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Re: New Worst! Kaboom!
[Re: tboomer]
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09/19/12 11:09 AM
09/19/12 11:09 AM
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S.E. Michigan
ZIPPY
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That really sucks, so glad to hear the car and driver are ok, that is the most important thing.
Rich H.
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Re: New Worst! Kaboom!
[Re: 340B5]
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09/19/12 04:46 PM
09/19/12 04:46 PM
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Renton Washington
Triple Threat
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What kind of rpm were you turning?
Shift light comes on at 6600, engine never saw more than 7200 EVER.
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250 passes, HOLY CRAP! How many races do you run a year?
Usually 1-2 days a week from April-October. Usually will double enter when its allowed. I made 12 passes alone on Saturday when it let go. All fluid temps were fine, 130* water temp, 150* trans. Pretty common for the hardcore bracket racers out there to make that many runs in a season. I've made 45 passes in 4 days before, more than lots of people make in a year.
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Re: New Worst! Kaboom!
[Re: Triple Threat]
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09/19/12 07:53 PM
09/19/12 07:53 PM
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NC
SLOW67
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NC
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Just a suggestion Build a junk yard engine clean it up new bearings rings etc. Keep the majority of engine stock add a bottle of Nitrous and go fast if it goes boom who cares. You would be surprised what a stock chrysler small block can take with N2O. And it won't cost thousands
I wish I could. I make roughly 250 passes in a year. So I need something more reliable than a junk yard motor.
I'm currently pricing out replacements 
Have you given any thought to going boosted? My motor is a junkyard special,(although I should have atleast rebuilt it), and hasn't given me any major problems other than the stock 35yr old head gasket pushing out after a year of bad tunes and high boost. If I had it to do over still on my budget I would have waited alittle longer and bought forged pistons and a good cam. I priced out building a 450-500hp smallblock N/A then priced the same hp boosted and it was no contest. Not to mention you get good streetablilty off boost and can run a very conservative gear. I have battled transmission problems the whole time my turbo setup has been on the car but I think once I get the right converter and maybe a trans brake I should be in the 7.20-7.30 range in the 1/8th for under $3000 total investment 
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Re: New Worst! Kaboom!
[Re: Triple Threat]
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09/19/12 08:16 PM
09/19/12 08:16 PM
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Ontario Canada
MattW
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Just a suggestion Build a junk yard engine clean it up new bearings rings etc. Keep the majority of engine stock add a bottle of Nitrous and go fast if it goes boom who cares. You would be surprised what a stock chrysler small block can take with N2O. And it won't cost thousands
I wish I could. I make roughly 250 passes in a year. So I need something more reliable than a junk yard motor.
I'm currently pricing out replacements
Has anybody thought of block deflection? Could this have cause this damage?  Matt 
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But we run Manley valves 
