 Blown headgasket FTL! |
 Jul 7, 2008 - 6:00 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Aug 30, '02 From San Juan, PR Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%)  |
Well, it's been 4 and a half years since I rebuilt the engine and ever since, it has taken the abuse I've given it like a champ. High EGTs and 87 octane fuel was the order of the day. It took it like a man. Compression was perfect across the board, and everything else was good to go. Well, you know how they say that you shouldn't have sexy time in your car because it jinxes it? Well, I think that actually is true, because before breaking a piston the first time, my car was the place of some love encounters with my girlfriend, LOL. It can't be coincidence that it broke again after I disrespected it with my current girlfriend.
 Blown tires and some other things happened before, too. Anyway, the last straw that broke the camel's back was a 15 PSI test run after tuning it with the eManage. We were gonna take it to the dyno to tune it at that boost level, so we needed to test if the engine would hold or if it would blow like a grenade. Too bad I forgot I had moose piss 91 octane watered fuel from a gas station I never go to, but I had to this time because I was running low. I thought I had Shell 93 and well, nothing made a sound. I nailed it from a dead stop, it just roasted tires with the 17s, put our heads against the headrest, and then coolant was all over the windshield when I let go the gas. Good times. The auto tranny is holding well. No signs of slippage or anything. I ordered a Cometic headgasket and should be here this week. This engine can sure take some punishment.  I need to up the boost to see if a rod gives up before a piston. I need an excuse to install the Belfab rods and some other pistons I found.     
-------------------- Past - 7A-FTE: Will never forget you
Present - 3rd Gen 3S-GTE: Swap in progress QUOTE (SinisterSinner @ Dec 19, 2009 - 10:52 AM)  I dont want to even think of turbos, they blow up way too often... |
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Jan 14, 2009 - 3:55 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 24, '07 From Oahu, Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
Ho! howz this killer guy
glad to see you back and posting man  i'll pray that you'll make it to the dyno good lucks man
-------------------- I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island
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Jan 14, 2009 - 10:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From San Juan, PR Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
QUOTE (808celica @ Jan 14, 2009 - 1:55 PM) Ho! howz this killer guy glad to see you back and posting man i'll pray that you'll make it to the dyno good lucks manHeck yeah, bro. How are you doing? Yes, I need a lot of prayers, because I have a feeling I'm breaking the engine this next dyno session.
-------------------- Past - 7A-FTE: Will never forget you
Present - 3rd Gen 3S-GTE: Swap in progress QUOTE (SinisterSinner @ Dec 19, 2009 - 10:52 AM) I dont want to even think of turbos, they blow up way too often... |
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OOBE Blown headgasket FTL! Jul 7, 2008 - 6:00 PM
DEATH Well you're taking it like a champ - that... Jul 7, 2008 - 6:15 PM CelicaST_CALI haha as i said 7AFTE POWA Jul 7, 2008 - 7:04 PM hurley97 Is that an OEM 7A headgasket? Because that would a... Jul 7, 2008 - 8:18 PM
OOBE QUOTE (hurley97 @ Jul 7, 2008 - 7:18... Jul 7, 2008 - 9:47 PM
hurley97 QUOTE (OOBE @ Jul 7, 2008 - 10:47 PM... Jul 8, 2008 - 6:06 AM southwest2118 QUOTE (hurley97 @ Jul 7, 2008 - 7:18... Jan 16, 2009 - 2:07 AM Batman722 I think that's aftermarket.
Did you rebuild th... Jul 7, 2008 - 8:26 PM x_itchy_b_x woah! took long enough man. congrats Jul 7, 2008 - 9:02 PM OOBE QUOTE (x_itchy_b_x @ Jul 7, 2008 - 8... Jul 7, 2008 - 9:53 PM playr158 very nice work brother!
