Broken valvespring club... come on in.
08-07-2010, 08:01 AM
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Broken valvespring club... come on in. Well, confirmed my fears yesterday. put a leakdown tester to the cylinder with the broken valvespring and I can hear it leaking into the exhaust primary. ^%*(#&%$!!!
so, now I get the joy of ripping the cylinder head out to asess the damage. I work on other people's **** enough, I don't care to do it on my own time for grins and giggles.
which brings me to my point.... what in the hell is going on? I get a bad batch of scorpion roller rockers with the wrong pushrod cup installed... and they break. I get sent different headers than what I ordered from the vendor.....EGR instead of non-emissions... and the capped-off EGR bung blows off the primary and rips a hole in my header. now, I've got a no-expenses spared engine in an unraced street car with less than, or around, 5000 miles, that was intentionally overbuilt to be reliable...... that is not reliable. I mean, come on... a broken valvespring at 5k miles? I've seen race motors built for half the cost have less parts-related failures. F**K!
so, now I get the joy of ripping the cylinder head out to asess the damage. I work on other people's **** enough, I don't care to do it on my own time for grins and giggles.
which brings me to my point.... what in the hell is going on? I get a bad batch of scorpion roller rockers with the wrong pushrod cup installed... and they break. I get sent different headers than what I ordered from the vendor.....EGR instead of non-emissions... and the capped-off EGR bung blows off the primary and rips a hole in my header. now, I've got a no-expenses spared engine in an unraced street car with less than, or around, 5000 miles, that was intentionally overbuilt to be reliable...... that is not reliable. I mean, come on... a broken valvespring at 5k miles? I've seen race motors built for half the cost have less parts-related failures. F**K!
08-07-2010, 08:22 AM
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It's just luck of the draw really. I ran with incorrect length pushrods for nearly 3 years and somehow managed to not kill my lifters (very annoying tick sound at times though).
Which batch of scorpions did you get? Early 2008 or more recent? I just got some and am 1000 miles in.... making me think of inspecting then now.
Which batch of scorpions did you get? Early 2008 or more recent? I just got some and am 1000 miles in.... making me think of inspecting then now.
08-07-2010, 09:07 AM
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I have bent valves its that good enough to be a member
today I will be removing my heads! yesterday I took the intake, coil packs, and Power steering pump off like in 1hr not bad I just need to remove my headers rockers and the head bolts i guess another 1 1/2!! I was being lazy and didn't feel like doing it so i call a shop and they wanted 2k 
I can buy the rear and that i need with that cash!!
today I will be removing my heads! yesterday I took the intake, coil packs, and Power steering pump off like in 1hr not bad I just need to remove my headers rockers and the head bolts i guess another 1 1/2!! I was being lazy and didn't feel like doing it so i call a shop and they wanted 2k I can buy the rear and that i need with that cash!! Last edited by 09camaro383; 08-07-2010 at 01:22 PM.
08-07-2010, 06:22 PM
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I've got 6 bent valves & a broken timing chain lol, **** happens!!! Gives the excuse now to mod more. going with GM Cadi racing lifters & 102tb/102intake.
08-07-2010, 09:05 PM
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Well, confirmed my fears yesterday. put a leakdown tester to the cylinder with the broken valvespring and I can hear it leaking into the exhaust primary. ^%*(#&%$!!!
so, now I get the joy of ripping the cylinder head out to asess the damage. I work on other people's **** enough, I don't care to do it on my own time for grins and giggles.
which brings me to my point.... what in the hell is going on? I get a bad batch of scorpion roller rockers with the wrong pushrod cup installed... and they break. I get sent different headers than what I ordered from the vendor.....EGR instead of non-emissions... and the capped-off EGR bung blows off the primary and rips a hole in my header. now, I've got a no-expenses spared engine in an unraced street car with less than, or around, 5000 miles, that was intentionally overbuilt to be reliable...... that is not reliable. I mean, come on... a broken valvespring at 5k miles? I've seen race motors built for half the cost have less parts-related failures. F**K!
so, now I get the joy of ripping the cylinder head out to asess the damage. I work on other people's **** enough, I don't care to do it on my own time for grins and giggles.
which brings me to my point.... what in the hell is going on? I get a bad batch of scorpion roller rockers with the wrong pushrod cup installed... and they break. I get sent different headers than what I ordered from the vendor.....EGR instead of non-emissions... and the capped-off EGR bung blows off the primary and rips a hole in my header. now, I've got a no-expenses spared engine in an unraced street car with less than, or around, 5000 miles, that was intentionally overbuilt to be reliable...... that is not reliable. I mean, come on... a broken valvespring at 5k miles? I've seen race motors built for half the cost have less parts-related failures. F**K!
