MY ENGINE WENT KA BOOOOOOMMM !!!
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Running ‘em lean with too much spark advance and a generous amount of boost tossed in can be a hoot for a while.
Melted many a piston - and worse - during my tomfoolery of yesteryear. Still sucks though. :(
Melted many a piston - and worse - during my tomfoolery of yesteryear. Still sucks though. :(
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Oh boy,emoving is going to try and crucify someone when he gets here. Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Hopefully this serves as a good warning of the possibile problems that can happen when we modify these cars. Please remember folks that these are not $3k engines we are modding and do yourselves right by doing serious research when you select companies to use in the mod process.
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Guys please before being worried about who it is or who's your next tuner going to be lets have the experts argue and have their imput on the facts to see if my car had existing ring land issues which i thought has been corrected since after 2003 models.
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When you melt a piston?.....Just can't see it being a ring issue. Timing advance is a killer for these motors, which would melt your spark plugs. Just my .00002 cents.
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hey Luis. i am glad you came out with the story and posted it here. you had a strong car and it is too much of a coincidence that this happened basically the first time you raced it after it got retuned.
btw to those that can't figure out who the tuner is - it's not the first blown motor thread.
btw to those that can't figure out who the tuner is - it's not the first blown motor thread.
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I travel 4-5 hours for a custom tune but I guess the question is did Loco. To me it's as obvious as day who the tuner is and they have been known to put ***** loads of timing in their tunes. I should know because I had one and my tuner actually gained power as we pulled both timing and fuel. Maybe this is why we see such high RWTQ numbers when compared to the rwhp #'s...
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Sorry Loco but it's the nature of the beast for people to guess who it is and to be honest they will keep on guessing. You may have been better off waiting before posting if this is something you wish to avoid.
Good luck and stay with Bruce, he's a great guy and he would be my choice if I lived around that area.
. Sorry Loco but it's the nature of the beast for people to guess who it is and to be honest they will keep on guessing. You may have been better off waiting before posting if this is something you wish to avoid.
Good luck and stay with Bruce, he's a great guy and he would be my choice if I lived around that area.
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hey Luis. i am glad you came out with the story and posted it here. you had a strong car and it is too much of a coincidence that this happened basically the first time you raced it after it got retuned.
btw to those that can't figure out who the tuner is - it's not the first blown motor thread.
btw to those that can't figure out who the tuner is - it's not the first blown motor thread.
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hey Luis. i am glad you came out with the story and posted it here. you had a strong car and it is too much of a coincidence that this happened basically the first time you raced it after it got retuned.
btw to those that can't figure out who the tuner is - it's not the first blown motor thread.
btw to those that can't figure out who the tuner is - it's not the first blown motor thread.
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I travel 4-5 hours for a custom tune but I guess the question is did Loco. To me it's as obvious as day who the tuner is and they have been known to put ***** loads of timing in their tunes. I should know because I had one and my tuner actually gained power as we pulled both timing and fuel. Maybe this is why we see such high RWTQ numbers when compared to the rwhp #'s....
Sorry Loco but it's the nature of the beast for people to guess who it is and to be honest they will keep on guessing. You may have been better off waiting before posting if this is something you wish to avoid.
Good luck and stay with Bruce, he's a great guy and he would be my choice if I lived around that area.
. Sorry Loco but it's the nature of the beast for people to guess who it is and to be honest they will keep on guessing. You may have been better off waiting before posting if this is something you wish to avoid.
Good luck and stay with Bruce, he's a great guy and he would be my choice if I lived around that area.
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Thats nice to hear but im way north of that for sure!!
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Sorry to all the engine problems gentlermen, but without posting company name you are all, well you can fill in the blanks. I just love how someone on this forum posts BAD results and then tightens up, 
State the facts or SHUT THE FU, IMHO.
Sorry but I am sick and tired of behind the scenes games, and who knows what. If I EVER have a bad experience, guess what, I WILL Name NAMES, why because I have pair.
To all of the above grow a sack and speak up, or simply STFU.
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State the facts or SHUT THE FU, IMHO.
Sorry but I am sick and tired of behind the scenes games, and who knows what. If I EVER have a bad experience, guess what, I WILL Name NAMES, why because I have pair.
To all of the above grow a sack and speak up, or simply STFU.
Later
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[quote=bassn_07;3983782]I travel 4-5 hours for a custom tune but I guess the question is did Loco. To me it's as obvious as day who the tuner is and they have been known to put ***** loads of timing in their tunes. I should know because I had one and my tuner actually gained power as we pulled both timing and fuel. Maybe this is why we see such high RWTQ numbers when compared to the rwhp #'s....
I didnt get to that yet, first i gotta get the car to run then fin a person willing to sit down with the files!! hey who knows maybe powerchip is next on my list but first shes got start!
. I didnt get to that yet, first i gotta get the car to run then fin a person willing to sit down with the files!! hey who knows maybe powerchip is next on my list
but first shes got start!
