A testament to the tenacity of a LT1
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 3,445
From: Nashville, TN
A testament to the tenacity of a LT1
In the process of rebuilding my engine my engine builder called me and told me I had a problem. My number 2 main cap was broken in two. My car is a salvage title car, so we assume it happened when the car was wrecked, over 50,000 miles ago
broken main cap
another shot
yet another
and the last one
There is no way my stock motor broke the cap on its own, it was definetly a impact of some sort. So we decided to replace them with these.....
These are
SO beautiful
I think that is a fair trade......
Q
broken main cap
another shot
yet another
and the last one
There is no way my stock motor broke the cap on its own, it was definetly a impact of some sort. So we decided to replace them with these.....
These are
SO beautiful
I think that is a fair trade......
Q
Last edited by dreamer1q; Feb 11, 2003 at 07:20 PM.
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 3,445
From: Nashville, TN
We are doing a performance rebuild. The motor actually ran GREAT with no problems right up until we pulled it. Never had a clue, never made any noise. Just blows me away. As for cost, I am in for amost 5 grand this winter already. Fully forged, ARE stage 1, and alot of other misc things...to many to mention really.
Q
Q
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 3,445
From: Nashville, TN
Originally posted by 96ltz
That won't work, you'd most likely put a 460 in it and wind up spending $10,000 on it
That won't work, you'd most likely put a 460 in it and wind up spending $10,000 on it
Q
Eternal Member
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 1,064
From: Warren / Mi
Q I just saw the pics. I have seen stuff like thse before. If you look it had cracked some time ago. But that was the top part and did not effect the main bearing. Later when the engine was pulled and some of the bolts were removed it flixed and broke off the rest. You don't see it alot but I would say I have seen about 10 of these over the last 30 years.
Banned
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 3,505
From: looking for a flow bench so Brook and I can race
Originally posted by 5.0THIS
Wow, you're the man, You must use Zmax or something! 
Wow, you're the man, You must use Zmax or something!
on a more serious note- it ran its best after i accidently hit the rev limiter at 6700 rpms (stock motor, headers and gears with tuning)
came back adn went 13.2@106
