Some piston carnage

[badcobra]

Last fall I had my car at the track when it suddenly nosed over and started smoking. This was the result!

I think the alternator had an issue or I lost a pump or something. I was on the exact same tuneup I was running all summer/fall with no changes so some sort of event happened, just have to figure out what.

 

[Zemedici]

jesus!

 

[soccerman002]

A little JB Weld and you'll be good as gold.

 

[CobraBob]

Now that sucks!

 

[rotor_powerd]

Been there, done that Pulled this guy and 2 others that weren't as bad out of my GT500 a couple years ago.

 

[MTBSully]

Damn. E85? What pistons are those?

 

[badcobra]

JE pistons part#257541, e85 and 17* timing.

Have a 'new' teksid coming from racebronco. Crank looks good, couple rods have melted piston slag on them but should be fine. The rest of the pistons but one look good, just have what looks like minor 'normal' scuffing on them. I will have them checked out to make sure. If this new block doesn't need an overbore, I am just going to buy a new set of pistons and stay stock bore. If it needs an overbore, I will just replace the damaged pistons and run em again.

 

[R.D.P.]

Man that sucks. I wonder if a lean protection module would have saved you. What's you injectors and pump setup?

 

[SID297]

It may have gotten just a little hot.

 

[badcobra]

Man that sucks. I wonder if a lean protection module would have saved you. What's you injectors and pump setup?

It just may have and I will look more into that setup. I have twin 465's and ID1300's, standard return system.

 

[BlckBox04]

make it a 7 cylinder

 

[nxhappy]

poor little piston

good luck with your fix !

 

[Blackness03]

My brothers cobra just did the same thing. Fuel pump leaned out and kaboom she went

 

[Woody6799]

looks fine to me :shrug:

 

[bleedingfordblu]

good god! that sucks man, good luck with the build