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camslambam · 04-10-2012, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BullF-16

Welcome to the club....i only chipped/torched my #5 piston and all else is still good. I was at 12 psi and beat the crap out of it with meth. No biggie, i knew it was gonna happen and have been planning for the eventuality of it. Good luck......here is my recent threads from the past 2 weeks. Hope your block is still good.

My 427LSX should be in NLT 2 months....yea Huffer, that's right.....2 months!!!!!

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214698

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214698

:(

Now I don't want to upgrade my maggie to hit 700rwhp:(

HufferSS · 04-10-2012, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BullF-16

Welcome to the club....i only chipped/torched my #5 piston and all else is still good. I was at 12 psi and beat the crap out of it with meth. No biggie, i knew it was gonna happen and have been planning for the eventuality of it. Good luck......here is my recent threads from the past 2 weeks. Hope your block is still good.

My 427LSX should be in NLT 2 months....yea Huffer, that's right.....2 months!!!!!

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214698

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214698

Everyone needs a dream.

BullF-16 · 04-10-2012, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by HufferSS

Everyone needs a dream.

Gotta think positive...right.

Op, what were you doing when this happened. We all need to learn from these things.

Slowhawk · 04-10-2012, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by rpepka

Congrats

Always good to do some real damage.

BackinBlack · 04-10-2012, 09:25 PM

How many miles did you get out of it? Looks like you had "safe" horsepower in the mid five hundreds.

rpepka · 04-10-2012, 09:26 PM

It was a L99 that we converted to a LS3. 22,000 miles. 640 HP at the flywheel.

jsharp · 04-10-2012, 09:28 PM

Did u do the work or did a shop?

BullF-16 · 04-10-2012, 09:38 PM

This motor lived a good, long life under reasonable boost. Now forge it and up that boost!

Silver lining and all.....

jeremywilson18 · 04-10-2012, 09:42 PM

its a question of when on a stocker not why

RSBAD454 · 04-10-2012, 09:47 PM

Oops...that sucks, but I guess it's the luck of the draw when you boost for power.

VRCamaroSS · 04-10-2012, 09:51 PM

That's why I plan to go straight to a forged motor. It's just deciding on staying 378 or go up 427. But in due time I am not about to rush into things like I did with my last car and end up buying parts just to replace with better parts later.

Jekyll-N-Hyde · 04-10-2012, 10:03 PM

Hope u get it back on the road soon.

Unobtainium · 04-10-2012, 10:20 PM

Almost 3 years at 150% stock power seems like a bunch of borrowed time.
Hopefully you were counting on an upgrade soon. Sorry to see it's quite severe though.

Lee123 · 04-10-2012, 10:37 PM

I'm puzzled by the responses that say you got lucky to get 22,000 miles out of it. I could see the extra power taking a toll on the transmission, the u-joints, and other parts and maybe the engine starting to burn oil or extra bearing wear. But this looks like a one cylinder was running really lean under heavy load or had a severe knock or some other problem that destroyed it suddenly. Has anybody, like maybe the folks who did the work, given you an opinion on what caused that one piston to totally blow out?

04-10-2012, 09:26 PM	#20
rpepka Drives: 2013 ZL1 # 2195 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 965	It was a L99 that we converted to a LS3. 22,000 miles. 640 HP at the flywheel. __________________ http://www.sarasotahomestore.com/

04-10-2012, 09:28 PM	#21
jsharp NOW CAMMED & SUPERCHARGED Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Black w/ IOM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ar Posts: 2,336	Did u do the work or did a shop? __________________ Livernois Motorsports: Maggie 2300 7psi, Livernois 2C cam/L99 to LS3 Conversion, Ported TB, Rotofab w/adm race scoop, adm trans cooler,Kooks headers no cats, Kooks 3" exhaust. METCO breather. Precision 2400 Vigilante TC. Eibach Lowering Springs & Swaybars. BMR Trailing arms, BMR Rear Cradle Bushings, BMR Toe Rods, BMR Differential bushings. Vossen CV3 20's w/ 305 Mickey Thompson @25psi. Zl1 front bumper. OE Zl1 Hood and matte black insert. 556RWHP/500RWTQ L99

04-10-2012, 09:38 PM	#22
BullF-16 USAF retired! Thank God! Drives: 2011 1SS, 1LT red,1LT/RS SGM 98Z28 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Texas Posts: 2,799	This motor lived a good, long life under reasonable boost. Now forge it and up that boost! Silver lining and all..... __________________ HKE LSX427(Mast blk lbl 305 6bolt LS7heads, PatG231/246 blower cam, RWHP/TQ: 1281/1133 SNL Performance Custom Twin PT6766 BB turbos 4 to 25psi selectable on the Boost Leash controller, Squash dual 400LPH/ID2000s, ALKY 4 gal meth, Autometer AFR/Bst/oilpres/oiltemp/fuelpress gauges, Pedders Justice road crs pkg: All HD bushes, supercar 12kg coil overs, supercar ZL1 sways, camber plates all setup by JusticePete! :Gforce 9" 35spline S-Trac, 1500hp Outlaw axles, 3.5"alum DS, Monster Triple disc; 4xForgeline 19x10.5 4xBridgestone 305/30R19 RE-11, CTS-v calipers/rotors/Cobalt friction XR1/3 pads

04-10-2012, 09:47 PM	#24
RSBAD454 Procharged Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Somewhere Posts: 361 View My Garage	Oops...that sucks, but I guess it's the luck of the draw when you boost for power. __________________ 2010 ABM RS/SS with a Procharged LS3, Flowmaster exhaust.

04-10-2012, 10:20 PM	#27
Unobtainium Fabricator Drives: 2011 2SS Summit White Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Langdon, AB Posts: 505	Almost 3 years at 150% stock power seems like a bunch of borrowed time. Hopefully you were counting on an upgrade soon. Sorry to see it's quite severe though. __________________ Roto-fab CAI Unobtainium Welding Exhaust ARH LT's 393whp L99 GPI VVT Turbo Cam-in

04-10-2012, 09:25 PM	#19
BackinBlack KASPR Drives: 2010 Black 2SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: West Bloomfield MI Posts: 286	How many miles did you get out of it? Looks like you had "safe" horsepower in the mid five hundreds.

04-10-2012, 09:42 PM	#23
jeremywilson18 Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange 2SS RS(LSX 454) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 248	its a question of when on a stocker not why

04-10-2012, 09:51 PM	#25
VRCamaroSS Drives: '10 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2011 Location: MN Posts: 93	That's why I plan to go straight to a forged motor. It's just deciding on staying 378 or go up 427. But in due time I am not about to rush into things like I did with my last car and end up buying parts just to replace with better parts later.

04-10-2012, 10:03 PM	#26
Jekyll-N-Hyde I put the FU back in FUN Drives: 1969 SS 396 , 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Between Weatherford and Azle TX hway730 Posts: 2,129	Hope u get it back on the road soon.

04-10-2012, 10:37 PM	#28
Lee123 Drives: 2012 2SS M6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 768	I'm puzzled by the responses that say you got lucky to get 22,000 miles out of it. I could see the extra power taking a toll on the transmission, the u-joints, and other parts and maybe the engine starting to burn oil or extra bearing wear. But this looks like a one cylinder was running really lean under heavy load or had a severe knock or some other problem that destroyed it suddenly. Has anybody, like maybe the folks who did the work, given you an opinion on what caused that one piston to totally blow out? __________________ 2012 2SS Convertible Magnuson, Headers, Cam, JRE Tune. 563 HP.

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