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Old 09-26-2012, 11:45 AM
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Long story short. Took the car out for a ride noticed that the oil pressure dropped to below 20psi and it started making some serious noise. Made it down my street and gave it some gas and she made some more noise before shutting off completely. Thinking it spun a bearing seeing as it cranks but doesn't want to run. Plugs and top end checked out. Looks like I will be down for some time now.
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Sorry to hear; hopefully not too bad on the repairs
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sorry to hear that man...
i think id cry, lol
on the bright side i have a lq4 for sale in my sig! lol
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Ill be selling my short block here soon. From 2000 z28. Only 30k original miles. Going to forged stroker. Lmk if I can help
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Damn that sucks!! Good luck for what ever you get!
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Originally Posted by Cooldude5231
sorry to hear that man...
i think id cry, lol
on the bright side i have a lq4 for sale in my sig! lol
I know I have looked at it a few times.
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I have a LS1 or a 408 LQ9 if you're interested
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We have a few forged shortblocks currently being built which we will carry in stock here at the shop. Let me know if you want to step up.

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Originally Posted by Justins00ss
Long story short. Took the car out for a ride noticed that the oil pressure dropped to below 20psi and it started making some serious noise. Made it down my street and gave it some gas and she made some more noise before shutting off completely. Thinking it spun a bearing seeing as it cranks but doesn't want to run. Plugs and top end checked out. Looks like I will be down for some time now.
It seems like you know your stuff from the mods, but why would you give it gas after you noticed the oil pressure drop or it was making noise? Im just alittle lost on that one. but hopefully its nothing bad
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It wouldn't have mattered, that thing was dead way before it shut off.
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yup sorry justin she lasted a good bit, lot more than mine did. Didnt even get to make a pass on spray
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It seems like you know your stuff from the mods, but why would you give it gas after you noticed the oil pressure drop or it was making noise? Im just alittle lost on that one. but hopefully its nothing bad
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We have a few forged shortblocks currently being built which we will carry in stock here at the shop. Let me know if you want to step up.

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Yup like stated the motor was done for at that point so it didn't matter. It has 150k miles and doesn't owe me a thing.

Eric thanks for the offer. Its going to be some time before I am able to do anything. Right now I am pulling everything out so the motor can be removed. I have talked with Mike at TEC and its roughly 3000 to forge my motor. Problem is I have a 6 mo old son,wife, mortgage etc so it will be some time.
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Originally Posted by Justins00ss
Made it down my street and gave it some gas and she made some more noise before shutting off completely.
There is your issue right there. You forgot to spray it!

Sorry to hear about that man. Does Chris have anything layiong around

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Hey Mark. No he liquidated everything and has a new 5.0 mustang.
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Hey Mark. No he liquidated everything and has a new 5.0 mustang.
Bummer! Sorry to hear about the motor going south. Hopefully is repairable. I miss my sliver car, need to come back to florida and drag it up here.

Have fun and good luck!

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Thanks. Going to do something a little different this time.
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Im looking at an automatic roller if you want to sell it and start a college fund for your son.

reach out for me
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