Grand Prix in Saskatchewan means Pile of Sh!t

I've had so many problems with my car...I keep it for a memento. Just before reading if you think you have EVER had bad luck with a WBody...I've probably got you beat engine wise.

Let's see...sorry for some of the crappy pics as they were taken mostly around 4 in the morning.

Motor #1) Lost it to a ZZP PCM (and after FIVE messed up tunes you'd think I would have learned, BUT...being 18...I didn't)...only pic I have of it. Looks like a normal chipped piston...but after we pulled the oil pan it turned out the skirt totally shattered and wrapped the rings around the crank. Awesome. Tried to take the easy way out...



Motor #1.5) Replaced #3 with a new stocker...then #4 spun a rod bearing not 2 hours later...Win.

Motor #2) Bought a low mileage L67 from Morad...pulled the heads off...chipped piston. 1st one he had ever sold like that. Good to his word...had another motor out on the truck the next day.

Motor #3) Lasted nearly 2 years (and went 13.4 on a 3.4", stock throttle body, pump gas, etc.)till a lifter failed since I was shifting around 6500 with the XP setup. Coincidentally, the injector took a crap at the same time...so cylinder #4 leaned out so much it shattered into hundreds of pieces...even had parts of the piston in the header and muffler when taking off the exhaust LOL Best part of the story is that I had lost my bank job earlier that day due to the economy...even more win. See if you can spot the "What Doesn't Belong" in these pics...




Pushrod ripped through the Head Gasket...




Looks like a normal LIM right?


...How about a closer look...


BTW...drove that one home...on 5 cylinders to save a tow bill.




Motor #4) A very high mileage bottom end just to get me by from interview to interview till I got back on my feet...only lasted 2 months...the pickup tube clogged...no oil pressure...spun a bearing.

Motor #5) Being built right now. From the ground up. Landed a new (awesome paying job) about 4 months ago...so she should be done by the end of the year.

Hope you all enjoyed as much as I haven't...fail.