Do you think i may have cracked my block??
22-03-2006, 09:16 PM
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Do you think i may have cracked my block??
22-03-2006, 09:18 PM
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i "helped" the piece off but you can see the little bit of metal thats still clean, it didnt take much help, lol
22-03-2006, 09:18 PM
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Seems to be all the rage lately
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Holy fook bro
22-03-2006, 09:19 PM
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Seems to be all the rage lately
Must be a power thing
Or maybe its as steve scott described it "the block was prob made in bulgaria from old trabants" lol
22-03-2006, 09:19 PM
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well done Tib
JBweld it back on ye?
22-03-2006, 09:21 PM
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Seems to be all the rage lately
Must be a power thing
Should think so mate, i cant see you doing that on a set of greens and a T34
22-03-2006, 09:22 PM
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Wow- What is it with cossies crackin blocks!
At least you done it properly!
22-03-2006, 09:22 PM
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well done Tib
JBweld it back on ye?
Weld
You've obviously never heard about my love for silicone sealant
22-03-2006, 09:23 PM
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Im sure you can put the broken peace back into place using chemical metal
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Im sure you can put the broken peace back into place using chemical metal
thats what JBWELD is
22-03-2006, 09:27 PM
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22-03-2006, 09:37 PM
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Cool so the block failed before the Cometic? That will upset some.. roflol
22-03-2006, 09:40 PM
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why would that upset people?
22-03-2006, 09:41 PM
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It seems that way...
The poor gasket didnt stand a chance though.
22-03-2006, 09:41 PM
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Estimated power when it happened was around 600bhp ish
22-03-2006, 09:42 PM
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Hmmm..... pot kettle and black spring to mind
I've seen your "in the interest of science" test drives
22-03-2006, 09:53 PM
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I don't think that block is all it cracked up to be!
22-03-2006, 09:56 PM
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What a cracking job you done there
22-03-2006, 09:58 PM
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Hmmm..... pot kettle and black spring to mind
I've seen your "in the interest of science" test drives
fook offffffffffff
22-03-2006, 10:14 PM
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, i was gonna repair that for you tomorrow when i come round, but now youve 'helped' it a little im not going to bother
very similar to mine, and my gasket went a little further back between one and two - will get some pics tomorrow.
22-03-2006, 10:17 PM
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Sorry to see this Lee.
hope its not going to be off the road too long,shows starting soon.
22-03-2006, 10:18 PM
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i had to "tease" it off so i could get the sealant nozzle in
22-03-2006, 10:19 PM
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22-03-2006, 10:21 PM
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What was the spec of the engine?
22-03-2006, 10:21 PM
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Sorry to see this Lee.
hope its not going to be off the road too long,shows starting soon.
Wont be long pal, i've got enough bits from other broken engines to rebuild it, lol
just wish i could find some bloody money to mod it somehow as it always is more exciting knowing that it should be quicker when its done.
22-03-2006, 10:23 PM
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Nicely done mate - fingers crossed it'll be back bigger and stronger...
You still owe me that spin in it from the pod last year
22-03-2006, 10:23 PM
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well,at least it won'yt cost you too much then....hopefully.
got to be able to do a little cheap mod.
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What was the spec of the engine?
The car was 490bhp/400ftlb @33psi (usually 39psi) off gas but i was running approx 120 shot on top when it blew,
22-03-2006, 10:25 PM
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Lee - was it a 205 or 200 block mate?
22-03-2006, 10:25 PM
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What was the spec of the engine?
The car was 490bhp/400ftlb @33psi (usually 39psi) off gas but i was running approx 120 shot on top when it blew,
When you say approx 120 shot, so you mean a wizards of nos kit with a 240 sized nitrous jet?
Or was it some other make of kit?
Either way, 600bhp or so is obviously enough to be causing some damage to a standard block by the looks of it!
22-03-2006, 10:29 PM
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well you fucked that havent you mate
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What was the spec of the engine?
The car was 490bhp/400ftlb @33psi (usually 39psi) off gas but i was running approx 120 shot on top when it blew,
When you say approx 120 shot, so you mean a wizards of nos kit with a 240 sized nitrous jet?
Or was it some other make of kit?
Either way, 600bhp or so is obviously enough to be causing some damage to a standard block by the looks of it!
WON kit, 200 jet but the pressure was ... lets say quite high
22-03-2006, 10:31 PM
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Fair enough mate, even on the standard 950 psi i would expect to see 120bhp+ from a 200 jet, so im sure your estimate is conservative if anything
So an easy 600bhp+ going through it then.
How old was it?
Im guessing this failure is more a fatigue issue than it failing the first time it was used?
22-03-2006, 10:32 PM
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Lee - was it a 205 or 200 block mate?
200 lol
Although i'm a believer that a 205 can take quite a bit more than the usual stage 3 i still wouldn't push one quite that hard lol
22-03-2006, 10:34 PM
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How old was it?
i bought it 2nd hand and have run it for about 12 months 8000-10000miles of slightly above "miss daisy" driving
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bummer lee
not good, are those gaskets worth a wank at that kind of hp though?
22-03-2006, 10:36 PM
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How old was it?
i bought it 2nd hand and have run it for about 12 months 8000-10000miles of slightly above "miss daisy" driving
Cant complain then if its lasted that sort of mileage on a second hand block at that level.
Going to make any changes on the new block?
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