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30lbsboost
03-21-2009, 11:07 PM
We got the 93 out today, took it down to the local car wash, washed about an inch of dust off of it. Then it was time for a little "drive"
He ran 3 gears "really hard" ....then .."booomm!" the blower stopped making noise and the alternator stopped charging!
as we expected, the front of the crankshaft was busted off!

So were going to pull the engine, fix it, and try to have it back together in a couple weeks.
Drifte
03-21-2009, 11:19 PM
woah. I want some pics of this. What car is it (whos)?
30lbsboost
03-21-2009, 11:23 PM
woah. I want some pics of this. What car is it (whos)?

its the 93 Z28 in my sig..my dads car
69gt4speed
03-22-2009, 12:22 AM
Sorry to hear that bad news. Next to last time I raced a bolt on lt w a procharger w very moderate boost, month or so after the lil race, the lt snapped the crank. Far as I know still sitting.
ZEE
03-22-2009, 12:39 AM
Damn cheap LT1's. Always breakin'. :neener:
FiFdYnUtZ
03-22-2009, 01:24 AM
ouch! sorry to hear that man!
NewSpeedSteed
03-24-2009, 06:14 PM
ouch! sorry to hear that man!
+1
sorry about the bad luck.
GMPARTSMAN
03-24-2009, 07:51 PM
sorry to hear that doc..thats a example of why everyone recommends running a crank with a big block snout to take some of the pressure off the crack snout..
30lbsboost
03-24-2009, 08:05 PM
sorry to hear that doc..thats a example of why everyone recommends running a crank with a big block snout to take some of the pressure off the crack snout..

but it lasted .......10yrs! ......not too bad huh?

we were planning on a tear down this spring anyway
68nova
03-24-2009, 09:08 PM
Sorry to hear that....atleast you got 10 years out of it.....
BB snout on my Motor with ATI balancer with chrysler 6 bolt for pulley.
stangvortech
03-24-2009, 11:19 PM
Was it the crank? or did you have one of ati crank pulleys that did the damage??? Im looking in to there 8 rib kit right now.........
30lbsboost
03-25-2009, 09:37 PM
it was the crank itself