OK guys, I finally got around to pulling my engine and bringing it to the machine shop.
Here is the culprit. It was pretty obvious what happened in there.

OK,so after that broke the crank just broke the **** out of things:






Head is OK thank god. a couple bent valves and giudes. thats it.. Enjoy
Oh, and if there werent holes in the block, it would have been fine to use again..

 

Wow. Nice carnage! What were you doing when that happened?

 

now THATS how to properlly **** up a motor!!!!!!

and what the hell is the first pic?

 

I believe that's one of the nuts for the rod cap.

 

1st pic is the rod bolt and nut...

I was on HTM (not gripping) and she just blew the **** up..

 

OH, rod nut makes sense.

love the pic of the torn apart tray.

 

geez

 

nom nom nom metal salad

 

Very nice offerings to the "Gods of Speed". Done very proper.

 

power, psi, mileage of motor?

 

NA the engine had a little over a year of minimal daily driving and at least 1 driiift event a month.
I boosted it in Jan of 08. Running between 14.5-18.5 PSI of boost. At hi boost it had 267 whp and 257 wftlbs. At low, I dont know. It still hauled *** though.
Went through 2 trans in 1 season. SO I typically ran low boost because of that.
I was at low boost when the engine ****.
All stock miata parts. GTR block and pistons, stock miata rods,bearing, bolts..

All in All, I think it held up well for the beating it took..

 

Threads like this are why I cut a check for my machine work and assembly...they have tools like this:

 

Mine was professionally assmbled by a machinist here in town with a serious brag book.

It was my fault for funding all stock hardware

I was poor. Now I am more poor LOL!!

Husler, that pic is sweet though.. It just looks like its ready to take an *** kicking..