As if I wasnt nervous enough about starting my swap I run across this post from a while ago from movingviolation. Hope this doesnt happen to anybody.
(IH8URDSM)Why dont you people wait to get the motor started and running well before you start getting all giddy!!! wouldnt be the first time someone got all exited for haveing a physical motor, that they never can get running.....
You'd swear you just had your first kid, calm down. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(MOVINGVIOLATION)I know what you mean, my 2nd CA was a lesson in that. I got it, pulled the pan off and valve covers to check it out, lookd damn good (cleanest motor I've ever seen for a swap actually) checked it for good compression. Stuck my GT2530 on it, spent a day getting it installed and looking NICE. Then I started it and guess what.... within 1.5 seconds (no bull) the number one piston shattered into literally 100+ parts. Rod got hung up on some parts and got bent, motor was toast.
All this happened to 2 very experienced installers who got the motor from a 'good' shop. Then I found out how much their customer suport sucked, it cost me $400 to ship a $800 pile of scrap iron around the country just to get my money back (2 months later).
I'm sure everything will be fine!