Some specs on the motor to start off.
302
289 Heads
9.5:1
Forged Pistons
7K on rebuild
Heads were checked and block was decked before assembly
ARP Rod & Head bolts
Yesterday, I was heading to my parents house to visit my Dad and I had just gotten off the highway and was sitting at a light for a few minutes. Light turns Green, I went WOT in first, shifted to second had it wide open and was climbing past 5500 and I hear a loud boom from the motor. It quits and I coast to the side of the road. I looked in the rear view as soon as it popped and did not see smoke or anything. I had no fluids under the car either once I pulled off. I had pulled the dipstick and oil looks/ed fine.
Got the car towed home pulled the plugs to see any damage and there was none, they were just white from running a little lean. I pulled the valve covers off to inspect the valve train and nothing wrong there. I spun the motor over with the covers off and had motion with all rocker arms as well.
Compression tested all cylinders and had 0-5psi on cylinder 1,2,6,5. 140lbs on 8, 80lbs on 7, 110 on 4. I did not test 3 (was running way late at this point).
Air temps were around 92 yesterday and I had just filled the car half way with 92 instead of the usual 93. The car was not overheating at any point during my trip either.
Do you guys think one octane point could lead to a significant detonation event causing a head gasket to blow? Assuming it was det that caused the motor to blow…..I am not even sure if it’s head gaskets at this point. I plan on draining the oil Wednesday and see if I get anything obvious out.
There is no obvious metallic knocking noise when turning the motor over either……
Thoughts?
UPDATE - 7/18
I got the timing cover off and spun the motor over to TDC and the dots lined up on like they should do I went to take the cam bolt and and the cam spun, but the cam gear did not. Somehow the pin that keeps the cam and cam gear spining together worked its way out of them cam allowing it to spin separate from the timing gear...Ughhh It's always the little stuff!
302
289 Heads
9.5:1
Forged Pistons
7K on rebuild
Heads were checked and block was decked before assembly
ARP Rod & Head bolts
Yesterday, I was heading to my parents house to visit my Dad and I had just gotten off the highway and was sitting at a light for a few minutes. Light turns Green, I went WOT in first, shifted to second had it wide open and was climbing past 5500 and I hear a loud boom from the motor. It quits and I coast to the side of the road. I looked in the rear view as soon as it popped and did not see smoke or anything. I had no fluids under the car either once I pulled off. I had pulled the dipstick and oil looks/ed fine.
Got the car towed home pulled the plugs to see any damage and there was none, they were just white from running a little lean. I pulled the valve covers off to inspect the valve train and nothing wrong there. I spun the motor over with the covers off and had motion with all rocker arms as well.
Compression tested all cylinders and had 0-5psi on cylinder 1,2,6,5. 140lbs on 8, 80lbs on 7, 110 on 4. I did not test 3 (was running way late at this point).
Air temps were around 92 yesterday and I had just filled the car half way with 92 instead of the usual 93. The car was not overheating at any point during my trip either.
Do you guys think one octane point could lead to a significant detonation event causing a head gasket to blow? Assuming it was det that caused the motor to blow…..I am not even sure if it’s head gaskets at this point. I plan on draining the oil Wednesday and see if I get anything obvious out.
There is no obvious metallic knocking noise when turning the motor over either……
Thoughts?
UPDATE - 7/18
I got the timing cover off and spun the motor over to TDC and the dots lined up on like they should do I went to take the cam bolt and and the cam spun, but the cam gear did not. Somehow the pin that keeps the cam and cam gear spining together worked its way out of them cam allowing it to spin separate from the timing gear...Ughhh It's always the little stuff!