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[luiSVT99]

went to the track yesterday to check how 96 cams improved overall performance in my car

get in the water box, spin, get out of it stop 2nd gear good burnout at 6k then rpms start to fall i release the brake car goes, tires feel sticky, add some track bite 1st gear burnout, i stage, 3k 1st light goes on 2nd light rev to 5k so i'm ready 3rd light goes off dump the clutch, it bogs a little, falls to 4k gets to 6,700 shift 2nd gear, 6,500 car start acting weird, shit to 3rd gear can't get past 4,000rpm i let gas off and put 4th gear to get off the track, i put the clutch in and it shuts down, put in 3rd gear release clutch and tires are locked so i feather the gas pedal it starts again, good oil pressure, no knocking, step on the clutch it dies again, i get accross the finish line and get aside, i try to start it again and just a "clank" noise from the starter, after i :cuss: the car i get towed to my buddies shop,

waiting for news this afternoon when i get out of work:fm:

oooh and i ran a tremendous 17.045@???mph:kaboom:

 

[Gallows]

Man you seem to have bad luck with that car. I wonder if the problem is in the trans or in the pumpkin.

 

[Jamie R.]

Sorry to hear this luis! Uhh..... but you have a lot going on in the burnout area:dw::lol1:

Jamie R.
'01 Silver Cobra

 

[luiSVT99]

Man you seem to have bad luck with that car. I wonder if the problem is in the trans or in the pumpkin.

yeah, tell me about it, sometimes i feel it would be better to just throw the towel

Sorry to hear this luis! Uhh..... but you have a lot going on in the burnout area:dw::lol1:

Jamie R.
'01 Silver Cobra

:??: no comprende


well my mechanic says its probably a bented rod

all i hear is "clank" from the starter we change batteries and it started for 3 seconds and died with a light knock sound.. i'll check if i have some lincoln rods left :bash:

i'll have some time to fix it, my mechanic is changing his work place to a safier nicer facility, i'll take pics of my ill snake when it gets there

 

[Brutal Metal]

bent rod? how?

 

[luiSVT99]

i really don't know, it was working fine the only new mod was 96-98 intake cams, we need to take it out and check everything out

 

[luiSVT99]

engine is out! lol ( 2 months to take it out don't ask me why) well there is metal parts on the pick up tube, rods #1 2 are black, bearings are molten, #3 is ok, #4 bearing is lined, 5 and 6 are ok,# 7 is lined and #8 is ok

so my crankshaft is useless and i need 4 rods, block is ok, thank god, so i'll search for a gt 8 bolt crank (lighter) and some rods, i'm porting my intake since i'm poor enough to do it myself :bash::

 

[pixlix]

I have a 8 bolt crank off a Mach if interested I'm in weslaco

 

[pixlix]

I also have a feshly assembled 5.0 stroker sb Mach 1 block if interested

 

[luiSVT99]

pm sent

 

[99COBRA2881]

i'm porting my intake since i'm poor enough to do it myself :bash::

Luis,
Nothing wrong with porting the intake yourself, it'll be a good learning experience, here's something to highlight the areas that need work.

Good luck!! :beer:

Anthony

 

[luiSVT99]

thanks for the pic

here what i have done

 

[cobrasvtcoupe25]

Wow, that sucks! Sorry to hear about this. :nonono:

GL with the port and sounds like she will be back at the track soon :rolling:

 

[racebronco2]

Make sure you check out the cam journals for wear. Usually when you lose oil pressure it wipes out the cam journals.

 

[Gallows]

Good luck on your parts quest Luiz.

 

[luiSVT99]

little update, i'll buy a crankshaft kit @ Autozone, it comes with main and rod bearings, $364 - $100 core= $264 cast 8 bolt crank :rockon:

here is some progress of the porting i'm doing to my intake

lmk what you guys think

 

[luiSVT99]

my mechanic took the crankshaft to the machine shop, he believes it can be turned and survive @ .20; i found 4 rods/pistons from my stock 99 rotaring assembly (i got 01 rods and pistons) so now i'm just waiting for the shop to tell me if the crankshaft is useable, if so i'll just have to buy rod and main bearings, piston rings and oil pump

 

[Double"O"]

Get her back up and running


Also damn your avatar looks like a photo of i wanna say Nazmans car in germany out of MM&FF

 

[luiSVT99]

lol, thats the all mighty mickey mouse so called race track @ valle hermoso Tamaulipas, it really is an airplane landing strip but its not used anymore, too much soldiers to keep working, if you know what i'm saying.....

 

[Kreep306]

DAMN Luis hope you get everything worked out with your cobra...