Ford 5.0 swap into a Bronzit. Update: Now running, VIDEO ADDED.

[IronFreak]

A little advanced hahaha!!!.........the timing that is.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Just set it to TDC, and pulled the distributor cap, rotor isn't even quite to the #1 post.

I'm an idiot, cannot believe I overlooked this for so long. Will report back soon.

If it isn't painfully obvious yet, this is my first venture into older tech. Used to turbo 4 bangers!

[IronFreak]

Well let me know the deal with the injectors. I'll have my old stock ones I won't be using, if that's the case you pickup shipping and I'll send them out to you.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Just checked again for good measure.

13726548 In a counter clockwise rotation on the dizzy. First firing order I've ever memorized. (or had to, for that matter)

[Exodus_2pt0]

No offense taken, I actually was running the old firing order on the first start up. Figured it out quick though because it was backfiring. I have literally re-checked the firing order about 10 times now.

[IronFreak]

That is really odd.....

Just by chance? are you running the HO firing order? I know that may sound silly and don't take offence if you are, I just know there are people out there they don;t realize that motor is capable of running on two different firing orders. one is just severely harder in the #1 main bearing.....hence the H.O. firing order was introduced.

[Exodus_2pt0]

FML, misfire is back.

Going to pull the upper this afternoon and check injector pulses with the noid lights, then tonight start it up in the dark to see if any spark is arcing.

If all else fails, there's always fire and gasoline.

Also, anyone have a a9l computer laying around? I replaced a capacitor and main ground in mine, it seems to be working but I would love to swap one in and see what happens. It's funny this motor related vibration started soon after I repaired the ECM. (which went from cutting out, to running like this)

[IronFreak]

Haha, just giving you crap homes!

[Exodus_2pt0]

Trust me, I'm just fantasy building at this point. Can't go blowing up my DD.

[IronFreak]

Copy cat......

[Exodus_2pt0]

Also, I just dug a rather large AiReasearch t04 t4 turbo out of storage.... Gotta get all the bugs worked out first.....

[Exodus_2pt0]

Good point, I'll do that.

I really don't want to give up the aluminum, especially with the amount of time I already have into making it work.

[LJ851]

Next order of business is to get smaller diameter steel driveshaft. Pretty sure the aluminum is still contacting the body at 60+ when coasting.

Spray paint a stripe all the way down the driveshaft, if it is contacting something it will scrape the paint off and you will know where. Maybe an easy fix and you can keep the light weight alum shaft.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Sorry haven't actually sat down on here yet to update.

To answer your question, kind of, maybe?

I installed new plugs gapped to .035, new coil, new harmonic balancer, solid mounts, checked the gear on the distributor (just installed about a week ago, solved a high rpm miss).

Today I dumped codes and didn't get anything of use, just egr and air pump faults, which I have neither of. Did a power balance test, and passed. With that said, I installed the plugs this morning, and the drive home was great. I still have some resonating vibration, but the violent vibes in the shifter are gone.

Pulling out of the gas station I decided to see what would happen under wot, and the car has its balls back. Back end was all over the place through 2nd gear.

I'm thinking it was a soft miss, the previous owner of the engine claimed he had just done a full tune up on it, and I had checked the plugs which looked OK. Who knows, it was probably a combination of problems.



Next order of business is to get smaller diameter steel driveshaft. Pretty sure the aluminum is still contacting the body at 60+ when coasting.

[IronFreak]

Did you figure out the vibration?