thorne Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Well to go with my wonder chain of crappy events. Today I drove to newark and at some point on my trip my upper radiator hose went capppppoooot. That in itself is a easy fix. 17.99. Except I did not catch it till I got off the freeway at a stop light. Alass My buddy who built my tranny said It overheated and killed the oil. We changed the oil and ghetto rigged the hose. We started it up and we could not tell if it was knocking or not. Drove it home and by the time I hit 270 I thought I heard something. by 23 I was sure I heard something knock knock who's there. Thorne's engine Anyone have a good 2.0 or 2.5 SB ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 that sucks dude =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinergi Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Damn dude, that sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 why woudl you drive it home knowing that you were un easy an not sure if it was safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 when i blew the radiator hose on my truck, the coolant hitting the engine made a HUUUUGE cloud of steam...i was going 80 and looked in my rearview mirror and didnt see a thing except white steam ....how did you not catch it? did it just pour out onto the ground and not hit anything hot or what? that sucks man!!! i bet your next mod after fixing it will be a better temp gauge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 My buddy said it was possibly a air pocket caused the gauge to not show. Honestly I can't say I really looked at the gauges on the freeway. I was not really thinking about it and the car had no signs of sadness. It went all over the front. Once I got off freeway I noticed it. I drove it home because after we put it together it did not seem to be knockin. We had kinda hoped it was going to be ok . ohh welll I learned something today. CHECK YOUR HOSES http://www.40roll.com/wrx1/damnit.jpg BUT I will say it was pretty fucking cool looking when my hood scope start rolling steam out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 r u sure the motors blown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 r u sure the motors blown? It's not blown persay it is knocking. With a brand new oil change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 ohhh shit..... May my car rise from the grave as a 2.2 ? hrmmmm thorne's Bugeye B22 sti-ra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 That sucks, you dork. How in the hell you couldn't tell it was overheating, I don't know, but I guess we all have lapses time to time. This one sounds like it's going to cost you. Fuckin sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 sucks that it didnt have any safeties...i overheated the mustang once and it just shut off....fired back up and was fine once it cooled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 That's crummy. Stories like this make me super glad I have a nice oil cooler, and oil temp gauge. Had it been an inline motor you might have been alright . I drove a VW 2.slow a good 100 miles with no water pump and it survived. Synthetic oil ftw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinergi Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 ohhh shit..... May my car rise from the grave as a 2.2 ? hrmmmm thorne's Bugeye B22 sti-ra That is the route I would go, I have always liked the 2.2 engine. I am interested to see how this turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 The reason we think it did not shut off is that E85 at STOICHE is running 9.0:1 and allot more when you are not in stoich. That has a HUGE intercooling effect. It's the only reason I can run a small ass turbo so far out of its range and still make power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 send it to rob an see if he can salvage it u never know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted December 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Once you crack the block it becomes expensive sadly. I'm looking at a few thigns right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted98gst Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Thas why I spent so much in a few guages , my DEFI guages beep to let me know what temps I am close to ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 look for my motor at a salvage yard. They have no idea its built. Should be anle to get it for cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 look for my motor at a salvage yard. They have no idea its built. Should be anle to get it for cheap. why wouldnt you buy the car back and part it out, or turn in all your receipts to your insurance company and claim the extra cash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-O Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 why wouldnt you buy the car back and part it out, or turn in all your receipts to your insurance company and claim the extra cash? If he did not tell the insurance company when he did it and got it on his policy they will not give him a dime for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 If he did not tell the insurance company when he did it and got it on his policy they will not give him a dime for it guess my policy is different then....my company covers my aftermarket stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 I'm no Subie specialist by any means, but this seems like a cheap and simple upgrade. http://www.jscspeed.com/wrx/engine/sti_shortblock.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 look for my motor at a salvage yard. They have no idea its built. Should be anle to get it for cheap. you wrecked it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 you wrecked it? old news u fail thorne wana race sorry i had to sorry bud:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I bet you wish you had a real WRX with a 2.5L. I know, I'm a dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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