HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD
07-07-2003, 08:10 AM
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HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD
Well......
when this happens.....
this is what went wrong....
intake ports on #4......all of this happend on #1
Long story short....catastrophic engine failure....dropped a valve....not sure when it went but we noticed power was down last week....compression checked ohkay....we thought it was just the HEAT AND HUMIDITY that caused the lower numbers....you win some you lose some....this past weekend was a big loss for the R & D fast and furious team....we will be back for vir....maybe in h4 cause that's the only engine we have sitting around....
would like to thank dave, ian, and daniel for all the help setting up the car and such.....for those of you not there, we had the head off in about 20 minutes.....when work needs to be done this crew really knows how to do it...and i appreciate it greatly....also would like to thank pete and his wife gail for opening their home to us and for the great food they provided!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE WILL SEE YOU AT VIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! H1 i'm gonna roll you in a sohc vtec engine!!!!
hehehe
when this happens.....
this is what went wrong....
intake ports on #4......all of this happend on #1
Long story short....catastrophic engine failure....dropped a valve....not sure when it went but we noticed power was down last week....compression checked ohkay....we thought it was just the HEAT AND HUMIDITY that caused the lower numbers....you win some you lose some....this past weekend was a big loss for the R & D fast and furious team....we will be back for vir....maybe in h4 cause that's the only engine we have sitting around....
would like to thank dave, ian, and daniel for all the help setting up the car and such.....for those of you not there, we had the head off in about 20 minutes.....when work needs to be done this crew really knows how to do it...and i appreciate it greatly....also would like to thank pete and his wife gail for opening their home to us and for the great food they provided!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE WILL SEE YOU AT VIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! H1 i'm gonna roll you in a sohc vtec engine!!!!
hehehe
07-07-2003, 08:34 AM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (Hunter)
Wow. . .thats too bad, those pct slugs probably come awfully close to the valves. Hopefully you'll be at VIR with another twincam.
07-07-2003, 09:23 AM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (chad)
That was a glorious plume of smoke you left down around the carousel! Hope you still had a good weekend despite the engine failure and that you can whip something up quick for next time around!
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07-07-2003, 06:39 PM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (EF9_SiR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EF9_SiR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">**** OEM</TD></TR></TABLE>
Even though OE parts were not the cause of your problem?
Even though OE parts were not the cause of your problem?
07-07-2003, 06:53 PM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (chad)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chad »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
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damn. it can only get better from here man.
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damn. it can only get better from here man.
07-08-2003, 06:57 AM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (who00knows)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by who00knows »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what happened to cause so much damage? that seems a bit much to me</TD></TR></TABLE>
Valve dropped.
Head broke off.
Chewed the piston into something that looks like a tuna can. Remember the pistons are aluminum.
Metal shavings sucked back through the intake and into the other cyls.
RJ
Valve dropped.
Head broke off.
Chewed the piston into something that looks like a tuna can. Remember the pistons are aluminum.
Metal shavings sucked back through the intake and into the other cyls.
RJ
07-08-2003, 07:24 AM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (.RJ)
...and I thought this was just the fireworks lighting off from our stop at South of the Border....wishful thinking, I guess. We'll be back for VIR, though.
07-08-2003, 07:27 AM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (FAST4DR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FAST4DR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">[img]
...and I thought this was just the fireworks lighting off from our stop at South of the Border....wishful thinking, I guess. We'll be back for VIR, though. </TD></TR></TABLE>
David,
It was good to talk to you in the pits.. sorry for the rotten luck, you could have had the engine out of thedel sol for hte sundays race really
hehe Gald to hear you'll be back @ VIR, when Chad, John and James all took to turn one it looked like it was going to be a heck of a race between three cars.
I guess they must have used thier fireworks up when you guys were unloading the car on friday... doh!
...and I thought this was just the fireworks lighting off from our stop at South of the Border....wishful thinking, I guess. We'll be back for VIR, though. </TD></TR></TABLE>
David,
It was good to talk to you in the pits.. sorry for the rotten luck, you could have had the engine out of thedel sol for hte sundays race really
hehe Gald to hear you'll be back @ VIR, when Chad, John and James all took to turn one it looked like it was going to be a heck of a race between three cars.I guess they must have used thier fireworks up when you guys were unloading the car on friday... doh!
07-08-2003, 07:35 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JMU1337 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Damnit Chad, I told you you need to quit squeezing at the track.</TD></TR></TABLE>
We ONLY squeeze in the straights, not the twisties....
We ONLY squeeze in the straights, not the twisties....
07-08-2003, 08:41 AM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (EF9_SiR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EF9_SiR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> **** OEM</TD></TR></TABLE>
no other legal option though...
no other legal option though...
07-08-2003, 02:27 PM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (EF9_SiR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EF9_SiR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
**** OEM</TD></TR></TABLE>
OMFG.
In my 36 years on this planet, most of them spent around cars, I have never seen a piston that chewed up.
Your block looks OK though so at least its not a total loss
Mike
**** OEM</TD></TR></TABLE>OMFG.
In my 36 years on this planet, most of them spent around cars, I have never seen a piston that chewed up.
Your block looks OK though so at least its not a total loss
Mike
07-09-2003, 05:42 AM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (B18CXr)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18CXr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">OEM parts work quite well, FYI</TD></TR></TABLE>
I will have to 2nd this
I will have to 2nd this
07-09-2003, 06:45 AM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (B18CXr)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18CXr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> **** OEM
OEM parts work quite well, FYI</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes they do, err did.
Before and after tuning, although I think she would put down a bit less now....
OEM parts work quite well, FYI</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes they do, err did.
Before and after tuning, although I think she would put down a bit less now....
07-09-2003, 06:57 AM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (92sleepR)
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OMFG.
In my 36 years on this planet, most of them spent around cars, I have never seen a piston that chewed up.
Your block looks OK though so at least its not a total loss
Mike</TD></TR></TABLE>
well, if you want to see something worse, this is what happened to me:
OMFG.
In my 36 years on this planet, most of them spent around cars, I have never seen a piston that chewed up.
Your block looks OK though so at least its not a total loss
Mike</TD></TR></TABLE>
well, if you want to see something worse, this is what happened to me:
07-09-2003, 07:43 AM
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Re: HC Hizzyfest Summit Point....Engine gone WiLD (miataguy)
I wondered what happened in that pic, looked like WAAAAY too much smoke to be just locking up the brakes...
