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IROCDave

Some of you guys visit this site and have already seen this.

http://lsxnation.net/showthread.php?15494-broke-vette-part-2

That just sucks. Cant imagine investing the time, money and labor into a car and then see this happen.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:21 pm Post subject:

Not enough time to read the whole thread, but what was the causal failure?

IROCDave · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:23 pm Post subject:

The guy naded his last engine and purchased a new GM LS6 block for this build. The block is broken and atleast one of the LPE ported Edelbrock heads may be junk also. He mentioned that it spun hard on the 1 - 2 gear shift ( Glide?) then hit the rev limiter hard in 2nd. I didnt hear a BOV, wonder how much boost it was making when the smoke / steam got out.

aaron_sK · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:32 pm Post subject:

IROCDave · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:34 pm Post subject:

He has a power glide and trans brake. The popping / back fire sound is actually the two stage rev limiter. He was simulating a 1/4 mile pass on the dyno. Good thing that happened in a shop not at 150MPH.

It does look and sound like it shifted a couple of times though. He said that the tires spun hard on the dyno.

There seemed to be alot of exhaust coming out of the engine bay before it broke.

blue89 · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:19 pm Post subject:

Ouch. That isn't good at all. Seems like there is a large area around the block that isn't supported. Do LSx engines have troubles staying together with high boost right at that spot?