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hitmanws6's Build Thread
Needless to say I'm no longer a part of that club anymore. The members had no hand in it but of the 3 "leaders" 1 stuck up for me, the other had nothing to do with the build but did nothing to help and the guy that built my motor placed the blame on my EGR just hanging from the back of the intake (amazing i never threw a code or had a vaccum leak in 9 months) and that I abused it and didnt change the oil enough, even though I have records and it blew 3 days after a fresh change with German Castrol. The only conclusion I have as to what happened is that I somehow snapped a connecting rod getting on the freeway pushing 256/296 at the wheels. The crank was intact, as were all pistons/pushrods.
That is annoying.. my buddies keep trying to get me to cam what is now my dad's LT1 TA and just drive it but I have a feeling I'd miss it too much and I want a different toy in a couple years so I know I can't realistically keep both in Iowa
Needless to say I'm no longer a part of that club anymore. The members had no hand in it but of the 3 "leaders" 1 stuck up for me, the other had nothing to do with the build but did nothing to help and the guy that built my motor placed the blame on my EGR just hanging from the back of the intake (amazing i never threw a code or had a vaccum leak in 9 months) and that I abused it and didnt change the oil enough, even though I have records and it blew 3 days after a fresh change with German Castrol. The only conclusion I have as to what happened is that I somehow snapped a connecting rod getting on the freeway pushing 256/296 at the wheels. The crank was intact, as were all pistons/pushrods.
The guy that worked on the first motor sounds annoying.
Do you have pictures of the damage?
I did on my old phone, have pics of my fresh oil all over the side of the freeway, the swiss cheese oil pan, the 2 broken connecting rods and my heads that looked worse than my stock 195K heads off my OEM block
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Needless to say I'm no longer a part of that club anymore. The members had no hand in it but of the 3 "leaders" 1 stuck up for me, the other had nothing to do with the build but did nothing to help and the guy that built my motor placed the blame on my EGR just hanging from the back of the intake (amazing i never threw a code or had a vaccum leak in 9 months) and that I abused it and didnt change the oil enough, even though I have records and it blew 3 days after a fresh change with German Castrol. The only conclusion I have as to what happened is that I somehow snapped a connecting rod getting on the freeway pushing 256/296 at the wheels. The crank was intact, as were all pistons/pushrods.
After about 7 months of waiting there is light at the end of the tunnel. Motor goes in on Saturday, should have it done by the weekend. A little backstory, blew my stock motor up at 195K, had the leader of my carclub do a stock rebuild for $2500. He then proceeds to screw me over by not helping me out at all, claims I abused it and neglected it even though he knew it was my DD, I had never been to the track and the dyno once. So 9 months after he builds it for me it blows upgetting on the freeway, and after 3 months of waiting for him to do something I decided to start over fresh and do it myself. Its been a headache because of all the little things and that I just turned 20, getting together this kind of money wasn't easy. The 19 year old in me wanted to go 383, but I realized I don't need a fully forged motor for street use. I have a lot of people locally to thank for parts and favors. Also have to thank a lot of you for pointing me in the right direction with a lot of things. So breaking it down my new setup is:
355 LT1
-Stock Crank, GMPP rods, Mahle stock replacement pistons for overbore
-ARP everything
-Custom Grind LE Cam
-LS7 Lifters
-Comp 7.25 Pushrods
-Comp Pro Mag 1.6 SA rockers
-Patriot Gold Extremes
-Ported heads (Flow 228/195) *Heads were made for a nitrous app, so yes gregrob, I will be spraying it, plate kit is in the future*
-Ported LT1 Intake
-AS&M 58mm TB
-Ford #39 injectors
-Racetronix Kit
-CSR EWP
-March Pulley Kit
-LPP LTs
-ORY with Flowmaster Merge/GMMG
-Stock 4L60E with Level 2 TransGo shift kit/SS3600 stall
-3.73s/MAC Girdle
355 LT1
-Stock Crank, GMPP rods, Mahle stock replacement pistons for overbore
-ARP everything
-Custom Grind LE Cam
-LS7 Lifters
-Comp 7.25 Pushrods
-Comp Pro Mag 1.6 SA rockers
-Patriot Gold Extremes
-Ported heads (Flow 228/195) *Heads were made for a nitrous app, so yes gregrob, I will be spraying it, plate kit is in the future*
-Ported LT1 Intake
-AS&M 58mm TB
-Ford #39 injectors
-Racetronix Kit
-CSR EWP
-March Pulley Kit
-LPP LTs
-ORY with Flowmaster Merge/GMMG
-Stock 4L60E with Level 2 TransGo shift kit/SS3600 stall
-3.73s/MAC Girdle
nicccccceeeeesssss!!!!! when will you be out in the streets?
Only pic I have of the install process. Engine, trans and fuel pump are in, just have to hook up all the hoses and a few wires here and there. Not sure what all the recent LPP fitment issues are, mine dont touch anywhere.
Soundclip time 
Idle is between 8-1200 rpm, y pipe is open. Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CUpTP0raPM
Idle is between 8-1200 rpm, y pipe is open. Enjoyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CUpTP0raPM
