with 93 octane and an IC, I'm retarding to 8* with my Bipes.

nice e46 m3 back there... Avus Blue or ZCP Intergolas Blue or mystic matalic blue?

Very nice lawn...is that St. Augustine grass? Professional or self-maintained?

but what about mechanical time...is tat set at tdc, or retard?

Acutally 330i ZHP. Midnight Blue.

http://www.magnaflowonline.com/images/tour/tour-013.jpg

You gotta know how us Virginians role by now, Brian...my dad sold his lawn-mower years ago. (There are ads for NoVA in Mexico ;) )

I'm 16° at idle and pull 8° off the top. I dunno how that calculates to total timing and all that jazz.

I like the inclusion of the cat litter in the picture, right on top of the oil.

what about the big box of matches on top of that so we can start a large oil/coolant fire.

was that also the day the chro-mo flywheel went in??

sure was. and it's soon to be removed.

speaking of...you available sometime in the next 2 weeks to set my backlash?

My #2 looked like this as well. but i had a major spel where i didnt lift alot of minor ones where i was testing my system and its limits. Muffler or not that would have little to no difference in blowing the motor he had subpar fuel and cooling as did i when i got a clogged injector jet on my WI system when racing a mustang, didnt help i missed 3rd but still. Shit happens but it takes obscene shit to take out these motors they are not finicky.

I'm not saying it had anything to do with a muffler, but:

87 octane fuel :doh:
14° base timing - No retarding device :doh:
203cc injectors :doh:
stock fuel pump
(3-4) 6psi pulls from 2nd to 4th

The final resulting in a billowing stream of brillant white smoke out the tailpipe and loss of compression in #3.

http://www.magnaflowonline.com/images/miata/smoke4.jpg

http://www.magnaflowonline.com/images/miata/smoke5.jpg

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This was my first timing driving in boost, I didn't know what I was getting myself into. Had I known now, I wouldn't have been so stupid. I'm sure the thing was pinging like a motherfucker and I had no clue, and especially couldn't hear over my open DP. ;)

mine looked exactly the same tried to drive it to a miata guy in louisville but it made so much smoke me and my dad figured id get a ticket so it came home and we yanked the motor. It is sad to see that happen but atleast you know better now.

I learn the hard way. I don't use Braineack for my handle and tag myself "The Sadim Touch" for nothing ;)

yeah probably. as long as i'm home in time for my bday party on the 10th.

I dont really need you for two weeks, but in about two weeks I will. ;)

dingus. i mean any day is fine as long as on that day I'm home early.

i need a motor also, lost lots of compression across the board....

i told you to be careful!

braineack and i might be able to get you our old pistons :rofl: