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Hawk
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Post subject: Blew a piston #1  Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:13 pm |
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Location: Vilseck
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well I was racing this weekend and blew the #1 piston and wow did she smoke after I shut it down I still had flames coming out the passenger side cut out and the entire car filled up with smoke . ran 11.5 and beat the mustang I was racing (Gobo).
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:16 pm |
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Location: Bad Hersfeld, Germany
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Sounds like you had fun ... how long till you get it fixed again?
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chevyz28
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:39 pm |
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Location: San Antonio, Tejas...formerly located at Kapaun Air Station
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Sorry to hear that....I know how much that absolutely sucks.
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SRZ
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 9:33 pm |
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Damn Bruce. You got any of the old pistons left? Don't know if they're the same size as what you have in there now but if so just swap it out.  How'd you blow #1 to begin w/?
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Firechicken
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:15 am |
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Location: Winder, GA
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Bruce, SORRY to hear that!!! Do you know if you burnt the piston cause of the N2O? How long willl it take you to get it back up again????
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Hawk
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:52 am |
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Location: Vilseck
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got custom pistons in there I have part #. should take about 2 weeks to get and new rings with a new oil pump. Then it should take about a weekend to fix it when I get the parts.
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JackZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:53 am |
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That sucks! Your wife must be very understanding.  I hope you get it fixed soon.
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:06 am |
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Location: Bad Hersfeld, Germany
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That's cuttin' it close for Bitburg in October ... hoe you don't miss the season end party ...
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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HotRod
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Post subject: Re: Blew a piston #1 Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:32 pm |
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Location: Erdorf, Germany
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Man that sucks. You, Jack and John have the worst luck or it is maybe that the rest of us have the same luck but just don't post about it.
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Firechicken
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 5:10 am |
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Bruce, what's the status of the HAWK, did you get it tore down to see if there was anything else wrong???? Will it be up for Bitburg???
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Hawk
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:26 am |
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Location: Vilseck
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It is worse than I thought. The piston is junk cyl scorred and slightly melted heads need attention. It has to come out and get machined. looks like the stock long block motor will be going in hopefully it will run.
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ChrisV6
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:31 am |
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Outch 
Any guess how that one cylinder could lean out so badly?
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NXZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:39 am |
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Stock Motor! I saw that mut in your garage. Man, you are going to take a huge cut in horsepower. I guess there goes 10s this year and you will run 13s again. Sorry to hear that. At least it will be more streetable and get better gas mileage.  I hate to see the Hawk get kicked while it is down.
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Hawk
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:51 am |
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I will try to put the big cam in it so it sounds kewl at least maybe I can get 12's  yup prolly will set @ 380 Hapees until I get some $$$$.
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HotRod
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:09 am |
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Did any one see the motor go? You know that it is the last race coming and usually some one comes up with a bullsh!t story of how they will be running so slow at the races and shows up with tubs, 4 link susp. and a huge blower sticking out of the hood. Bruce, you wouldn't be doing that to us, would you?
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Daddy
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:09 am |
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SRZ
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:29 am |
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man that blows major chunks Bruce.  Melted head?! Jeez something got hot really quick to do that. Need to find the source to as to why that happened. Good thing you got a spare LB laying around. It'lll still be menacing w/ the cam and LT, exh etc. You'll be low 12's w/ that I'm sure.
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NXZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:34 pm |
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Location: Vilseck
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I was there when the motor went. It smoked like crazy out of the passenger side exhaust cut out. Melted a piston and cracked the sleeve in the block. Detonation in the number 2 piston caused it to melt the piston down to the upper ring land and then it wore through the cylinder sleeve. A little lean on the nitrous. At least he can make the last race hopefully. It took some time to talk him into it.
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ChrisV6
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:51 pm |
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JackZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 1:23 pm |
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Daddy wrote: I'll run ya now!! It's still gonna be a modded LS1 Jason! 
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