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  1. shoblock

    Blue smoke on high throttle, order of operations?

    What changed? When did the car start smoking? I would list the mods and their dates, and the date you first noticed the smoke. One omitted or incorrect hose connection could cause this, especially hoses to the catch-can. If the vapor intended to go to the catch can goes to the intake, it will...
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    Blue smoke on high throttle, order of operations?

    Do you have a catch can? If you don't have a catch can, I would advise getting one. Make sure you hook the hoses up correctly, or it could also cause a blue smoke issue. SHOBLOCK
  3. shoblock

    Question regarding plugs from gearhead tuning.

    I'm on my fourth set of GH supplied spark plugs. I checked the gap on the old and new plugs each time I changed them. Total wear on all plugs was LESS than .003" on any plug for the life of my car. I changed the stock plugs along with the tune at 17k, and that set was changed at 40k miles. The...
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    SM105K's Ownership/Performance/Maintenance Thread

    So we went to Germany earlier this year to Heidelburg, where my wife worked for 1 week. On the way there from the airport, it was in an Audi doing 118+ in the fast lane, smooth and stable. But, on the way back we had 6 people in a Mercedes mini-van. The girls were all talking away, and I sat...
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    SM105K's Ownership/Performance/Maintenance Thread

    Sorry for your luck, bro. Are the newer('20 and up) E63s's devoid of these two issues? My baby is still running fine with 107,000, but like me, she won't last forever, and these Benziz:) are interesting. SHOBLOCK
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    SM105K's Ownership/Performance/Maintenance Thread

    Uh oh, I think I'm jealous... I hear they make a station wagon. That would be an ultimate sleeper. SHOBLOCK
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    SM105K's Ownership/Performance/Maintenance Thread

    Hear hear
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    SM105K's Ownership/Performance/Maintenance Thread

    I vote keep the Mercedes and can the Lexus. Which diesel are you considering?
  9. shoblock

    Gas Mileage

    Exactly 22.6 here also. 100,800 miles, Gearhead tuned (see my signature) 93 octane Shell. Still quick and almost no oil burn. SHOBLOCK
  10. shoblock

    Overheating at idle

    I feel your pain. I'm a snowbird so my SHO has been sitting most of the winter. In March, I took a 30 mile drive and when I shut the car off, I noticed an anti-freeze puddle on the ground. Now I'm trying to decide whether to fix or sell as is. I'll get a quote from the dealer, but since...
  11. shoblock

    2011 motor in a 2017 what are the differences?

    I believe the '11 still had a double timing chain and coarse bolt main bearings, so none of those parts will interchange. SHOBLOCK
  12. shoblock

    2011 motor in a 2017 what are the differences?

    Where are you in Florida? Yes, pull the head to be certain of the damage. though not optimal, It would be easier to try to hook up the '11 replacement motor than to try to swap parts between a '17 and '11 motor. If you put the '11 in the car, it's uncertain how well the old motor will adapt. I...
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    2011 motor in a 2017 what are the differences?

    I can't tell anything from the photo. Did you try putting a new injector in? When you say 'top' of cylinder four, do you mean 2-3mm below the head deck? Does 'tiny' mean measurable in microns? Are those scratches going up and down the bore longitudinally? SHOBLOCK
  14. shoblock

    2011 motor in a 2017 what are the differences?

    Wrong, No SHO motor ever had a coating. Some other high performance Ford applications used the coating, including v-8's and possibly the Ford GT. For us, there are six sleeves cast into every block, capped by the aluminum parent metal at the top. If you look closely, you will see a change in...
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    2011 motor in a 2017 what are the differences?

    SHOBLOCK
  16. shoblock

    2011 motor in a 2017 what are the differences?

    Cylinder coating? Not necessary. The blocks have iron alloy sleeves in the cylinders. If your changing the pistions, you just have to re-hone. What exactly is wrong with your 17 motor? The timing set from the 17 won't fit on the 11. SHOBLOCK
  17. shoblock

    2011 motor in a 2017 what are the differences?

    I've been retired for 4 years, so my memory is fading. The '11's and '17's have a lot of differences. The better question is: Will my '17 computer be able to operate this '11 motor? Short answer is no. 2013 brought radical changes with updates each year thereafter. It's easier to swap the...
  18. shoblock

    ‘15 SHO Stock - non-PP

    About 22-23mpg. Was 21 before mods. I just turned 100k, and it's never been below 21.
  19. shoblock

    150k Maintenance

    Ford routinely ran our motors hard in the early days of development. For the PP's, they finetuned a few weak points as these became police specials. To prove, they idled a high mile engine for a half hour at below freezing temperatures (Detroit) then ran it wide open for a set amount of time...
  20. shoblock

    2011 Help Please

    This is the reason we use catch-cans. Mine's a UPR. SHOBLOCK

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