brent have a safe trip bro. noah you kill me

 

good to hear

 

Well, just thought I would put a quick update before the end of the year.

As I think everyone is aware the gasket blew again shortly after Sharif started the more aggressive maps. We had the entire engine (long block and everything) crated up and shipped to GTM for a complete teardown analysis.

The engine was reviewed by Sam at GTM and the headstuds were installed incorrectly (at least 1 was more then 1/16 inch off) and one of the pistons was either assembled or installed incorrectly..? The result was that a ring was pushed out and folded back on the piston tearing up the cylinder wall.

The end result is the engine needs to be replaced and very little is salvageable (the block, sleeves and pistons all need to be replaced…) I am hoping the JWT C2 camshafts and Ferrea valvetrain are OK, so I can sell/give these to someone who needs a turbo cam/valve setup. But again, we will not know until Sam looks at the heads.

I am going to have a new block built shortly. I should be getting a complete longblock, including all accessories, timing components and applicable upgrades for my whp goals. It is going to take a while to build the engine again, but meanwhile I can save up the funds to pay for everything (I hope .

I hope everyone has a good holiday.
May 2007 bring you and your families Good Health and Great Happiness.
--B

 

So your planning on selling the cams and doing a block? Going with GTM cams I assume?

I dont understand why the rods would be damaged from a ring scorching a cylinder wall?

 

Id like to hear more technically what deal was with the studs and the PISTON ??? Whats the deal with that ????

The stud was off center 1/16 ??? That would account for the gasket blowing

PISTON ?? Severe clearance screw up ?
Cams and VT should be fine, but whats the deal with ALL the rods ???

Sorry bout ur loss, If I were u, there would be some serious explaining to be done. Hate bashin someone (this case the builder) but ---Dam !!!

 

Sorry to hear about all that damage...

 

Man you are a super trooper!!! Cant wait to hear about the new #'s!

 

I stand corrected on the rods. It was a misunderstanding on my side. They appear fine and are reusable, they just don't fit into my future plans.

 

Do that ---And its ur call on the rods. When u say "pitted" u mean Galled ? ----Clearance or lube prob on them if so. Good Luck

 

so who is responsible for those costly screw ups?

 

well thats a question isnt it!
i know i didnt do it!!!
but end result we all want to see that car back on the street!!!!

 

Eazzzy, Alberto: I stand corrected on the rods. It was a misunderstanding on my side. They appear fine and are reusable, but with my new build I myself am not going to be able to use them.
This is a good note, now I hopefully have a few parts I can resell and try to get some money back from this debacle.
--B

 

We know what that means...

 

Brent, very glad to hear you are keeping the car. I know you're in good hands now with Sam @ GTM and Sharif @ Forged. It's gonna be a monster all over again.

 

+1

 

Stroker I assume is in the works.

 

Was the cylinder wall scored the first time Forged took it apart? Was it a machine shop issue with the studs? I mean how the hell did that thing hold together from MD to FL with all these issues.

 

At least you are back on track. Good luck with the new project.

 

GTM Stroker Kit

Stroke: 81.4-87.0-90.0mm (3.54-3.78-3.91L displacement with a 96mm bore, 3.84-4.10-4.24L with 100mm bore)

Gee I wonder which size kit Brent's going with. It's probably not the 3.54 Liter version

 

When Forged replaced the Headgasket, they did not teardown the short block, that being said, I never looked into the block for any damage. It was very late a night and I was too tired to pay attention at that point. Yes the studs were upgrades and required larger holes tapped into the short block, These were not drilled straight and therefore caused runout on the studs.

As for how it held together, many people are asking that question. It was obvious that something was wrong from the dramatic loss of power on the Florida Dyno. Even after Sharif replaced the headgasket, the while he was tuning it was making slightly less power then expected. But it still had a good power curve and was reacting as expected to increases in boost and changes in fuel pressure/AF ratios.. ???