toomuchtorque
Well-known member
Hey guys,
I was driving the car hard for a few minutes, going full throttle for maybe 5 seconds at a time with breaks in between. I was at 4500rpm in third at full throttle when all of a sudden the engine dies. The charging and fuel systems are OK. It turns out that there is no compression (although I dont know in exactly which cylinders), meaning my timing chain, valve stems, maybe pistons, etc. are all damaged.
I'm kinda shocked, to be honest, because the car has only 43k miles on it and I would expect these timing chains to be made to sustain a beating. However, the car is modded and has about 430 rwhp.
My question is, what can I do to make sure that this doesn't happen again, especially considering the extra hp? I read somewhere that I can purchase an LS2 timing chain for the car, which is apparently more durable. Is this true? Are there any good aftermarket timing chains or other parts I should install while the car is being worked on? Are these timing chains notorious for this kind of failure?
This parts and labor are probably going to cost me 4k :W!
Also, heres a list of the mods, if anybody is curious:
MTI Stage 2e heads
MTI X1 Cam
310cc RC Injectors
TPIS Long Tube Headers and X-pipe
Borla Cat Bat Stingers Exhaust
Ported Throttle Body
Haltech Cold Air intake
Professionally tuned at A&A Corvette.
Cross drilled and slotted discs
Steel braided brake lines
14” rear disc upgrade
C6 ZO6 LS7 clutch
Thanks!
I was driving the car hard for a few minutes, going full throttle for maybe 5 seconds at a time with breaks in between. I was at 4500rpm in third at full throttle when all of a sudden the engine dies. The charging and fuel systems are OK. It turns out that there is no compression (although I dont know in exactly which cylinders), meaning my timing chain, valve stems, maybe pistons, etc. are all damaged.
I'm kinda shocked, to be honest, because the car has only 43k miles on it and I would expect these timing chains to be made to sustain a beating. However, the car is modded and has about 430 rwhp.
My question is, what can I do to make sure that this doesn't happen again, especially considering the extra hp? I read somewhere that I can purchase an LS2 timing chain for the car, which is apparently more durable. Is this true? Are there any good aftermarket timing chains or other parts I should install while the car is being worked on? Are these timing chains notorious for this kind of failure?
This parts and labor are probably going to cost me 4k :W!
Also, heres a list of the mods, if anybody is curious:
MTI Stage 2e heads
MTI X1 Cam
310cc RC Injectors
TPIS Long Tube Headers and X-pipe
Borla Cat Bat Stingers Exhaust
Ported Throttle Body
Haltech Cold Air intake
Professionally tuned at A&A Corvette.
Cross drilled and slotted discs
Steel braided brake lines
14” rear disc upgrade
C6 ZO6 LS7 clutch
Thanks!