Subject	After talking to our good friend Mr. Dupree, I believe it
Posted by	RAGTPZ (Broken) on May 25, 2004 at 6:49 AM
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In Reply To	But what caused the rod bearing to fail? posted by RSR on May 25, 2004 at 06:23 AM
Message	was the fact that I boosted too high. I had recently programmed the boost controller for high boost and "thought" 19 PSI was a safe level for short spurts. I had taken someone for a ride about 30 minutes before this happened at high boost for only a few seconds. Guess a few seconds too long. I would have thought it would have taken longer than that to destroy it though since I had only had the boost controller programmed about 1 week and only boosted to that level about 4-5 times in that time frame in the exact same fashion (over a few seconds) Expensive lesson learned......I won't be boosting over 17 PSI from now on.
Follow Ups	My Engine Damage Is Now Diagnosed, Time For The Rebirth.... - RAGTPZ (Broken) 23:05:44 05/24/04 :-( - Red ZX (SoCal) 23:08:48 05/24/04 WOW you've done a lot in a little amount of time... - Red300ztt96 23:12:17 05/24/04 Duct tape. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 23:17:14 05/24/04 Glad to see it is diagnosed - Mickie 23:21:42 05/24/04 3-4 weeks max I'm told, though my attitude is better today, - RAGTPZ (Broken) 23:47:19 05/24/04 Bah, you say that today - Mickie 23:54:55 05/24/04 if you were to sell it... - Enlite 00:23:59 05/25/04 Is it just me, or is his car far better than both of those!? (n/m) - michaelkih (Dallas) 00:33:19 05/25/04 i second that motion...damn Noobs :) (n/m) - TWINTURBONICK 00:54:19 05/25/04 3rd (n/m) - parodox77(Austin) 07:51:46 05/25/04 Depends on what kind of Porsche, but I wouldn't sell for 350 - KILLR300ZX 01:39:23 05/25/04 i wouldnt even sell it for those. (n/m) - joel(PA) 09:20:09 05/25/04 Are you an idiot? 350Z? (n/m) - Malukalu99 07:25:55 05/25/04 Silly haters. 350Z is an awesome machine. (n/m) - Greg (Dallas) 09:14:05 05/25/04 Agreed. The Z32 rocks, and always will, but the Z33 is - PA_Z 09:16:52 05/25/04 350 Z sucks ass. - Malukalu99 00:02:05 05/26/04 Wow good luck and keep us updated!! - james-lee 23:25:35 05/24/04 Good luck =(. (n/m) - Kenny 23:50:12 05/24/04 how does this happen ? (n/m) - Slowninja(Sport600 Inconel Z) 23:52:51 05/24/04 ha yeah well mine is in the shop for the same problem. - z rider (B2) 23:59:59 05/24/04 Ouch, disintegrated is right! Get her back soon Randy! - boileralum 00:01:18 05/25/04 down..ur engine looks amazing :) (n/m) - michaelkih (Dallas) 00:22:00 05/25/04 Good luck! (n/m) - TheTwinZ (Peru) 02:12:29 05/25/04 Good luck Randy.... (n/m) - Pats300zx 05:05:09 05/25/04 damn i guess i oue you 5 bucks. - Halo Z 05:22:52 05/25/04 here is his paypal addy - Chris(NJ) 08:01:57 05/25/04 does he take rolled pennys. (n/m) - Halo Z 08:30:07 05/25/04 he would prefer quarters. (n/m) - Chris(NJ) 11:50:28 05/25/04 But what caused the rod bearing to fail? - RSR 06:23:31 05/25/04 After talking to our good friend Mr. Dupree, I believe it - RAGTPZ (Broken) 06:49:18 05/25/04 I don't understand... - RSR 08:05:15 05/25/04 I'll post Greg's email response back to me when I get home, - RAGTPZ (Broken) 09:46:54 05/25/04 91 PSI ! on pump gas !? - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 18:46:04 05/25/04 Correct...... - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 10:32:35 05/25/04 Another note: Most people think that detonation will only - Chip(GinnMotorSports) 11:04:26 05/25/04 !!!! ???? Interesting...... (n/m) - RSR 11:16:43 05/25/04 I am guessing that it happened in a short period of time - Chip(GinnMotorSports) 11:28:19 05/25/04 No way. It had to be the underdrive pulley :) - Woody75 (Denver) 08:36:46 05/25/04 His rotating assembly was balanced, including the UDP - boileralum 09:33:38 05/25/04 That's rotational balance > - kuah@splparts.com 11:01:32 05/25/04 2nd (n/m) - RSR 11:15:24 05/25/04 balance has nothing to do with it - aliaZ 11:05:11 05/25/04 maybe it was incorrect bearing clearance? (n/m) - ScubaSteve 09:13:53 05/25/04 Randy - what octane gas were you running? Good luck w/the - Scotts94z32 10:05:46 05/25/04 94 octane, which I thought 19 PSI was the safe limit (n/m) - RAGTPZ (Broken) 10:15:58 05/25/04 I think Greg was running 19 all the time on 100 - is that - Scotts94z32 10:37:06 05/25/04 100 Octane is what I run all the time :) - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 10:54:27 05/25/04 23psi on stockers or the 535bb? I know I read b4 that you - Scotts94z32 13:02:40 05/25/04 Larger turbos then stock....... - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 14:42:59 05/25/04 I'll have to check the boost gauge, I don't think it crept - RAGTPZ (Broken) 11:39:13 05/25/04 I try to stress this, but everyone is hell bent on running - Chip(GinnMotorSports) 10:33:04 05/25/04 ^2nd (n/m) - Kyle(Houston) 10:46:39 05/25/04 :) Hey we all agree on something :P (n/m) - Greg D. (Specialty-Z) 10:49:23 05/25/04 LOL..now if ASH agreed too the floor would get very cold ;-) (n/m) - Kyle(Houston) 11:24:14 05/25/04 I never recommend running over 15 psi on pump gas / stock in - yellowzxtt 13:48:48 05/25/04 Well spoken ! (n/m) - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 18:47:45 05/25/04 if it's any consolation to you... - ZEngineer (TT) 07:48:48 05/25/04 : / looks like you cant start talking sh!t to me just yet ;) - Chris(NJ) 08:00:43 05/25/04 I wish I could steal some of your laid-backness ;) - ZEngineer (TT) 08:09:00 05/25/04 Damn Randy, sorry to see that happen. Good luck w/ it. (n/m) - Chris(NJ) 07:57:57 05/25/04 son ova bitch, sorry to see that... - joel(PA) 09:21:55 05/25/04 That really sucks. - SR Productions 13:46:40 05/25/04
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