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Old 03-24-2009, 07:41 AM   #61
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I found what did my motor in. The vvt oil pump.

Found a spun bearing in the bad cylinder. Looks like I probably sucked the pan dry.

The extra slop in the rod cause it to come up more in the cylinder and hit the valve.

Total damage:
1 broken valve
3 bent valves
1 missing piston
1 piston broken off the rod
2 bent rods
2 cylinder sleeves with chunks missing
cracked block
camshaft scored on a few lobes
both heads need lots of work
windage tray bent
Crank scored up
wow man, you tore it up pretty good
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Old 03-25-2009, 08:39 AM   #62
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You pretty much took out the whole thing. Time to start over and sell the rest for scrap aluminum.
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Old 03-29-2009, 07:18 PM   #63
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Man that sucks...
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Old 04-06-2009, 07:47 PM   #64
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Meh, I think he came out ahead
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414 solid-hydraulic hybrid with nitrous? good god. mid 8's
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Old 04-07-2009, 01:23 AM   #66
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Old 04-07-2009, 08:43 AM   #67
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You going to make a table out of the old motor?
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Old 04-14-2009, 02:00 AM   #68
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Brad hutchcraft is building a 99 T/A LS3, should be pretty sick too!
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Old 04-25-2009, 02:47 AM   #69
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cool combo! I grenaded my cam only car a couple years ago like that. I never really figured out why it grenaded though, I know the valve head broke off and went piston to head a few times and that caused the piston to bust in a million pieces and fall down into the crankcase and take out a few more rods. The block was completely destroyed, you couldnt even put sleeves in if you wanted to. But the cam/springs/lifters/pushrods were all fine, I even built another motor with them!

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so i bought a ls3 short block short i take out my vvt oil pump??

which pump should i use?

please pm me i jsut got really scared
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so i bought a ls3 short block short i take out my vvt oil pump??

which pump should i use?

please pm me i jsut got really scared
search for ls4 oil pump. There is a huge thread about them.
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Old 06-28-2009, 09:34 PM   #73
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getting ready to run it?
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yup, just working out all the little bugs. had the first successful trip around the block today lol
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Them damn f-in' bugs!!! Squash em to hell!!! How's it feel to be back in the car again?
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Old 06-28-2009, 10:39 PM   #76
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Them damn f-in' bugs!!! Squash em to hell!!! How's it feel to be back in the car again?

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