This is my guess.... I've heard of factory evo Xs blowing up.... but never while IDLING!

 

Yes its pretty odd. But I will go the warranty route and see what happens. Its definitely stock, you can see the fasteners on the intake, exhaust, etc are all unmarred from tool marks.

I pulled off the lower pan and the conrod broke the girdle.

Once I have it up, I'll post some pictures.

I wasnt aware of the ring gap issue BS that followed.. but that makes sense. Thanks for pointing that out

 

My guess was the damage was already done long prior to it sitting idle, and it just happen to let go at that moment.

 

you shouldnt have pulled off the oil pan, now youre screwed, a 10,000 dollar mistake, bummer

 

Figure out when your car was originally sold. It's going to come down to that. If you're still with in 5 years of the original sale date, you should be fine.