Finally get my own "KABOOM" thread!

[lethe]

Sorry to hear. Out of curiosity where can you go 140mph legally this time of the year?

Mexico.

 

[BruceH]

Sorry to hear. Out of curiosity where can you go 140mph legally this time of the year?

Mexico.

A private test track in Mexico or the Autobahn.

 

[OneQwkStang]

You broke the rule... DON'T BOOST IN 5TH!!!!

Sorry to hear man

Would of stayed together longer if you didn't boost in 5th.

 

[petersonb]

I was definitely not on a public highway.

Yeah, boosting in 5th is a bad idea for people on stock internals.

I found an aluminator a couple hours away. Gonna give the guy a call. At this point, I've decided to build the motor myself. The biggest reason is that I want the experience. Right now, between graduating and going Active Duty Air Force, I have more free time than I will have for quite a while.

I dont doubt Bruce's longblock would work, and also possibly save me money (it would definitely be easier), I'm more interested in the experience, however.

Thanks for the input so far!

BP

 

[skwerl]

Cool. Best of luck to you.

 

[SSPSTANGBANGER]

Gl
Sorry to hear
I am doing a similar rebuild on my buddy's 08 Roush stg3
It broke #7 rod in half and poked it thru the block in several places. It ran still but it was a massive milkshake machine.

Sent from my iPhone 5S

 

[petersonb]

Gl
Sorry to hear
I am doing a similar rebuild on my buddy's 08 Roush stg3
It broke #7 rod in half and poked it thru the block in several places. It ran still but it was a massive milkshake machine.

Sent from my iPhone 5S

"You've gotta pay to play" is the expression which comes to mind. Either pay for a proper motor for the power, or pay for a new motor when you blow it.

The carnage is something I'm REALLY looking forward to. If you're going to blow a motor, at least hope it was done right, right? (except for the heads....fingers crossed)

I will upload photos here as soon as I get back home next week and get the motor out and taken apart.


BP

 

[Timmbo]

Oh man...sorry to hear that! Nothing worse than hearing those sounds and seeing the smoke. Made me about sick to my stomach. But don't worry, it gets better. Looking forward to your build.

 

[Dubstep Shep]

The carnage is something I'm REALLY looking forward to. If you're going to blow a motor, at least hope it was done right, right? (except for the heads....fingers crossed)

That was one of the things I enjoyed most about tearing my motor apart after it blew. It was comical how much of it was in my oil pan.

My heads had a little bit of scarring on them from the pistons letting loose. Pretty sure my valves are bent as well. I'm just having my builder machine out my combustion chamber to fix the scarring.

 

[808muscle]

Good luck with the build up.

 

[petersonb]

That was one of the things I enjoyed most about tearing my motor apart after it blew. It was comical how much of it was in my oil pan.

My heads had a little bit of scarring on them from the pistons letting loose. Pretty sure my valves are bent as well. I'm just having my builder machine out my combustion chamber to fix the scarring.

How far over are you boring?

Which valves are you using?

 

[petersonb]

Bought a forged crank today. Will be here next week.
Tomorrow will tell if I will get the FRPP Aluminator block or not. 6hr round trip to get it.

Listed my cams on Facebook (dont have the right pics to post here yet) since I'll now be going with blower cams.

Brother's Catalina will be out of the shop Wednesday, making room for the next motor job.

Fun stuff! Happy Sunday!


BP

 

[BruceH]

Bought a forged crank today. Will be here next week.
Tomorrow will tell if I will get the FRPP Aluminator block or not. 6hr round trip to get it.

Listed my cams on Facebook (dont have the right pics to post here yet) since I'll now be going with blower cams.

Brother's Catalina will be out of the shop Wednesday, making room for the next motor job.

Fun stuff! Happy Sunday!


BP

What cams are they?

 

[lethe]

Bought a forged crank today. Will be here next week.
Tomorrow will tell if I will get the FRPP Aluminator block or not. 6hr round trip to get it.

Listed my cams on Facebook (dont have the right pics to post here yet) since I'll now be going with blower cams.

Brother's Catalina will be out of the shop Wednesday, making room for the next motor job.

Fun stuff! Happy Sunday!


BP

Pics of the Catalina?

 

[petersonb]

What cams are they?

127020

Here's a spec sheet:

Pics of the Catalina?

Gladly! Keep in mind this is my 17 year old brother's car (lucky bastard.... I started with a '94 S10 -- Which I'm again driving while this build happens)

And our cars together:

 

[lethe]

Gorgeous catalina!

 

[petersonb]

Gorgeous catalina!

He would say, "Thanks!"

Dad made us both into gear heads.


BP

 

[BruceH]

127-022-9R and 127-022-9L

Here's a spec sheet:

Gladly! Keep in mind this is my 17 year old brother's car (lucky bastard.... I started with a '94 S10 -- Which I'm again driving while this build happens)

And our cars together:

Nice car.

Those cams probably don't do too well locked out or at higher rpms. You should gain a lot of power with a different cam.

Are they "Mutha Thumpers"?

 

[petersonb]

Nice car.

Those cams probably don't do too well locked out or at higher rpms. You should gain a lot of power with a different cam.

Are they "Mutha Thumpers"?

Yes, they are.

Here's an idle vid

I'm now looking at 127550 cams

 

[Dubstep Shep]

How far over are you boring?



Which valves are you using?

Just 0.0010 over.

Probably Manley valves.