i need help quick??

[dartman]

I NEED HELP ..BEFORE I RUN AGAIN.

i got a 351w ,,just ran this weekend,,i made 3 10s runs back to back on 175 shot of nos..after i got home i went to check plugs ,,eveything looked great..i did a compression test ok,,i got 180psi on 6 cylinders,,the other 2 i have 160..i did leak down test also,,the one that was low had the least amount of leakage on one,,the other was like the rest ,,i have between 3% to 7% leakage acoss the board,,i have a soild rooler cam ,an adjusted the valves but made no difference,,,motor runs fine ,now im afraid to run it,,should i be conserned ????or should i just run it again next weekend??what to you'll think.is wrong,,if anything??im going to spray a 250 shot on it ...this week ...i ran a 10.59@130mph,,trying to break into the nines,,please help..

 

[dartman]

HELP PLEASE MY POST IS GOING TO THE 2ND , PAGE ALL READY AND NO RESPONSE,,,

 

[dartman]

sorry help again...

 

[hllon4whls]

Couple of things wrong here. If you drove it home then checked the plugs, then you wasted your time. The drive home changed the read on the plugs, so you really couldnt tell what they looked like.

If you have 2 cylinders that are at 160, then you are ok. If they are next to each other, I would be nervous (head gasket). Nitrous will find the weak link. 250 is a bit much. What type of internals are you running?

When you do blow it up wed, take it to McMurtry (SP?) automotive right there in gulfport. He does great work.

 

[dartman]

NO I TRALIER IT ,IT WAS RUNNING HARD JUST CHECKED THE PLUGS TO SEE IF I MELTED THEMM THEY LOOK GOOD NOT TO LEAN..SAW JUST CONSERED BUT THE 30 PSI DIFFERENCE,IN COMPRESSION?? I RAN I 10.59@130

 

[HISSIN50]

NO I TRALIER IT ,IT WAS RUNNING HARD JUST CHECKED THE PLUGS TO SEE IF I MELTED THEMM THEY LOOK GOOD NOT TO LEAN..SAW JUST CONSERED BUT THE 30 PSI DIFFERENCE,IN COMPRESSION?? I RAN I 10.59@130

where did you mess up your compression numbers, here or in the first post (180 vs 160 in post, but you say 30 psi difference now)? i know it is just a typo, but it makes a difference. Hllon, as usual is right on (i would have said what he did).

as Hllon said, how old is the mill and what is in it? do you havecompression numbers from before (something to compare to)?

good luck.

 

[dartman]

its a brand new engine,351e srp pistons 11.1 comp.victor jrs,heads,,i 7 miles total onit,,,a reajusted the valves but made no diff,,in comp,just fired up tonight and hear squeeking and knocking noise,,going to pull back out,im just afraid to run it again know????might have broke crank...or rod bearing got eagle i beams,,stock crank i didnt think a would see these #s,,i wanted to go for 9s this week end but thats shot to hell...

 

[HISSIN50]

wait, you went to the track and did all that you talked about in the first post, with a completely fresh motor????????? was it broken in at all? sorry if i missed something here, but ah, that was what struck me.

 

[dartman]

wait, you went to the track and did all that you talked about in the first post, with a completely fresh motor????????? was it broken in at all? sorry if i missed something here, but ah, that was what struck me.

IT WOULD TAKE ME 5 YEARS TO GET 800 MILES IN IT ,,TOP FUELER DONT BREAK THERE MOTOR IN ,,NOR ON THE DYNO...I THOUGHT 5 MILES WAS ENOUGH????IF ITS MESS UP GOING DART WICTH I ALREADY WORKING ON 408CUIN.

 

[hllon4whls]

If it is a race motor, then you break it in at the track.

How deep is the knocking sound? A squeaking sound? I think that you are about ready to the pull the heads to check that everything is all right.

 

[dartman]

its sounds like its going to fly apart,,got to drop lt, weight k member ,,canton oil pan,is deep cant get motor out with dropping it,,its hard as hell..enought to make me take it out...ill see if pic comes out..its to big..sorry,,let know progess,,dont know if i should drop oil pan or just pull the motor,,sounds like a rod bearing or broken crank,,if just rod bearing i wont go 408 just yet,,,this just sucks ,,,bad luck all the time...got 3 second runs back to back,,i had the big head now look what happens ....

 

[Ranchero5.0]

Pro stock motors are made with enough clearances so they don't gall together. did you tell your machinist to keep it loose? If you feel unsure take it back apart and make sure. Don't pull the heads, just flip it and inspect the bearings (it'll save you the $75 in head gaskets. If the bearings are fine or you have metal in the oil finish the tear down and get it cleaned and clearanced for the nitrous use.

You F'd up hitting it that hard on the first day. Hopefully it's not terminal. The other thing is, if you can't run a 351 combo on the juice without burning it up, why a 408?

Jamie

 

[dartman]

it was set up for a 250 shot..im 30 psi low on 2 cylinders,,might just be a rod bearing and a messed up crank..if so i was just going to get a 408 stroker kit...the 30 psi diff would make it low on com[ression ,,right?????i.ll post a time slip,,the pics on here cant be bigger that 80 kb???i dont know how to shink a pic,,be i can cut the other lane off ,,it might work???

 

[dartman]

ok heres my question,,i found a 93 351w block,,with roller cam ,,can i use my soild roller cam in it with my same soild roller lifters in that block???also came with a c-6 trans out of a 3/4/ton truck...would this be a good block in trans to use????rember going for 9.99s....

 

[dartman]

ok heres my question,,i found a 93 351w block,,with roller cam ,,can i use my soild roller cam in it with my same soild roller lifters in that block???also came with a c-6 trans out of a 3/4/ton truck...would this be a good block in trans to use????rember going for 9.99s....i had a bent rod in old motor,,eagle i beams suck

 

[Ford_Racing]

Eagle rods

ok heres my question,,i found a 93 351w block,,with roller cam ,,can i use my soild roller cam in it with my same soild roller lifters in that block???also came with a c-6 trans out of a 3/4/ton truck...would this be a good block in trans to use????rember going for 9.99s....i had a bent rod in old motor,,eagle i beams suck

Best rod for the buck IMO. I'll be running same combo as you in about a month, only a HR Comp custom cam. I won't juice it until I can get good passes with just motor.

 

[dartman]

Best rod for the buck IMO. I'll be running same combo as you in about a month, only a HR Comp custom cam. I won't juice it until I can get good passes with just motor.

i made 2 runs with out nos before i red lighted one time so made an easy pass at 12.35@115,,sec.pass freeze plug came out,going into 4th gear strated spinning so let off and run a [email protected] getting late after gettin rubber freeze plug so juice it 3 times,,,,,i know im getting the eagle h beams this time ,,i know the best rod is a calrrlo rod,,,$1000.00 set.