Got my new forged 346 in
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Staging Lane
Joined: Sep 2002
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From: Germany
Got my new forged 346 in After talking with warren @ Katech and figuring out Chris worked at Diamond both great company's. I got some tech advise from chris after I cracked a piston. Engine has 10,000 miles on it Katech evaluated the head gasket piston informed me of the cause was detonation. So Chris had a set of pistons turned down to fit the stock bores. Paul @ thunder racing hooked me up with the Lunati 6.125 pro mod full floating rods(sweet) made a couple tech calls during the build up spoke to shane @ thunder racing wanted to verify rod installation Lunati side toward crank on each rod journal due to a slight chafer on the big end. Glad I called 4 were installed backward all rods were installed lunati facing front. So I reinstalled rod IAW Shane's advice lunati facing crank and USA together,there was no directions with rods. Cam is a Comp Custom Nitrous 224/228 dur 581/588 with 2 degrees ground in lift installed this time straight up with a cloyes gear and new JWIS chain. I cleaned up my LS6 Stage II heads with new CC918 springs. Bottom line It fired right up and it feels more docile at idle because I backed the cam timing off, but this is a nitrous motor so lesson learned less cam timing prevents detonation. I have not run it above 3500RPM yet trying to get some miles on it first. Compared to stock rods and pistons I should be way ahead now and a complete rod and piston & ring combo was about $1200. Well thanks for the support from Katech,(warren) Diamond,(chris) and (Paul, Shane)Thunder Racing. Shooting for 10's 
Re: Got my new forged 346 in Hawk,
Sounds like you have a great motor.
You can't go wrong with the people you are working with.
Good luck on your quest for the 10's.
Coach
Sounds like you have a great motor.
You can't go wrong with the people you are working with.
Good luck on your quest for the 10's.
Coach
Re: Got my new forged 346 in
cool,should hall ***.i'm a week away from my new a.r.e motor.i got more ci's and all the good stuf money can buy. goodluck to ya man 
He got raped by my buddies '03 Cobra who's only makin' 465 rwhp . . . raped by F I V E cars through 1 and a half gears
My car hangs with the cobra
I'm gonna a-tap it . . . and then tune it because Ed Wright (I know . . . I know . . . the owner of this 436 is green . . . he didn't know about mail-order tuning) screwed up this car BAD. In over-drive at 60 on the highway, it detonates badly
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Staging Lane
Joined: Sep 2002
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From: Germany
Re: Got my new forged 346 in I built this myself it was $1000+ cheaper than a ARE set up. I installed Lunati rods and diamond pistons. ARE uses the stock rod but can be upgraded to the pro mod rod for $650 bones.
Re: Got my new forged 346 in last year with stock bottom end and MOST of the boltons i pushed 424.1hp and 408tq. all i have from a.r.e is a fresh block,with forged rods,better pistons,oil pump,tim chain, and a few more ci's.the boltons,heads and cam is all my old mti products from last year.i also hope i have goodluck too,thanks for the info.
