Two more weeks. Two more weeks...

I've got two more weeks till I get my truck fixed. And it sucks. I've got one plug that's fucked, and I think I just fucked up another this week. And wouldn't ya know it? I've had a SS Camaro and a cammed GT Mustang challenge me in the last three days. My roomie just borrowed my truck and a guy in a WS6 wanted a piece of him. Thankfully he didn't run. Where were these guys awhile back, when she was running great?

Oh well, I'll change the plugs Sat. But, unfortunately, I'm gonna be putting on some other stuff that requires a tune, and that won't happen till the 18th. So I'll still have another week of babying the damn thing. I just wanna stomp it, but I don't think I'd like the results.

Two more weeks. Two more weeks...

Then the fun begins again. :devil: :devil: :devil:

2 weeks?My truck was down 3 1/2 weeks from a spit plug.Down 2 1/2 months when I fried the tranny and down 3 weeks while I was in the hospital.See it could be much worse. :cheers:

2 weeks?My truck was down 3 1/2 weeks from a spit plug.Down 2 1/2 months when I fried the tranny and down 3 weeks while I was in the hospital.See it could be much worse. :cheers:

I fucked up the first plug in the beginning of Dec. :bang: :bang:

Been goin easy on it ever since. One of those things where I didn't have the time, then the holidays, and now with the tune session coming up, I've just been putting it off. Tell ya what tho.

The day after I get tuned, you better believe I'm gonna go find those three. I'm pretty sure they're all local, the only exception being the SS. Haven't seen him too often, so who knows.

What you have done?I guess you're going to the Sal dyno day?I think I might have seen your truck at the last dyno day in St. Peters Mo.

Sal = Yes
St. Pete = No
As far as Mods - "I'll never Tee-elll". :jest:


Maybe after I see results I'll post em up, but for right now, I'm not gonna say, because if I'm not happy with them, rest assured they'll be changin, quickly. I'll be right around you to start tho.

Two more weeks..

That's cool.I need to start changing some stuff too I think.

i dont get it what the hell causes 5.4's to blow plugs out? it happened to my mothers 99 xlt and my step dad jb welded a new plug in it and they traded the truck the next morning.

Aluminum heads with 4 threads in the holes.

Moved as requested.

More of a technical thread then a street racing kill thread.

Moved as requested.

More of a technical thread then a street racing kill thread.

Thank you sir! :cheers:

Good trucks just junk heads. :bang:

Good trucks just junk heads. :bang:


unless you have an 04...heh, heh.

unless you have an 04...heh, heh.
Yeah but I'd rather throw a plug than a rod.lol I heard 04s have weaker rods.

No. They all have the same shit rods. The 03's and 04's had I believe 8 threads for the spark plugs vs 4 threads for the previous years. We're all in the same bucket of suck when it comes to the rods.

No. They all have the same shit rods. The 03's and 04's had I believe 8 threads for the spark plugs vs 4 threads for the previous years. We're all in the same bucket of suck when it comes to the rods.

yep..

There is marginality due to the lack of threads, but IMHO detonation rattles them loose and then they blow out. Again, there is marginality with the 4 threads. Installing plugs when the heads are warm or hot, and detonation is very possible on a stock motor with increased air flow and/or if one uses crappy gas or has clogged fuel filter. Again this is all IMHO, but aluminum heads must be stone cold before installing plugs, if not the aluminum head shrinks and the plugs are automatically loose.

No. They all have the same shit rods. The 03's and 04's had I believe 8 threads for the spark plugs vs 4 threads for the previous years. We're all in the same bucket of suck when it comes to the rods.
I thought somebody off NLOC posted something like Ford used one company for the rods until late 01 then switched to another company or something along those lines.

As far as I know, they're all still the same design.

My truck spit a plug last week. Took me 4 hours to fix...:D So now I only have 7 plugs to worry about.

I thought somebody off NLOC posted something like Ford used one company for the rods until late 01 then switched to another company or something along those lines.

Something like that.

It was a supporting vendor. I believe he stated the rods out of the 99-00 were marginally different than the 01-02. He had pulled both and noticed differences. It was subtle, but theorized that was the reason for so few blown 99-00 L's.

Something like that.

It was a supporting vendor. I believe he stated the rods out of the 99-00 were marginally different than the 01-02. He had pulled both and noticed differences. It was subtle, but theorized that was the reason for so few blown 99-00 L's.
Oh ok I could have sworn it had to do w/ 2 different companies being used.

well rob, is she a different animal now? :devil:

well rob, is she a different animal now? :devil:

Um, yes, I'd say so. You're gonna have to drive it this summer. :cheers:

Um, yes, I'd say so. You're gonna have to drive it this summer. :cheers:


the chip is the good! glad your happy(er) with her now! and, yeah, i'll take you up on that :drive:

Oh ok I could have sworn it had to do w/ 2 different companies being used.

That may have also been the case.