LT1 Piston Failure
03-07-2018, 08:46 PM
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Piston woes ??
I was planning to track it so if I am staying well under the 600 rwhp should I worry and do a piston/rod upgrade same time ?
03-07-2018, 08:58 PM
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Geeez! I was going to order a Procharger P-1SC supercharger tomorrow for my 2017 C7 Z51 but now I am extremely suspicious that the LT1 has no tolerance for a SC ...... unless you're just doing street! I am not adding any other mods so the likelyhood the P-1SC will get me past 600 rwhp is nil.
I was planning to track it so if I am staying well under the 600 rwhp should I worry and do a piston/rod upgrade same time ?
I was planning to track it so if I am staying well under the 600 rwhp should I worry and do a piston/rod upgrade same time ?
03-07-2018, 08:58 PM
#47
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I had my ringland fail on cylinder 8. My car drove and ran as it did normally. I didn't even know, thats the worst thing about having it fail.
Only reason i caught it, is because i knew engine was living on borrowed time and i did leak down test when i noticed more oil in catch can and small small misfire at 50mph.. I bet you i drove 300miles with broken ringland.. ( i am guessing i broke it at track )
Only reason i caught it, is because i knew engine was living on borrowed time and i did leak down test when i noticed more oil in catch can and small small misfire at 50mph.. I bet you i drove 300miles with broken ringland.. ( i am guessing i broke it at track )
03-07-2018, 09:05 PM
#48
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Geeez
To think I did not get the Z06 cuz I didn't want to spend the extra 10G ! Now I am kicking my A$$. If I decide to track I know I will want more power but then I will have to crack open my LT1 block and replace the ***** pistons ..... and rods also I hear !
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03-07-2018, 09:55 PM
#50
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if u stay at around 600whp with a good tune u should be fine. I am doing one as well... nothing is guaranteed with #s though u could blow ur motor completely stock , you could run 700whp boosted and not blow it...
03-07-2018, 09:56 PM
#51
I was planning on doing headers but will probably stick with just the SC.
03-07-2018, 10:00 PM
#52
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im doing LT 1-7/8 headers, already have a corsa x pipe and corsa xtreme xhaust , 160 TSTAT, going with the stock procharger pulley size ( i think its 4.25) my tuner said on his dyno, those mods, safe # 600
03-07-2018, 10:26 PM
#53
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Lt1
I was doing this mod so that I could go to track and not get passed by “everybody” on the straights!! Frig it! I’m just going to giver! A fella could go the the track or strip with stock motor and still blow it up! Life is so!!
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03-07-2018, 11:58 PM
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03-08-2018, 12:06 AM
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Mine was new went on the dyno after an install and was told I think your good. Made it about 300 miles and oil was everywhere and the thing never was right again sold it at a 20k loss.
03-08-2018, 05:57 AM
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