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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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Sad day for YZ!
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.
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.
