Does this look right?!?

[RadRacer]

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Got everything back together and nothing happened when we cranked it. Figured lifters hadn't settled yet so we let it sit for a few minutes. My uncle came over to help my dad out while I went to work, and I come home to that. Apparently, when I put the cam gear on, it slipped abit when I hit it with the impact. I had it lined up, but you can look at the gear and about 1/4 to the side there's now a groove where the key dug into the gear cuz it rotated abit when I tightened it down. I get home to "We've got bigger problems" :(. We start pulling everything apart, get intakes off and see 6 bent pushrods :(. Pull driver's head and see that. I'm in the market for a new engine now. Stock one is going back in; I'm done building up mine, I'm going to stick with our track car (if we can ever get it running).

[tkoforpresident]

Re: Does this look right?!?

dude thats rough

sorry it turned out like that.

what exactly happened though? it looks like something busted through your piston??

[RadRacer]

Re: Does this look right?!?

Good new: Me, my uncle, and my dad had the motor ready to be pulled in about 1 1/2hrs :) (if our timing was right, not entirely sure when we started). Found a used 3.8 w/25K for $550 locally; sounds perfect :). Throw in a cam and some headwork and I'm set :P

[youngsc]

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Yeah what could go wrong?

[bigbrian442]

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What kind of pistons are they?

[RadRacer]

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What kind of pistons are they?

Well the one in the close-up is a lightweight low compression piston. They're still in the trial phases :P Not sure about the others, but I don't think they're stock (appear to be lightweight with floating pins and low-tension rings; or so I've been told).

[99turbocamaro]

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they look stock

[RadRacer]

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they look stock

Then they're probably stock :P

[StrtRacer98]

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You dont know what kind of pistons you bought?

[RadRacer]

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You dont know what kind of pistons you bought?

I didn't buy them. They were in the motor. I bought the car, then went in to fix a spun bearing and though the pistons looked aftermarket. I guess not. Just bought a new motor today. Came out of a 99 Camaro; has 25K; looks brand new; good compression, etc; $550! All the junkyards had some with ~100K for about a grand more, so figured I'd go with this one. Picking it up either Wed or Sun, most likely Sunday.

[nascar24jd]

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But where is the rest of the piston? Did you pull it out the top, or did it break apart and fall down into the pan?

[RadRacer]

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broke apart and fell down. Valve beat it to death, and then the remaining rod beat the valve to death :P

[nascar24jd]

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Ouch...