Threw a rod last night.
03-18-2004, 11:13 AM
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Threw a rod last night.
Well, I expected it to happen.. just not this soon. After 200 miles of being turbocharged my D15B7 said '---- that ----'. #2 rod broke up top creating a baseball sized hole in the block and taking the main girdle with it. I'm not really mad or anything, not like that was a prime engine.
There was no warning when it happened, it was running really strong. I was just out for a joyride and I heard *CLUNK* and then pieces of metal hit the road
No detonation or anything was taking place.. it was running great.
So my question is: Where should I go from here? I have another D15B2 in the basement that was running fine... but I know its going to do the same ----.
Which of the D series is the strongest.. because I know what I should be doing is looking for a A6, Z6 or Y8... I'm just unsure which is best or if they're all the same?
My D15B7 was a mini-me, and I guess those twig *** rod's don't like 10.0:1 compression and boost for too long eh
There was no warning when it happened, it was running really strong. I was just out for a joyride and I heard *CLUNK* and then pieces of metal hit the road
No detonation or anything was taking place.. it was running great.So my question is: Where should I go from here? I have another D15B2 in the basement that was running fine... but I know its going to do the same ----.
Which of the D series is the strongest.. because I know what I should be doing is looking for a A6, Z6 or Y8... I'm just unsure which is best or if they're all the same?
My D15B7 was a mini-me, and I guess those twig *** rod's don't like 10.0:1 compression and boost for too long eh
03-18-2004, 12:01 PM
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Re:Threw a rod last night.
you need rods and pistons. stock d series internals are not the strongest units. if you want to go mini me again do like i gig, and get a mr gasket mls headgasket. i dropped my compression to 8.8:1 with the srp pistons and crower rods. ill be pushing 16-18 psi
03-18-2004, 12:04 PM
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Re:Threw a rod last night.
well the compression id say is killing you, you gotta keep it down or that extra pressure cylinders upon each explosion is hammering your ---- back down. And if your timing is a bit off, that can really ---- some ---- up.
Another possibility is that clutch i sold you was grabbing to hard, your motor couldnt hang with the clutch
Another possibility is that clutch i sold you was grabbing to hard, your motor couldnt hang with the clutch
03-18-2004, 12:19 PM
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Re:Threw a rod last night.
I agree that the mini-me is what was the deathblow. I'm going to plop in the D15B2 I have.. it was running fine. I'll just use it as-is w/stock head. I just wanna drive the car again... know what I mean? I don't expect the B2 to last long either, but I'm in the middle of a F22 build and I really can't afford to divert any money into D internals.. it would just delay my main goals.
So much money into everything else that its too fun not to drive
So much money into everything else that its too fun not to drive
