well i'll start by saying i have super bad luck! with that said i just finished up my last build and went to the track for some long needed seat time. went out last night for the second time this year and nothing good came out of this!!



check out half of the retainer in the oil passage and the keeper between the valves


all the goodies i found in the head








better luck next time i guess! FAIL...

 

What valve train were you using ?

 

just itr v/t with gsr cams

 

wow. that all happened at the same time?

 

How far were you revving the car out to?

 

yeah, started doing my burnout and it started to sputter, i let of the throttle and it died!!

 

That sucks man.

 

your quest for 10's didn't fail it just started good luck.

 

I have broken stock retainers also. It is a good idea to use some good ones. Good luck and dont give up!

 

Ya, that sucks, but it can easily be fixed and rebuilt.

 

thats unfortunate, better luck next time buddy...

 

is that me or do the pistons look like they have tons of detonation marks on them?

(not the one with the valve in it)

 

That sucks matt! get it back together and get ready for ifo!

 

Ya, kinda looks like it.. Bad tune?

 

I feel your pain man! Now its time to just go all out! Dont give up.

 

Ouchhh!! better luck nxt time!

 

bad tune doesnt break retainers though. That **** has to suck.

 

thanks i need a little pick me up after this!

 

thats true! and this does suck big.. those marks on the piston are little pieces of the piston from the bad cyl

 

 

I was going to comment on that too. It's probably pieces of alum/metal from the broken valve or chunk of piston getting sucked into the intake manifold and then back into the engine then getting pounded. If it is foreign material causing those marks than the piston and the head combustion chamber will have the "pitting" also.


Matt, if you decide to rebuild, make sure you CLEAN that intake manifold up REALLY well.

 

yeah dont worry i will be doing alot of stuff this time around!! wink wink

 

This was a super hard thing to watch (I was on the sidelines when it happened). You have the worst luck bro! I will do my best to keep you motivated on the rebuild. In case anyone is wondering he isn't giving up! He has been stronger through this whole deal than anyone would expect watching a 5k+ motor setup go down the *******. Definitely stronger than I would have been. Keep your head up bro we will get you in the 10's if it takes everything we got!

 

good luck next time

 

Dont let it get you down man, keep at it. I had the same exact thing happen to me in the burnout box. Destroyed my head block and turbo. I didnt give up, got everything back up and achieved my goal to run 11s on my first visit to the track. Now im shootin for 10s. So stay positive and git er done.