Autopsy of the Silver Bullet
08-11-2006, 03:58 AM
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Autopsy of the Silver Bullet
I went over to my friends house, (who I sold the car to), tonight to help with the dismantle of the "Bullet's" internal organs.
I must give kudos to the GT bottom end. Even after running an "atomic bomb" tune and 14 psi on a KB FI factory 4.6, it was not a rod or piston that let go. Well, it wasn't a rod or piston that initiated the self destruction of the motor.
Chalk up the destruction to a dropped valve on #5.
That in turn transformed the #5 piston into shrapnel and caused the #5 rod to explore the open space outside of the block. They tell me that's a bad thing.
I'll try to get some pics of the carnage.
I must give kudos to the GT bottom end. Even after running an "atomic bomb" tune and 14 psi on a KB FI factory 4.6, it was not a rod or piston that let go. Well, it wasn't a rod or piston that initiated the self destruction of the motor.
Chalk up the destruction to a dropped valve on #5.
That in turn transformed the #5 piston into shrapnel and caused the #5 rod to explore the open space outside of the block. They tell me that's a bad thing.
I'll try to get some pics of the carnage.
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