uh oh...something went boom

[Sin'sVr4]

ok, so last night i took off the short throw and went back to stock to hope the miss shifting issues from the track would be fixed. pulled my preintake pipes to check the turbos, everything seems ok. take her for a test drive, shifts soooo smooth like butter now. i heard a small pop, like intercooler pipe, checked it all and everything was good.... Im like awesome! Connected to my AEM PRO and was tweaking some settings trying different things, then went to my mother in laws to help move a desk. on the way to her house i see nothing but smoke from behind my car and hear a tin like rattle...I pull over look under the car, no oil pouring out anywhere, start her and luckily its mostly down hill to my house so i get it to the garage. Sounds like its coming from the front valve cover so im hoping like maybe a valve spring or rocker broke...nothing, all good. this morning pulled the plenum and rear valve cover...all good? so im going to do a compression test to see if a ring busted. if it did guess im fucked. ugh its not a spun bearing, ive had one before and two different sounds.

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

did anything get in one of the turbo intakes?

[Sin'sVr4]

I havent checked those since pulling the top end apart. All i did was take them off checked the shaft play adn put them right back on. Nothing should have got in the pipes. sounds like if your exhaust bolts were loose and rattleing. really tin-ish...

[IPD]

did you hand-test the intercooler/intake; or did you do a pressurized leak-test?

[Sin'sVr4]

ok, i had the other thread, but wanted to put up pics of the findings.

Well last night i checked the compression and all cylinders were good. pretty much the same since the engine was built. THANK GOD!! well, pulled off rear turbo...it was fine...then the front and this is what i found

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/mikepeterson/2011-05-31_09-35-17_554.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/mikepeterson/2011-05-31_09-35-10_562.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h116/mikepeterson/2011-05-31_10-01-58_39.jpg

called up forced performance and brian told me to send it back so he can look at it. he told me to send both incase. seriously, new oil lines, wtf would cause that to snap? it only took me about an hour to take both turbos and dp off. now i just need to ship em out. hope its warrantied. if not guess he'll be shippin em back till i can get some $$ to repair em. bullshit. my car hates turbos

atleast its the turbo and not the engine!!! whew!

[Ninja Performance]

Wow....

-Chris

[DocWalt]

Nice....

[Keyan]

weight reduction.

[Amphiron]

haha fat ass.

[FeaRpb]

wtf?!

[Sin'sVr4]

alot of good input guys thx

[green-lantern]

it only took me about an hour to take both turbos and dp off.

You know your car hates turbos when it takes an hour to pull them. :lo5l:

I'm not laughing at your misery bro, It's just I can pull turbos in about an hour also. ha ha

I'd say by the looks of that it might have been a balancing issue. Were you getting puffs of smoke before that? If the seal went out the oil can throw it off balance.

[Sin'sVr4]

just a little. not bad tho

[DocWalt]

Sounds like it was leaking (maybe a balance issue) and seized up. Lame.

[GTOJOE]

Does the shaft still spin? or is it seized?

[CoreyB]

Wow I wouldnt think it would snap even if it seized.

[DocWalt]

If it seized while spooled, lots of things could happen. It's obviously just speculation on my part ;)

[Alan92RTTT]

be glad that let go on the exhaust side not intake side.

[Sin'sVr4]

ya i know. thank god. Well i shipped it today so it will be there fri and will probably hear something on monday/tues. we'll see. i need a new BOV anyone have one for sale? or trade. I have a HKS SSQV knock off.

[Ninja Performance]

ya i know. thank god. Well i shipped it today so it will be there fri and will probably hear something on monday/tues. we'll see. i need a new BOV anyone have one for sale? or trade. I have a HKS SSQV knock off.

We have some. not used but great prices for new

Ninja Performance - Your Affordable Performance Parts Store - Blow Off Valves (http://www.ninjaperformance.com/index.php?cPath=439)

-Chris

[AdamVR4]

I did that to a 14B back in the day. On it's way out the exhaust it face-raped my rear O2 sensor and it took me a few hours to figure out why the hell I couldn't build any boost.

[Sin'sVr4]

update...he tech at forced performance had his first kid so he's taking time off(which i totally understand) and has been popping in and out. Should know something next week. Oh, chris, i bought a blitz SSBOV. so that should help with the insufficient SSQV knock off fluttering. Also sold my HDI EBC and will be installing a hallman pro.

[TwIzTeD_3kGt]

update...he tech at forced performance had his first kid so he's taking time off(which i totally understand) and has been popping in and out. Should know something next week. Oh, chris, i bought a blitz SSBOV. so that should help with the insufficient SSQV knock off fluttering. Also sold my HDI EBC and will be installing a hallman pro.

That's what I run. Me likey.

[Sin'sVr4]

i think im going to get the hallman evolution rx with cockpit controller. i like comfort :)

[IPD]

i think im going to get the hallman evolution rx with cockpit controller. i like comfort :)

i'm intentionally not getting one. i don't want a valet to randomly decide to re-tune my car...just because he can.

[SnakeSkinner]

looks like a good time for a up-grade to Billet Dr700's:)

[VR-4 0wnz j00]

That's what I run. Me likey.

The Hallman gives very consistent boost. Love mine.

[Sin'sVr4]

matt, if i get my 19t's rebuilt, and sell them how much can i get some billet 700's for?

[SnakeSkinner]

matt, if i get my 19t's rebuilt, and sell them how much can i get some billet 700's for?

I have them out right no core for $2999