OH NO!!! engine blown!
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Over time is the key word. I have 37K miles on my MSP now and about half of those were put on with higher boost levels around 10 or 11 PSI. My motor is stock except for colder plugs and the MBC. I dont hold boost for long periods of time and I pretend to know when enough is enough.
I was spiking 15psi for a week or so and it felt great but I was shitting my pants thinking that I would hang a rod through the side of the block. I heard what I thought was some detonation one time and i was in first gear which surprised me. Over time running 15PSI I know for a fact the motor would have popped. Its sure as s***.
Now I spike 10-11 psi and call it good. I cant afford to build a motor right now or be without a car.
I was spiking 15psi for a week or so and it felt great but I was shitting my pants thinking that I would hang a rod through the side of the block. I heard what I thought was some detonation one time and i was in first gear which surprised me. Over time running 15PSI I know for a fact the motor would have popped. Its sure as s***.
Now I spike 10-11 psi and call it good. I cant afford to build a motor right now or be without a car.
.After 48,000 miles on 93 octane and at 12PSI I have never, ever, heard anything like that. Damn, that sounded like a popcorn popper plus it sounded like the motor was struggling as if it were in a high gear and you started accelerating from a low speed.RyanJayG said:
Mine has a nice voosh!, gooble, voosh!, gooble sound to it.
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Could it be that something started comming apart while he was cruising, and then as it went on, came completely apart and sent the rod thru the block? It sounds like detonation, but is there a possibility that something just came apart? The sound of the blick being buzzsawed....I know that sound all too well!
BTW...my current motor in my car is from a 2000+ Mazda 626. Don't get any year before that!
BTW...my current motor in my car is from a 2000+ Mazda 626. Don't get any year before that!
spicynamja
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- 2003 Spicy Orange MSP
damn weak engine... I always joke with my friends when I drive up a hill
"I think my engine might blow up"
"I think my engine might blow up"
Who the hell boost in 5th gear!!!!!!!!!! Its for saving gas only (shocked)
Not to mention you were going up hill. Boosting up hill is more strain on the motor.
I think the main problem is that your ECU was flashed.
Cool vid, yea detonation in the vid was pretty loud. Sorry about your motor.
Not to mention you were going up hill. Boosting up hill is more strain on the motor.
I think the main problem is that your ECU was flashed.
Cool vid, yea detonation in the vid was pretty loud. Sorry about your motor.
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There has to be more to this blown engine story. A lot of MSP's have run higher than stock psi without problems or engine management. No doubt our rod bolts are not made to be abused.
Good luck in getting your MSP up and running again. Pick up a short block and upgrade the internals for better results. I'd seriously consider dumping the FCD on your new block. That protective feature is there for good reason on the MSP.
Good luck in getting your MSP up and running again. Pick up a short block and upgrade the internals for better results. I'd seriously consider dumping the FCD on your new block. That protective feature is there for good reason on the MSP.
sickspeed94
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isn't WOT with a lot fo weight in the car bad in 5th gear from low RPM's? seems to me as though cramming all that air into pistons moving slowly is not good.
try a local junkyard that has late model cars or www.remanufactured-engines.com or a similar site. You only need a shortblock which will keep your cost down. Good luck.