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JET
08-20-2004, 09:39 PM
The #1 and #4 electrodes were burned off the plugs. That is probably why they didn't detonate as bad and melt through the head like #2 and #3 did. That groove is probably 1/4" deep and 1/2" wide. It didn't hit any passages though, so it should be fixable.
FattyBoomBatty
08-20-2004, 10:10 PM
is the block damaged? that's gnarly!
JET
08-20-2004, 10:28 PM
The block is totally fine. I just need to hone the cylinders as there is a little bit of aluminum build up. You can't see it in the pic's, but the pistons are melted slightly too. I will post up some pic's of them when I get them out.

Thanks to QPR for getting my new pistons so quick!!
Raptor
08-21-2004, 06:45 AM
Your welcome JET. Bring the head over whenever you want and I can weld it up for you. It is definately fixable. The last one I welded had cracks way down into the water jacket and that one turned out fine. We can pressure test it after as well to make sure all is good.
niterydr
08-21-2004, 08:21 AM
Wow, thats hardcore for 1 pull!
TheBlizzard
08-21-2004, 09:45 AM
It was actually like four pulls, three to try to set the boost and then the final one. So I am sure that everything was good and heated up when we did the full pull in fourth and thats why it went so quick.

I am guessing that somehow the car was running 30+ degrees of timing. Even though the AEM was set to like 13.6 degrees under full boost. Must have been something in there that got fucked up in the last year when the car was down. Once its back together we are putting V1.1 and then reloading the map and reloading all the sensors and hopefully that will take care of it.

CRAIG
1ViciousGSX
08-21-2004, 10:06 AM
Damn, looks like you're having my kind of luck with new engines.
JET
08-21-2004, 11:44 AM
Yeah, I was tring to rush things to get it ready for the SO. Bad idea! I just threw a map in it from someone with a similar car and didn't go through and check everything. I did set the timing and everything, but something was off between his setup and my last years. Some value that doesn't change with maps, must have been off. It made it run too much timing some how and that was the result.

That is why I am gong to start with a clean install this time. I have been with the AEM since version .73, so it is time for a clean install. That is like upgrading windows the whole time from version 3.1!!