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Old 01-15-2013, 05:05 PM
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shady, give us an update
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I got a big ol oil leak, other than that she runs well . Still need to get a proper tune on her.
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Engine went boom tonight... But at least I pulled hard on a speed 3!
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sorry to hear that. What are the plans for the rebuild?
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oh noes - sorry to hear that man !

I'm on my 3rd (or is it 4th ????) . Think i have a good recipe now if you need any ideas .......
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sorry to hear that. What are the plans for the rebuild?
Well considering I just spent most of my money, nothing to spectacular.

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oh noes - sorry to hear that man !

I'm on my 3rd (or is it 4th ????) . Think i have a good recipe now if you need any ideas .......
Awesome, I think my first issue to address is lowering the boost .

I really dont have much money to play around with, I'd like to get some taller apex seals but not sure how that will factor into the budget (or if its even needed). I'll PM you.
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Get it right, get it tight.
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sorry to hear that buddy
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sorry to hear that buddy
It was bound to happen but thanks man!
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Originally Posted by Brettus
oh noes - sorry to hear that man !

I'm on my 3rd (or is it 4th ????) . Think i have a good recipe now if you need any ideas .......
surprised that yomomspimp hasn't popped in to school me on my misunderstanding of boost and Renesis lifespan ...
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surprised that yomomspimp hasn't popped in to school me on my misunderstanding of boost and Renesis lifespan ...
I see 100,000kms+ on 300whp+ modified Renesis engines as being the norm in the future . It sure has been a learning path littered with failure however.
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Zoom Zoom boom. You guys are gonna love the pics from tear down.
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hey man, this is an exclusive club to join. The turbo motor failure club is l33t brah
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hey man, this is an exclusive club to join. The turbo motor failure club is l33t brah
LOL Do I get a badge or a trophy or anything :/

Here is a teaser pic




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Damn that looks nasty.
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Damn that looks nasty.
Yea the whole front housing is toast.
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Here's another angle.

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That is how it sat, wedged in the rotor.
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I had worse, my apex seal shattered then came to that side and littered the next apex seal, its like asteroids in there
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Old 03-08-2013, 11:38 AM
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^ nice!!!

I rebuilt one for a guy that had the apex seal get between the side plate and the rotor...very exciting

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Originally Posted by shadycrew31
I got a big ol oil leak, other than that she runs well . Still need to get a proper tune on her.
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Engine went boom tonight... But at least I pulled hard on a speed 3!
aww shitty man, hope you had the first statement above addressed before you tried the second!
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:41 PM
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aww shitty man, hope you had the first statement above addressed before you tried the second!
LOL no the oil leak wasn't even an issue, the apex seal went boom. 160k still with no copper showing on the bearings 10-30 ftw.
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Was it the typical fail point on the apex ? IE the point of the 45deg angle piece ....
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
surprised that yomomspimp hasn't popped in to school me on my misunderstanding of boost and Renesis lifespan ...
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