overboost, different spool up time, too much load, not enough fuel, bad timing...
He was "supposively" keeping it at stock boost
different spool up time would not make you throw a rod
Load could be a factor, but only if he was in 6th gear going up a hill and hitting higher boost than stock
There is plenty of feul, or atleast for a Speed6 with stock everything, just a different turbo/downpipe/intake. This has been proven many times.
Stock tune's timing is also fine for a turbo upgrade.
This had to be a bad part from the factory, or atleast was already stressed by previous use. Rods have snapped on stock turbos with these cars, and he was also not on full throttle. It is starting to seem like a hit or miss with the MS6, either you have a strong car from the factory or you may have a problem with modding. I just hit 12000 miles on the new turbo, no tune, stock intercooler, at 11.2:1 AFR.
BTW, there is a member selling a stock short block on the 6 c l u b Engine buy sell forum.
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