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Yet another blown up sub 500hp 7.3...

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Old 06-01-2009, 05:36 PM
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Default Yet another blown up sub 500hp 7.3...

Not sure where to go now... So many issues, so little money.

Block is fine, heads are fine...

Pistons are cracked, ALL the pistons are cracked...

Ate a main bearing, not sure what damage may or may not be there...

David may or may not help fix it due to the broken main bolt.

Very frustrated with the whole SUB 500hp cracked pistons with less then 30k on the motor. No high sustained EGT's, three dyno pulls, never made it to the pulls with it...

My stock block with 120k of water injection, stage 1's, stage 2's and hybrids... Pistons look great.

Discuss? There are a few things that changed on this motor from my stocker, lets see where this takes us.









BTW, that oil above... has less then 30 miles on it!





Me having my way with the Great Big B****... GBB is what Chelsea (wife) calls her...








Cracked pistons...




Boxed up and ready to go...
 
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Old 06-01-2009, 05:39 PM
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Sucks to hear that man.... Time for a Cummins?
 
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Old 06-01-2009, 05:39 PM
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eye yi yi........carnage fer sure, high HP got ya

have you developed a gameplan yet?
 
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Old 06-01-2009, 05:43 PM
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Motor is going back to DI to get worked over, coated pistons with the bowls cut most likely... Then throw her back in with some differant tuning and hope for 500-525 on fuel.

The injectors are out now getting worked over, new nozzles and just a good check up.

The turbo is going out shortly, check up and all...

and the HPOP is going out as well.

I am too broke to get it really up there right now. O ya, the Cummins was VERY close to going in this time!
 
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Old 06-01-2009, 05:47 PM
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Hell it was only a few months ago from this...



And before that it was another tranny...




UGH... LOL
 
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Old 06-01-2009, 06:22 PM
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When it rains...... It pours....












It also could be that JD green..... The IH felt betrayed
 
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It also could be that JD green..... The IH felt betrayed

I told him when it comes back to make it black... or Gray... but not a hint of green!
 
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Old 06-03-2009, 12:03 AM
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man im sorry to hear about your problem hope it works out for ya. you should paint it red
 
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Old 06-03-2009, 12:10 AM
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paint it ford blue!!

were you runnign dual hpops with it. how much boost pressure where you running in the motor.

you have pics of the other 7 pistons
 
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Old 06-03-2009, 01:32 AM
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thats crazy man, there has to be some way to make them things stand up to 500+ HP
 


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