Subject	no, i burnt an exhaust valve and melted a piston
Posted by	CaptanZap on July 26, 2003 at 6:31 AM
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In Reply To	Re: put 17k into a engine project that lasted me 3200 miles posted by ross2004 on July 25, 2003 at 08:50 PM
Message	so the engine died....then spent a little over 17k getting it fixed and upgrading to all the goodies...not too much later got a ticket for 89 in a 50. now the engine is gone...after a whopping 3200 miles, thanks to RVM. 1990 Stage: Fast TT(Charcoal) 1992 Stage: Fast For A NA(Charcoal) Life Isn't Always White Or Black, Sometimes It's Shades Of 'Charcoal' AIM: CaptanZap ZPYRATE: I Think The Both Of Us Were Better Off With Just NA's.
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