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Pampered-Z · 10-31-2007, 08:05 AM

johnjzjz thanks, that great info. I never would have thought about those things!

The shop is up near me, S+S Speed ( Near Benton PA ). Bob Strunk use to race, now both his sons race and work at the shop. Bob worked for Joe Amato building his engines and was super nice to talk with and did explain allot about remachining.

I told him I had another virgin block so if anything didn't look 100% right I'd drop that one off and he could start from scratch.

I'm just glad to hear that everything isn't wasted. I wasn't sure if anything like excess heat or something could have damaged my rods, or even if the rods somehow contributed to the failure? Scraping the block is one thing, scraping the block and near $3,000 worth of rotating assembly - ouch!

10-31-2007, 08:05 AM	#8
Pampered-Z Sliderule / Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Catawissa PA Posts: 2,294 iTrader: (1)	johnjzjz thanks, that great info. I never would have thought about those things! The shop is up near me, S+S Speed ( Near Benton PA ). Bob Strunk use to race, now both his sons race and work at the shop. Bob worked for Joe Amato building his engines and was super nice to talk with and did explain allot about remachining. I told him I had another virgin block so if anything didn't look 100% right I'd drop that one off and he could start from scratch. I'm just glad to hear that everything isn't wasted. I wasn't sure if anything like excess heat or something could have damaged my rods, or even if the rods somehow contributed to the failure? Scraping the block is one thing, scraping the block and near $3,000 worth of rotating assembly - ouch! __________________ 93Z M6 Black: The 385 Lives! Supercharged, 3-core front mount intercooler, GTP heads, 3:73's, Street twin clutch, Jethot Longtubes, Mufflex 4" catback/spintech, S+W cage, Spohn Suspenion, Yada Yada Yada 1) Build it 2) Race it 3) Break it 4) Repeat!!!