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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 02:02 PM
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Well I didn't have it together when i first post the thread but after sitting around a while and comparing pistons&rods I said screw it..I'll just put it together to see what happens..I don't see it being as big of a deal as everyone saying it is because its stock rods and pistons, Im not going to be beating on it too bad plus im tired off waiting on my Slow *** machine shop to do everything, I bought the car with a knocking motor and haven't even had a chance to drive it.. its been sitting in the yard for 3 months and I'm Sick, Im ready to fire her up so I went ahead and Put it together Last weekend.
Guess i'll have to learn the hard way but you never learn until you try !
You basically got a "No" 4 minutes after posting. Best of luck.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 03:16 PM
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After i post the thread 3 times with no answer, now everybody wants to ******* comment after i put the **** together. Just my luck!

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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 05:28 PM
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If i was you I'd pull it all back apart and save yourself the 2500 or so it will cost to fix it all while you still can!
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by el33tprodigy
If i was you I'd pull it all back apart and save yourself the 2500 or so it will cost to fix it all while you still can!
I didn't have it in the car yet so i went ahead and pulled it apart,
Its my fault for rushing to put it back together so I cant be mad at you guys for trying to help me
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 07:57 AM
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Smart move man... Its easy to pull them apart but putting them together balanced and the right way is where the time needs to be really taken..My buddy and I can have an engine out the top of a camaro in probably an hour and a half. But when we put them back in we take out time becuase of the fact we want everything done right.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by el33tprodigy
Smart move man... Its easy to pull them apart but putting them together balanced and the right way is where the time needs to be really taken..My buddy and I can have an engine out the top of a camaro in probably an hour and a half. But when we put them back in we take out time becuase of the fact we want everything done right.
I understand that. Do you think i can reuse the main bolts or do they need to be replaced also?
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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Tty...replace them.
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 05:20 PM
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Tty...replace them.
gotcha
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 05:23 PM
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If you can't replace them and they are arp they should be safe to reuse but i would inspect them first .....
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they are not tty and can be reused as long as they have not had that many cycles on them and they are in good shape. with that said, i like to replace them but i have reused main bolts several times with no adverse side effects
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I was kinda hoping you would have run it the way you had it just to see what would "actually" happen.

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