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Posted by: TimT Apr 1 2005, 06:35 PM

Not for the faint of heart!




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Posted by: TimT Apr 1 2005, 06:36 PM

Just for a recap the engine was turning 7000RPM when the power graph took a nosedive, and the engine made a "funny" noise, those vee shaped grooves are where the wrist pin was sawing though the cylinder!


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Posted by: bd1308 Apr 1 2005, 06:37 PM

what is that? Looks like it could hurt someone though

Posted by: TimT Apr 1 2005, 06:37 PM

the other 5 cylinders look fine though


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Posted by: TimT Apr 1 2005, 06:39 PM

You can see the silouhette of the Pauter rod in the center of this pic


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Posted by: TimT Apr 1 2005, 06:40 PM

gory view in the case


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Posted by: TimT Apr 1 2005, 06:40 PM

I see pieces, bits and pieces



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Posted by: TimT Apr 1 2005, 06:41 PM

souveniers




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Posted by: redshift Apr 1 2005, 06:42 PM

That looks something like the inside of an engine..




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Posted by: TimT Apr 1 2005, 06:43 PM

We should have it buttoned up and running within two weeks

Posted by: SpecialK Apr 1 2005, 06:45 PM

Posted by: ejm Apr 1 2005, 06:49 PM

TimT wrote:

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the engine was turning 7000RPM when the power graph took a nosedive, and the engine made a "funny" noise,

I think you mean the engine made a "money" noise

Posted by: MecGen Apr 1 2005, 06:50 PM

Hi Tim
Is this your motor....?
I hope not....
Regards
Joe

Posted by: redshift Apr 1 2005, 06:58 PM

579 RWHP! 578.... 570.... 468.... 301....

6... 6 RWHP...




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Posted by: Jeroen Apr 1 2005, 07:15 PM

Posted by: Series9 Apr 1 2005, 07:53 PM

OMFG. I have tears in my eyes. I hope to never see an engine of mine looking anything remotely like that.

OK, I have an Idea. How about selling pieces to cushion the budget.

Since it was my idea, I would like the cylinder. Let me know the price.

Posted by: TimT Apr 1 2005, 08:00 PM

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Since it was my idea, I would like the cylinder. Let me know the price.

Sorry I like to keep these little trinkets,

I didnt take apic, but I noticed a hole punched in the side of the oil pump too. At least we have a coupla extra 930and GT3 oil pumps handy.

Thats not my engine, Its my friend Billys' It feels like mine though, I have built that engine myself more than once, and have hours of blood sweat and skinned knuckles invested in the car..

Posted by: redshift Apr 1 2005, 08:18 PM

QUOTE (TimT @ Apr 1 2005, 10:00 PM)

I have built that engine myself more than once, and have hours of blood sweat and skinned knuckles invested in the car..

Have you considered something more reliable? Like a Chevy V8 conversion? :roflmfao: They have a light-weight aluminum one, yanks on concrete like an earthmover!




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Posted by: Travis Neff Apr 1 2005, 08:21 PM

DAMN! That piston looks just like my cofee cup at work after a toothy cup o' jo..

Posted by: Jake Raby Apr 1 2005, 08:23 PM

Been there with the JEs...

It always happens right at 7K too.

They must not have been reinforced skirts.

I had it happen to a customers engine last year at the track, cleaned the whole thing out and there were no other issues except plain old piston failure...

It doesn't happen often but when it does its serious bad news...

Crazy thing is that sometimes I run crazy piston speeds and it doesn't happen... Then on a mild engine it shows up.

Now I reinforce all the skirts and use the lightest pins they offer.

Posted by: TimT Apr 1 2005, 08:35 PM

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Been there with the JEs..               It always happens right at 7K too.

We smacked the valves into this piston early last year, thats whay we think it failed.
At least we didnt drag everything down to Atlanta, only to have it grenade down there.
Did a track side top end rebuild at Savanahh, and havent really touched it since. We should have tore the engine down and gone over everything, but we got busy with other peoples projects so ours got put on the back burner... live and learn

Posted by: redshift Apr 1 2005, 08:51 PM

Savannah... I am begining to see a patern!


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Posted by: john rogers Apr 1 2005, 09:25 PM

Hey, I broke a Pauter rod a while ago in my stroker big four, but not on the dyno, at the finish line at the CA speedway and foot to the floor in 5th gear! Sure makes lots of smoke! My buddy Ted was about 5 feet behind me and we figure his 356 will never rust now!

Posted by: TimT Apr 1 2005, 09:30 PM

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we figure his 356 will never rust now!

Posted by: seanery Apr 2 2005, 10:54 AM

Damn, Tim, that is some nasty ass carnage!

Posted by: URY914 Apr 2 2005, 01:43 PM

Tim, Tim, Tim, thats not good....

Sorry,

Paul

Posted by: TimT Apr 2 2005, 04:28 PM

I took the crank apart today the rod that was connected to the broken piston is shot. Its got a nice lil twist happening. The crank is going out to CCR monday for a going over.

We do have another crank that has been modified to use NASCAR clevite bearings , Its a 10000 rpm crank. Just have to call Pauter on monday to see if they have rods with the smaller dia big end the NASCAR crank needs.

Also looked at the heads.. they dont look bad at all.. no signs of any leakage past the flame rings..

Just another bump in the road