Thanks RR. I will know more when I can get my hands on it. It is 200 miles away and attempting to get it home.Even if parts were trying to leave the crank to have a look around outside the block, an Aluminum Welder can work wonders.
They are proud of used ones, have you considered a rebuild?
thewelshm
Mine broke a valve spring at 180108 miles, pissed me off because I wanted to see it do 200,000 miles Tony did a jamb up job a few years back and I just hit 6000 miles on engine and 5000 on transmission. Good luck with rebuild mate.Just got it home. Mechanic said #2 piston has a hole. That is where it stands for now.
Have to decide which way to go.
I appreciate your reply/help. I assume to know whether to go the rebuild route with JTS I first need to tear it down to make sure it is rebuildable (trying to keep costs down).
Again thanks. All help is welcomed.
Most important I hope and pray you and your loved ones are having a wonderful Thanksgiving!
If you end up changing one piston (and rings), change the rod out too. They are cracked powder and don't like shock. Have a good look at the rod bearings as well. Although the pistons in a stock Gen III can fail quickly by detonation there may also have been enough time to hammer the bearing out AND maybe damage the crank journal as well. As always a full and thorough rebuild is often best after failure. Lots of different repair approaches to consider here.
RR,
Thanks for all the advice. Just about to tear it down to see what’s up. I’ve thought about talking to Mast Motorsports. It’s about five miles. It would be costly to turn it over to them but the end product would be crazy fast. Or do what you said fix it, and find someone (maybe Mast) to properly tune it.
The MD who owned it befor me paid Hennessey about $10,000-$11,000 to do some work on it. I don’t see that much for the price and Hennessey said they don’t have anything on it.
Headers, Plenum, possibly cam, wheels (didn’t last). That’s all I could tell. They probably put a chip in it. No governor. Had it pegged at 160 but kept going faster.
It’s been my daily driver for many years.
Considered getting rid of it. Then I woke up from the nightmare I was having.
RR,
Thanks for all the advice. Just about to tear it down to see what’s up. I’ve thought about talking to Mast Motorsports. It’s about five miles. It would be costly to turn it over to them but the end product would be crazy fast. Or do what you said fix it, and find someone (maybe Mast) to properly tune it.
The MD who owned it befor me paid Hennessey about $10,000-$11,000 to do some work on it. I don’t see that much for the price and Hennessey said they don’t have anything on it.
Headers, Plenum, possibly cam, wheels (didn’t last). That’s all I could tell. They probably put a chip in it. No governor. Had it pegged at 160 but kept going faster.
It’s been my daily driver for many years.
Considered getting rid of it. Then I woke up from the nightmare I was having.
I agree prefer to salvage your old one if possible.Tony at JTS Viper performance will pick it up for you and quote.. I got mine back forged covers done all good to go $10k pick up rebuild installed and delivered back to FL. Used motors go for upwards of $7k and you may not know what you are getting mate?
thewelshm