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Hey Ash, I'm too ignorant to comment on the likely causes
Posted by
robo (sebring1970)
on October 30, 2005 at 10:14 PM
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posted by Ash's Z
on October 30, 2005 at 08:50 PM
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or not, but thanks for the pics anyway. I always seem to learn a thing or two from your posts. Free education is the bomb! ;c)
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Dee Ridgeway's rod bearing collection pictures >>
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Ash's Z
20:50:26 10/30/05
meh?
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Halo Z
21:27:34 10/30/05
What about it? (n/m)
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Ash's Z
21:36:10 10/30/05
you don't think thats a possible cause? (n/m)
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Spee
22:02:07 10/30/05
I haven't ruled out all the possibilities yet, and I haven't
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Ash's Z
22:30:21 10/30/05
I'm going with 5) the overboost started it.
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Spee
22:49:28 10/30/05
I'm sure the overboost didn't help. You raise a very good
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Ash's Z
01:05:13 10/31/05
naw, it could be buffed right out..
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Halo Z
22:30:56 10/30/05
Ric, I would hope that you would realize that at this point
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Ash's Z
22:39:38 10/30/05
i wish i had a "super ego" then i would put "HaloSpec"
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Halo Z
22:44:03 10/30/05
I feel pretty confident that many others around here
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Ash's Z
23:36:41 10/30/05
i see ..
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Halo Z
22:11:33 10/30/05
I have already considered all of those points >
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Ash's Z
03:22:11 10/31/05
i wouldnt rule the tune or the others
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genic
08:44:03 10/31/05
There's gotta be an issue somewhere in the motor with
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Ash's Z
11:23:20 10/31/05
That bearing looks broken from detonation.
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DVDBURN (MD)
21:50:47 10/30/05
I agree with you. One cannot make an assumption though that
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Ash's Z
21:59:14 10/30/05
The rear #5 and #6 cylinders running hotter is
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Shawn300zTT GT28R MD
00:07:48 10/31/05
Yeah, his block has ported cooling galleys, but the water
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Ash's Z
00:23:45 10/31/05
Awesome man, My fingers crossed as well.
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Shawn300zTT GT28R MD
00:43:41 10/31/05
right..so explain to me how i had 1 cylinder det
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genic
08:57:10 10/31/05
I dont know - I was hoping you might be able to answer
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Ash's Z
11:25:00 10/31/05
in my case...it was det. nothing wrong with the parts
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genic
11:45:28 10/31/05
Well, I dont agree with you on that. Unless you were
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Ash's Z
13:21:05 10/31/05
you dont have to agree with me...
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genic
13:29:44 10/31/05
If it runs rich enough, all it will do is just misfire - it
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Ash's Z
13:40:04 10/31/05
why it failed: det on the single cylinder
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genic
13:56:23 10/31/05
Why was it only detonating on that one cylinder though?
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Ash's Z
14:01:51 10/31/05
And BTW, I dont know if I am wrong or right on the
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Ash's Z
15:34:55 10/31/05
LOL running rich causes detonation, eh?
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Joe(NoVA)
17:36:03 10/31/05
no...it doesnt
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genic
19:49:07 10/31/05
Sorry Genic, you didn't confuse me at all.
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Ash's Z
21:14:47 10/31/05
2nd. (n/m)
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Shawn300zTT GT28R MD
00:03:10 10/31/05
Hey Ash, I'm too ignorant to comment on the likely causes -
robo (sebring1970)
22:14:51 10/30/05
Thanks, Anthony. Hearing your feedback is reassuring
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Ash's Z
22:57:32 10/30/05
lol, thats robo. (n/m)
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Spee
23:05:03 10/30/05
Thanks Robo.. Its been a long two weeks for me out of
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Ash's Z
23:09:23 10/30/05
that's Spencer ;) (n/m)
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SactoTodd
23:21:23 10/30/05
Sorry Spee.
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Ash's Z
23:28:20 10/30/05
2nd that...always interesting. (n/m)
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BradZ (FL)
23:08:31 10/30/05
3rd that...I aways look forward to reading posts from Ash!
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Zirvana
14:06:13 10/31/05
my #2
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genic
08:41:23 10/31/05
I though that was from boosting 20+ psi on crap gas
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maglito
10:52:38 10/31/05
the wastegates are set at 10-12psi~ ...i only use 93+
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genic
11:43:10 10/31/05
*have yet (n/m)
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genic
11:45:52 10/31/05
So you dont believe there was a manufacturing issue
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Ash's Z
12:51:25 10/31/05
Sorry, I had heard something different.
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maglito
13:18:32 10/31/05
Well, I think it would be fair to say that if that was the
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Ash's Z
12:45:22 10/31/05
nope...my stupidity (n/m)
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genic
13:01:13 10/31/05
How do you figure that though? You stated you were
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Ash's Z
13:15:09 10/31/05
FWIW, and I know you've seen this before, but this is
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Ash's Z
13:33:59 10/31/05
when you have yet to tune the engine
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genic
13:37:04 10/31/05
Watch the language - this isn't a word fight.
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Ash's Z
13:48:09 10/31/05
BTW, in your undying attempt to try and make me appear
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Ash's Z
14:30:32 10/31/05
Its not necessarily that there is something different
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DVDBURN (MD)
16:27:44 10/31/05
Well... >>>>>>>>>
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Ash's Z
19:30:06 10/31/05
And FWIW, you have Wag's old TT that I tuned - I'm sure
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Ash's Z
19:34:50 10/31/05
Well......you seem to be on the defensive at this point
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DVDBURN (MD)
01:09:40 11/01/05
damn, i know there has to be quite a few of you folks out
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Halo Z
05:28:27 11/01/05
all this drama AND free defamation (n/m)
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dpjax
11:33:43 11/01/05
i had no names in my post. (n/m)
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Halo Z
14:57:40 11/01/05
LOL, prove your words and I shall find truth in your
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Ash's Z
13:50:19 11/01/05
As far as I'm concerned, Ash IS an agressive tuner. (n/m)
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300ZXquire
10:00:19 11/01/05
Yet he claims his chips are "safer" than JWT
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SeedyROM
15:42:00 11/01/05
If what you say is true: I would have seen high
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Slowninja(GT28RS Inconel Z)
19:34:09 10/31/05
I'll take a stab at it
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DAYTONAZ
17:06:29 10/31/05
Well, out of balance would have affected more than
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Ash's Z
21:20:11 10/31/05
That's definitely a single-cylinder issue
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Joe(NoVA)
17:39:16 10/31/05
Your last statement is why I chose to micropolish the
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Ash's Z
21:09:02 10/31/05
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