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All,
Have 1994 Mustang Convertible with 3.8L V6. Engine has 131,000 and did not burn or leak oil between changes. The head gasket failed while driving around 55 and had vehicle towed back to the house. Disassembled the heads and everything was in great shape except the flateness of the head that blew the gasket. The tolerance is .003-.006 and this head is at .009 in the center. Question is will the bottom end hold if I have the heads/intake shaved so they are in spec again? The cylinder walls do not have any scoring and with the motor fired right up after is cooled down (lots of white smoke). Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tony
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Also,If I pick up a >99 232 will the 94 intake bolt on to the >99 engine? I am working on a time scale so I can update to the new intake later. Thanks, Tony
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I just swapped a 99+ engine into my 94. I had to have a new fuel rail made to add a return line to the 99 rail. I also had to switch the camshaft sensor. I also had to cut and splice the injecotor plug wires from the 99 harness to the 94, because the plugs on the injectors are different. I also had to cut and splice a few of the other sensor plugs to work with the 99 sensors I could use. I also had to lengthen some of the wires on the 94 harness cause the sensors are in different places. Also when you switch to a 99+ you need to use the 99 MAF sensor, because the 99 uses 21lb injectors and the 94 uses 14 lb injectors. I was able to use the 94 computer.
You can't use the 94 intake, because the 99's throttle body sits closer to the wall and the 94 intake is to long and will not fit.
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