blew the motor...
our ECU's have such good knock protection from the factory I'd be hard pressed to blame it on the tune. You have to try REAL hard to blow up one of these engines on bad tuning alone.
I'm guessing its something mechanical that contributed to the failure, like Sean said it could have been a FPR line blowing off, thats a common thing with these cars and would make you go VERY lean. It already happened to me once, luckly I was tuning at the time and caught it quickly.
good luck
I'm guessing its something mechanical that contributed to the failure, like Sean said it could have been a FPR line blowing off, thats a common thing with these cars and would make you go VERY lean. It already happened to me once, luckly I was tuning at the time and caught it quickly.
good luck
However, on the fuel pressure regulator hose matter I have seen quite a few pop off in my day and when they do the car goes so lean the power cuts off kind of like a fuel cut so after seeing so many pop off not once did any engine damage result
It is a good idea however to zip tie those hoses leading to the fuel pressure regulator and to also zip tie any vac hose which sees boost
Usually, a car with burned off spark plugs I would attribute to lack of fuel supply and resulting lean condition and detonation. Some causes of this may be fuel pump coming loose in the housing, fuel pump failure and also over boosting the car with more boost that it was tuned for. With two spark plugs burned down a injector failure is unlikely.
+1 on these notes
-The FPR line popping off in most cases will make the car buck like a fuel cut especially at that high of a rpm where boost would be high
-Read threw his post to see who tuned him
-Either a bad tune or failing fuel pump
I hope it just have to replace pistons, its a good sign you did not see a whole in the block.
-The FPR line popping off in most cases will make the car buck like a fuel cut especially at that high of a rpm where boost would be high
-Read threw his post to see who tuned him
-Either a bad tune or failing fuel pump
I hope it just have to replace pistons, its a good sign you did not see a whole in the block.
I concur with a mechanical issue / fuel supply problem
However, on the fuel pressure regulator hose matter I have seen quite a few pop off in my day and when they do the car goes so lean the power cuts off kind of like a fuel cut so after seeing so many pop off not once did any engine damage result
It is a good idea however to zip tie those hoses leading to the fuel pressure regulator and to also zip tie any vac hose which sees boost
Usually, a car with burned off spark plugs I would attribute to lack of fuel supply and resulting lean condition and detonation. Some causes of this may be fuel pump coming loose in the housing, fuel pump failure and also over boosting the car with more boost that it was tuned for. With two spark plugs burned down a injector failure is unlikely.
However, on the fuel pressure regulator hose matter I have seen quite a few pop off in my day and when they do the car goes so lean the power cuts off kind of like a fuel cut so after seeing so many pop off not once did any engine damage result
It is a good idea however to zip tie those hoses leading to the fuel pressure regulator and to also zip tie any vac hose which sees boost
Usually, a car with burned off spark plugs I would attribute to lack of fuel supply and resulting lean condition and detonation. Some causes of this may be fuel pump coming loose in the housing, fuel pump failure and also over boosting the car with more boost that it was tuned for. With two spark plugs burned down a injector failure is unlikely.
no lines where off the fpr....funny thing is, i just pmed you about 2 weeks ago about a turbo kit and tune. no im hoping my machine guy can save my block re-hone and bore so i can slap pistons, rods, and bearings...hopefully the head is fine...hopefully i can build the bottom end and head as well while im at it...looks like the car will be down for a while so maybe a new turbo kit as well....then eventually i can see you and get my car done right. im so pissed, 9200 miles and boom.
I was hoping the car wasn't tuned here!! :-)
But seriously sorry to hear about that, it is easy to find out who is reputable, and even if it costs a little extra it will never cost as much as replacing the engine.
I see it happen all the time, it's sad.
If it's the tune, and we don't know that yet it could be something as simple as a blown off FPR vac hose which is very common.
If i were you I would be quite interested in determining what caused the failure before I went any further.
Good luck and if you need it tuned feel free to call us (Comment removed :-))
Sean
But seriously sorry to hear about that, it is easy to find out who is reputable, and even if it costs a little extra it will never cost as much as replacing the engine.
I see it happen all the time, it's sad.
If it's the tune, and we don't know that yet it could be something as simple as a blown off FPR vac hose which is very common.
If i were you I would be quite interested in determining what caused the failure before I went any further.
Good luck and if you need it tuned feel free to call us (Comment removed :-))
Sean
At least it will be warm for a little bit longer and you can ride your bike. For future referance invest in a wideband AFR gauge and mitsulogger so you can datalog and make sure everything is running ok
yes i have the experience to get it running again, but my pockets do not. have to pull the tranny and block Tomorow night. i will know sometime Wednesday if i can save the block and head....
i def will...should of been the first gauge i bought since the tune, but like a moron i didnt care, i rushed and got a quick tune, and 3000 miles later im looking at big $ now to slap pistons, rods...hopefully the crank and head are ok....at this point it looks like i am going to build the head and block and look for the best prices on turbo kits while the car is down.
+1 on these notes
-The FPR line popping off in most cases will make the car buck like a fuel cut especially at that high of a rpm where boost would be high
-Read threw his post to see who tuned him
-Either a bad tune or failing fuel pump
I hope it just have to replace pistons, its a good sign you did not see a whole in the block.
-The FPR line popping off in most cases will make the car buck like a fuel cut especially at that high of a rpm where boost would be high
-Read threw his post to see who tuned him
-Either a bad tune or failing fuel pump
I hope it just have to replace pistons, its a good sign you did not see a whole in the block.
i will keep everyone posted...i will know Wednesday what will happen with the block if it can be saved..in the meantime any VENDOr prices on pistons/rods will be a big help....if the block can not be saved i will be looking into a built 2.0 shortblock...hopefully the head is fine and i will port and save that...thank you.
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