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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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Who here has blown a motor from running meth...

I am looking to see who here has blown a motor on meth from a lack of flow.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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^^ Interesting question.. I am curious as well..

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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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I mean I know I personally played with my own evo trying to blow the motor while on parkway in 4th and man did the stock ecu pull timing fast and car felt like I hit a brick wall...the stock ecu is one amazing piece of technology...
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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It happens. Piston tops, detonation, ring damage, bearing failure, etc. This is why it is so important to have the proper safeguard, wideband and boost cut features in place beforehand, actively protecting your engine.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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Well im just interested to hear who has on here...theres so much talk of it but I just haven't seen it you know...I just want to have a thread to discuss all of them...
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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i blew mine running water, does it count?
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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haha, did you really, what happened? who did the rebuild?
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:10 PM
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that was on my VIII, it went quietly...no suffering at all
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:12 PM
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ahh, I was going to say I never saw a thread with that and your 9...
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:15 PM
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my IX...i'm playing it safe - 1200cc/min meth with 12.0AFR @30psig
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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haha I love it...
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 05:23 AM
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I think there were three SRT-4 owners that I remember off using 100% methanol and fuel tuning piggybacks that I know of that blew there motors. They had tuned for a working methanol injection system.
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 05:26 AM
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Any evos though? Do you have links?
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 05:33 AM
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there are a lot of evo that have blown up using meth

search and you will be surprised
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 05:34 AM
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Can you find me some and start linking them?
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