the motor.....

HD F250 · Jul 17, 2011

That sucks!!!

Sorry to hear about your motor. Keep us posted on what your failure was caused from. Glad u have another motor on standby.

bigrpowr · Jul 17, 2011

This is the 3rd motor that's been in the truck. Not out of need, but because the motors were done and waiting for me when I got to elite to save time. This motor was out of tadds shop truck. It saw big fuel and nitrous so that may be where the failure originated. The motor had 5000 miles on it when I got it, and I've put 3k on it. It's pretty young, and pretty dead.

Erikclaw · Jul 17, 2011

That sucks. Are you going to put ceramic coated pistons in the new one? Do you think that may have helped? Nice having spares on call.
Any more crazy Canadians giving away their drive train like what Shane ran across? LOL

David S. · Jul 17, 2011

are you keeping the blown up motor or parting some stuff out?

bigrpowr · Jul 17, 2011

David S. said:
are you keeping the blown up motor or parting some stuff out?

tadd is keeping it, and going back thru it for one of my race motors.

BIGISLAND7.3 · Jul 18, 2011

sorry to hear that.

powerstrokin15 · Jul 19, 2011

did you ever say a mileage? or did i miss it...

White_monster · Jul 19, 2011

He put 3k on it. Tadd put 5k on it before that. It was rode hard and put away wet each time.

powerstrokin15 · Jul 19, 2011

ok-i hear ya

bigrpowr · Jul 19, 2011

yeah she had the $hit kicked out of her everyday i drove her. did burnouts at least once a day. anybody that knows me, knows i love burnouts. i truly dont think the piston failure came from that, i actually think it had a hurt piston when the motor went in.

jdgleason · Jul 19, 2011

So did a ring land break or did thew piston crack or...?

powerstrokin15 · Jul 19, 2011

i forgot you put it in out of the "bride" truck

bigrpowr · Jul 19, 2011

jdgleason said:
So did a ring land break or did thew piston crack or...?

no idea jd. it hasnt been tore apart yet, but from my uneducated guess..a piston has evacuated the premises, based on the violent let go and the instant failure.

jdgleason · Jul 19, 2011

bigrpowr said:
no idea jd. it hasnt been tore apart yet, but from my uneducated guess..a piston has evacuated the premises, based on the violent let go and the instant failure.

O man! Lol well glad ya got new stuff lined out brotha

Danbonzo · Jul 19, 2011

bigrpowr said:
no idea jd. it hasnt been tore apart yet, but from my uneducated guess..a piston has evacuated the premises, based on the violent let go and the instant failure.

Talk about a buzz kill...