shake down with the Dart

thrashed to get the car ready for the small tire race in Ky

ran a shake down pass to make sure it went straight, trans shifted and i had brakes

foot braked it pretty much from an idle, laid it down part throttle shifting @ 6,600 rpm and let out just before the stripe.

5.86 with a 1.32 60 and 114mph

had a big smile on my face from that shake down pass

it still had almost 250 more HP from the dyno sheets from what it made at 6,600 rpm

now time to turn the thing up to lay a number down.

we pulled back up to the staging lanes, i fired it up and put it in gear to pull out and i hear a tining noise i shut it off as quick as i could
we pulled it back to silverfishs pit, only place we had light to see what went wrong.
i started pulling plugs out on the #1 side as Vic started pulling plugs on the other side.
he got to #2 cylinder and the plug was smashed
pulled the valve cover and #2 cylinder had dropped a exhuast valve

i pulled the head to see how bad it was
need a new piston, lucky the cylinder wall doesnt have a scratch in it
head isnt hurt very bad also
should be a easy fix then its time to turn this beast up

Bob

pic of the head

Bob,
I am glad it wasn't more damage than that!I had asked Vic to let me know how you were doing down there,sad to hear how it went.
Get her fixed and let her rip!!!!11
Keith

What caused it???

dam the bad luck, hope you get it fixed soon. it's going to be a beast

Bob, what do you figure happened

im sure it stressed out the valve from the dyno pulls
the first time on the pump i broke a few springs, replaced them and went back on the pump
total of 28 pulls on it at 10,000 rpm

thats racing, $hit happens !

That sucks, Bob. This is a used bullet, right? I would treat the motor like any roller motor, and pretend it's at it's 250 pass maintainence check. New roller lifters, new bearings, hone, new rings, zyglow the crank and rods, valve job and new springs and keepers. And since one valve died, I sure as h e l l wouldn't reuse any of the remaining 15. That's how I see it.

Sorry to see that Bob Hope you get it done and show 'em how it's done!!

I would be curious to hear how old the valves were, or has the valve seized up in the guide possibly?

it will come completely apart to go over ever thing
im steping up on valve size also
these 6mm stems dont like any valve train funk !

Sorry to hear about the carnage but the shake down pass looks promising. I really hope you get that small block Mopar into the Thompson Renegade 8.90 class this year.

Bro if you need anything at all you just give me a shout!!! Ill do anything I can to help you out.

But......once this new trans of mine is done.... Just be ready for the $hit talking to resume.....

Oh, and I see the curiosity got the best of you.... Did you pull the whole motor or just the head.

just the head to see how bad it was
you better turn your $hit up or this little 358 will eat that green turd for supper

Damn Bob. That sucks.

But I know you'll be back soon and better than ever.

BTW.......

I found that trans mount in my shed

sorry to hear about the breakage your car is anawsome piece pictures do not do t justice

Emerald bob, not green..... And don't you worry about the poor overweight street car, he will be just fine....

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this little 358 will eat that green turd for supper

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Oh ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Your car eats turds hahahahahaha