20psi next time Jul 8, 2008 - 6:14 AM 99GT Yeah no sexy time in the car. Truths Jul 8, 2008 - 4:11 PM OOBE So you're saying that the gasket will not work... Jul 9, 2008 - 5:50 AM hurley97 QUOTE (OOBE @ Jul 9, 2008 - 6:50 AM)... Jul 12, 2008 - 2:51 PM playr158 oobe i know you still aren't in high school, s... Jul 9, 2008 - 6:38 AM OOBE You have to understand that I didn't get to do... Jul 9, 2008 - 11:44 AM celicast3sgte HAHAHA did you check for his little spy in the bac... Jul 9, 2008 - 1:16 PM OOBE Hmmm. I'm not going to risk it. The guy explai... Jul 12, 2008 - 6:01 PM 808celica HAHaha bad bachi strikes again!!! i... Jul 13, 2008 - 3:54 PM OOBE Well, I had two buddies of mine in the car, but we... Jul 14, 2008 - 4:25 AM Harold_Fastwaker So any idea what you were putting down at the whee... Jul 15, 2008 - 1:16 AM OOBE I have no clue. Maybe 180-190 WHP. It felt pretty ... Jul 16, 2008 - 3:07 AM Harold_Fastwaker QUOTE (OOBE @ Jul 16, 2008 - 4:07 AM... Jul 16, 2008 - 10:05 PM CelicaST_CALI QUOTE (Harold_Fastwaker @ Jul 16, 2008 ... Jul 27, 2008 - 8:39 PM Taskbot I'm surprised that the 7A can put down that mu... Jul 18, 2008 - 10:52 AM OOBE I lost track long time ago. Between the price of b... Jul 27, 2008 - 8:35 PM OOBE 330 WHP is overkill on our cars. All you get is wh... Jul 27, 2008 - 9:27 PM OOBE Well, I finally got around putting the head in. I ... Aug 4, 2008 - 1:21 AM normality78 QUOTE (OOBE @ Aug 4, 2008 - 1:21 AM)... Dec 29, 2008 - 12:49 AM CelicaST_CALI sweeet!!!!! Aug 4, 2008 - 2:04 AM OOBE I ended up returning the Cometic headgasket. It ne... Jan 13, 2009 - 1:26 PM trd94 good luck on 15psi , i got to 17psi once on 94 pum... Jan 13, 2009 - 7:35 PM OOBE QUOTE (trd94 @ Jan 13, 2009 - 6:35 P... Jan 13, 2009 - 10:52 PM normality78 OOBE,
may the force be with u. Jan 13, 2009 - 8:18 PM normality78 I sold my entire 7afte setup months ago thinking t... Jan 14, 2009 - 1:08 AM OOBE I have to fix a manifold leak. The 219 WHP was wit... Jan 14, 2009 - 10:12 AM normality78 yeah, i dont really like the idea as well but then... Jan 14, 2009 - 9:05 PM OOBE After a lot of pain (guy that recently re-made the... Jan 20, 2009 - 5:00 AM normality78 great way to go... hope to see more pics Jan 20, 2009 - 6:54 AM OOBE Well, I started working on the car yesterday at 11... Jan 26, 2009 - 1:26 AM HARDTARGET Hey OOBE, what size is your drain on the turbo. Jan 26, 2009 - 2:20 PM OOBE I don't remember the hose size, man. But it... Jan 26, 2009 - 3:34 PM HARDTARGET Good to hear that, make sure u break it right this... Jan 26, 2009 - 4:11 PM OOBE Update on this thread: I started playing with the ... Sep 21, 2009 - 11:37 PM FunkySR speaking of dodgy fuel pump....I might have a prob... Sep 23, 2009 - 4:34 PM OOBE Walbros are noisy and if you hook them up to the s... Sep 26, 2009 - 1:21 AM 808celica I've been begging you for more pics of your ca... Sep 26, 2009 - 2:40 AM OOBE Thanks, bro. But my car is far from sick. Wait unt... Sep 26, 2009 - 2:59 AM freddy121389 are you running 15psi on the stock auto tranny? Sep 26, 2009 - 11:17 AM OOBE Yeah. Damn thing doesn't know when to quit. Sep 26, 2009 - 11:28 AM FunkySR QUOTE (OOBE @ Sep 26, 2009 - 7:21 AM... Sep 26, 2009 - 3:45 PM OOBE I will go tomorrow to where my car is and I'll... Sep 26, 2009 - 5:44 PM hurley97 My Walbro isn't that loud. You can hear it if ... Sep 26, 2009 - 6:19 PM FunkySR QUOTE (OOBE @ Sep 26, 2009 - 11:44 P... Sep 27, 2009 - 7:56 AM OOBE My Walbro was ear piercing loud. Sounded like a li... Sep 27, 2009 - 12:03 PM OOBE RE: Blown headgasket FTL! Oct 10, 2009 - 12:12 AM SwissFerdi This thread...this thread.
47,000 miles is NOTHIN... Oct 10, 2009 - 12:30 AM 808celica QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 9, 2009 - 7... Oct 13, 2009 - 2:45 PM SwissFerdi Yeah yeah, we know your car's ballin' by ... Oct 13, 2009 - 2:57 PM 808celica not mines his!! my car is weak sauce Oct 13, 2009 - 3:02 PM |
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