RE: Update on the R/T

From: BOBBY (bocd@optonline.net)
Date: Sun Apr 17 2011 - 14:01:51 EDT


Awesome!

Crazy how there's nothing left of the piston.

Bob

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Mike Sykes wrote:

> As many of you may know, my R/T has been out of action since December.
> I was driving along (at 25mph!) and the truck had no power and running
> extremely rough. Giving it gas did nothing. Had it towed to my buddy's
> shop and he pulled the spark plug to do a compression test on #1
> piston. All was fine. He moved over to #3... 0 compression. He grabbed
> his scope to look down into the cylinder and found nothing. No piston
> at all. He pulled the head and saw this:
>
> http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/mikesykes77/3.jpg
>
> To this day, we still haven't located the piston.
> Since I had just ordered a transmission from Martin Saine, the wife
> and I decided to fix the R/T which means new engine. I'm okay with
> this =). Here are the specs on the new motor being built as we speak:
> Mopar cast 408 stroker crank
> factory rods (they're forged!)
> Ross racing forged pistons (9.5:1 compression)
> Comp Cams 220/230 cam with .544/.544 lift at 110lsa
> Harland Sharp adjustable 1.6 roller rockers
> Hughes hardened pushrods, rocker stud kit and guideplates
> Cloyes timing set and tensioner
> M1
> 53mm tb
> Spintech headers and true dual exhaust
> MP PCM (until I can find a stocker for a custom tune)
> SFI Damper
> Ported factory heads
>
> I still have to find a set of valve springs I like and a couple of
> other odd n' ends to finish the build. Machine shop said the longblock
> should be ready in a couple of weeks. /excited face!
>
> Hopefully I can get some pics of it before and during installation.
> I'll keep everyone posted as things progress.
>
> - miggity
>
> 00' R/T CC. DMLer since 1996.



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