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Blew the motor today!

Old 04-28-2008, 08:56 AM
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Good luck with and enjoy the build
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Old 04-28-2008, 09:11 AM
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Damn, I have a stock block and a Whipple that is producing 12 psi. Now I am worried big time!

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Old 04-28-2008, 09:27 AM
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man i am playing with the a grenade also...At WOT on the top end i am at 12 lb of boost at 4700 elevation. Mine sits at 10lbs until i think about 5k and then it goes to 12lbs of boost. My tune is by JDM. They emailed me my tune and once installed i sent to texas hotrod and had them dyno it to see if we were close. It needed adjustment and so THR and JDM talked about the adjustments and the sent a second tune that corrected the areas which needed correcting. Hope mine holds up betting so i do not blow it too quickly.
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Old 04-28-2008, 09:54 AM
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Tune was spot on as far as Brent said at brenspeed and my air fuel was 12.0-12.2,
You think 12.0 - 12.2 is "spot on"A/F for a supercharged motor at 12 PSI?

You should be at 11.5 - 11.6 tops on your air/fuel. If you had 12.0- 12.2 A/F that is way lean for pushing 12 PSI.

What kind of gas were you running?

Brent tuned my car and it is at 11.5 across all RPMs at WOT - I am compl;etely surprised he would say that an A/F of 12.2 was "spot on"

Only a fool would run 12 PSI on a stock block without a custom dyno tune. How dou you run 12 pounds of boost and only turn 12.5 quarte-mile times?
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Old 04-28-2008, 10:47 AM
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Sorry dude but thats what I heard. And thanks for the fool comment.
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Old 04-28-2008, 11:23 AM
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Sorry to hear about your motor!...I defitnetly could be next...I am at 12.7 A/F running almost 13psi Dynoed at 525 rwhp. I have no problems todate and i have been getting on it....
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Old 04-28-2008, 12:34 PM
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Do I hear a 298 stroker motor calling your name
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Old 04-28-2008, 01:39 PM
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Are you sure you weren't making more than 12 psi? The 3.0 is suppesed to be around 13-14 psi plus whatever boost that overdrive pulley is worth.

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Old 04-28-2008, 01:58 PM
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hmmm glad I read this thread!! I'm on a "stock" KB pulley at 10.5psi of boost with approx 11.5 A/F @4900rpm. I was thinking of going down a notch to a smaller pulley. No sir-eee!!! I want my stock lower end for a "just in case" scenario.

Sorry for the luck man...sounds to me like you almost "wanted" it to happen for that forged bottom end!
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Old 04-28-2008, 02:00 PM
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Well, actually that comment was for the guy (hotairgypsy) running 12.5 on a Saleen with 12 PSI and a canned tune.

Since you hade a dyno tune I would have expected a safer A/F than 12.2 though.

93 octane gas is not sufficent for 12 PSI either!
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