What are my options after a rod bearing failure

[Mikey]

I'm impressed that was done in just 4 months ... feels like everything automotive today is backlogged like crazy ... i've been waiting ~18 months for an alloy T5 transmission because of an inability to get the gearsets, grrr.

It was supposed to be 5 weeks, but like you said, everything is extremely backed up

[Old School]

https://youtu.be/tCLp-VNL_cE

She's home

Yes, that does sound good....

[Mikey]

I need one of those Mobil 1 15w50 oil caps...

I'm sure Kevin has some laying around

[Mikey]

One minor issue, I ordered the exhaust with cats but my installer is pretty sure these were catless

The gas smell is pretty strong, so I'd like to be able to go out to restaurants without smelling like chemical warfare

[ViperGeorge]

One minor issue, I ordered the exhaust with cats but my installer is pretty sure these were cables

The gas smell is pretty strong, so I'd like to be able to go out to restaurants without smelling like chemical warfare

I assume you mean cat less not cables. In any event, I have a 9L Extreme with ARH headers. It had their 2 cell high flow cats on the car. They worked ok for a while but then gave up the ghost. I ordered a new set from them which they call their "Green High Flow Cats". They are 4 cell and are a big improvement. Virtually no gas smell which I hate.

[Old School]

It's interesting that some prefer a raw exhaust smell, while others prefer rotten egg smell generated by catalytic converters.

I'm more like Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALi78xSaP0Y

[Mikey]

Lou Belanger was kind enough to verify, I sent him pics and he's gonna get back to me
The cold weather and being sat in a garage I'm sure doesn't help
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I don't see a cat, but it could be further into the car

[Hawk]

I have Belanger headers. The Cat is located behind the sills just forward of the muffler. The first picture is the drivers side Cat.Second Pic the passengers side attached to the collector pipe. The 3ed pic is without the cats on but the Cat delete pipe sits in the same spot as the Cat
And for the record I love the smell of the exhaust catless, if you drive fast enough you cant smell it!
If you need the Belanger Cats I’ll give you a good deal on mine. I only had them on for a month
Hope this helps
Dennis

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[Mikey]

I have Belanger headers. The Cat is located behind the sills just forward of the muffler. The first picture is the drivers side Cat.Second Pic the passengers side attached to the collector pipe. The 3ed pic is without the cats on but the Cat delete pipe sits in the same spot as the Cat
And for the record I love the smell of the exhaust catless, if you drive fast enough you cant smell it!
If you need the Belanger Cats I’ll give you a good deal on mine. I only had them on for a month
Hope this helps
Dennis

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I'm trying to avoid taking the sides off, is there a way I can see under a lift and a mirror?

So I have 1 last predicament. I paid for a steering rack and it wasn't installed. He mentioned a credit, but I only installation or an actual refund for the part and labor would be satisfactory for me.
Hoping I don't have to push the issue

[Old School]

I'm trying to avoid taking the sides off, is there a way I can see under a lift and a mirror?

So I have 1 last predicament. I paid for a steering rack and it wasn't installed. He mentioned a credit, but I only installation or an actual refund for the part and labor would be satisfactory for me.
Hoping I don't have to push the issue

You could try and snake one of these in there:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/19270197477...Bk9SR5a9q5vDYQ

[Mikey]

You could try and snake one of these in there:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/19270197477...Bk9SR5a9q5vDYQ

That works!

[Mikey]

Looks like the cats are indeed there
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[ViperGeorge]

[QUOTE=Mikey;467800]Looks like the cats are indeed there
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Maybe you need better cats.

[Mikey]

[QUOTE=ViperGeorge;467802]

Looks like the cats are indeed there
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Maybe you need better cats.

Meh, smell isn't bad when I'm out and about
As long as I can't smell it in the cabin, we're good

[ViperGeorge]

[QUOTE=Mikey;467805]

Meh, smell isn't bad when I'm out and about
As long as I can't smell it in the cabin, we're good

For me, when the cats on my 9L Extreme gave up the ghost I couldn't stand the smell. Ok driving at speed you don't notice it much but at a red light or any time you are stopped, yuck. Couldn't lose the smell for hours even after getting out of the car. It must have clung to my clothes.

[VENOM-TA]

Used engines can be found, just don't put bearings in it or you will be revisiting the issue. As well as Prefix, there are many other options out there depending on your budget.

I have had to do numerous Gen 5 engines and always found the failure appeared to be lack of lubrication. Early recall engines had an issue where there was some machining debris that would get into cam bore and cause a loss of oil pressure, taking out the bearings. The later engines just appeared to be run low on oil, or lost pressure on a high G- Force track. This is not a dry sump motor and even with the swing oil pickup, it can oil starve (unless its slightly overfilled with oil and race oil is used)

Good luck.

He’s already done a rebuild and heads/cam on it Dan..

[Dan Cragin]

Is this the new engine Kevin just build and dyno tested, if so I'm sure he will help. Did you clean out the oil cooler and lines?

[Mikey]

Is this the new engine Kevin just build and dyno tested, if so I'm sure he will help. Did you clean out the oil cooler and lines?

Yessir, he's been MIA for a bit. The smell isn't as bad now that she isnt sitting in one spot, the lines should be good we went ahead and got new lines

[Dan Cragin]

PM me if you need help.

Dan

[Mikey]

PM me if you need help.

Dan

Sent.

I noticed the car surges upon start up (revs to 1k to 2k) until warmed up
Not sure if this is just a cammed viper characteristic

[Mikey]

Welll....that didn't last long.20230214_205330.jpg
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[Sniper]

What happened???

[Mikey]

What happened???

Driving on the toll road, hear a slight flutter, I go into 6th and it goes away. Slowly after, I hear a rattle and then the "no oil" light comes on.

[Sniper]

Any idea what actually happened?

[StrokerAce]

How many miles since the rebuild?