So I finally have my engine pulled and was able to see all of the damage from when my engine blew. Of course the expected damage was there from the rod breaking, but we found something that wasn't expected. The rod that broke was the number 2 piston on the passenger side, but on the driver side between cylinder 7 and 8 the block and head have a section that was washed out. The head gasket was burned also in that spot. Prior to the engine blowing the car wasn't showing any signs of a blown gasket. I did notice that my gas mileage had went down a little bit, but not enough to make me think that something was wrong. I ordered my short block through L&M Engines, it will be arriving this Friday. Now I have to figure out what to do about my heads. I talked to Mike at L&M and he said that they can be fixed, but due to the location of the washed out area he cannot offer any warranty on it. Now I have to decide if I should buy a new head or try to repair. If anyone has any experience having heads welded and repaired I would like to hear the pros/cons of having that done.
