I took my new 428 CJ engine to Omaha for some track time. As I was going into a series of turns I heard a knocking noise so I shut the engine down and pulled into the pits. The new engine had only 3 hours of time on it when a bearing spun. Never turned more than 5500 RPM's and yet this happens. Plenty of
oil everywhere (we thought). Cut the filter apart and inside all the pleats and in the bottom was lots of copper/aluminium bearing junk. After my last engine catastrophe I replaced everything including the block except the crank and rods. I have driven my stock 69 Mach I harder and much longer and never had a problem. This is really the frickin pits.
Brent I know how you feel!
My machinist will stand behind the engine but it is just so darn inconvenient and a real hassel. Pulling the engine is no big deal but squeezing that baby back into the engine compartment and hooking up everything including the frickin hydraulic clutch is a pain in the a$$. I haven't had a real good experience with the FE engines and I am seriously considering going back with a strocker small block.....but the conversion back to small block will be so expensive.
Sorry guys just rambling and needed to vent a little.
Clois