KB Tear-down
#22
oh wait wait wait... I guess I didn't know the back story here. This thing came apart on the dyno after someone else had already opened KB's tuned?
The tuner should have shut this thing down immediately if he was monitoring things correctly.
If the engine took out the blower because of what your tuner did... you could have a long road ahead of you.
The tuner should have shut this thing down immediately if he was monitoring things correctly.
If the engine took out the blower because of what your tuner did... you could have a long road ahead of you.
#23
oh wait wait wait... I guess I didn't know the back story here. This thing came apart on the dyno after someone else had already opened KB's tuned?
The tuner should have shut this thing down immediately if he was monitoring things correctly.
If the engine took out the blower because of what your tuner did... you could have a long road ahead of you.
The tuner should have shut this thing down immediately if he was monitoring things correctly.
If the engine took out the blower because of what your tuner did... you could have a long road ahead of you.
here's the video if you missed it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-mHKvLsI4w
#25
I had not previously viewed the video, however IMHO this was nothing more than the failure of one or both rods (it could be one let go and took the other with it), or maybe a shattered piston (the hypereutectic alloy stock piston are somewhat brittle)--likely because one or both were loaded beyond their capacity to cope. This may be because of a manufacturing defect, some previous incidental flirtation with the limits, or repetitive stress from the time the KB was installed up to the dyno run, or just because once in a while shìt happens.
Force applied to the piston (work), which is translated to torque by the crankshaft, is what causes this sort of failure--not horsepower. Horsepower is work done over time, it's a measure of power not applied force.
In short, I do not believe it was anything to do with the tune that precipitated this failure. What I observed was a nice, typical, smooth run-up--right up until the rod(s) or whatever mechanical component let go. There was no big bang, or any other indication of detonation or other tune related event, just a sort of thud/"whoops" and things stopped turning.
One of those "things always go well, right up until they don't" sequence of events...
Force applied to the piston (work), which is translated to torque by the crankshaft, is what causes this sort of failure--not horsepower. Horsepower is work done over time, it's a measure of power not applied force.
In short, I do not believe it was anything to do with the tune that precipitated this failure. What I observed was a nice, typical, smooth run-up--right up until the rod(s) or whatever mechanical component let go. There was no big bang, or any other indication of detonation or other tune related event, just a sort of thud/"whoops" and things stopped turning.
One of those "things always go well, right up until they don't" sequence of events...
#26
Lets be honest, the car wouldnt have blown up without the blower. Kb should give him a new blower if it inst fubar'd, and maybe atleast give him a few $$ on the new motor too, because Mike has also been giving my Friend alot of Crap about His MAch 1 not running right on KB's tune.
#27
Never use the KB tune, always get a custom dyno tune (no chips/switch chips). When I tried to do an initial start up after installing my KB, the car would not even run. The first thing to do after you open up the box that the KB comes in, is to take the chip and stomp it on the floor. If you have nothing through your pan or block, it's probably a piston or connecting rod failure? Don't put another stock used motor back in the car, even though that's the cheapest fix. I got a built shortblock from Livernois, which gave me a nice foundation.
#28
In short, I do not believe it was anything to do with the tune that precipitated this failure. What I observed was a nice, typical, smooth run-up--right up until the rod(s) or whatever mechanical component let go. There was no big bang, or any other indication of detonation or other tune related event, just a sort of thud/"whoops" and things stopped turning.
One of those "things always go well, right up until they don't" sequence of events...
One of those "things always go well, right up until they don't" sequence of events...
I hope Kenne Bell does help you pick up the tab on the blower. Good Luck getting everything sorted out.