broke 1
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I have a friend that is a FuelTech dealer. I may save up some cash and go that route.
Ebay GT45 + 5.9 Magnum + E85 blow thru
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turbodart68
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I highly recommend Holley.
PTC 9.5"
A few folks have asked which converter I have and I never knew the part #. These are the numbers I found.
A few folks have asked which converter I have and I never knew the part #. These are the numbers I found.
turboking15
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I forget are you 904 or 727?
Thanks for the pics!
Thanks for the pics!
I pulled out #3. I'm impressed with the durability of these factory hypers. I thought they all "shattered" in a thousand pieces under detonation. This ones' career is definitely over, but it limped off the field under its' own power. Lol. Crank looks fine on that throw. Rod bearings don't look too bad.
turboking15
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What gaps were / are you running?
Factory. This was a NA build that the turbo was added to after the fact.
How bad do these look guys?
turboking15
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How many miles are on those bearings?
So if you had to do it all over, and wanted this to live "Forever" where would you have set the boost, and timing?
hindsight
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Probably not that many. Less than 3k I would say.
I think it would have kept living had that distributor you sold me hadn't shaken loose and advanced the timing too far! LOLSo if you had to do it all over, and wanted this to live "Forever" where would you have set the boost, and timing?
hindsight
LOL...was it MY distributor, or YOUR bolt?lol
Neither. The distributor and bolt were in working order. It was the guy holding the wrench. Lol
turboking15
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id slap em back into another rod and piston, shove it back in the hole and keep beatin! lol
the beauty of stock bottom end builds
lol. so for real. what boost and timing would you call "safe..ish"
I think up to 10psi and ~ 20* timing is safe. 12psi on track night, 5-7psi for plenty of fun and lots of mileage.
turbodart68
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Those bearings don't look good. It looks like the ring butted the ends together. The ring land is broken not melted. Melted would be detonation/ lean AF. When they pop the ring land off like that its because the ring stopped in the cylinder.
broke 1
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I scored a new set of dishes forged pistons for $50. Not sure what what brand. I haven’t picked them up yet.
dusted
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Not necessarily true. I’ve seen when the ring butts it rips the top off the piston. Detonation usually breaks the ringlands.
Subcom, you may want to inspect all the pistons if you plan on reusing them. When I popped mine, 4 pistons had cracks around the wrist pin. My bearings looked the same as yours. Lots of load on the crank from the extra atmosphere.
dusted
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5-7 psi gets you in trouble quick, wheelspin city!
That'll fix that stock trans and rear end problem my old B body has
Got a "new" 5.9 JY guinea pig. This is a 94 model with unknown miles. Crusty on the outside but I already pulled a head and looks clean on the inside. Still see the crosshatching on the bores. I might just throw my cam and top end on this one, clean it up a bit and let it eat PSI while I build a forged shortblock out of my other one.
turboking15
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Open up the ring gaps before you throw it back in.
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