**** man, sorry to hear that. Anything in particular that caused it? or just too much boost. I'm trying to see how long my stock motor lasts, but I have a set of forged rods on the way, another block, crank, forged pistons, ARP main studs, head studs, nuetral balance shafts, and some other goodies sitting in the shop just waiting to be assembled when the stock motor eventually lets go

 

aw man, i'm sorry to hear that

 

Ouch.

 

There is no way you over powered the rods. Most likely something with the bearing. Either put in crooked/wrong or rod caps were too tight/loose.

 

Im thinking it might have been when we put the rod bearings back in...I wont know until I get a better look. I think it was definately build related and not too much boost or anything

 

oh damn good luck trying to fix it.

 

damn,, hopefully it didn't tear up everything up too bad.

 

Salvage out those neutrals, maybe even pistons. We can just JB Weld the block, patch her up.

 

I think I'm just gonna send my motor out to a professional for assembly, never done an ecotec before only sbc's. don't want to break some expensive parts

 

My car and Al's car run find, and I beat the **** out of mine. Al takes his past 8k when possible. Hopefully Dan finds out what caused this.

 

i want 8k

 

I just can't wait to get the damn motor finished. Been waiting on rods for a while now, finally found a set and they should be on the way. Once they are in, I"ll order the new bearings, and probably the Bates oil pump gear, send out the cams, have my friend clean up the head. and it's gonna be fun times

 

Wes and Als car is fine cause they aren't running an insane amount of boost.

 

so. a 2.5 pulley doesn't make an insane amount of boost?

 

A 2.5 pulley doesn't make 30lbs of boost, but I don't know what he was running at the time of destruction.

 

Dan was running the normal 20lbs. Thats why I say he wasn't overpowering anything in the motor. It was a flaw in the build most likely. If Dan tears her open tonight, we shall know.

Given, he said he was doing a 140+ run and was holding a sustained high RPM, but it shouldn't be anything the motor couldn't handle.

 

30lb's goddamn man, I wasn't planning on going past 25 psi with this turbo or the bigger one I'm putting in after the build

 

the fun begins when the boost gauge reads above 25.

 

22 is good right now

 

i wanna it 15-18lbs with a turbo thats good enough for me lol. I can always up it and retune if i need to. I'm buying piping tomorrow, am i better off with 3" or 2.5"?

 

I just put it up on jackstands...whatever it was it happened on the front of the motor. Near the passenger side, above the oil pan, below the intake manifold. Thats all I can see right now...and afaik there isnt anything that runs oil thru there. Least externally and can leak.

 

not to my knowledge either man, probably snapped a rod, hopefully it didn't take out everything else like they usually do on ecotecs

 

Either #1 rod, or something with the neutrals, in the timing area. I put the bearings in, and you tightened/TQ'd them. I know the bearings were perfect. Like everything I do

 

Thanks for the negative rep that reads...******* tool. It was posted 1 minute after you made this post.

Next time have the ***** to leave your name next to it

If its not you I apologize but after seeing the other stuff in the gt500 thread it l have reason to assume its you

 

true, maybe the gear came off and chain was smacking around in there and made a hole

goddamn man, why the **** would someone do that?