Blown Engine---HELP!!!
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Blown Engine---HELP!!!
Some way some how friday night my engine detonated!!! and melted the tips off of spark plugs 1-3, burned a hole in the 3rd piston causing the 3rd valve to sieze, and the same with vave 2 and piston 2, don't know what has happened to head until it is taken off tomorrow. If the pistons 1-3 are fried and the head is burned, what is my best course of action??? I have extended warranty, and they should help with the cost of parts, but should I get a new engine, or build what I have??? If I build what I have, what is the most reasonable (cheapest) priced decent parts available and where can I get them for how much??? I am looking to make between 500wrhp and 600wrhp. Any help is appreciated.
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TurboCoupe, sorry to hear about your engine troubles. The 2JZ isn’t my specialty, but somebody will know. In the meantime have you posted this on Supraforums.com? They really know about that engine over there…
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I was boosting @ 15 psi.
Yes I am running an E-Manage.
I had a Supra headgasket installed to lower my compression, but from what I understand, the supra headgasket doesn't completely lower your compression to 8.5.1 more like 9.5.1.
Yes I am running an E-Manage.
I had a Supra headgasket installed to lower my compression, but from what I understand, the supra headgasket doesn't completely lower your compression to 8.5.1 more like 9.5.1.
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Yeah man, not to rain on your parade but those warranty companies can nitpick large claims like that to death. You better somehow make it really believable. And explaining detonation on a NA engine I would think would be pretty hard.
Anyway good luck
Oh and I don't work for them and for $500 I will keep quiet
j/k
Anyway good luck
Oh and I don't work for them and for $500 I will keep quiet
j/k
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Forget the warranty. They will figure it out and you will lose the whole warranty.
Get a second hand motor. That's a lot of damage to repair, and GEs are cheap.
Above all, make sure you figure out why it happened, and Learn from your mistake.
Get a second hand motor. That's a lot of damage to repair, and GEs are cheap.
Above all, make sure you figure out why it happened, and Learn from your mistake.
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