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Can anyone spot the problem (PIC)

Old Jan 31, 2008 | 07:28 PM
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Can anyone see what the problem is? This is exactly how the it looked when I pulled the heads off. I have not removed any part of the piston. There are bits of aluminum spread throughout the EVERYWHERE in the engine.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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hah, thats cute.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Ive never seen somthing like that. The piston is gone but the rod and wrist pin are just chillin there.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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? Whats wrong with it?



Lol. A Trans Am I bought one time had the rod cap come off of it and it still ran. How good did yours sound before you tore it apart? LOL
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looks fine lol
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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O_O That's unreal. It's like someone forgot to put a piston in the damn thing lol
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I would go with forged pistons for the rebuilt. And maybe a new fuel pump.
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Whats wrong with my walboro 255?
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Originally Posted by kahunaking
Whats wrong with my walboro 255?
I would say that a lean condition could have caused the piston to come apart . Just a suggestion if you already have a good fuel pump then maybe not. Or some other fuel delivery issue.
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Originally Posted by kahunaking
Can anyone see what the problem is? This is exactly how the it looked when I pulled the heads off. I have not removed any part of the piston. There are bits of aluminum spread throughout the EVERYWHERE in the engine.

I would ask your engine builder for the rest of the parts! LOL
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Sweet.

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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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looks like you have the "special edition" trans am,the one that runs on 7 pistons....lol
check your door for any special codes
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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LOL

Nah is what happened is the Oil pressure sending unit cracked so I lost all my oil pressure to the engine. But no light came on. By the time I noticed the small ammount of smoke and got accross the lanes to pull over it became a lot of smoke. Changed the oil and sending unit. Fired it up and it had a slight knock to it at startup. Then on my way to the waffle house the car downshifted and hit 5K rpms and it grenaded.

Thats actualy a mixture of coolant, oil, and chunks of piston.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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wow the things some people would do just to let mustangs keep up!
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Funny part is my brother just bought an 89 mustang today.


Well I figured rotating mass is the best to remove in order to go faster. And nothing in the engine travels faster than the piston so imagine the parasitc loss throwing that piston back and forth I just saved..
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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I had one kind of like that a couple of years ago. Except, mine was missing the rod too!
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I don't see anything. What's the problem?

I've seen a few engines do this before. This is the first LT1 though.
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Originally Posted by Revelation Z28
wow the things some people would do just to let mustangs keep up!
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it could always be worse....
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Originally Posted by bigbadblack93z
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