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    I like having friends with fast junk. Fun to be around the guys and the cars. One such friend is a guy named Mike, who owns and operated this:



    Yep, the car is awesome. A 1960 Bel Air with 707 inches and 2 stages of nitrous. The car has gone bottom 8's and is primed for 7 second action. He wants to go 7.50's by the end of the year.

    Last weekend Mike had the car out and promised to "let it eat". It ate alright. The photos that follow are the remains of the #6 piston.

    RIP.





    Obviously a lean condition with a crapload of nitrous caused this. It burned through one of the valve reliefs in the top of the piston (the thinnest part) and melted out the side. I didn't see the cylinder bore but Mike said it was nasty in there, but the engine builder said to hit it with 80 grit sand paper and put the new piston in! He said the vertical gas ports in the top of the piston will seal the rings against just about any surface, so that's what he's going to do.

    Brian
    That which you manifest is before you.

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    DAMN

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    • #3
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      sweet...carnage rules.....................on other peoples rides ;D

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      • #4
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        Nasty.

        Vertical gas port with nitrous? Doesn't that CAUSE this kind of thing?

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        • #5
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          All the nitrous pro mod guys as well as the big inch 10.5 nitrous guys run the vertical gas ports (as well as the horizontal ports in the lower portion of the piston). Seems weird I know, and frankly, I'm not smart enough to argue against you.

          The reason this happened was because of a broken bolt on the #8 rocker intake shaft. When the bolt broke the rocker lifted and released the pushrod closing the valve for good. Because the valve was closed the nitrous had no where to go and reverted back up the intake runner. Both stages were on at this point and the number six cylinder swallowed it's portion and most of #8's at the same time. The result....liquid aluminum.

          Brian
          That which you manifest is before you.

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          • #6
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            DAYUM!!!!!!!!!!!

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            • #7
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              That car is awesome...Any more pictures?

              707 inches of piston melting power....I love it ;D

              Carnage shots like that rule...

              Seth
              200 mph or bust.......

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              • #8
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                I may be able to dig out a few:



                707 Inches of Donovan Aluminum block goodness:



                Brian
                That which you manifest is before you.

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                • #9
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                  I think I just shorted out my keyboard with drool.... :o

                  707 Donovan......No words...

                  Seth
                  200 mph or bust.......

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                  • #10
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                    That is a vary cool car, The only thing I don't like is that #6 piston.............lol

                    I almost did something similar like that today, ran a engine dyno for the first time at work and that throttle handle is vary sensitive................lol

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                    • #11
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                      OOOHHH! Im liking that!

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                      • #12
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                        Originally posted by Brian Lohnes
                        I may be able to dig out a few:



                        707 Inches of Donovan Aluminum block goodness:



                        Brian
                        i need a towel.... :-[ THAT IS GOD me likey HUGE cubic inches...dont know why?

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                        • #13
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                          I'm liking that the second heaviest Chevy ever built can get the air under the tires and run low 8's.
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                          • #14
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                            May I call a violation on the hood scoop on top of a cowl scoop?

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                            • #15
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                              Dave....yeah, I'm with you there...BUT.

                              The other option is to have a flat hood with a Pro Stock style scoop that would have to be built up so high it wouldn't look all that great either.

                              At the end of the day this is probably the best asthetic option, although it does warrant a violation, even if it's a misdemeanor.

                              Brian
                              That which you manifest is before you.

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