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graham_mitchell

ouch, sorry to hear about that Kim!
Are you rebuilding it as it was or taking the opportunity to do something different?

kkim

Kim-

Sorry to hear of your mishap. Hope you find the reason for it happening and can rebuild to avoid the problem in the future.

Good luck to you with whatever direction you decide to go from here.

Flying Finn

Auch Kim,

Sorry to see those nasty photos.

While you're trying to decide what to do with it and fiquring out why it exploded, I'd keep my eye on used TT engines...

Greg Fishman

Kim,
Sorry to hear about that. I think a nice stock TT motor would fit the bill nicely.

Matt Vaughan

Ouch. Sorry to see this happen to YZ.

OldGuy

Kim I was so sorry to see that happen, on the flip side
it was very nice to meet you. hope you get it all sorted out
and get to the rumble!!

kary993

Kim, got your PM and now saw these pictures. I am sorry for this mishap! Please let us know what the cause of this was?

Suwipin

Kim, I'm really sorry to hear about this

I sincerely hope that these problems will end, Kim.

Mark in Baltimore

In your helmet, no one can hear you scream....

My condolences, Kim, I hope it all works out, and not too expensively.

viperbob

The result here was amazing, yet a real bummer for Kim. I'll say one thing, he kept a great attitide the rest of the weekend.

The rod you see shows the crank end coming out of the block. The wrist pin end is 1/2 way out through the same hole (where is the wrist pin, will be any buddies guess). The amazing thing is that it stopped there. With the force to blow a hole in the block, I would have thought that the rod would have had the energy to keep going. Pretty strange as there were no other signs externally on the engine as to what happened. After the fan shroud was removed, it turned a bad day to worse for Kim.

Well I think Kim is done with the time trial engines and will be going for the long term enduro motors now... Good luck Kim and I will keep my eyes peeled for interesting alternative for you.

Martin S.

The ironic part...Kim has put the best possible parts into the engine. It was a 3.6 motor, converted to a 3.8 motor, and as I understand it, built with factory parts, and no corners cut in the process.

The really sad part is that Kim's car is one of the most well prepared cars out there with literally no expense spared on the motor, the suspension, the aero kit, the brakes, the seats, and to have this happen where a new motor is needed is truly a shame.

Earlier in the thread, someone suggested a TT motor. I have seen this done at Mind Over Motorsports in San Diego. The car is an absolute screamer.

I also know of a TT that Andial built, where the customer specified, "Build me a bullet proof motor." He had Carillo rods installed, converted the motor to a twin plug, installed a new re-mapped ECU system, and I am certain he did titanium valve springs and clips. In addition, he observes a 6,200 RPM limit, with his aggression somewhat kept in check with a shift light.

Kim, your Rennlister pals feel your pain and hope that the origin of the failure is identified in a thorough post mortem examination by the engine builder.

Agro1

...so who built the motor ??

poorb0yw

Ouch. What a sad sight to see. Very sorry Kim. Please keep us updated with what you find out.

viperbob

How was the Miata drive home? With that wind on the way home, you could have put you arm out the window and taken off....

BTW, nice touch on your sig line. 3.166666667 L. Now that is funny