Cylinder 1 grenaded, block is cracked.

[Datawiz]

:sadangel:

[MrPeabody]

Details? Which car?

[Sea Six]

Get some STOP-LEAK.


Fix that thing right up. :yesnod:

[JRD77VET]

Sorry to hear :sadangel:

Z06?

[Sea Six]

Details? Which car?

Zed's dead, Baby.

Zed's dead.

[VatorMan]

Yikes !

[Datawiz]

Zed's dead.

[Datawiz]

Yikes !

16,700 miles. :rolleyes:

[99 pewtercoupe]

Wow!
That sux big time

[JRD77VET]

16,700 miles. :rolleyes:

You must agree these weren't "little old lady going to church and the grocery store" miles. :yesnod:

[Datawiz]

You must agree these weren't "little old lady going to church and the grocery store" miles. :yesnod:

No tears shed. This **** has been ridden hard, and hung up wet. Getting very good at making a small fortune in racing by starting with a large fortune. :lol:

[JRD77VET]

No tears shed. This **** has been ridden hard, and hung up wet. Getting very good at making a small fortune in racing by starting with a large fortune. :lol:

Is it still a "company car" ? ( tax write off )

[Datawiz]

Is it still a "company car" ? ( tax write off )

Yes. :yesnod:

[The Cripp]

Geez! :sadangel: :sadangel: :sadangel:

[Sea Six]

Zed's dead baby, Zed's dead. - YouTube

[Craig]

What broke? Piston come apart?

[Datawiz]

What broke? Piston come apart?

Have to pull the head to see if there is damage in the valve train. Either dropped a valve, or lost a rod. If the valve train is fine, then the rod let loose. My bet is on the rod. Chad and his team rebuilt my valve train with race worthy equipment, so I find it hard to believe that that was the culprit. Regardless, gotta pull the head. Leaving for Las Vegas next weekend, so this is several weekends off.

[Bill]

16,700 miles. :rolleyes:

It lived its life a quarter mile at a time.

Sorry for your loss.

[LATB]

I'd trade it. :leaving:

[Datawiz]

It lived its life a quarter mile at a time.

Sorry for your loss.

It's a track bitch for sure. It is what it is. :yesnod:

[Datawiz]

I'd trade it. :leaving:

Had I not just put $10,000 into this car to make it better, that would have been considered. Me, and this American Made POS are glued at the hip.

[Bill]

It's a track bitch for sure. It is what it is. :yesnod:

Have you considered a sideline, hijacking trucks on the highway? That would pay for a new engine and more.

:bill_daniels:

[GRN ENVY]

Have to pull the head to see if there is damage in the valve train. Either dropped a valve, or lost a rod. If the valve train is fine, then the rod let loose. My bet is on the rod. Chad and his team rebuilt my valve train with race worthy equipment, so I find it hard to believe that that was the culprit. Regardless, gotta pull the head. Leaving for Las Vegas next weekend, so this is several weekends off.

I have time now, need help. I also now have a full set of air tools more than willing to work on it

[Datawiz]

I have time now, need help. I also now have a full set of air tools more than willing to work on it

Thanks Marcus. Leaving for Las Vegas next Saturday. Those following two weekends are gone. I too, have a compressor and at least an impact wrench. :D

[Grey Ghost]

sucks

[GentleBen]

No tears shed. This **** has been ridden hard, and hung up wet. Getting very good at making a small fortune in racing by starting with a large fortune. :lol:

Yeah, you and the man who first said it. . . Briggs Cunningham in TIME Magazine, April 26, 1954 (or 61 years ago).

He raced under several marques (OSCA, Maserati, Cunningham, etc.) and his team's 1960 Corvette (#3) was the first Corvette to win at LeMans. Hopefully Team Corvette can emulate Briggs and his boys next weekend.

[Kerrmudgeon]

That's hotrodding in a nutshell. Ya make one part stronger and the weaker parts start breaking. BUT....that should never have happened to that short block. Speaking of short block, ....see if your sponsors with spring for a new one, and you can't be back on the road pretty quick. vroom vroom vroom!
:drivingskid:

[JRD77VET]

That's hotrodding in a nutshell. Ya make one part stronger and the weaker parts start breaking. BUT....that should never have happened to that short block. Speaking of short block, ....see if your sponsors with spring for a new one, and you can't be back on the road pretty quick. vroom vroom vroom!
:drivingskid:

:iagree:

[Datawiz]

That's hotrodding in a nutshell. Ya make one part stronger and the weaker parts start breaking. BUT....that should never have happened to that short block. Speaking of short block, ....see if your sponsors with spring for a new one, and you can't be back on the road pretty quick. vroom vroom vroom!
:drivingskid:

Will have to check with them on the cost, but I get my parts at cost. Ain't nothing free in this endeavor. Cylinder #1 spark plug looks like the headless horseman. :lol:

.net looks like the block is about $3,100. Gotta see if the piston or valve traing got fluffed up.

[markids77]

Install a shift light this time around?

[Kerrmudgeon]

Hmmmm.....wonder if your dealer would make a "warranty" claim? :rofl:


that used to happen all the time in the 60s when they used to warranty drive trains for 5 year/50K miles. Guys would buy an L88 or L35 and race it on the weekends, blow it up, and get a new motor from Gm. Shortly thereafter they stopped giving warranties for high horsepower motors.
:toetap::rofl:

[Burro (He/Haw)]

This **** has been ridden hard, and hung up wet.
How gauche.

:funnier:

[VITE1]

:sadangel::sadangel:

[CertInsaneC5]

:sadangel::sadangel:

:iagree: Forged parts FTW this time. :cert:

[vetteman9368]

Sounds like it may have kicked a rod. Get me some pics of the head once you get it apart

[Shrike6]

Pull the drivetrain from a Tesla ( the one with 4WD, 2 motors, and 600+ hp.) Scare the begesus out of everyone at the track. EZPZ

[VITE1]

Time for a C7 Z06?

[Shrike6]

AND, you can let GWIZ drive it ( as she has some e-racing seat time)...

[OddBall]

Let us bow our heads. :sadangel:

[Mike Mercury]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v138/battyboop/cracked.jpg


http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll193/monstermiata/DSC01364.jpg

[Jeff '79]

Zed's dead.

OMG!!!
I feel your pain :sadangel:

[Stangkiller]

Damn, that hurts...Sorry to see this Craig...all that metal scared me from the get go.

[Datawiz]

Damn, that hurts...Sorry to see this Craig...all that metal scared me from the get go.

When I pull the heads, we'll know for sure. :yesnod: Leaving for Las Vegas on Saturday, so the suspense will have to stay for awhile.

[Fastguy]

That is odd to crack a block like that. I was thinking maybe there was contaminant in the bolt hole before the studs went in but generally studs only go in finger tight. There is also a water jacket between. Every dead LS7 I have seen dropped a valve, this is the first I have seen with a non-valve related block issue.

EDIT, just noticed those weren't pics of your engine.

[kylebuck]

that happened to my 2.5 merc....

pissed me off so i bought a bigger boat.