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Sorry to all the engine problems gentlermen, but without posting company name you are all, well you can fill in the blanks. I just love how someone on this forum posts BAD results and then tightens up,
State the facts or SHUT THE FU, IMHO.
Sorry but I am sick and tired of behind the scenes games, and who knows what. If I EVER have a bad experience, guess what, I WILL Name NAMES, why because I have pair.
To all of the above grow a sack and speak up, or simply STFU.
Later
State the facts or SHUT THE FU, IMHO.
Sorry but I am sick and tired of behind the scenes games, and who knows what. If I EVER have a bad experience, guess what, I WILL Name NAMES, why because I have pair.
To all of the above grow a sack and speak up, or simply STFU.
Later
Thats quite the help there buddy!! read the thread and see where im coming from..like i said before until i have full proof is all speculations or
like you said but i just felt like i had to share my $14,000 story with the guys here 
... if you have a tuner in mind go do research on them...good luck
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Ok, so am I the only one think this is the owner fault here??
When did he get the car tune? What was the temp then?
The owner stated that he went out to race again two Cobra in twenty degree weather. Ran it once, then ran it twice, and then the engine blew in the end of the second run. To me that's straight up abuse.
I don't know who the tuner is, have no affiliation with them, never bought any part from them. This is just my observation as a RICER for the last fifteen years or so.
When did he get the car tune? What was the temp then?
The owner stated that he went out to race again two Cobra in twenty degree weather. Ran it once, then ran it twice, and then the engine blew in the end of the second run. To me that's straight up abuse.
I don't know who the tuner is, have no affiliation with them, never bought any part from them. This is just my observation as a RICER for the last fifteen years or so.
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Didn't someone else post a similar or identical thread a month or 2 ago, except that person was posting about another forum member's experience? I know that thread was deleted. Quick someone cache this bad boy because once Loco names the tuner (and I'm sure many on the forum already knows who it is) this thread will be deleted too.
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Ok, so am I the only one think this is the owner fault here??
When did he get the car tune? What was the temp then?
The owner stated that he went out to race again two Cobra in twenty degree weather. Ran it once, then ran it twice, and then the engine blew in the end of the second run. To me that's straight up abuse.
I don't know who the tuner is, have no affiliation with them, never bought any part from them. This is just my observation as a RICER for the last fifteen years or so.
When did he get the car tune? What was the temp then?
The owner stated that he went out to race again two Cobra in twenty degree weather. Ran it once, then ran it twice, and then the engine blew in the end of the second run. To me that's straight up abuse.
I don't know who the tuner is, have no affiliation with them, never bought any part from them. This is just my observation as a RICER for the last fifteen years or so.
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Ok, so am I the only one think this is the owner fault here??
When did he get the car tune? What was the temp then?
The owner stated that he went out to race again two Cobra in twenty degree weather. Ran it once, then ran it twice, and then the engine blew in the end of the second run. To me that's straight up abuse.
I don't know who the tuner is, have no affiliation with them, never bought any part from them. This is just my observation as a RICER for the last fifteen years or so.
When did he get the car tune? What was the temp then?
The owner stated that he went out to race again two Cobra in twenty degree weather. Ran it once, then ran it twice, and then the engine blew in the end of the second run. To me that's straight up abuse.
I don't know who the tuner is, have no affiliation with them, never bought any part from them. This is just my observation as a RICER for the last fifteen years or so.
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Thats quite the help there buddy!! read the thread and see where im coming from..like i said before until i have full proof is all speculations or like you said but i just felt like i had to share my $14,000 story with the guys here ... if you have a tuner in mind go do research on them...good luck
like you said but i just felt like i had to share my $14,000 story with the guys here ... if you have a tuner in mind go do research on them...good luckIMHO, folks shouldn't have any apprehension about posting such a story, as long as they focus on the objective facts, chronological timeline, etc., and avoid potentially damaging speculation or misinformation.
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Daamn man sorry to hear about this. How much would a new engine run you?
Don't worry now you can dump this in there! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...Q5fAccessories
Don't worry now you can dump this in there! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...Q5fAccessories
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Ok, so am I the only one think this is the owner fault here??
When did he get the car tune? What was the temp then?
The owner stated that he went out to race again two Cobra in twenty degree weather. Ran it once, then ran it twice, and then the engine blew in the end of the second run. To me that's straight up abuse.
I don't know who the tuner is, have no affiliation with them, never bought any part from them. This is just my observation as a RICER for the last fifteen years or so.
When did he get the car tune? What was the temp then?
The owner stated that he went out to race again two Cobra in twenty degree weather. Ran it once, then ran it twice, and then the engine blew in the end of the second run. To me that's straight up abuse.
I don't know who the tuner is, have no affiliation with them, never bought any part from them. This is just my observation as a RICER for the last fifteen years or so.
Tx for your opinion..thats why i made sure i posted that, instead of saying otherwise, but that makes me feel like im the only one that drives hard from time to time.. call it abuse if you are doing that to a 1990 turbo talon with about 20psi !!!! thought we were talking about tanks here..
