the 552 carnage pictures i promised

DanH wrote:

bb429power wrote:I'm trying to figure this one out. Notice how saddles 1, 3, and 5 are still in tact. And those are the crank's main support, maybe the rods were not balanced before balancing? Just trying to figure out this mystery.

Another thing, saddles 2 and 4 both broke in the same dang place.

about the rod statement , should think about that . lol

Yep, I thought about it during some work today. Then I just came on here and saw this comment. It had to be something in either the block (probably) or the crank (don't think so). But you know what I meant by balancing the rods right? Setting them all at an equal weight before you balance the assembly. But that I see why the statment is wrong.

OK,im fessing up the last pass was on me!i knew something was hurt in the motor the oil psi was down some.but i said fork it i had my cape on it was my time to shine like a heRo.....i did go across the line first.... ask the pink 55 cheby.....i had clicked her off about 2/3 track and was coasting!yes i have learned if you want to ware the cape have the "A"block in your pocket.

my youngest son asked me 2 times if i was sure i wanted him to turn the power on? i said yes!turn that mo forker on knowing full well what was in store.here is the video of the last run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2cKzih3xqo&feature=channel

To be a HeRo sometimes you gotta f-ck some shit up.............

It may have broke, but you did it with style............you just earned 2 more cool points with the Fabio...........

Holy messing stuff up. Big Daddy gives you a handfull of style points on that one. I believe that is the worst destruction of a block that I have ever seen.

Lem Evans wrote:I've seen a couple of blocks crack from the main bolt hole to the cam tunnel at #2........I'm told it happens on #4 too. I suspect that's what happened first.

thats what my first "race" block did.it was on #2 and was a thin web d1ve block.it had been beat to hell and a screw up with a timing light put me at 60*.if i had'nt bought a new msd 7al2,could'nt turn it over with it,i would'nt have found it.aahhh the good old days glad it did'nt gut it like yours did.sorry for your bad luck.

man that is nasty! Much worse than mine.I feel for you I'm going thru the same thing trying to start from scratch. Good luck with your next build.

Larry - I saw the run from the stands and thought it was going to be bad. I was still hoping it was something small. When I asked you about it I could tell by the look on your face it was bad (and it was). Felt your pain that day brother. Get her back together and good luck. Hope to run into you again someday at the track. Randy

Might not have been anything wrong or the tune off at all, just the fact that that block could'nt take 832 hp.

This kind of scares me trying to make 950hp with a stock block. I am looking on a good deal for A460 block. But will be used on freshing up.

Ill bet the track crew loved ya......