New Engine Needed..mine looks bad now..
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New Engine Needed..mine looks bad now..
LS1, stage 3 H/C on stock bottom. LS6 intake, Vararam, Borla Stinger, etc..
82,300 miles.
R.I.P.
It was a sweet runner. It beat alot of Z06's...! 
Gonna take the winter to decide if I just put a stock ls1 back in and sell it..Or go LS6 modified.
Oil pan and left side of block have fist sized holes.
Block cracked from oil pan up to top where head bolts on.
Can you regrind this head.? LOL
Piston and lifters
82,300 miles.
R.I.P.
It was a sweet runner. It beat alot of Z06's...! Gonna take the winter to decide if I just put a stock ls1 back in and sell it..Or go LS6 modified.
Oil pan and left side of block have fist sized holes.
Block cracked from oil pan up to top where head bolts on.
Can you regrind this head.? LOL
Piston and lifters
Last edited by finland1; Oct 18, 2008 at 04:49 AM.
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Damn, sucks to see that.
With the money you'd spend on a stock (even a cheapskate budget find) and the install effort.... considering what you'd end up getting for it when it's sold, it would be foolish to dump the car like that.
You might as well let it sit, get a plan together, maybe a stock crank with forged pistons/rods.... (ARP rod bolts
)
You don't have to go "full kill" on your build...
You might as well let it sit, get a plan together, maybe a stock crank with forged pistons/rods.... (ARP rod bolts
)You don't have to go "full kill" on your build...
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yep..
looks like it broke a valve spring and dropped the valve... bummer.. 
Yep..the valve spring was broken. Man it made ONE HECK OF some noise when the engine went. First time I ever blew a motor.
good luck whichever way you go... Out of curiosity, what are you doing for tuning?
Yep..the valve spring was broken. Man it made ONE HECK OF some noise when the engine went. First time I ever blew a motor.
good luck whichever way you go... Out of curiosity, what are you doing for tuning?
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I did the same thing to my '68 Mustang, back in '78!
I was pissed at my girlfrind, and was running a little too hard. I floated a valve, which shattered a piston, and cracked the block.
I've been there... no fun.
Good luck on your rebuild.
When I did mine, I was only 18, so I went to a junkyard and bought a long block.
I was pissed at my girlfrind, and was running a little too hard. I floated a valve, which shattered a piston, and cracked the block.
I've been there... no fun.
Good luck on your rebuild.
When I did mine, I was only 18, so I went to a junkyard and bought a long block.
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Man, those pics truly made my gut knot up.......dude, I certainly feel for you, and hope you can bring the car back to life, better than before!
I just programmed my 04 with a Diablo Sport Programmer, and have enjoyed the increased "feel" for the past 4 days.....until I saw these pics, which make me want to de-program ASAP, just to be on the safe side!.....
Good luck man, and hope things work out.....
I just programmed my 04 with a Diablo Sport Programmer, and have enjoyed the increased "feel" for the past 4 days.....until I saw these pics, which make me want to de-program ASAP, just to be on the safe side!.....
Good luck man, and hope things work out.....
