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Jun 25, 2008 | 06:45 AM

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signal12

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That must have sounded good when it came apart...
Wow

Jun 25, 2008 | 07:06 AM

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In all seriousness though the only thing that can cause that is a casting flaw of some sort straight from the factory. Or like above poster said about hitting a rock and then having it start to slowly weaken the block until it just decided to give out. Did you notice any oil leaks or anything before it broke like that or did it just go boom?!

I dunno about a casting flaw because that engines got some miles and time on it. A casting flaw would have probably showed up earlier like when I was spraying.

Jun 25, 2008 | 09:00 AM

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Thats the first picture ive ever seen of a block split in that fashion. Good work. Best of luck with the new build.

Jun 25, 2008 | 11:00 AM

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maybe the t-chain broke and and built up in that corner and broke the block.

good luck on the new one

Jun 25, 2008 | 11:06 AM

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maybe the t-chain broke and and built up in that corner and broke the block.

good luck on the new one

Thats very plausible.

Jun 25, 2008 | 11:21 AM

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thats what i like to call doin work!

Jun 25, 2008 | 11:46 AM

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krill

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That LS1 is broken.

Jun 25, 2008 | 12:17 PM

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Does the engine still spin freely?

Jun 25, 2008 | 02:42 PM

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hell yeah that's how you do it!

Jun 25, 2008 | 03:13 PM

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just turn the radio up. that will fix it

Jun 25, 2008 | 03:42 PM

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My guess is you had some piston to valve contact in the past that stretched, cracked or weakened the chain. The chain then busted, wedged between the block and crank gear and ripped the front of the block right off. After that kind of hit I'd be sure to very closely inspect and test the entire rotating assembly obviously.

wow just wow! Most impressive!

Jun 25, 2008 | 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by quick346

maybe the t-chain broke and and built up in that corner and broke the block.

good luck on the new one

Ya beat me to it! Thats the only way that it have happened IMO.....

Jun 25, 2008 | 03:45 PM

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damn dats fkn crazy

Jun 25, 2008 | 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Halloran

im not buying the rock unless it was a stationary rock the the car stopped on at one time, i bet the block came from a hard hit car that had stressed the block from a hard front impact at one point of its life