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Motor #7!
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:08 am
by douglas vincent
Yup, lost the latest.
I "think" I ran lean, thats all I can guess.
Wagon was FAST, sounded great, NEVER knocked like I am used to, and never faltered at all.....Until the last run where I had leaned it out some, and the piston(s) went up!
They even had to shut the track down to clean up my oil. I did drive it home though, lots of smoke!
I blew it at 24 psi or so.
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:55 pm
by gto7419
I feel like saying "sorry for your loss"
But, at the same time, Im wondering what you're going to pull out of your sleeve for the next motor
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:38 pm
by scuzzy
Need to adjust your signature to something like
"One Turbocharger + One supercharger = One blown motor"
You sir, are the definition of insanity, and that's not a compliment.
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:27 pm
by douglas vincent
Sniff......
Motor is ready to pull..... All I have to do is hook the engine hoist up. Should be running by next weekend if I get the headgaskets in.
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:24 am
by douglas vincent
Heres my slips.
both impressive. the 14sec one I spun both 1st and 2nd all the way to redline. My 1/8 trap speeds were only 81-84 mph! I gained 25+ in the last 1/8th!
And the motors out!
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:55 pm
by 92ss satinsvoice
now that sucks some ass. at less thoughs n/a blocks dont cost too much.
looks like someone got a little greedy with the boost controller.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:51 am
by BAC5.2
12.966 huh?
That's quick!
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:31 am
by douglas vincent
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:39 am
by gto7419
Just curious, have you been using used or new pistons?
Everything else in the bottom end clean? Thats a large chunk out of that piston to still have everything else intact!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:50 am
by douglas vincent
Used.
AMAZING clean.
There is some 1" wide scuff marks on the top of the cylinder wall, but you can still see the original honing marks through it!
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:08 am
by skid542
Wow. When you do things right, you do them right, including taking out a piston...
Sorry to hear you lost another motor but congrats on the 1/4 time. I look forward to seeing what you do on the next.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:15 am
by gto7419
douglas vincent wrote:Used.
AMAZING clean.
There is some 1" wide scuff marks on the top of the cylinder wall, but you can still see the original honing marks through it!
It really is amazing how tough the cylinder walls are.... Judging from just the piston skirt I would otherwise be inclined to think that cylinder would be damaged pretty bad. It looks like the piston skirt took some of the broken metal and scratched it against the cylinder wall.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:48 pm
by Legacy777
If you didn't have any noise when this happen....you more then likely had pre-ignition.
What cylinder is that?
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:10 pm
by douglas vincent
#1 finally.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:15 pm
by dzx
It looks like with your trap speed, you should be good for a mid 12 at least.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:30 pm
by douglas vincent
Yeah, the track was slick, and I couldnt hook up.
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:38 pm
by bmxpunk
Mine had no noise either when it blew. SO you gonna hint at whats to come???
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:18 am
by Bheinen74
surprised you drove it home in that shape. incredible
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:23 am
by douglas vincent
bmxpunk wrote:Mine had no noise either when it blew. SO you gonna hint at whats to come???
It was only a blown piston.
Its a subaru, what do you expect!
Actually, I have drove ALL 4-5 blown motors home.
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:02 pm
by NICO
holy shit thats what i did to my piston same hole chunck missing in the piston. i cant belive my piston looks the same.
