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Thread: piston inside my intake
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06-25-2013, 07:31 PM #1
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piston inside my intake
so theres a piston inside my intake. its in like 1000 peices but its all there, very unfortunate guess i will be pulling the engine. happened around 3.5k rpm then shut off, pulled over smoke was coming out of the intake took it off and found it.
2001 t/a 232/234 .629/.629 cam duel valve springs, crane gold rockers, double roller timing chain, melling ported pump, HP tuners, bolt on and so on.
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06-25-2013, 07:36 PM #2
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Navy Blue Metallic- 98 T/A w/ mods, 00 FBVert
damn another one?!?!
Tep just had this happen.....
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06-26-2013, 02:30 AM #3
Sorry to hear. Any pics? Curious to know what you find on teardown.
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06-26-2013, 04:27 AM #4
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2000 Grand Prix GTP- 2000 Trans Am WS6 M6
Carnage pics or ban
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06-26-2013, 06:19 AM #5
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06-26-2013, 06:19 AM #6
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I just finished the cam swap 700 miles ago idk how to upload pics on here via phone but took valve covers off and there wasn't a hole and the springs rockers and pushrods were perfectly fine. Everrything is fine but the piston that's inside the intake. Where do I gk from here? New engine? Ls1 or lq? What is the best economic and power optio .
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06-26-2013, 06:23 AM #7
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Arctic White & Black- '98 WS6 M6 - SWAPTIME!
If you have a piston all the way up in your intake, you need to check the integrity of everything. With mine, I found that the only components that lived were my cam, timing set and lifters. I had everything from a tweaked crank and a hole in my block to a gnarled head and twisted connecting rods. I would say it's best that you really investigate the carnage just so you know what went wrong so you don't do it on the next build. Live & learn! Good luck.
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06-26-2013, 06:38 AM #8
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I am just hoping my cam and upgraded parts are fine
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06-26-2013, 06:58 AM #9
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06-26-2013, 07:45 AM #10
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I'd say now that between me, Will, now Tep & you, I think engine rebuilds will be thoroughly covered for LS1 members
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06-26-2013, 07:46 AM #11
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06-26-2013, 07:49 AM #14
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Tep, I have 6 out of 8 pistons left, but the rods, 3 to 4 of them are spun (2 confirm, 2 suspected) if you want the pistons (budget build) you're welcome to them.
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06-26-2013, 07:57 AM #15
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06-26-2013, 08:52 AM #16
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I think at least 60% of the piston is somewhere else. I'm about to pull the intake. Maybe I can just cut the front 2 off and run a 3800 v6
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06-26-2013, 09:08 AM #17
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06-26-2013, 09:11 AM #18
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I'm suddenly becoming concerned about the engine in my car, but I have noticed two that have failed are in '98 cars. Am I being paranoid or is it just a coincidence?
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06-26-2013, 09:16 AM #19
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