Originally posted by rkneeshaw3.0:
Originally posted by fastcougar:
Originally posted by green1999csvt:
Either do the Hybrid with SVT heads with your 2000 block, or buy the 3.0 and drop it in. I would do this. Keep your bearings, don't mess with match porting heads.

Doesn't match porting heads require major build up of welded in metal and then porting? Lots of work, not worth it if you are not a really hard core racer. If you are hard core, and like lots of work, gor for it!

And, when you spin a bearing due to oil starvation from using your SVT heads, you can then buy the 2004 Escape block ... enjoy!



Just bringing up a few counter points, how many hybrids have had spun bearings so far? I haven't heard of any. The ones I HAVE heard of are full 3L's that didnt have the bearings replaced with clevites, yes, a full 3L WITH THE EXTRA DRAINBACKS, one in particular had like only 30k miles or less on the bearings yet still spun a bearing. The extra oil drainbacks are nice, but its not so life-and-death black-and-white as your post makes it seem.

That's why it's called insurance ... anyone spin a clevite yet? I was replying mostly to the post that was quoted and the bold phrases ... combined, there are two possible problems down that road. I have nothing against hybrid builds, but if I had the choice, I would go full 3L. Since he already has the block & access to cheap heads, why not? It's much better than wasting more time/energy getting the engine back to the yard that lied to him.

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