probably better/cheaper motors out there, but I like having a real ford motor.

I see. I was just kind of wondering. The difference is actually 65lbs. I'm probably going to do an MMR short block if/when I do it. I considered going aluminium, as it's only $300 difference. Guess I'll figure all that out when the time comes.

[Tom]

I see. I was just kind of wondering. The difference is actually 65lbs. I'm probably going to do an MMR short block if/when I do it. I considered going aluminium, as it's only $300 difference. Guess I'll figure all that out when the time comes.

What mmr block are you going with? It looks like the street mod 900 is their competition with the aluminator. It looks like they both use the terminator block, so its really what internals you prefer. The price is probably close to the same after shipping too.

I'm not going to replace my short block unless I blow the stocker. After this round of mods I'll be pretty borderline. I would do heads and cams too, so I really would probably go with the 3v supercharger ready longblock aluminator. Its proven and takes a lot of the guesswork out of the equation.

[MBH]

I've heard some sketchy things and some good things about MMR - check them out on modularfords.com and come to your own conclusions. Aluminators had problems too, check that out on SVTPerformance.com