phonecall from me brother this morning saying his car started missing late last night down basildon, compression tested the engine and nothing in no4, ripped the head off and loads of det on piston and big hole through exhaust valve not happy days
Anybody got a good spec engine for sale???

 

sorry to hear this mate

 

she'll be back bigger & better

 

hope so mate

 

just looking around for a lump, that turbosystems one has been sold

 

Was this parked in a lay by just past the rayleigh wier last night? as a mate of mine see a few cossies parked there

 

Shame mate

 

Sorry to hear - i know carlo has just replaced his engine, what he's doing with the old one i don't know

 

carlo has sold his old engine

 

ive got a good one but think craig is taking it

 

shame

 

shame that mate but dont lose heart it will be good again

 

sorry to here it mate its not nice when a motor gose down

 

i dont think so mate think it happened near to watford

 

^ it was my brothers moonstone 3dr and it did happen near the rayleigh area.

 

thats funny he told me it happened near watford, i smell a rat

 

sorrt to hear this, was it not set up right then?

 

funny you should say that ! joeRS22 done it

 

unfortunately so many go pop for that exact reason - always get it checked for fueling on wideband

 

Thats not the one in your garden is it?

 

it was booked in at a1 rallysport but never got up there, did tell him to take it easy but flat out at speeds of around 150mph dont help...

 

i aint got alot of sympathy then! -it only costs around Ł150 for a set up

Ł150 set up or Ł2000 (DIY) engine rebuild, i know what i'd choose

hard lesson learned i suppose

i bet the fueling was all over the place

good luck with it

 

not everybodys perfect like you...

 

who said i was

it aint my fault it blew up, try looking closer to home

 

Not taking sides here boys but you gotta admit LHD220Turbo does have a point.

Chris knew the risks but still ragged the arse out of it.

 

Exactly not my car but still dont need smart alecs.

 

you taking the piss?

what's smart about getting a car checked for fuelling?

you choose to post on a public forum that your brother blew his engine up, by not getting it set up and doing 150mph runs and ragging it.

if you think that is being a "smart alec" then you are clearly very thick

 

bit of both bad luck and not listening to the ol head saying dont do it, but we all been there and its a learning curve as said before, it will all be ok its not the first or the last so good luck mate

 

Oh dear, here we go.

 

even a well set up engine can go wrong holding speeds like that


allways worth a set up though......

power engineering have a new dyno very soon

 

Exactly mate, it looks like the loom could have been faulty and caused it, and just for the record a few years ago i had a car set up by power engineering and two weeks later put a hole through the piston, i hear what you are saying lhd220 but it can still go pete tong.

 

i noticed the shit stire paul has dissapeared.

 

i agree totally, but at least give yourself chance and help prevent with a set up

despite what you might think, all the best with it

 

cheers mate the cossie game is cruell unfortunately but we still come back for more.

 

we all do cos we love em, how about a focus rs engine transplant into a 3dr, no it just would not be the same, they are what they are and thats why we own them

 

My mate said he had a blast with you, he was in a magenta saff

 

be a while till youll get another one mate

 

I have a complete engine in bits. New ground crank, all new bearings. 200 block, head has new tappets and ground valves blah blah.

pm if interested.

 

gutted for your bro..

 

sorry to hear that mate

remember out ragging session on the way back from combe last year?