Help Needed! Asap-bottom End??
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Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Denton, TX
Originally posted by stik6shift98
my car
WHAT WILL I DO
my car
WHAT WILL I DO
Don't just sit and cry about it, start digging your pockets for some $$$ for a new engine or a rebuild.
Again: you play, you pay.
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Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 54
From: sudbury, Ontario, Canada
I would assume the heads cam are fine so I would start shopping for a short block assembly unless you want to have a "Reputable" shop rebuild yours. Highly doubt that the head/cam installer is at fault unless they dropped some crap into the motor...I would suspect the thrilling perfomance gains, the mileage on your car, and the nitrous are paramount to the failure. Usually loud knocking and low oil pressure are attributable to the big end bearings.
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Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Darien, IL, usa (Chicago W.Suburbs)
well its confirmed.....
spun a maid rod bearing
speed inc told me to find a new bottom end????
anyone got ideas?????
its a good thing i spent evey last penny putting the heads and cam in....
and by the way the oil pump was brand new from slp NOT STOCK
spun a maid rod bearing
speed inc told me to find a new bottom end????
anyone got ideas?????
its a good thing i spent evey last penny putting the heads and cam in....
and by the way the oil pump was brand new from slp NOT STOCK
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From: Bay Area, CA
I've heard of people losing bearings after heads/cam swaps, but when a shop does it you expect them to do the job right - oh wait, no I dont expect them to do it right. Its not thier car, and the lowly payed peons may not give a hoot about your car, stripped threads would be the least of my worries.
This is why I do my own work, sorry to hear you got roasted.
This is why I do my own work, sorry to hear you got roasted.
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From: Darien, IL, usa (Chicago W.Suburbs)
Originally posted by Dr.Mudge
I've heard of people losing bearings after heads/cam swaps, but when a shop does it you expect them to do the job right - oh wait, no I dont expect them to do it right. Its not thier car, and the lowly payed peons may not give a hoot about your car, stripped threads would be the least of my worries.
This is why I do my own work, sorry to hear you got roasted.
I've heard of people losing bearings after heads/cam swaps, but when a shop does it you expect them to do the job right - oh wait, no I dont expect them to do it right. Its not thier car, and the lowly payed peons may not give a hoot about your car, stripped threads would be the least of my worries.
This is why I do my own work, sorry to hear you got roasted.