Seems odd that a piston cracked with such low miles on your setup and your tuned for spray

 

no, not odd. when you make 900+ rwhp, **** brakes alot. and it was a pistion that was weak.

 

I did some thinking last night, real hard.
i have a new plan. im taking the season off, playing with sleds this winter, and coming back with a mild motor setup. somthing i can race without braking the bank to build, or costing me $1,000 every trip to the track.

verry few people are going as fast as i am, so very few people know what it takes to do what i have done. those who have not gone as fast dont have much idea of what it takes, how much time effort, money sweat and tears.
the people that have been there, done that know what i mean, and im sure can respect it.

as for me, i need a season of racing that doesnt cost me $30k, if i can throw my 402 back together with a set of new pistions, throw a gear in the car, and lossen the converter and run 10's on motor for a season, that gives me a chance to throw 30k into my bank account, and put down on my 2 family i want to buy, and gives me a fun car to drive.
im retired from trying to brake ls1 records. atleast for now. lol

 

Good move Brad, you'll probably enjoy the whole racing thign alot more when nothing more then some fluid and a plug changes are needed to keep the car going for a few seasons with a decent level of consistant performance. You have a great car that is well set up and light, it won't take much to get it to run a respectable # on motor.. hell you could probably go with a pump gas buildup like I am and still get your car into the mid to low 10's I'd guess.. and not have to worry about breaking anything really.

Everyone has thier certain point that they just need to stop at before it's not fun anymore, you've found yours and are doing the right thing, backing it off a notch so you can go back to enjoying it... a very wise move, as I think I'm doing the same, stopping now, getting the car legal for whatever it runs when it's done, and that's it. if it runs 12.50, fine, if it runs 10.90 fine, I just want to be able to enjoy the car, and be able to take it every now and then and go race at a bracket day, that's it.
Maybe an improvment here and there, but they will probably be limited to when something breaks, or a really really good deal happens to show up... not in the effort to get faster.

Congrats on a good move, and good luck with it!

 

I know where you are coming from. I love racing but this season has been a bust. Would love to go bracket racing again.

David

 

thanks JL, im guessing with a little tweaking and throwing my motor back together the car will go mid to low 10's. it will be a race gas car tho, so i can run lots of timming, but im thinking throw a full exhaust on it, and possably the plates again. we'll see.

 

haha, i hear you. im not much for bracket racing, but im thinking i can get a motor car to run pretty well, and im sure tweaking the suspention will give me somthing to do, and get me going faster each time.

 

Full exhaust and plates.. and it runs in the 10's on motor.. who'd be better then you? Exactly where I hope to have mine, plates on it, runs in the 10's on motor and on pump gas.. and that's it.

Bracket racing's not so bad either.. you dont' break much doing that!

 

haha, yhea, with the parts i have in my car, im guessing it will be pretty bulet proof!!! a little over kill never hurt tho

 

nope, not at all. I think I'm in the same boat.. with what's going in my car this week, I just don't see anything other then maybe the posi unit ever really breaking... just he way I want it.

 

Out of curiosity where was the piston hurt? And what exactly was wrong with it?

 

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! C5R or WARHAWK 454 PLUS 300 SHOT!

 

I think a 454 warhawk could make enough power to run 8's on motor... no need for a 300 shot.

 

it was #4, and it cracked between the top and the top ringland.
not sure why, no detination, and nothing wrong with the heads

 

yhea sure, you buying??
if so, i'll be happy to do it.

no warhawk, im tired of being the test dumby for new parts. and the c5r is stupid to, id just go small black at that point

 

Was it near the intake vale?

 

not relly, it was almost directly on the bottm of the pistion

 

Noyzee i feel your pain i hear ya loud and clear on trying to tweak these motors and setups.I have also spend so much dam money in my setup and still trying to get it to the track.Ive destroyed one motor this year and if the next one craps out im going to be thinking just like you with putting in a more mild setup and just street drive it and have some fun.I had a lot of fun with my 346 last year.

 

yes sir. hey, i say we throw a couple budget built 346's back in, and go after the record again. lol

 

Hell yea lets do it!!!We still rock with the stock cubes.