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IX Block Carnage

Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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IX Block Carnage

I never believed in doing anything half way:













stock block
stock turbo
all boltons
422 awhp
dash light was set to come on at 2 counts of knock, and it NEVER came on in the last year I drove the car this way!
No signs of detonation on the piston or head
no noise, no warning of any kind; #3 wristpin just pulled out the bottom of the piston
The piston top is intact and isn't seized in the bore

Luckily, the head is still good, with just 4 bent valves.

2.4 block is in the works.

Last edited by JohnnyTSi; Oct 5, 2009 at 10:01 PM. Reason: kant spell :-)
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Ouch, that sucks man
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Bobster22388
Ouch, that sucks man
The block was just an opportunity to upgrade!

What really hurt was the rod punching a hole through the transfer case housing!
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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damn man im sorry ...its the price we pay for the **** we do
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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That sucks man!

Curious, what caused this?
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by golgo13
That sucks man!

Curious, what caused this?
I forgot to perform a blood sacrifice to the Mitsubishi gods!
















Seriously; the best guess at this point is a casting flaw in the piston!


John-
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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you a missing a part of your block....
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 11:00 PM
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Damn! I'm hoping I can get a 4G64 built before I do anything similar.

Like you said, this is an opportunity. Good luck!
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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tough stuff, sorry to hear about it, good luck with the shortblock build. How many miles were on it?
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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tough cookies on the transfer case... makes me want to stuff a piece of steel between the two :/
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by buchnerj
How many miles were on it?
I only had 49,000 on the clock.
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 07:21 AM
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why 2.4 ? just woundering.....
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 07:28 AM
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What the crap, let us know if you find out why this happen. GL with the new one
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 07:35 AM
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Looks just like my stock block did, and I was just cruising down the highway when everything let loose.
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 07:54 AM
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my buddy has a 2.5l evo he is willing to part with has a magnus crank i beleive a few other goodies. boost comes on decel lol

its i beleive the one and only 2.5 evo around too ha
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