Miller Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 A friend and I were out last night doing some test pulls and some shit went down in the cobra. 4th gear @ 5,000 rpm we feel shake and "kaboooooooooom" and the car starts spitting out and smoking (oil smoke). I was thankfully two minutes from home and limped it there with it running like shit the whole way. I'm pulling the motor and running all new gaskets throughout but I have been too discouraged to even look under the hood yet. Take a surmise here - what do you think happened? I was hoping the exhaust backfire was just a rich backfire & fouled plug, but the oil pouring out is another mess. /cry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Little cold last night to be out doing 4th gear pulls eh? Was it even tuned yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Don't those block crack easy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Little cold last night to be out doing 4th gear pulls eh? Was it even tuned yet? Ya it is a bit cold. We were it the stock bank, we weren't even all in it. Don't those block crack easy? I'm on too low of boost to do that right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Yikes, that sux. Get under there and give us a report about whats kerploded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Sure it didnt kick an intercooler coupler and tank the chinaturbo? Is it tuned yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Sure it didnt kick an intercooler coupler and tank the chinaturbo? Is it tuned yet? I've got a Garrett 62mm journal bearing turbo. Sure it didnt kick an intercooler coupler and tank the chinaturbo? Is it tuned yet? No I was hoping to bring it to you in the spring. Brian insisted I do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Holy christ I found the problem. And it took .2 seconds of investigating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Ohh, I thought you had a MP, though I've killed as many "good" turbo's as chinaturbos. How much boost? did you have the timing locked out? If so how much? Do you have a wideband? If so what was the AFR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Ohh, I thought you had a MP, though I've killed as many "good" turbo's as chinaturbos. How much boost? did you have the timing locked out? If so how much? Do you have a wideband? If so what was the AFR? 5 Psi with 6 spikes, timing @ 16 degrees. We hooked a wideband up to it and was running in the 12's but it was borrowed. So I have no clue what it was at last night... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Holy christ I found the problem. And it took .2 seconds of investigating. Coupler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 5 Psi with 6 spikes, timing @ 16 degrees. We hooked a wideband up to it and was running in the 12's but it was borrowed. So I have no clue what it was at last night... Be glad you didnt kill it and keep off the throttle until it's tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Be glad you didnt kill it and keep off the throttle until it's tuned. Lol no let me take a picture for you Rob. Be back in two minutes. I can't get the camera down past the header. The block looks like shrapnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 That sucks. Must have been a lean or more timing than you had thought. Find a JY shortblock and hope you didnt hurt the turbo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 I sent you a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main3s Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Ouch! Good luck with that and I thought the cobras had hella strong blocks, guess not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Have you checked the balancing on the flux capacitor? I would see if any local stores of any new cans of compression in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Should of put a wankel in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 rod thru the block......... buy that 347 short block on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Lifted the head too from the looks of the fluids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 no if the rod went thru the lower half of the block you hit coolant too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 now is the time to upgrade to that new Boss block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Ouchie Sucks, bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92dropgt Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 time to R block the bish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Where the fuck are the pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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