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I Still Havent Torn The Old 2.5 Block Apart To Inspect The damage...But I Will Take Pics Of The Crank/Rod Bearings and see if they add to any of the theories posted here. Im Still Not Even Sure What The Cause Of My Motor Failure Was...All I Know Was That I Executed the blatantly ignorant task of shifting from fifth to third at high RPMs and then there was a loud ticking noise i believed to be a broken valvespring...timing was pulled way out and upon inspection there were no damaged springs/lifters or breaks in the camlobes...