RESTORATION
JASPER’S 5.0 ENGINE RENEWAL PROGRAM
The prolific remanufacturer’s step-by-step process can make your
Ford 5.0 factory fresh again by Tom Shaw • photography by Jasper Engines and Transmissions
J
asper Engines and Transmissions has been
remanufacturing engines a long time — since Colonel
Sanders was a lieutenant and Cap’n Crunch was just a
skinny deck hand. For seventy-two years actually. They’ve
established a very thorough process for taking in tired, wornout engines and turning them into fresh powerplants ready
for many more thousands of trouble-free miles.
When it’s time to remanufacture an engine, picking the
machine shop can be ticklish. Unless you’re actually checking
each step with micrometers, you take it on faith that the work
is up to snuff.
Or you could send your engine to Indiana-based Jasper.
They’ve been remanufacturing engines of all types for
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individual and commercial customers since 1942, and their
process is meticulous.
We’re following along as a Mustang 5.0 engine gets the
full treatment. As you’ll see, the process is very thorough,
and it’s the same for every engine. While the quality and
attention to detail remain constant, there are several
different levels of performance, ranging from a stock, OEM
job to one intended for more performance applications. If
you have an engine in need of a new lease on life, these are
the steps needed for a remanufacture that works right and
lasts like the original engine, if not better. If you’d like to
have Jasper do the work, contact them at (800) 827-7455;
www.jasperengines.com.