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Old 07-23-2016, 05:07 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by MDSheds_SS View Post
Did it come apart at high RPM or just regular driving? What size push rods were you running and were they milled at all?
Cruising below 2k in 5th gear. I heard a small noise, the engine speed went nearly to redline and a lot of smoke bellowed out the back. Shop said the heads were over-ported and the deck was too thin to support the pressure. A chunk broke off and sent crap into the motor. My entire motor was toast.

7.4" pushrods, no milling. It came as a package from TSP with the cam, so you would assume they were correct. Unfortunately, I had bought the kit the year before I installed it but I hurt my shoulder and it sat on the shelf until I could install it the following year. TSP told me to take a hike when I told them since I had ordered it a year prior, even though the heads had about 3k miles on it.

Lesson learned.

Edit: FYI, this was back in 2008

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