Originally Posted by bjuice
Originally Posted by Tod74
I once had a lifter break after only 20 passes....trashed the block and lost the whole motor. They were brand new.
Broke a roller tip off on the 511ci in the 67 camaro in vids. Wiped out cam lobe broke bent push Rod which fell out . The funny thing the engine did not pop or skip. It just went major slug. Still ran a 6.50 but not that seat of pants power it had before.
My cousin broke a lifter on his 800ci FULTON motor last year. Did $5,500 in damage/repair cost and he did not hurt any major parts like crank,block etc..he did have a spot they had to fix on one of the heads.
That's how mine did. Ran ok just slowed down. The car ran 6.50 with that motor(454) normally, but this day it was running 6.70's and kept getting slower all day. It was extremely hot that day, so I blamed it on the heat....until it lost the cylinder and started knocking. My inexperience cost me that day. Slowing down suddenly should have been a red flag.