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I'm faced with a problem with the Roush engine in my Superformance GT40. Just wondering if anyone out there has had issues with head gaskets on Roush engines, or knows someone who has. Thanks.

Back in 2007 I purchased one of the first SPF MKIs to come to the US. The engine I went with is a Roush small block with 8 stack injection. As I had hoped, the engine has performed perfectly until recently when the idle speed started creeping up. The problem I'm running into is that the ECU and...

My Roush 8 stack injection system has started leaking at the end of the fuel rail. It's dripping right onto the distributor. I was lucky I noticed it before heading out on my first drive of the season. I'm assuming there's a bad o-ring at the end fitting. Before I start pulling things apart I...

Those of you who attended the GT40 event at the Redman Historics at Road America a few years back with no doubt recall turn five. This shunt happened there during the Ferrari challenge event the other day. Just goes to show that a little mistake at the wrong time and the wrong place can have...

Here's an old film of the 1959 June Sprints at Road America. Those of you who have raced here will recognize every corner, It's also interesting to note what no longer exists (the old "pagoda" race tower, the gravel quarries that used to be between the carrousel and the kink, the "runoff to...

I'm interested in knowing how many of you running EFI have an inertia switch on the high pressure fuel pump, what type you used and where you mounted it. Thanks.

Just wondering if anyone else has had occassion to pull the deck panel around the fluid reservoirs and peek underneath. I was anxious to get my car out for its first drive of the season and decided I had better do the windscreen wiper transmission upgrade first. (That may well be a candidate for...

I decided to take the GT40 out for a little blast today. I had just finished doing my usual checks of oil level, tire pressures, knock-offs, etc. and was wiping off my hands when I got a phone call. I spent a couple minutes on the phone, all the time lamenting that the caller was cutting into my...

SPF vs Ford GT Lance Stander just sent out this link to a video of a rolling start sprint between an SPF and a GT as filmed by the GT passenger. YouTube - GT40MFEST

Last year at this time I got caught in a sudden rainstorm while driving home in my GT40 and was pleasantly surprised by how little water made it's way into the cabin. At the recent Road America event I drove through showers one evening, again with no significant infiltration. Tonight the weather...

We have an extra room available at the Sleep Inn & Suites in Sheboygan (20 min from the track) running from Wednesday through Sunday night. If anyone is interested please PM me immediately. If there is no interest I'll be cancelling the room Monday night.

It has dawned on me that Road America is now just a month away. How many GT40's will be driving from/through/around Chicago on the way to Wisconsin? Mike Drew and I will be heading up in my car and I thought it would be fun if we could organize some manner of convoy. There is some wicked road...

My last two drives in the GT40 have ended in this fashion. It seems I will now be testing the effectiveness of the Roush dealership and customer service system. I certainly hope the situation can be resolved before the Historics at Road America. This is my local Roush tech loading her up in my...

Okay, I screwed up. I was re-installing my rear clip and had not yet connected my gas struts when I lost my grip and dropped the bodywork. It slammed shut fairly hard, and evidently impacted the center retainer post at a bit of an angle, as the lynchpin no longer slips in easily. Worse was the...

I'm just finishing up my Spring cleaning on the GT40 and was not looking forward to attending the exhaust silencers. They had a really gnarly looking "patina" of cooked-on oil and grease spatters along with assorted road spooge. I envisioned considerable clean-up effort, but was pleasantly...

Here's my situation. Tell me what you think. I was in my SPF MKI (injected) a short distance from home when I was hit by a massive thunderstorm. Driving along I first noticed some backfiring on the over-run when shifting. Then, after a short stop to wait for traffic, the engine began missing...

Despite a very "urgent" driving style, I failed to return from yesterday's car event before being caught in a severe thunderstorm about four miles from home. We're talking a downpour of Biblical proportions. The good news....there was next to no water intrusion into the cockpit. The bad...

So it's the first warm spring day after an especially crappy winter and I'm excited about driving the GT40 to work. I've been waiting for this day for three years. I get into the car, start her up, go to get out to close the barn door and the driver's side door cable breaks. The latch refused to...

I just finished with my snow plow and was walking back toward the house when I saw this view of my car barn. You can see the nose of my Superformance MKI snoozing inside waiting for spring to come.

The good news is that my completed SPF MKI is being shipped to Chicago as I write this. The bad news is that our current local situation includes cold temps, snow, rain and salt covered roads. Since big trucks are not allowed in my village, I am considering having the car delivered to my office...