OMG My Engine is Toast

[Blackrider]

What a great read!

[El_Diablo]

pixorban.....

[SappySE107]

agreed. I am only leaving this thread open for more pics.

[Superdave]

I'm pretty sure i've spanked Milzy back to 2002 with my N/A setup. God knows how much he would have charged me to do the same build.


We can bitch and moan about tuning all day.. that's all done and over with, the engine's blown so lets move on to the important things.. like MORE PICS!

[SappySE107]

Your endorsement of milzy just made my day. Its only 1:16AM!

[torq455]

you can spend a lot more money with milzy for the same stuff you can get from Ben! funny....it's cold outside so you can't detonate. haha!

[El_Diablo]

what does milzy have to offer that ben doesn't do better? seriously....

and ive seen tuned boosted systems last longer on stock internals so it really says nothing about these engines or boosting them

[john_V63400]

on behalf of the user.... doesn't have to be hot outside for detonation to occur, does it have to be a certain temperature for c4? dont think so... detonation is detonation at any temperature, in terms of an engine its an un-timed "explosion" that is not caused by the plugs... this isnt good at any temperature or at any time, think about it....


and they still didn't look all that great for the mileage... whats that tell you? it tells me that you never did tune it right

Tune right........depends who your asking. but yeah I know they still dont look god for that mileage. im going to make a word doc of all my trial and error. That way next time RSM guy comes along, i can just say......Forget about it, its never going to run right. Heres everything I did and it didnt last. My advice for any 3400 Z-spec buyers is.....Dont buy. Go N/A from milzy.

[john_V63400]

Maybe you should listen to everyone here like I did on my project. These guys know what they are talking about. Maybe if you listen to people that know what they are doing you wouldnt be in this position right now.

I did....Alot infact......Just cause I didnt get to it in time doesnt mean I didnt listen and disregarded any professional advice, why would I ask if I knew already or wasnt going to do it.

[El_Diablo]

...So detonation prolly wasnt it.
it was a major malfunction is what it was, lol.....

on behalf of the user.... doesn't have to be hot outside for detonation to occur, does it have to be a certain temperature for c4? dont think so... detonation is detonation at any temperature, in terms of an engine its an un-timed "explosion" that is not caused by the plugs... this isnt good at any temperature or at any time, think about it....

...My pistons were brand ne maybe 3-4 K miles.
They looked a hell of lot better than my last set..thx to tuning...

and they still didn't look all that great for the mileage... whats that tell you? it tells me that you never did tune it right

[19Cutlass94]

Maybe you should listen to everyone here like I did on my project. These guys know what they are talking about. Maybe if you listen to people that know what they are doing you wouldnt be in this position right now.

[john_V63400]

dang, Detonation...umm that was my last problem. that was fixed.
I dont know exactly what happend, but it wasnt good...
I was running 2 ranges colder than stock on my plugs. And it was cold outside when this happend, So detonation prolly wasnt it.
it was a major malfunction is what it was, lol.....

My pistons were brand ne maybe 3-4 K miles.
They looked a hell of lot better than my last set..thx to tuning.
I dont know guys....Tell you the truth Im done with my car, I cant afford another engine. And my tranny needs to be replaced. F***.
Im not sure what to do. Myabe go all show no go?

[gpse3400]

When you don't listen to people you get what you deserve. Which is why I hate everyone because no one listens to me! The pistons look pitted. They shouldnt be so clean either....I'm so surprised the valvetrain took the damage....I'll bet the bearings are all pancakes by now.

[El_Diablo]

damper, not balancer.... sorry, just one of my many 660 pet peeves.....

[geoffinbc]

Was this engine using the factory harmonic balancer or an under drive pulley?