[carnage] Savington throws a rod, hilarity ensues
03-02-2009, 01:37 PM
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[carnage] Savington throws a rod, hilarity ensues
We are hoisting the car into the garage now. I haven't found the hole in the block yet, but the fourth piston does not move up and down with the rest of them. 
Here's the photo thread to document our progress. The goal is to source a 1.8, get the turbo setup swapped over, and get the new motor in and tuned in 3 weeks for the Miata event at Laguna Seca.
Here's the photo thread to document our progress. The goal is to source a 1.8, get the turbo setup swapped over, and get the new motor in and tuned in 3 weeks for the Miata event at Laguna Seca.
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03-02-2009, 02:04 PM
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Every one of these threads I see makes me adjust my power goal lower and lower, and lower... lower. Especially since Im on a stock block with a slightly higher than stock compression ratio.
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03-02-2009, 02:10 PM
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By chance sav, did you dial in more timing in cruise recently?
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03-02-2009, 02:40 PM
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I guess that is true, but its still not very good on my nerves since I plan to be boosted soon, and daily drive it ~15k a year. What does this make, like 4 or 5 people blown up in the last 2 months. Cut it out damnit!
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03-02-2009, 03:05 PM
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Savington,
have you considered coming up with $2k to put together a built bottom end and freshened-up head?
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03-02-2009, 03:24 PM
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Sorry to hear about your motor. As I also blew up my motor, I feel your pain. Any idea what happened? Was it just overall hard use, or did something specific cause the problem?
Hey Pat you never said anything about those bearing pictures I posted in my engine carnage thread. Did you see any detonation indicators?
Yeah the track is a lot harder on engines for sure. It always amazes me for example how we run the crap out of these Japanese bike engines for hours on end (endurance racing), several times a year, and they come back for more, season after season. No way they get run that hard on the street, not unless you are a complete idiot, and then you die.
Hey Pat you never said anything about those bearing pictures I posted in my engine carnage thread. Did you see any detonation indicators?
Yeah the track is a lot harder on engines for sure. It always amazes me for example how we run the crap out of these Japanese bike engines for hours on end (endurance racing), several times a year, and they come back for more, season after season. No way they get run that hard on the street, not unless you are a complete idiot, and then you die.
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03-02-2009, 03:39 PM
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I'm sure I stressed a rod at some point this weekend, and it let go on the highway. I was cruising, hadn't been in boost for probably an hour or so, and it let go. My timing map hasn't changed recently, and I've been cruising on those exact numbers in cruise for 30k miles now.
That motor's history:
Boosted at 130,654k in 2007
First track day a week after it was turboed - 4 track days (two two-driver days)
Two-driver day at Thunderhill in 2007 - 2 track days
Two one-driver days at Buttonwillow in 07 - 2 track days
Willow Springs Sept. 08
Buttonwillow Oct. 08
Calspeed Nov. 08
Streets of Willow Dec. 08
Streets of Willow Jan 09
Thunderhill Jan 09
RIP March 1st 10:30PST, 158,8xx miles.
14 track days and 28,200 miles in 20 months. I also cut my tuning teeth on this motor so it saw plenty of detonation. I should have photos of the internals this evening.
That motor's history:
Boosted at 130,654k in 2007
First track day a week after it was turboed - 4 track days (two two-driver days)
Two-driver day at Thunderhill in 2007 - 2 track days
Two one-driver days at Buttonwillow in 07 - 2 track days
Willow Springs Sept. 08
Buttonwillow Oct. 08
Calspeed Nov. 08
Streets of Willow Dec. 08
Streets of Willow Jan 09
Thunderhill Jan 09
RIP March 1st 10:30PST, 158,8xx miles.
14 track days and 28,200 miles in 20 months. I also cut my tuning teeth on this motor so it saw plenty of detonation. I should have photos of the internals this evening.
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03-02-2009, 03:53 PM
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I hope I get more than 14 track days out of mine...that's just one season. I also went with a "loose" bore in mine. Hopefully that will help out. I'd like to get at l100-hours of track time out of my built motor.
Yeah, I want to see what let go on yours. I don't think anyone here is harder on engines than you and I.
Yeah, I want to see what let go on yours. I don't think anyone here is harder on engines than you and I.
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03-02-2009, 05:34 PM
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Wish i could lend a hand, good luck!
Agreed, i popped my inter cooler pipes off 3 times my first track event after the turbo. Not once have i done that on the street. :/
Agreed, i popped my inter cooler pipes off 3 times my first track event after the turbo. Not once have i done that on the street. :/
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