Recomend me a good rebuilder 5.4
 

Ok so another option is to install a rebuild motor. I see plenty of places offering rebuilt motors ie Jasper etc.


Anybody have any experience in this field?

Your local machine shop will be the cheapest

Rebuilding can vary from replacing 1 broken part, to total remanufacturing, to building a high output engine.

You usually get what you pay for.

Its too big of a job if your paying for it, to not do top notch complete job.

I have engine from AER. They do fords remanufacturing, as well as ford racing products. No problems. 3 yr 100,000 mile warranty. With labor.

I bought a Promar rebuilt 4.6 a couple of years ago. I have put probably 20-25k with no issues. Great price too.

Check the Mustang web groups in your area. Those guys will know the best mod motor builders who are close to you.

Had a buddy who replaced a blown motor with a Jasper motor back in the mid '80's. V8 Mopar motor that ran $1800 installed. Put 75,000+ miles on it before it went to the scrapyard. Motor still ran strong, the body was an old commuter van that had close to 350,000 miles of NY snow and salt eaten into it. I would give Jasper a 👍.

Out here in Phoenix there is a shop that offers used and rebuilt engines installed from $1500-$2500 depending on what had to be done to it. Rebuilds have a one year warranty, used 3 months. Have you checked you area for a similar business?

We have tons of "rebuild" shops around here because of air force and navy bases. They charge way too much $2600 and up...
There is a fella that advertises on a sign out front (about 45 minutes away) for only $1900/w labor. So the prices quoted sound about fair.
I have been thinking for my birthday I will take mine in (237k) and have mine gone over.
I'll degrease it best I can (to make them happier) and remove any ads I have on there to make wiring simpler for them.
Anyone have any ideas how long a shop usually takes? Just want to get a round figure on how long i'll be riding my motorcycles (lots of rain in fla panhandle during summer)''

P.S. You think they would let me clean my engine bay and spray a little rust preventitive paint in there?

A good shop will take 2 - 2.5 days if have new engine on hand. Book labor is 20 hrs, most do it in a bit less and pocket the $.

If your talking about getting yours rebuilt....could be anything. A week or two is certainly doable , mostly waiting on parts and other services, machining, schedulng, etc. You wont be the only job, so theres poor continuity and focus.

Check the price at your local napa

Totally against remans, only because of the poor quality I've seen in the past and currently. By currently I mean in the last two years. Past, what I've seen in the last 15 with this gen modular specifically. Probably the worst experience was with Jasper on one occasion in the past....just one though. That was at Ford service were it took 3 Jasper remans to get a good one off the truck.

That's it as far new remans, all the rest (not Jasper specific) have failed in a short time. I take that back, when Ford did their own remans in house, they were just as good as new engine. I'm not sure if there doing that anymore. They quit at one time and farmed it out. Then I heard they started back up again...so, unsure presently.

Sometimes folks receive a good one from no one specific, but some have ran good long enough for a period of time before the vehicle was sold and who knows beyond that.

The verdict or IMO the best choice is used original engine. Since they can compression checked for overall health within warranty and before installed. The original engines have been proven time and time again that they can go the distance when properly maintained. That means never running your oil at the top hash on the stick for extended periods of time, always using a Motorcraft PCV valve and no other, changed the coolant every 3 or 4 years and ran the correct viscosity oil and filter in it. Do that, and you'll never compromise the gaskets or just wear it out prematurely.

That's my experience anyway, -what you asked for.

Good Luck :thumbsup: