Originally Posted by ItalianJoe1 (Post 2817344)

Well, here it is. As another milestone in my quest to do things differently, I managed to not break a top ring land like everyone else, I broke the middle and bottom ones :lol:

The oil spreader rings (well, what was left of them) were the only things holding most of the chunks of piston together. All the debris on the left was found in the oil pan.



Also, the car had developed a nasty rattle a while after doing this, and I was able to find the source. The top bolt of the fixed timing chain guide had completely come out and was hitting against the plug in the head. :( $4 for another bolt, and its special order... lucky me.

Originally Posted by ls1fbody (Post 2817354)

bummer man. diamond pistons for you?

Originally Posted by SSdan (Post 2817364)

Joe, any pics of the cylinder wall?

Originally Posted by camarokiller (Post 2817355)

Over achiever? lol

You have all the parts to rebuild right?

Originally Posted by ItalianJoe1 (Post 2817375)

:lol:

I try :)

Originally Posted by ls1fbody (Post 2817402)

haha, i've got a pile too, but mine doesn't include internals. i'm hoping to get some diamond pistons plus the GMR Head and Cams.

Originally Posted by ItalianJoe1 (Post 2817410)

Yeah, looking at the head, the ports are retardedly small on the exhaust side. I'm getting a blown engine core in a week after I take it out of a local guy's car, I might have to get the head ported. I am gonna have a hard time putting the stocker back on after seeing how shitty it is, but I don't have the money/time for a built head right now.

Originally Posted by SSdan (Post 2817417)

How does the scratch look now that you can actually see it? That's my biggest fear, which is why I'm trying to get mine warrantied and when I get it back new pistons will go in that same week.

Originally Posted by ls1fbody (Post 2817435)

my problem as well, i'm also looking into getting a head out of a wrecked balt down the line and having it custom ported a little more aggressively, and on both i and e sides.

Originally Posted by ItalianJoe1 (Post 2817437)

I actually spent about 20 mins with a carbide bit on the exhaust ports before taking the head to be worked on, I couldn't bear to leave it alone, the outlets actually taper down before they exit... what kind of stupid shit designed this thing is beyond me.

Originally Posted by SSdan (Post 2817456)

Hmm. I wonder how much less you would have on that cylinder now.

Worse comes to worse with mine, I'll do the same as you.

Originally Posted by ls1fbody (Post 2817458)

probably the same genius that designed our intake manifold...

what's the diff. between shortblock and longblock? kind of a newb Q. i know the diff. between big and small block, is that kinda similar, but for smaller engines?

Originally Posted by ItalianJoe1 (Post 2817437)

Not that bad, very minor. Unfortunatly for me, I have no choice but to just put the new pistons right back in this block, I'm out of warranty and I would have spent too much putting the car back stock anyway to get warrantied, then still had to do the work. I'll just deal with a little less compression on that one if I need to. Plan to actually build a shortblock one day for the car, so this will have to hold until then.



I actually spent about 20 mins with a carbide bit on the exhaust ports before taking the head to be worked on, I couldn't bear to leave it alone, the outlets actually taper down before they exit... what kind of stupid shit designed this thing is beyond me.

Originally Posted by ls1fbody (Post 2817458)

probably the same genius that designed our intake manifold...

what's the diff. between shortblock and longblock? kind of a newb Q. i know the diff. between big and small block, is that kinda similar, but for smaller engines?

Originally Posted by camarokiller (Post 2817477)

The scratch is to deep to hone? say take out .010" out get diamond .010" over bore pistons?

Originally Posted by SSdan (Post 2817491)

My guess is you'll be upping the shot now that it's forged.

Originally Posted by ItalianJoe1 (Post 2817478)

Short block is not including the head, just the block and internals. I will be getting a spare block that has some internal damage, I'm thinking about sending it out and having it built right as funds allow. Built head will probably come first, as that will actually make real power and is easier to ship around if needed.
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Originally Posted by ItalianJoe1 (Post 2817478)

Short block is not including the head, just the block and internals. I will be getting a spare block that has some internal damage, I'm thinking about sending it out and having it built right as funds allow. Built head will probably come first, as that will actually make real power and is easier to ship around if needed.



Problem is, its only one cyl, i'm not gonna hone them all out myself, and i'm not pulling the engine from the car right now to send it out and have it bored.

Originally Posted by SSdan (Post 2817521)

Correct me if i'm wrong, but if ANY cylinder is honed does that mean they all need to be?

And would any honing at all require overbore pistons?

Originally Posted by SSdan (Post 2817521)

Correct me if i'm wrong, but if ANY cylinder is honed does that mean they all need to be?

And would any honing at all require overbore pistons?