New problem....what the crap could it be? (Post #1)
OK about three weeks ago I had a y8 head put on my car. Since I got it back it's been lagging and feels powerless. It also seems like it is burnign more oil than usual.

Well I changed the oil Sat. and we went to the drag strip. Well a couple days go by and now it's Tues. I am going down the interstate to the mall and I am running about 90. Well when I take it out of gear it quits. Well for the next 4-5 miles to the mall it would either quit when I take it out of gear or sink down to about 2-300 rpm and shake and the oil light would flash. I was like what the crap.

We got done at the mall and I come out and start it and it does fine. We start going down the interstate home and a friend in a integra, del sol, and I start "racing" not really racing just messing around. No cars around so nothing dangerous, we were only going like 80-85. Well the integra is in front of me and I am beside the del sol and my car starts knocking. It keeps getting louder and louder, take it out of gear and it quits.

Well I get out check the oil and it is bone dry.I'm like WTF! So the guy in the sol had pulled over with me. We go to the gas station I buy three quarts of oil. Put that in, start it and the knocking instantly goes away and she purs like a kitten. Go about 5 miles down the road and it starts knocking again, get out check it, it's freaking dry again. What the crap could be making it leak oil this bad? Theres no way it's burning it I would have a freaking smoke cloud a mile long burning that much oil.

 

Have you checked for any leaks?

 

It was dark so I just had it towed to the shop. Just wondering what could loose that much oil that quick. Thats just crazy.

 

A hole in the oil pan, a hole in the oil filter. Could be a number of things.

 

ohh yeah..went to the shop a little bit ago and he said hang it up the bottom end is done. That blows...I have another Y8 block that has been take .20 over and I have some eagle rods. I lost my job last week though. Anyone have any pistons for sale for a decent price?

 

Loosing 3 qts of oil in five miles sounds like you have a hole in the oil pan. I never knew that a car could burn 3 qts of oil in 5 miles.

 

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Yup, that's what happens when you drive a car with no oil.

 

My friend had the same problem with his 88 Si. He took it to a mechanic and the guy told him that the engine was done. Sometimes its just better to get a new engine.

 

So, as it is NOW it runs a little bit before it runs out of oil?

Time to get a 150 shot of NOS on it and watch it blow!

Oh... nevermind... you want to keep your rods.