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04-17-2007, 06:50 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Williamstown NJ
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Blew up my engine...
Well I guess I dont have to worry about the lousy 158hp that I made on the dyno at TTP last month. Last weekend I was sitting at a red light when the engine cut out. I got it restarted after a bit of trouble & it had a rod knock. I was able to baby it back to work & park it. Last week I started taking it apart to find the source of the knock. I now have the heads off & I still havent found anything wrong. Its got to be in the bottom end.
Unfortunately, due to the lack of a good place to work on the car, I may be forced to replace the engine with the same thing. I want to drop an LT1 into it, but untill I have a garage, I may not be able to do that. I talked to a few people on 3rdgen.org It seems that an LO5 350 out of a GM truck is a pretty straight foward replacement for my LO3 305. The 305 harness will even work with the 350. So I think I am going to upgrade to that and probably drop an LT1 cam into it. I still wont have a high HP motor, but I will probably have 30-40 more hp than what I had before.
Ill keep you guys updated.
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04-17-2007, 07:36 AM
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Best of luck with it.... and at least ya got a GS to have fun with in the meantime 
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Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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04-17-2007, 08:21 AM
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Mr Fantastic
Join Date: Aug 2004
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you still owe me a beer from that day 
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04-17-2007, 09:01 AM
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I know, I know. Whens the next meet?
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04-17-2007, 10:43 AM
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if i were you id go with a 350, throw some vortec heads on and a larger cam than an lt1 cam along with a carb intake, larger injectors, fuel pump and some computer work and put down some serious power out of a TBI ... IMHO
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04-17-2007, 10:44 AM
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Mr Fantastic
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Quote:
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I know, I know. Whens the next meet?
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nah im kidding, you dont really. i probably wont be at the next meet anyway
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04-17-2007, 10:57 AM
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"some computer work"
Thats an understatement. haha
The computer work is what im trying to avoid.
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04-17-2007, 01:23 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somerset County
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark B
"some computer work"
Thats an understatement. haha
The computer work is what im trying to avoid.
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pay 90formulaws6 to do the computer work...he's fckin nasty with tbi motors
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