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How to make your Renesis turbo or SC engine last

Old Dec 5, 2009 | 09:31 PM
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Yes that's true, just that Sylvan is the contact I always use.

They're all great people.

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Old Dec 5, 2009 | 10:17 PM
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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Quick update on the Esmeril seals :
Been running conservatively - 10psi to about 6000 tapering down to 7.5 at redline .
Done about 3000km so far and have had 2-3 detonation events . These all occured on the same day . I think I may have crossed trailing and leading plug wires although I'm not 100% sure - could also have been a faulty trailing plug .

No sign of any damage : cross fingers .
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
These all occured on the same day . I think I may have crossed trailing and leading plug wires although I'm not 100% sure - could also have been a faulty trailing plug .
that will do it real real fast!

glad it is ok.

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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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sure, do the opposite of your own thread, what a baller ...
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 12:06 AM
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sure, do the opposite of your own thread, what a baller ...
explain
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
Quick update on the Esmeril seals :
Been running conservatively - 10psi to about 6000 tapering down to 7.5 at redline .
Done about 3000km so far and have had 2-3 detonation events . These all occured on the same day . I think I may have crossed trailing and leading plug wires although I'm not 100% sure - could also have been a faulty trailing plug .

No sign of any damage : cross fingers .
LOLZ

I've had 5 detonation events in one day on my new engine. Everything was fine. She runs great now even though I'm back to NA.

The renny is a pretty tough engine IMO.
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
explain
crossing your spark wires and incurring detonation is hardly a recipe for making a Renesis FI engine last
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 01:53 AM
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crossing your spark wires and incurring detonation is hardly a recipe for making a Renesis FI engine last
maybe i did - maybe i didn't . But your post is pretty pointless unless you actually think I would do something like that on purpose .
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
maybe i did - maybe i didn't . But your post is pretty pointless unless you actually think I would do something like that on purpose .
can't help myself, making funny quips at people who have no sense of humor is a personal soft spot for me
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 02:06 AM
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Heh . Sometimes I do , sometimes i don't . Not too dissimilar to yourself .....
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
Heh . Sometimes I do , sometimes i don't . Not too dissimilar to yourself .....
hopefully that's where the similarity ends

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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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Plug wire separators especially if you're using those hot LS1/LS2 coils with a stiff dwell. Don't ever, ever, ever, ever EVER allow plug wires to lay atop one another.

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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 12:43 PM
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Brettus,

Sorry you grenaded your engine, mate. It's inevitable if you boost it.

The only way to make the engine last is to keep it NA, IMHO.

Show me a bunch of FI Renesis engines that make it to 100k miles and I'll take it all back; but 'till then the proof lies with 100% of the FI engines failing.
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by SlideWayz
Brettus,

Sorry you grenaded your engine, mate. It's inevitable if you boost it.

The only way to make the engine last is to keep it NA, IMHO.

Show me a bunch of FI Renesis engines that make it to 100k miles and I'll take it all back; but 'till then the proof lies with 100% of the FI engines failing.
uhhh...he didn't grenade anything...read his post again.

He detonated several times, and no sign of damage yet.

Chris

p.s. Way to go Brettus!
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by SlideWayz
Brettus,

Sorry you grenaded your engine, mate. It's inevitable if you boost it.

The only way to make the engine last is to keep it NA, IMHO.

Show me a bunch of FI Renesis engines that make it to 100k miles and I'll take it all back; but 'till then the proof lies with 100% of the FI engines failing.
wow,,

show me a bunch of pre 06 motors that make it to 100k miles and then make a judgment.

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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by SlideWayz
Show me a bunch of FI Renesis engines that make it to 100k miles and I'll take it all back; but 'till then the proof lies with 100% of the FI engines failing.
100% of ALL engines fail, its just a matter of when, why, and how
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:29 AM
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^ I agree when you go turbo or SC you just have to come to grips with it. When or where it happens is the key.
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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Plug wire separators especially if you're using those hot LS1/LS2 coils with a stiff dwell. Don't ever, ever, ever, ever EVER allow plug wires to lay atop one another.

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Hmmm - could that cause a detonation ?

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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisRX8PR
uhhh...he didn't grenade anything...read his post again.

He detonated several times, and no sign of damage yet.

Chris

p.s. Way to go Brettus!
No, YOU read. Why do you think he had to rebuild it ? He's talking about the post-grenade rebuild, which only has a few thousand kilometers on it. I hope it lasts forever, but that ain't the smart way to bet.

Yes, all engines will fail eventually, but by any reasonable measure they should last 150k+ miles.
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 03:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
Hmmm - could that cause a detonation ?
yep,

or getting the wires wrong.. that is not aimed at you!

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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 03:48 AM
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
maybe i did - maybe i didn't . But your post is pretty pointless unless you actually think I would do something like that on purpose .
Do you think your engine gives a rats @ss whether its intentional or not before decoding to let go?
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
*5w40 synthetic oil
Disagree here, as bearing failure is possible (20W-50 is my favorite)
I have seen even normally aspirated 12A and 13Bs fail bearings due to thin oil.
Totally agree with everything else...
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 10:51 PM
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Do you think your engine gives a rats @ss whether its intentional or not before decoding to let go?
Yeah - my engine likes to do a little decoding before letting go
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