Well.. Honestly the motor wasnt spinning all that many RPM's when it went.. I think it was somewhere just above 4800.. Im gonna guess that it was Bad Machine Shop work. Every rod bolt cap that I pulled off was loose as a vietnamese hooker during the war! I do think that it looks as bad as it does because I was doing 80 or so on the freeway when it let loose and the clutch didnt go in at the exact time that it blew.. took me a sec to realise that it wasnt the trans or the rear-end! Reguardless.. Dont ever go to Eddings Engine or Steves Auto in the San Fernando Valley here in CA! Im still dealing with them to get some sort of re-imbursment. The motor was put together and fired up for the first time 13 months before it blew. I had a 12 month warranty, and I only have maybe 10k on the rebuild if that, and most of those miles are highway Vegas cruising miles.

Well.. Glad you are all enjoying the pics.. Keep the comments comming.. Im laughing my *** off reading half these responses!

Later!

 

BTW.. The timing chain was in great shape minus a little stretch.. but nothing ridiculous.. Just FYI

 

Does the phrase "drive it like you stole it" come to mind? I have personally seen how you drive. Oh, and what was it you were playing around with on the freeway when this happened?

Just busting your chops, Mike. That's some pretty extreme destruction. A little machine work will make it all better. Just a hone on the cylinders and you can reuse the block!

BRAD

 

Hey man... I may drive it like I stole it, but fact is I still dropped 10k into that damn motor and it should have never blown up like it did... I could see maybe spinning a bearing or throwing A rod, but not 6!

Oh well.. The new one will be better, stonger and more powerful! I feel like Tim Allen with this new build.. lol!

BTW, you still diggin your new GTO? You need to take it to LACR and see what it will run!

See ya man!

 

Those pictures are depressing....especially after hearing how much you had into it. Good luck with the reimbursement and new build-up.

 

The GTO is great. Sure is comfy and quiet. It rides better and handles better. It just feels like I gave up about 100 hp in the switch. Oh wait, I did. Must resist urge to buy heads and cam with Christmas bonus. Must resist.

I will have to give it a try at LACR. Time to see what this thing will run.

 

Thats a hell of a mess. By the way did you change the oil and then forget to put more in it???


Tim

 

The block is really inbetter shape than I thought, I had a 350 let go one time (cam broke just behind the two front cylenders) it windowed the block on both sides and the pan looked very simular to yours...lol

I would have to say something let loose to cause that, and not the bottom, the bottom stuff looks like reactionary damage.

 

Are those stock main bolts?

 

Every single bolt in there was ARP..

 

Thats crazy. Hope you get your warranty for that half *** job.

 

Hey man I take GREAT offense to the Vietnamese hooker remark!!!
Btw Im glad that Vietnamese owned opti of yours stayed in one piece. LOL!

-B

 

That is the most amazing thing i have ever seen! I'm surprised the oil pan held up as well as it did.

 

yup i recognize the carnage!unfortunately...........its funny how stuff blows up just outside of the warranty just from the pics as well as previous experiences i would say a rod or two let go first then caused the rest,a loose cap(improperly torqued)will definately show in time i am positive the WAVELOCKS did not stretch that much,well hopfully you get back rollin soon i noticed where you got your heads done,maybe you can get the rest of the motor done@CMS,give a holla when you come back to vegas!!www.lvfbody.com