Here’s one of the windows. This is driver side

 

JB Weld Bro......... stuffs amazing.....


Lol,,,,, just trying to put a smile on your face...

 

If you look by the starter and the oil pan bolt here you’ll see a crack in the block. She went out hard I think

 

The passenger side has two windows.

 

Well then lol, you did good! Thats what you call goin out with a bang🤣. But that does stink and sorry to hear that the al-mighty 2.7 has decided self destruct. Knowing you youll have it fixed in no time and on to the next achivement you are wanting to do!

 

Yeah it stinks. I told my buddies, “tell me I’m dreaming right now” but of course I knew I wasn’t. It’s a bummer, but it is what it is. And yeah, I’ll fix it.

 

I don't know if I ever told you before, but my original engine grenaded at 22k miles. Exactly like you described. EXACTLY the same situation. Went full throttle, sounded like throwing a five gallon bucket of bolts into a wood chipper! Had almost the exact same windows in the block in the exact same locations. Picked up pieces of the pistons from the road. I was tuned by 5 Star on E85 at the time. Stock everything except the tune. Not saying their tune did it at all...Point being, I wasn't making near the power we are at the time but it still exploded. Luckily I had a buddy at a Ford dealer and they warrantied the whole thing. Even replaced turbos and intercooler. Metal contamination was everywhere. Chunks of aluminum and steel all in the charge pipes, intercooler, turbos, intake manifold, etc... It was so bad, there was no way to flush it out. It was melted into the plastic intake surfaces. Thats what concerns me with yours. Those brand new big custom turbos....and all the other collateral damage.

 

Wow. Amazing. I am going to send the turbos to Turbobay. He gave me lifetime warranty. So it should cover him looking them over.

 

I am very sorry to hear! That EMS block could be a possibility))) If it wasn't for you, I would've never heard about Jesse and probably wouldn't be going the route I am, so thank you.
Best of luck in whatever you decide to do and go with. Although, would be sweet if you really started to push the limits and built a motor for it!

 

Duuuude!!
Very sorry to hear this, but I gotta say you seem to be handling it like a champ!

And you definitely educated a lot of people on what is possible- and now, what isn’t - on the 2.7.

I also won’t be surprised when you arr back up & running in a week. Can’t wait to see what’s next!

 

Didnt take long to start tearing that engine down, wonder what caused it to go?

 

I haven’t started tearing it down yet.

 

Do you guys think it’s wiser to do the motor myself in a parking lot with limited tools and an engine hoist or have a shop do it?

 

If you can afford a shop, I would, but I know you have done plenty in the parking lot before.......

 

It is possible, but difficult. See what a shop will charge and that might be the most user friendly route. Not saying you cant, just saying that In my garage with the tools needed it made a mess and was difficult.

 

I've done that before with old-school vehicles, but nothing as complicated as a Boost in a truck. I wouldn't attempt this on one of these trucks unless I were in a shop with the right tools. No doubt, it can be done but not with my bones.

 

I would use a shop.
These days, doing this work in a parking lot can lead to a lot of theft. If the parking lot is at an apartment or condo or other “managed” community, there may also be restrictions they impose on doing major repairs.

 

Unless you have a way to secure it. Get a shop to do it.

 

Yeah. At this point I’m gonna have a shop do it. However, I’m gonna rip the turbos and all my mods off it first.

 

Similar to Sir Ike, such experiences float in my memories. Any way Matt, you have spent time with me and the truck I put together. Not as adventurous, but maybe more useful. Still want to thank you for the ride! Even vicarious experiences can be good!
Keep us informed and good luck to your future. KM

 

My plan as of late is to have a shop install a new engine, then sell my truck and get a 21+ 3.5L and do intake, intercooler and a light 91 tune and that’s it.

 

Your intercooler should fit a 21+ truck.

 

I book marked it too!
I kinda hope we will one day see an equally detailed build thread in a 21+.

 

There will be a build thread, just won’t be anything wild. Just other aesthetic mods.

 

I miss my tuxedo black truck. The new one in carbonized gray isn't too terrible though.

 

Dang man not sure how I missed this....just curious was this the ZFG Tune?

And also Black Trucks for the Win

 

It was the Unleashed tune from Torrie. Yes black trucks are awesome

 

Fixed this for you. When you buy a black truck, I fear you're thread will be centered on how to live with a painted black truck. Truly a labor of love and a losing cause for any black truck that isn't garage-kept. They are beautiful for about 6 hours at a time (less when it's pollen season), not driven, once a fresh detail is completed.

I miss my tuxedo black truck. The new one in carbonized gray isn't too terrible though.

And also Black Trucks for the Win

"Black isn't a color. It is a part-time job."

 

I never want to own another black vehicle. This is my 4th and my 4th too many lol.

 

I’m looking for something under 40k

 

Dang, you really don't mess around. I'm very excited for you!

So I'm curious whether you'd say in hindsight there were any warning signs whatsoever??
Down on power, MPGs, strange noises, etc.?

Or was everything fine, right up until the instant it wasn't?

 

It seemed fine up until it blew. It made 48Lb/min on the pull when it blew. However I did notice it seemed a tad down on power maybe? It may have just been me psyching out. It used to make 52lb/min on every pull and it seemed the last four pulls it barely broke 50 lb/min but sometimes it would be all over the place.
Airflow could have been very off actually, since the turbine was even bigger, but there’s no telling. For all I know it could have been making 600 wheel I don’t know. All I know is it was fast and it was kinda scary.

 

Possible new truck

 

Possible new truck

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but if those wheels are 20" and the center caps are blue and you want black, we got a thread on that!
Making black center caps for my 2018's 20" Special Edition wheels | F150 Ecoboost Forum

 

Hey, does anyone know? Do the 2021+ need intercoolers? If so, I’ll save mine if it’s not trashed.

 

I just bought one for my 2021 and I've had it for a week if that says anything 🤣. And the warmest it's been here is 67°

 

Slightly tuned.

I'm not exactly sure where the slightly line is drawn. But I do know how difficult it would be to not get a revision just to tickle the itch. Slightly, of course.

 

Slightly tuned.

I'm not exactly sure where the slightly line is drawn. But I do know how difficult it would be to not get a revision just to tickle the itch. Slightly, of course.

See my post number 1635 🤣

 

Exactly. 🤣

Slightly tunned would = canned. Right?
Or JB4.
I'm just saying