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Joined: Aug 2003
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Hard-core CEG\'er
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well FYI...the specs on my pistons were done according to the machine shop's measuring. My machinist talked to Diamond directly!!! SO mine'll work!!!
98 E0 SVT with some stuff
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Joined: Aug 2001
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Hard-core CEG'er
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Originally posted by DemonSVT:
I'd like to see someone try to defend choosing a known engine failing flaw (2.5L heads) over an option that does not have that flaw (3L heads). Exactly. There is no possible excuse you could dream up that would cover it. Period.
I don't care to hear anything relating to power production or I had my hybrid XX miles and it's still luckily running. It's still a ticking time bomb running the POS non-draining head design. You can not deny that fact and that's the entire point.
I had my 2.5L for 34k miles before it shelled due to the fatal head flaw. That was 34k miles of Russian roulette I was lucky enough to win. There was no way in hell I would have even considered rebuilding that flawed design. I can't fathom why others still do personally. There is no logic to it considering the known facts and a viable alternative that is even predominantly cheaper to build instead. 
Come on now. Don't think of it as a fatal flaw as there are too many factors. Oil drainback is one potential problem that can happen because we've seen the head design.
It can be circumvented easily enough with mods.
In my opinion, running better rod bearings, a little extra oil and maybe a tad thicker oil type instead of all the 0w oils would easily prevent bearing failure. Adding the drainbacks as I talked about before would be easy, really easy so you can take that variable out of the book entirely.
And if you can't rely on mileage to determine engine reliability, then what can you rely on. THere is no perfect engine out there and when flaws are found you just adapt to them.
Former owner of '99 CSVT - Silver #222/2760
356/334 wHP/TQ at 10psi on pump gas!
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