Bet you Never seen a rod bend.......

**LS2Tuner** · 03-30-2007, 02:31 PM

Look at this SH_T........... It locked the motor up on the trans brake when it broke the other rod.
I've NEVER seen a rod bend like this without breaking!!
Have you.....?

**stanger88** · 03-30-2007, 03:34 PM

I saw a couple that looked like Bananas. One from an LS1 on the juice that spun a bearing due to low oil, and one from a crown vic motor (4.6L 2V) that ingested water.

**Hi-Po** · 03-30-2007, 03:55 PM

Thats why I would be scared of the bottle and not my tune. Is this your engine ??

**juiced99ws6** · 03-30-2007, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by Hi-Po

Thats why I would be scared of the bottle and not my tune. Is this your engine ??

the post above you happened due to neglecting common maintanance and the engine in the pic was seized while on the trans brake so there should not have been any nitrous involved at the time it seized I would think. Nitrous is safe, to much power on stock internals isnt

**LS2Tuner** · 03-30-2007, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Hi-Po

Thats why I would be scared of the bottle and not my tune. Is this your engine ??

NO this is NOT my motor! It was brought in like this. It is a 383 early style SBC.

The rods were in the last motor they ran that had a broken crank. They insisted on using the rods from the old motor.

This is NOT a Nitrous motor.

It was actually in the staging lanes warming up on the trans. brake.

**Hi-Po** · 03-30-2007, 05:28 PM

ah. sorry. Shoulda read more carefully about the trans brake. whoops... They insisted on using the old rods???? I dont feel bad for them then. Never skimp on the rods!!! That is some crazy shit for it to bend like that.

**juiced99ws6** · 03-30-2007, 08:03 PM

especially since it never made it to WOT

**stanger88** · 03-30-2007, 08:29 PM

Psshhh, its nothing. A little viagra will straighten it out!

**LS2Tuner** · 03-30-2007, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by Hi-Po

ah. sorry. Shoulda read more carefully about the trans brake. whoops... They insisted on using the old rods???? I dont feel bad for them then. Never skimp on the rods!!! That is some crazy shit for it to bend like that.

Yeah EVERYONE that has seen it in person has said the samething......."I've NEVER seen a rod bend a 90 and NOT break!!!"

Can't remember whose rods they were

it was assembled at least 6 monthes ago.

**machineman-baltimore** · 03-31-2007, 04:41 AM

A lot of years in the industry and you see it all. You do not see them every day like that but I have seen it before.

**TARZAN** · 03-31-2007, 08:00 AM

Yeah.....an H-beam would have snapped...

-Will

**LS2Tuner** · 03-31-2007, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by TARZAN

Yeah.....an H-beam would have snapped...

-Will

........ Your joking I hope! Thats why no one has seen it before. They are H beam rods.

**TARZAN** · 03-31-2007, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by LS2Tuner

........ Your joking I hope! Thats why no one has seen it before. They are H beam rods.

Next time I'll make sure to insert lil [sacasm] [/sarcasm] slots

....was hoping someone would get a laugh outta it lol

-Will

**danziger** · 04-03-2007, 10:37 AM

I've never seen a rod bend to that degree without snapping... Pretty cool stuff! Thanks for sharing!

**98ls1blackbird** · 04-03-2007, 03:59 PM

I've got a stock factory BB 427 rod that is bent about 60 degrees just below the wrist pin. It tapped an intake valve at 7200 rpm and hydrauliced the motor going through the traps. It is strange how they will bend and not break, unless you try to do it in a vise.