SpeedDensityZ

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Well my bottom end let go. From what I can tell it broke the crank. I was at the track and it broke at about 6000rpm in third gear. The only parts found on the track was the oil filter, oil sending unit, and a freeze plug. It bent that nice AI cam and bent both the valves on the #8 cylinder. Every exhaust valve hit every piston. It actually cracked the timing cover up the middle and broke the cam plate in half. It was a budget bottom end. It had an Eagle cast crank, SIR Rods and Speed Pro power forged pistons. I don't blame the manufacture, I was making more power and spinning it over what it was capable of. I'm going to do the same setup exepct with stronger parts this time so I can spray it. Looks like it will be down about a year. Here are some pictures enjoy!

fergymoto

iTrader: (129)

My cast Eagle crank broke in the EXACT same place as yours. **** that junk.


You got one hell of a souvenir right there.

SpeedDensityZ

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I know that's the truth!!

duh

iTrader: (16)

Impressive......good excuse to spend some money though

ThreeHonks

iTrader: (10)

that block looks repairable

AChotrod

iTrader: (17)

JB weld!!!!

SpeedDensityZ

iTrader: (5)

LOL!!
All of us LT1 guys think the same.. LOL

86formula

iTrader: (3)

wow i hope when it happens to mine i do it right like you did lol

AChotrod

iTrader: (17)

If you need to get it back on the street I have a couple tubes I could loan you!!!
Seriously thats a major Bummer!!! Thank god Short blocks are easy to come by cheap!

harner

iTrader: (16)

This makes me think twice about the Eagle cast cranks I was looking into!

RamAir95TA

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+2.

So did mine.

You say you aren't going to blame it on the manufacturer? **** I would! Eagle cast cranks are garbage. You, ferg, myself, and countless other people are a testament to how poor their cast parts are.

lordrazo

iTrader: (18)

damn you should have just stayed with the stock one and played your luck what crap good luck on the next build

Tireburnin

iTrader: (42)

Damn that was an expensive mishap. It's a shame it broke all of your nice parts too.

Good luck getting it back together.

fergymoto

iTrader: (129)

Joe, I hope you aren't referring to the crank in your new motor! Are you?

Black94Z28

iTrader: (12)

eagle cranks are garbage...believe they are made in china FWIW

Matts94Z28

iTrader: (6)

WOW!! You owned that block and everything inside of it!

1slo_camaro

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welp looks like we are in the same spot.







snapped right after the number one journal. i think ******* eagle is not sooo good. i will never buy another product from eagle. scat crank for me!!!

madhatter

Now thats the catastrophic damage I like to see!


Shitty to hear, but now it is a reason to go bigger and better.

Beaflag VonRathburg

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It is not the fact that it is an Eagle crank. It is the fact that it is a cast crank. Show me a forged steel crank that has done that on an NA LT1.

1slo_camaro

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now i know this is gonna start alot of **** but i was told by my engine put togetherer. that its was a steel crank. SO I WAS TOLD........................