Recent content by mikelee

Well I installed the black onyx. Looked like the Ford ones only black instead of blue. I'll be running a barder stage 2 turbo with 175 30% injectors so we will see. Hope for the best

Any more torque put on the ARP studs with the black onyx??

ok ill have to check them when they come in. Hopefully they are like the ford but black. Also yes im a huge believer that surface prep is everything. I spent most the day cleaning the engine deck and ill go over it again just before I install the heads.

Well I have Recently purchased ARP studs and Victor black onyx head gaskets. Figured I had done enough research on them but maybe I haven't..... Read a couple of places where people say the Black Onyx gaskets are equal to or better than OEM. The victor gaskets are also multi-layered. Then ive...

Just a question. With the ficm relay pulled (Grey relay in the box closes to the firewall) what should ficm logic voltage be? If you say zero then why when cycling the key I can get 35V? I wish I could get this truck into my barn with heat so I can really dig into it.

With your Ficm relay issue did you have the same issue with the Ficm voltage topping fast once the ignition cycled to run?

Ok well I've been scratching my head for a couple of hours now and I need some closer... 2004 6.0 crank no start at 40 degrees. Guy has someone come look at it. Says it's the Ficm board. Owner orders one from Amazon for 200 bucks. Doesn't fix it. Gets a hold of me. So I go over there. I...

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Oh right on. I wouldn't feel right putting it back together with my originals... That being said... What about rocker arms? I've never seen a stock rocker arm dump it's needle bearings but I have heard horror stories. Last thing I need is to spend all this money and take out my low pressure oil...

Ok any suggestions on valve springs and pushrods?

Hey everyone. When Doing head gaskets and having the heads checked is it worth having aftermarket high rev valve springs installed? Reason for me asking is I'm about to tear my truck down and start building it. The truck is no longer my daily driver so I consider it a toy now. Its going to be a...

He's thinking about a new turbo. Just wondering if he should go stock or with a stage 1 powermax? Stock injectors no studs with a sct programmer with livewire. I just did stand pipes and dummy plugs. Also stc fitting, updated turbo drain tube and fpr. Any thoughts?

Turns out he says it's always made that noise... In a couple of weekends I'm going to rebuild his turbo. I tried talking him out of it because on a bone stock truck I figured the $200 he spent on a wheel he could use somewhere else.

I installed a ww2 on my friends 05 6.0. Before ordering I disassembled the intake housing and took out the oem for the factory part number prior to him ordering to make sure I get the correct wheel. After I reinstalled the turbo and ran the truck I began to notice warm towards the very end of...

Hey everyone. I'm looking at purchasing a 2000 Ford Excursion. 4X4 4r100 trans. Issue that's apparent is weird shifts. No overdrive. Two transmission codes (od button flashing) P0781 1-2 shift error 3-4 shift error. I'm not a transmission guy but where should I start looking? Could it be the...