Ru' Ro ... Coke car is sick
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Ru' Ro ... Coke car is sick
So the Coke car was due for an oil change and post track weekend inspection. Upon changing the oil filter, I saw this. Likely rod bearing material. All can out of the filter. Good news is car still runs so hopefully a new set of rod bearings will take care of it, but I won't know until I pull the pan and inspect the journals.
Thinkk happy positive thought.
Brw, Amsoil.
Thinkk happy positive thought.
Brw, Amsoil.
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Damn! Fingers crossed for the best solution to this one!
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Did you drop a penny in the oil filler neck?
Hoping its all ok
Like an airplane, perhaps you should start tracking track mileage or hours and just tear down and replace the rod bearings at certain intervals?. Hopfulluy its not a main?...
Hoping its all ok
Like an airplane, perhaps you should start tracking track mileage or hours and just tear down and replace the rod bearings at certain intervals?. Hopfulluy its not a main?...
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Thanks man!
BTW, one thought occurred to me last night. This car has Ken's S3 chips in it, and it was VERY hot at Pitt Race. Because this car does not have knock sensors, I think it is possible that the timing chip is too aggressive and causing knock that the engine cannot handle (in extreme situations). Does anyone have any corroborating theories?
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If that is the case, (and I have experience seeing this in boosted motors), then I will probably return to a stock EZF chip rather than Ken's and see if that keeps everything in place.
I know... probably rose colored glasses, but a guy can hope, can't he?
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Andrew,
Did you do anything to the car to enhance handling such as new or stickier rubber- were your lap times better than previous?
It is possible for the driver to outdrive the car!
Did you do anything to the car to enhance handling such as new or stickier rubber- were your lap times better than previous?
It is possible for the driver to outdrive the car!
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Wouldn't you have noticed if it were detonating that much?
Also, would a wide-band in the car tell you if you were going too lean (assuming you don't have one already)? I would think there were acceptable ways to test your theory that don't involve losing the performance gains from the chips...
Also, would a wide-band in the car tell you if you were going too lean (assuming you don't have one already)? I would think there were acceptable ways to test your theory that don't involve losing the performance gains from the chips...
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Andrew, sorry to see that, but at least the rods were not knocking yet.
If you're not doing it now, you can consider cutting and inspecting your filter after every day of an event.
If you're not doing it now, you can consider cutting and inspecting your filter after every day of an event.
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Wouldn't you have noticed if it were detonating that much?
Also, would a wide-band in the car tell you if you were going too lean (assuming you don't have one already)? I would think there were acceptable ways to test your theory that don't involve losing the performance gains from the chips...
Also, would a wide-band in the car tell you if you were going too lean (assuming you don't have one already)? I would think there were acceptable ways to test your theory that don't involve losing the performance gains from the chips...
That seems excessive, but I will likely start doing BlackStone Lab UOA after each day.