Well, found my misfire problem... It's the piston!

273sunsetZ · 2008-05-12 04:52:58

This pretty much blows... http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e280/JRStephens21/P1010221.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e280/JRStephens21/P1010211.jpg Guess it's time to man up and get forged...

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05-11-2008, 11:52 PM

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Well, found my misfire problem... It's the piston!

This pretty much blows...

Guess it's time to man up and get forged...

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05-12-2008, 12:03 AM

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thats a good reason to go out and spend some money and have some fun.

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05-12-2008, 12:28 AM

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might as well go for a new shortblock if you have the spare cash...

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05-12-2008, 12:34 AM

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might as well go for a new STROKER if you have the spare cash...

Fixed

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05-12-2008, 07:26 PM

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Fixed

haha... I've thought about every possible combination. But I'm probably just gonna look for a forged shortblock. I've found one on here but idk...

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05-12-2008, 09:24 PM

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Why would you need a forged set up? I don't see FI in your sig.

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05-12-2008, 10:00 PM

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Why would you need a forged set up? I don't see FI in your sig.

he wouldn't necassarily NEED one... but it's good insurance for reliability... even on an N/A engine...

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05-12-2008, 10:25 PM

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Eh I tried that .... but honestly, in retrospect I wish i just got a crate motor ls6 or ls2 and saved A LOT OF bs.

But best of luck if you do it!

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05-12-2008, 10:43 PM

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A 408 will take all your LS1 stuff, direct swap. $4292 with Callies crank and rod and Wiseco pistons or $4042 with Eagle crank and rods instead.

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05-12-2008, 11:23 PM

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Eh I tried that .... but honestly, in retrospect I wish i just got a crate motor ls6 or ls2 and saved A LOT OF bs.

But best of luck if you do it!

I found an ls6 with 30k miles for 2k. it doesn't have the intake or the accessories, but I've got that stuff covered...

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05-12-2008, 11:26 PM

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Why would you need a forged set up? I don't see FI in your sig.

Like the other guy said, for insurance....

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05-12-2008, 11:41 PM

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Like the other guy said, for insurance....

it would leave room for expansion

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05-13-2008, 11:40 AM

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I can see needing the forged set up just in case you run boost in the future, but n/a sounds almost worthless. I could be wrong since I'm still new to the LS-world (10+ years building Mustangs), but no amount of normal n/a HP should ever give your stock short block any problems as long as your tune is safe and have enough fuel.

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05-13-2008, 03:20 PM

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If I wasn't spinning my motor as high as I planned I would have went stock rebuild...I kinda regret going with a forged rod when I don't really need one.