This is a painful thing to read about. I am so sorry this happened to your car, Mike.. It is going to be fun though to watch the rebuild. It will soon be better and badder than ever. I still smell a 427 in the future...
There was mention that the oil pump might have failed. Is that still a possible culprit? I just had cam installed last month and really didn't know about the potential issues with the oil pump. I'd be interested to know if it was involved here. I guess I should have replaced mine. (Live and learn.)
Also, was this motor forged? I'm curious to know what the rwhp was. I keep hearing that it's not necessary to forge an engine until it's up over 600+ rwhp. I thought this car was in the "safe" limits for a stock bottom end.
KYPU, Mike! I'll be following this story.