New motor in store for the SS.

well on my way home today my truck started knocking. sounds like a rod knock so im pulling it and doing a rebuild. for once i wasnt on it and it just started to knock. so it looks as if im building a stroker im thinking either a 408 stroker or maybe a forged 370. no matter what i build it will be able to handle double the boost im thinking some where around 20 to 25PSi. hoping for some 11s with it. but im taking my time with it and not rushing like last time. next thing will be a level 7 tranny. im level 2 now and im thinking it wont handle what i will be throwing at it. so let the build begin.

lol.... that just happened to my civic last wekend.. except i was haulin through a corner and sloshed the oil away from the oil pickup. oil light flashed on thn knock knock knock...... all the way home. sucks. Atleast it's not too bad for us cause they're not our daily drivers right? lol

Shit ya Shawn!!! That's gonna be awesome!

Dr.Auto wrote:

lol.... that just happened to my civic last wekend.. except i was haulin through a corner and sloshed the oil away from the oil pickup. oil light flashed on thn knock knock knock...... all the way home. sucks. Atleast it's not too bad for us cause they're not our daily drivers right? lol

yes that is very true. im not even upset really it just one of those things you expect to happen at some point when you drive your stuff hard . the only thing that sucks is the weather is just getting nice. but oh well shit happens

Im there for ya buddy.

I like your outlook on it Shawn! Your truck is gonna be siiiiick with that new setup...not that isn't already

well i got the motor pulled apart today. #2 rod was bent. so nothing to bad. but while its a part its getting built. wisco piston and callies compstar h beam rods , and maybe a custom grind cam. it will be a month or two before everything back together.

oh no! not a month or two..... lol

Just don't do what I did.... tear you're vehicle apart to fix it right..... and then three years later be pissed at yourself for still working on it.

By the way.... this thread is worthless without pics!!!! lol we want pics!!!!

Dr.Auto wrote:

oh no! not a month or two..... lol

Just don't do what I did.... tear you're vehicle apart to fix it right..... and then three years later be pissed at yourself for still working on it.

By the way.... this thread is worthless without pics!!!! lol we want pics!!!!

i have picture i just need to upload them. ill get them on here. you cant see the bent rod for sure.

heres some pictures. you can really see the bent rod. but look how nice the walls still looks nice cross hatchs still.

could it be..... LSX time?

Looks like you blew a head gasket and hydraulic locked that cylinder mite think about o-ringing the block to

yeah i agree after lookin at the photos looks like i was hydro locked to me also .

at any rate sorry bud that sucks , truck was sweet b4 it will be sick as hell with a stroker in it

OUT4BLOOD wrote:

Looks like you blew a head gasket and hydraulic locked that cylinder mite think about o-ringing the block to

no offense but dont think that be blew a head gasket, he didnt. you really dont need to oring a cast iron lq block till about 25 psi of boost.

btw shawn it was no1 (really doesnt matter still bent lol).

It wasnt a blowin head gasket for sure. it had no smoke or anything. i ran this motor for 15 minutes after the knock started. the motor was every clean inside. it back fired and then it started to knock. you can see on the bottom of the piston where it was hitting the crank just by a hair after it bent. ill put some more pictures tomorrow. ive lost a head gasket before on another vehicle and it smoked like no other with only driving it for one block. i drove my truck 5 mile after the knock and it ran just fine.

turbotudor wrote:

could it be..... LSX time?

no LSX in the budget for me. just building it up nice and strong

Sorry to hear about the engine but it looks like you have a good idea which direction your going to go. If it wouldn't have been for my blown engine I would have never learned as much as i have about my car and ended up with a way overbuilt engine but its nice knowing you can do just about anything and it'll hold up. Keep us updated.

ts4l wrote:

Sorry to hear about the engine but it looks like you have a good idea which direction your going to go. If it wouldn't have been for my blown engine I would have never learned as much as i have about my car and ended up with a way overbuilt engine but its nice knowing you can do just about anything and it'll hold up. Keep us updated.

ill keep you guys posted. im thinking it will be around 3k for everything. thats a pretty stout build also. forged everything with Arp top to bottom

Are those rods different?

DoodieHead [ADMIN] wrote:

Are those rods different?

the rods are the same but they have two different side. i just had them flipped on opposite sides. good eye mikey. i already knew about it but i wanted to see who would notice before saying anything.

shitty

Well it looks like i might be building a 408 stroker. if all goes as planned. It will be nice to throw some boost (20 psi) to it and not have it come apart. next the tranny will let go then it will be time for a 80

408 dam son . cant wait to see that .

well i just bought a used motor for the SS with 30k miles on it. im going to back down the boost to 8 psi. just so i have a motor. so i can drive it while im building the 408. so the truck should be up and runing in a few weeks. its nothing permanent just something to get me by. im already having withdrawals and it hasnt even been down for a week yet

Very nice!!! I'd love to have a motor to just build on the side to one day swap in....... aaaahhhhh.......

i know the feeling of not rollin..... its only been about a week and im going nuckin futts.........

was that stock pistons and rods?

that they were. id say he got very luck not breaking one. they are powder metal rods

fastback959 wrote:

was that stock pistons and rods?

yep. chris was right. but not the next build. i wish i would have built it the first time I have learned alot about these LS motors sense my last rebuild. so im going with some H or I beam rods for sure. a forged crank and pistons. might do some head work also. noting to crazy

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yep. chris was right. but not the next build. i wish i would have built it the first time I have learned alot about these LS motors sense my last rebuild. so im going with some H or I beam rods for sure. a forged crank and pistons. might do some head work also. noting to crazy

Sounds crazy to me.

yes it does. with forged internals like that he can really throw sum boost to it

ghost wrote:

yes it does. with forged internals like that he can really throw sum boost to it

thats the plans but not on the street. i just want more boost for the track. i could go double what i was runing before but i dont want to get crazy. 23 pounds would be alot