yeah dude, you got boned hard. I show pics of your dismembered engine to my friends. But i feel your pain dude.

 

u still got those pics lol send em to me?

 

There's no way they will warranty with those mods.......at least i wouldn't think so, since you've even modded the computer

 

If you need some help or info let me know. I did the entire headgasket install pretty much by myself. The Cometic headgasket for the 2.2 is exactly the same as the 2.0. The 87mm bore, and .040 thickness. You'll have to call Cometic as they make them per order, but it will be at your door in less than a week. This gasket is far superior to the stock POS! That is service my friends! The Golden Eagle headstuds are better than the ARP ones because the glass bead finish give better torque accuracy. They also bolt the head down to 72FT LBS. of torque so that bitch doesn't come back off! The head will need to be resurfaced as well. If GM does the work, make sure they resurface the head or the next gasket will blow too! Good Luck bro.

Here's what you have to look foward too! Good Times!

 

I think i am going to hold out stock till the tax check comes, then do pistons, clutch, flywheel and gasket at once

 

im starting to think over the winter this would be good insurance
plus I could get my head cnc'd

 

Yea im really likin this as the added insurance, and esp bc its not expensive at all

 

We'll see how much insurance this give me when I get back home from this deployment. I plan on going all out now that GM voided my warranty!

 

why did they void yours 2k5ss/sc?




to the original poster, did they void it or cover it?

 

The first engine blew because of faulty parts. The clutch went after GM Stage 2 was installed on the new engine. I replaced the clutch with a CM FX300 unit to fix that issue. When the headgasket blew, after 1-2 months arguing GM said something like "With the addition of Stage 2 and a aftermarket clutch, the intent of the vehicle was changed, thus voiding your warranty." I argued it up until a week and a half before I had to deploy. That 1.5 week time was dedicated to the headgasket beef up I did, which in return pissed my girlfriend off because I spent more time on the car than with her right before I left! I'm lucky she is very understanding though. That's why I love her!

 

damn.... they voided mine because of my exhaust and intake.... red flagged my car and everything... **** gms warranty... mines better

 

06blackg85ss lol nice pic on ur myspace .. motor break in lmfao .... u know if they voided ur warrenty from ur exhaust and intake they have to prove that those parts cause the problem.... they have been dickin me around .. first it was a scratch on the pulley of the charger.. then they said they cant prove i had a pulley on there... now its ... they have a pic of my car at the track... the pic of the car at the track is a side shot with no license plate view or vin number .. its not even my car .... it was in the shop for 6 weeks ... cost me 395 bucks plus 100 for a tow cause they ripped it all apart and put the head .. charger and all other parts in the trunk... so i really hate gm right now .. theres not proof of nothing

 

they covered it i had to pull some strings though

 

Good to hear,now you can put that money back in your wallet,or give it to me

 

Your one lucky SOB bro! You must have a great dealership.

 

my sunroof broke also ss/sc? those things are shittie my passenger window is about to break also and driver seatbelt if broken car has 3000 miles kinda ridiculous i need to take it to the dealer soon

 

why are so many ppl blowing head gaskets, the LSJ must be weaker than the L61

The L61 dont blow anything except rods and ring lands but you have to be above 280 crank hp to do so, the LSJ is supposed to be stronger and whatnot, whats the deal here?

 

The LSJ is stronger, except for the headgasket and head bolts. The rods and crank are definately stout pieces as I have got to look at them close up and personal. The pistons look like sturdy units as well. It's just the headgasket sucks. Headstuds and a Cometic gasket are the way to go. This is only the third time I've heard of this happening though. Almost every case was running high boost though.

 

ive got blown ring lands in my lsj ... lol have u blown any? what kinda mods?

 

I thankfully haven't done any motor damage yet, but I baby my car and only get on it occasionally even with all the mods I have on it... but yeah 2 cobalts around here just blew something in the motors (sounds like holes in the pistons) maybe the ringlands though... I'll find out next week when they are stripped down...
but yeah my dealer was going to fix my car,,, but since there are around 100 cobalts in the tristate area with the same problem they decided to refuse warranty work on all of them and mail out the bullshit tsb about broken axles , clutches and trannies/// funny.. when we threatened a class action lawsuit they sent that memo to all the dealerships and sent a gm rep to deny all claims.... oh well.. **** gm... I"ll build it the way I like it...

 

I been really considering the SS as a replacement to my supercharged Cav, im really looking into it, but I want something I can make some big time power on without blowing stuff up and having some durability, but it seems like theres issues with the clutch, axles and now the head gasket

How hard is it to install the new gasket and head studs, something i can do on my own as long as i know how to get the head off?

As far as "high boost" what amount we talking about here

 

Rodimus, I had a 02 supercharged Z24 when I was JBO member. Here she was:
Oh, the memories...

Anyhow, from my experience I probably wouldn't buy another SS/SC if I had to redo it all over again. I think I would have gone with a WRX TR or STi or an EVO. I would have had a bigger car payment, but I think the scooby would have at least been more reliable and taken a lot more whp's to break stuff. "High boost" would be about 20ish psi or more. Mine actually went at 15psi for some odd reason. The work involved in replacing the headgasket is tedious, but not hard. I used the GM Build book, and followed those directions to get the job done.

 

no doubt I am starting to worry i am running 19lbs

 

I was worried for everbody running more boost than I was when it happened to me. I shouldn't have a problem running that or more now, but time will tell. I hope your headgasket lives a long and healthy life!

 

What really sucks is that i think mine is blown...not all the way but leaking...and i am still 100% Stock