Positive 1st...got the vette chassis set up last week by Alan Pittman,he let me work along side him and ohh how much did i learn on a chassis set up..
bad News--- i took the camaro to the track today to get 4 or 5 passes in to knock off the rust before i jump in the vette the next few weeks..
the car seemed a little sluggish on the warm up..but since i had just put the GAS carb back on i thought i was feeling the difference of the GAS vs ALCOHOL......
i pulled to the starting line did my burn out..staged and left....i had the two step turned back from 4200rpm to 3600rpm..trying to prevent a wheel stand like my last trip to the track.....i knew i left soft but the car never came around down track like it normally does...NO POPPING,SPITTING OR SPUTTING...just felt sluggish...i went thru the traps at a 6.49 et at 105 mph. ET was off by 6 tenths and mile per hour was off 11 to 12 mph.....60 ft went from a 1.31 to a 1.42
got back to the pitts and pulled off valve covers..push rod was missing on the intake of #1 cylinder....
got it home about one hour ago and pulled intake..push rod was broke in half and the end splintered off one side..at closer glance the cam lobe on the #1 exhaust looked like it had been hit with a chiesel ( i assume the missing push rod end did this)..i could not pull out #1 lifters..so i do not know at this point the extent of damage to block..could be a bur but i am not holding my breath..
i am running over in my mind what could have happened..
#1- push rod failure ( attrition)..
#2- lifter failure
#3- oiling problem which caused lifter failure
the push rods were CV.....
i am leaning toward lifter failure caused there is a slight bend in the push rod as you piece it back together...
deciding now what i am gonna do here....i know i am gonna use the heads,intake,oil pan..and crank if it checks out......leaning right now toward a 565ci shortblock with dart big "m" block..
this block was .125 over stock block (2 BOLT)..and it had the hound snot ran out of it.....
any thoughts as to what may have happened ?
ps..one postive thing about the pass..i did
almost have a perfect light
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-001 RED.....
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