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Evoke SSV in the US? Why yes!

Christiancoach

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My first time posting on this board. I have been lurking for while.

My car had a rough start to the year.
How she looked before all this:
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In January I had plans to change up the look of my car for the 2011 car show season. After laying the plans and spending a good chunk of money in preparation for the makeover, my L76 decided that it didn’t like me anymore.
The Carnage:
No this is not a viewing window:
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I hate it when this happens:
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The culprit, the number one cylinder rod. The consensus is rod failure.
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This can’t be good!
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No, that won’t buff out!
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More carnage!
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Shrapnel!
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As long as we are destroying things, let’s kill the heads as well!
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walesy

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WOW... now thats some carnage! can i ask what the situation was when this let go? :p
 

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BTW i seen this on the LS1 forums awesome work getting every little detail back to holden spec! :)
 

RUF-60L

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KABOOM!!!!.....that sux man

i know its kinda minor compared to what happened to the engine, but r the exhaust tips crooked or is it just me (im sounding like CSP a bit i know, but its one of those things that bugs me when i see cars lol)

loving the conversion though :)
 
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Cameron P

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hahaha i dont think it is crooked csp.. the right tip is shorter so in the pic it looks like its sitting above :p
 

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yeah i wasnt sure if it was just an illusion or not, oh well not important lol im sure he has way more important things to worry about atm haha
 

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Are you crying yet? I told you grab a tissue!!!
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There wasn’t anything internally that could be salvaged. Due to the Tune, DoD delete, Cam, and Torque Converter I had installed, trying to get it warrantied was a real long shot. Carb Connection and Vector Motorsports to the rescue! Well, let’s just say they both were very gracious and willing to help me turn my lemons, in lemonade cocktails!
The Plan: A Forged LS3, stroked to 427ci (7.0 Liters for my Canadian friends), topped with Mast Black Label Heads, Compstar Rods and Crank, Wiseco Pistons, a Vector Motorsports Stage 3 (yes, you read that correctly) Cam, Ported Intake, Ported Throttle Body, a bunch of other goodies.
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I can’t wait to see these heads in person:
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