I bought a 2006 C5500 picker with a blown engine.
The previous owner said it had a BAD knock, so I went to check it out. One of the Autocals found a bad stick and GP in cyl. #6.
I pulled one of the oil filler caps of and got all the blow-by from the missing piston. Paid a fair price, brought her home and the work began.
Pulled it home behind the LML (at night). 21,400 pinned to the bumper. 140 HP tune.
Haven't seen ya post in awhile Joker, lookin' good. If someone wants to build a race truck on a budget some guys use the C5500 manifolds and uppipes instead of aftermarket manifolds and uppipes, some say they flow better. Only drawback is you have to massage the cab for them to fit....
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Haven't seen ya post in awhile Joker, lookin' good. If someone wants to build a race truck on a budget some guys use the C5500 manifolds and uppipes instead of aftermarket manifolds and uppipes, some say they flow better. Only drawback is you have to massage the cab for them to fit....
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Pros:
-lowered HWY RPM to the torque sweet-spot
-additional sidewall height over old 19.5s offers a much nicer ride
-added about 5" of ground clearance without touching the suspension
-looks more gooder....er
-less expensive tires
By the way folks, crossfire879 was the master mechanic who drove about 5 hours to help we with the engine swap in this thing. A friendship that started on DF!
In case any of you lovely folks are wondering what happened to the original engine...
I believe Inj. #6 hydrolocked the cylinder, popped the piston on the compression stroke, then threw bits around for the next stroke or two, as the rod bashed the piston off the wrist pin. It was two exhaust valves that took the hit, so some piston likely flew off on the exhaust stroke.
Here is an awesome picture of one exhaust valve stem poking through the valve cover, over #6.
It broke the valve springs, rocker and spreader bar (across the two exhaust valves).
I found bits of piston in BOTH intakes, and throughout the driver's side head.
Haha! Good to see ya, Hook.
I asked the dealership where I bought the crate engine from, "Does the core have to be in good shape? It only has seven pistons, and one valve cover has an extra breather hole in it." :rofl
1980 K30 3+3
6.2/456/205/60/14FF
6" springs
X-over
Springless kingpins
Steering damper
2 1/4" duals, 28" glasspack in each pipe, 90° turn-downs under the box
aaaaand other stuff...
Someone swapped in a naturally aspirated 6.2 Detroit, with a J-code intake and some other Humvee stuff.
I know that people throw 6.2s in the trash, but not swap them INTO things.
4.10s my man. Thank goodness for 1st in the 465. She ain't a wheeler (I have another one for that), but it does walk through the nasty stuff.
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